It seems that some people go out of their way to get into trouble．That's more or less what happened the night that Nashville Police Officer Floyd Hyde was on duty．
“I was on the way to a personal—injury accident in West Nashville．As I got onto Highway 40，blue lights and sirens(警笛)going，I fell in behind a gold Pontiac Firebird that suddenly seemed to take off quickly down the highway．The driver somehow flustered at the sight of me．He was going more than a hundred miles an hour and began passing cars on the shoulder．”
But Hyde couldn’t go after him．Taking care of injured people is always more important than worrying about speeders，so the officer had to stay on his way to the accident．But he did try to keep the Firebird in sight as he drove，hoping another nearby unit would be able to step in and stop the speeding car．As it．turned out，keeping the Firebird in sight was not that difficult．Every turn the Pontiac made was the very turn the officer needed to get to the accident scene．
Hyde followed the Pontiac all the way to his destination。At that point he found another unit had already arrived at the accident scene．His help wasn't needed．Now he was free to try to stop the driver of the Firebird，who by this time had developed something new to panic about．
“Just about that time，”Hyde says，“I saw fire coming out from under that car，with blue smoke and oil going everywhere．He'd blown his engine．Now he had to stop．”
“After I arrested him，I asked him why he was running。He told me he didn't have a driver's license．”
That accident cost the driver of the Firehird plenty-a thousand dollars for the new engine-not to mention the charges for driving without a license，attempting to run away, and dangerous driving．
小題1:The meaning of“flustered”in Paragraph 2 is related to        .
A．shameB．hateC．a(chǎn)ngerD．fear
小題2:Why did the driver of the Firebird suddenly speed down the highway?
A．Because he was racing with another driver on the road．
B．Because he realized he had to hurry to the accident scene．
C．Because he thought the police officer wanted to stop him．
D．Because he wanted to overtake other cars on the shoulder．
小題3:Which of the following statements is true?
A．Someone else was taking care of the injured person．
B．The Pontiac reached its destination at the accident scene．
C．Hyde knew where he was going by following the right car．
D．The policeman was running after a speeder on Highway 40．
小題4:The driver of the Firebird        .
A．took a wrong turn on the wayB．had some trouble with his car
C．was stopped by the police officer D．paid for the expenses of the accident
小題5:What is probably the best title for the article?
A．Losing His Way?B．Going My Way?
C．Fun All the Way?D．Help on the Way?

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:B
文章講述了一個警察急著去救人卻遇見一個超速行駛的司機，該去追那輛車還是繼續(xù)去救人？結局出人意料！
小題1:猜測詞義題。根據(jù)下文可知司機沒有駕照，所以看見了警察應該是非常害怕。
小題2:推理題。一個沒有駕照的司機看見了警察正常的反應就是逃跑，害怕被警察抓住。
小題3:推理題。根據(jù)第四段第1,2行At that point he found another unit had already arrived at the accident scene．His help wasn't needed�？芍呀�(jīng)有人照顧受傷的人了，不需要他的幫助了。
小題4:推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段He'd blown his engine可知他的汽車引擎出了問題。
小題5:主旨大意題。文章講述了一個警察急著去救人卻遇見一個超速行駛的司機，該去追那輛車還是繼續(xù)去救人？結局出人意料！B符合要求。
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