A few weeks ago, Michael, 32, was riding his two-wheeled scooter (滑板车) near the high school when someone asked him if he could ride it. Michael agreed. However, to his surprise, the person took advantage of his kindness and failed to return the scooter. Michael loved the scooter very much and that made him devastated.

Michael called the police. Detective Sergeant Saddler quickly discovered that Michael was a kind and honest person. Touched by his story, Saddler and his partner, Detective Sergeant Coraci made the heartfelt decision to buy Michael the exact same scooter with their own money. When Chief Berlin learned about their plan, he decided that the department (部门) would step in and cover the cost of the new scooter.

On Wednesday, the Roseville Police Department had the pleasure of meeting Michael in person to give him the surprise. Michael couldn’t contain his gratitude (感激) upon hearing the news. After test riding on his new scooter for a while, Michael expressed how the unexpected kindness had turned his hard year around.

Michael shared that the day of the surprise happened to be his birthday. “After taking a few spins on his new scooter, Michael said how he was kind of having a rough year and that yesterday was his birthday,” the department shared. “But... he said after today, he thinks his year is only going to get better!”

1.What happened to Michael’s scooter?

A Someone broke it.

B Someone took it away.

C Some student borrowed it.

D Michael gave it to someone.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“However, to his surprise, the person took advantage of his kindness and failed to return the scooter.”可知，有人利用了迈克尔的善良，骑走了他的滑板车后并未归还。故选B。

2.What does the underlined word “devastated” mean?

A Excited.

B Upset.

C Afraid.

D Nervous.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据划线部分前面的“Michael loved the scooter very much”迈克尔非常喜欢这辆滑板车，并结合前文迈克尔失去了他的滑板车，可推测，这让迈克尔悲痛欲绝。故选B。

3.Who finally paid for the new scooter?

A Detective Sergeant Saddler.

B Detective Sergeant Coraci.

C Michael himself.

D The Roseville Police Department.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“he decided that the department (部门) would step in and cover the cost of the new scooter.”可知，当柏林局长得知他们的计划后，他决定该部门支付新滑板车的费用，并结合第三段第一句中的“the Roseville Police Department”可知，选D。

4.Which word can NOT describe Michael when seeing the new scooter?

A Surprised.

B Thankful.

C Proud.

D Happy.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Michael couldn’t contain his gratitude”可知，迈克尔无法抑制他的感激之情，以及“Michael expressed how the unexpected kindness had turned his hard year around”迈克尔表示这个意想不到的善意如何扭转了他艰难的一年。由此可知，迈克尔收到这辆新滑板车，对他们表示感激，他也很吃惊，并且开心，并不会感到骄傲。故选C。

5.On which website can we read the passage?

A www.cnn.com/travel

B www.npr.org/books

C www.npr.org/good-news

D www.edweek.org/leadership

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。本文主要讲了在一位名叫迈克尔的男子由于发善心丢了摩托车后，当地警局和政府部门竭尽全力为他带来欢乐。这是一则关于好人好事的新闻。故选C。