II. 阅读理解（共20小题:每小题2分，满分40分）
Mr. Hart, a London taxi driver, has a new black taxi. With his taxi, he hurries through the busy streets every day.
One day when he was having a short rest, a young man jumped into his taxi.
"To the station as fast as you can," shouted the man in a very unfriendly way. "My train leaves at three o'clock."
Mr. Hart did his best, but there was a lot of traffic. At every corner there was a red light.
"Hurry up, man! I don't want to miss my train," said the young man.
"And I don't want to have an accident," replied Mr. Hart quickly.
While he was driving, Mr. Hart suddenly recognized the man's face. He was a thief. The police were looking for him. His picture was in the newspapers. Mr. Hart raced through the street and drove through red lights. Soon there was a police car behind him. Mr. Hart raced on until he reached the station. He stopped in front of the station at two minutes to three, and the young man quickly jumped out of the taxi.
"Stop! Stop!" cried Mr. Hart. At that moment the police car stopped, too. "Quick! He is the thief!" shouted Mr Hart. Two policemen rushed into the station. Three minutes later they returned with the young man.
"Well done!" a policeman said to Mr. Hart as they were taking the thief to the police car.
36. The young man wanted to________.
A. go back home by train         B. drive through the busy street
C. take the 3:00 train to London   D. leave London as soon as possible
37. Mr. Hart raced through the street and drove through red lights so that ________.
A. he could drive faster than the police car
B. he could reach the station on time
C. he could get the attention of the policemen
D. he could go home earlier than usual
38. Where did the policemen catch the young man?
A. In Mr. Hart's taxi.     B. In the station.
C. In the street.            D. At the corner.

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