Woman Uses Daughter's Key to "Steal" Car

Charlie Vansant, a college student of Athens, Ohio who reported that his car was stolen, got a surprise when he learned a woman had mistaken it for her daughter's car and taken it--using her key.

Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when picking up her daughter's car near an Ohio University building last week. Anderson spotted the Toyota Camry（豐田凱美瑞）and used her daughter's key to unlock the car, start the engine and drive home-without realizing that the car wasn't her daughter's.

When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later, he found only an empty parking spot. He first assumed the car had been towed, but when the police couldn't find a record of it, they took a theft report.

The morning after Anderson took the car, her daughter discovered the Camry in the driveway wasn't hers. Anderson said she was able to find Vansant's name on paperwork in the glove compartment and look up his phone number on the website of the university.

When Anderson told Charlie the car was in her driveway, "It sounded real suspicious at first, as she wanted to hold the thing for ransom（贖金）,” said Vansant. He eventually went to the house with a police officer, where he was reunited with his car. According to the police report, the case was closed "because of mistaken car identity", Anderson wasn't charged.

Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the "thief". "Her key fit not only my lock, but my ignition（點(diǎn)火裝置） as well-so high-five for Toyota. I guess." he said.

1.What does the underlined word "towed" mean in paragraph 3?

A. removed. B. damaged.

C. stolen. D. sold.

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Mrs. Anderson's daughter discovered the car her mother drove was not hers.

B. Mrs. Anderson stole Charlie's car at the request of her daughter.

C. Charlie had thought he had to give Anderson money to get his car back.

D. Mrs. Anderson used her daughter's key to unlock Charlie's car and drive home.

3.What does Charlie mean by "high-five for Toyota"?

A. He is blaming Toyota for the poor quality of car keys.

B. He should thank Toyota for returning his car.

C. He wants to celebrate with Toyota for getting his car back.

D. He thinks highly of Toyota for producing large quantities of cars.

4.What is likely to happen next according to the passage?

A. Mrs. Anderson was charged with stealing a car.

B. Charlie blamed Mrs. Anderson for mistakenly taking his car.

C. Charlie would ask the Toyota Company to give him an explanation.

D. The Toyota Company would give Charlie a new car as compensation.

 

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章是一篇記敘文。一個(gè)大學(xué)生下課后發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的車消失不見了。后來(lái)發(fā)現(xiàn)是一位女士誤把他的車當(dāng)成了自己女兒的車開走了。這聽起來(lái)有點(diǎn)不可思議，凱美瑞的車主認(rèn)為汽車公司應(yīng)該對(duì)這件事負(fù)責(zé)。

1.He first assumed the car had been towed, but when the police couldn't find a record of it”可知，他以為自己的車是被警方拖走了，但警察局沒有記錄，故選A。

2.a woman had mistaken it for her daughter's car and taken it--using her key”和第二段“and drive home-without realizing that the car wasn't her daughter's”可知，Mrs. Anderson把Charlie Vansant的車錯(cuò)當(dāng)成了自己女兒的，并用女兒的鑰匙把車開走了，B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤，故選B。

3.Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the "thief". "Her key fit not only my lock, but my ignition（點(diǎn)火裝置） as well”可知，Vansant更多的是責(zé)備汽車所屬公司，該車型的鑰匙存在缺陷，故選A。

4.Anderson wasn't charged”可知，Anderson沒有被指控，排除A；根據(jù)最后一段“Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the "thief".”可知，Vansant指責(zé)的是豐田公司，排除B；汽車的鑰匙存在缺陷，公司可能會(huì)返廠修理，而不是賠償一部新車，排除D，故選C。

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