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Many people eventually get round to trading in their first car. But not Mike Harrison. He loves his 1931 black Bentley sports car so much that he’s still driving it – 54 years after be bought it.
Mr Harrison was 20 when he paid £150 (about £3,000 now) for the car after passing his test in 1956. It had already done 85,000 miles and he has since driven it a further 100,000, yet the car still runs like clockwork.
It is now one of only three left in the country and is worth £250,000. Despite its value, Mr Harrison, 74, says he would never sell the car “which has been my best friend and part of my family all my life”.
Mr Harrison courted his wife Jenny in it during the early sixties and it was their family car when children Caroline, now 46, and Ben, 42, came along. Even when he took a job as an advertising executive which came with the company car of his choice, Mr Harrison kept the Bentley.
He said: 'How many people still have their first car these days when everything is so disposable? But it is a real eye-catcher. It has something that modern cars just don't have - style and character. 'I still drive it most days, even though it only does about 15 miles to the gallon!' Petrol was just six shillings (30p) a gallon when Mr Harrison bought the Bentley, which had a top speed of 120mph.
He has spent thousands of pounds on repairs over the years but has kept the bodywork in good condition himself, hand-painting the underneath and spraying the black panels of the bodywork.
For decades the Bentley was a regular sight on the roads near Mr Harrison's home in Hampton Court, Surrey. He now uses it as a runaround after retiring to Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire.
Mrs Harrison, 71, said: “It was a nuisance(累赘) keeping it in tip-top order with me helping out with the repairs by passing Mike the spanners the whole time. But I wouldn't have changed any of it --- I feel like a Queen every time I'm in it.”
1. When Mike Harrison bought his black Bentley sports car, it was .
A. a hand – made car B. a second – hand car
C. one of only three left D. unique in style
2. Mike Harrison would never sell the car mainly because .
A. it has witnessed his life and his family B. it is very eye – catching
C. it has save much oil D. it runs very fast
3. It can be concluded from the passage that the car .
A. has cost more for repairs than it is worth
B. has almost been retired
C. has caused much trouble to Mrs. Harrison.
D. is priceless to the family
4. What’s the main purpose of this writing?
A. To show that an old car is better than a new one.
B. To share Mike Harrison’s story of his first car.
C. To ask people to treasure old things.
D. To describe the quality of a black Bentley.
1、答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节推理题。由文章第二段第二句话 “It had already done 85,000 miles …” 可知，Mike Harrison 买车的时候，车已经跑了85,000 miles，可以推断, Bentley sports car是二手车。故答案为B。
2、答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题。由第三段 “Mr Harrison, 74, says he would never sell the car ‘which has been my best friend and part of my family all my life’ ”.和第四段的进一步解释可知，这辆车一直陪伴着他和他的家庭，故答案为A。
3、答案解析：答案为D。本题为文章主旨推理题。通读全文可知，尽管Mike Harrison 的车现在已经速度减慢，需要经常修理，但是它见证了Mike Harrison和他的家庭生活，所以这辆车在他们的心中是无价的。故答案为D。
由第三段 “It is now one of only three left in the country and is worth £250,000.”和第六段 “He has spent thousands of pounds on repairs over the years …”可知，车的修理费是几千镑，但是价值是250,000镑，故A选项错误。 由最后一段最后一句话 “But I wouldn't have changed any of it --- I feel like a Queen every time I'm in it.”可知，这辆车还是在使用，并没退休，故B选项错误。C选项未提及。
4、答案解析：答案为B。本题考查文章的写作目的，结合前面的问题可知，全文都是在围绕Mike Harrison和他的车展开，故答案为B。
