A boy from Michigan, the US, is twelve years old. These days, he found keys from a forklift truck (叉车). The truck is in a middle school. The boy drove the truck away. Someone called the police. Police chased the boy at once. They tried to prevent him. The boy was driving without headlights (前灯). And he was driving at a speed (速度) of up to 30 kph. He hit ten parked cars. It was very dangerous.

After one hour, the police stopped the boy. Luckily, no one was hurt. The police did not say who the boy was. They took him to a special place. The place is for young people who do something wrong.

1.How old is the boy?

A 11.

B 12.

C 13.

D 14.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段第一句的“A boy from Michigan, the US, is twelve years old.”可知，这个男孩12岁。故选B。

2.Where did the boy find the truck?

A In a zoo.

B In a park.

C On the street.

D In a school.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“The truck is in a middle school.”可知，这辆卡车停在一所中学学校里面，男孩是从学校里偷的。故选D。

3.What does the underlined word “prevent” mean?

A Hurt.

B Welcome.

C Stop.

D Call.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“The boy was driving without headlights … It was very dangerous.”可知，这名12岁的男孩从学校里偷了一辆叉车，并开着它以每小时30公里的速度行驶穿行居民区，车的前灯没有亮，一路撞了差不多10辆停着的车，情况十分危险，因此警察一路追逐，想要让他停下。故选C。

4.How long did it take the police to stop the boy?

A Sixty minutes.

B Sixteen minutes.

C Fifteen minutes.

D Six minutes.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的“After one hour, the police stopped the boy.”可知，警车与叉车的“追逐战”持续了一个小时。故选A。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In a newspaper.

B In a map.

C On a stamp.

D In a dictionary.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。本文主要讲了儿童驾驶偷来的建筑叉车导致安娜堡警方追捕，属于新闻报道，我们可以在报纸读到。故选A。