I had been rather proud of myself when my friends and family got the ticket，whether it was for speeding，parking or stop sign violations (違反)．It was something that happened to others. But last Friday I joined the club.

I was asked to do a new project last week. On Friday morning on my way to work，I suddenly remembered that I had spent the past six weeks without considering that I had a week’s vacation planned during that time. I was very disappointed with myself for not remembering it. The fact  is that I was not paying enough attention to my driving and I did not come to a complete stop at the stop sign in front of a school. I was so distracted (思想不集中的)that I didn’t even notice I had a policeman on my tail with his lights flashing. Finally I looked in my mirror and caught on.

The policeman was rude and took my papers. Fortunately，I had everything up to date and since I had never had a ticket before，there was nothing for him to do but write me a ticket. While I was sitting there in the seat of “shame”，I felt bad. If I had been that distracted and a child had run onto the road，perhaps I would have not reacted as well as I could have. It was a wake-up call.

People at work asked me if I tried to talk my way out of it. Frankly，it never occurred to me. I felt guilty. Now I no longer have a clean driving record. Please be careful out there，as a moment’s distraction can lead to tragedy.

1．What is this passage mainly about?

A．The writer’s most unforgettable experience.

B．How the writer got her first ticket.

C．An accident caused by the writer.

D．Why the writer is always so careful.

2．We can infer that the underlined part “the club” in Paragraph 1 here refers to ________.

A．people who are crazy about driving cars

B．a(chǎn) club for drivers without much experience

C．people who get tickets for breaking traffic rules

D．a(chǎn) club for people to talk about their driving stories

3．What made the writer unable to focus on her driving?

A．Planning how to spend the vacation.

B．Thinking of the forgotten vacation.

C．Thinking about her work.

D．Missing her children.

4．From the experience，the writer has probably learnt ________.

A．what is really important to her

B．how to deal with policemen

C．to enjoy the small things in life

D．to be much more careful

1．B

2．C

3．B

4．D  

【解析】作者因為開車不專心，在該停的時候沒停，被開了第一張罰單。

1．主旨大意題。通讀全文，可知作者敘述了她第一次被開罰單的經(jīng)歷。

2．推理判斷題。根據(jù)前文的get the ticket，whether it was for speeding，parking or stop sign violations可知the club在這里是指那些因違反交通規(guī)則被開了罰單的人。.

3．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的without considering that I had a week’s vacation planned during that time.I was very disappointed with myself for not remembering it.可知作者想起那個被忘了的假期才分了神。

4．推理判斷題。根據(jù)末段的Please be careful out there，as a moment’s distraction can lead to tragedy.可推斷從這件事中，作者學到了以后要更加小心。

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