9．The Truth Can Set You Free
I recently got pulled over for speeding not far from my new home in Virginia．I hadn't been paying attention，and I had driven a few miles an hour over the speed limit．
"Can I see your license and registration？"the police officer asked me．I pulled both out for him，and he saw my Pittsburgh address on my Pennsylvania driver's license．
"What are you doing here？"he asked．"Are you with the army？"
"No，I'm not．"I answered．I explained that I had just moved to Virginia，and I hadn't had time to re-register yet．
"So what brings you here？"
He had asked a direct question．Without thinking very hard，I gave him a direct answer．"Well，officer，"I said，"since you've asked，I have cancer．I have just months to live．We've moved down here to be close to my wife's family．"
"So you've got cancer，"he said flatly．He was trying to figure me out．Was I really dying？Was I lying？He took a long look at me．"You know，for a guy who has only a few months to live，you sure look good．"
He was obviously thinking："Either this guy is pulling one big fat line on me，or he's telling the truth．"He was trying to question my honesty without directly calling me a liar．And so he had forced me to prove that I was being honest．
"Well，officer，I know that I look pretty healthy．I look great on the outside，but the tumors（腫瘤）are on the inside．"And then，I don't know what possessed me，but I just did it．I pulled up my shirt，showing the operational scars．
He looked at my scars．He looked in my eyes．He now knew he was talking to a dying man．Well，he wasn't taking this any further．He handed me back my license．"Do me a favor．"he said，"Slow down from now on．"
The awful truth had set me free．As he went back to his police car，I had a realization．I had been one of those gorgeous blondes （金發美女） who could bat her eyelashes and get out of tickets．I drove home under the speed limit，and I was smiling like a beauty queen．
59．The author was stopped by the police officer becauseD
A．he didn't have a license B．he forgot to re-register
C．he was seriously ill D．he drove too fast
60．The author moved to Virginia probably becauseD．
A．he was homesick
B．he served in the army there
C．Virginia had better hospitals
D．his family could be better cared for
61．On hearing about the author's cancer，the police officerB
A．said it was an excuse B．doubted his honesty
C．showed sympathy for him D．asked him to show his scars
62．It can be inferred from the passage that the author wasA
A．optimistic B．adventurous C．dishonest D．romantic．
分析 這是一篇記敘文．講述一名癌癥患者在驅車回家路上因超速和警察發生的一件趣聞．作者旨在告訴我們：說實話讓人心情舒暢．
解答 59答案D．細節理解題．根據題干關鍵詞stopped by the police officer找到文章的對應段落是第一段，其中的"I hadn't been paying attention，and I had driven a few miles an hour over the speed limit"可知作者因為超速而被警察攔住．故答案為D．
60答案D．推理判斷題．根據題干關鍵詞moved to Virginia 找到文章對應段落是第六段，其中"We've moved down here to be close to my wife's family．"可判斷是為了讓家人得到更好的照顧．故答案為D．
61答案B．細節理解題．根據題干關鍵詞cancer找到文章對應段落是倒數第四段，其中的"He was trying to question my honesty without directly calling me a liar．"可知警察在懷疑作者的真誠． 故答案為B．
62答案A．作者情感態度．根據通過全文最后一段，將自己與躲避罰單的金發美女作比對，體現了一種積極的心態，因此A選項"樂觀的"為最佳答案．故答案選A．
點評 本文是一篇記敘文．故事類閱讀這類文章一般描述的是某一件具體事情的發生發展或結局，有人物、時間、地點和事件．命題往往從故事的情節、人物或事件的之間的關系、作者的態度及意圖、故事前因和后果的推測等方面著手，考查學生對細節的辨認能力以及推理判斷能力．
