1. (2023八下·余姚期中) 阅读理解

An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart（马车）after a day's hard work. When he was not far away from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not repair（修理）it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old man.

"Where is your light?" asked the policeman. "No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law." "I had a light, but it has just gone out," said the old man.

"I don't believe that story. What's your name and where do you live?" asked the policeman.

"Please don't write down my name," said the old man. "My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. "

"You came all the way without a light. What's your name?"

The old man quickly took the policeman's hand and put it down on the top of the light. The light was still hot and burned the policeman's hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry.

"Now, what do you think?" said the old man. "Did I come all the way without a light?"

1. （1） Where did the story happen?

   A . On the way to the police station. B . On the way to the policeman's home. C . On the way to the old man's home. D . On the way to the old man's working place.
3. （2） The underlined word "it" in the 1st paragraph refers to          .

   A . the horse B . the cart C . the light D . the road
5. （3） Which of the following is the right order of the things that happened?

   a. The policeman stopped the old man.

   b. The old man put the policeman's hand on the light and made him angry.

   c. The old man came back from work with his horse and cart.

   d. The light on the cart went out.

   A . a—b—c—d B . a—c—d—b C . c—d—a—b D . c—a—d—b
7. （4） What might happen next?

   A . The policeman wrote down the old man's name. B . The policeman thought the old man's words were true. C . The policeman helped the old man repair the light. D . 'The policeman got into a fight with the old man.