“It’s 8:15 on a Sunday morning,” said the officer, Tidwell, “and this sort of th
题型:不详难度:来源:
“It’s 8:15 on a Sunday morning,” said the officer, Tidwell, “and this sort of thing seems an unlikely adventure(冒险) at such a time. Would you mind explaining?” The man was astonished(吃惊的) at the voice from behind. He turned about and said, “I know what you’re thinking, officer, but it isn’t true. It’s a very funny mistake.” “I think you’ve just left this house in a manner rather than the usual one. That may be quite all right, but I’d like to make sure.” Tidwell took out his notebook and a pen. “Name, address and occupation and then, please tell me your story.” “Charlie Crane, lorry(卡车) driver, from Nottingham, 51 Brecon Street. My story?” “Yes, What were you doing like a fly on that wall, Mr. Crane?” “Well, I had a breakdown yesterday and had to stay the night here. The landlady’s name is Mrs. Fern. She gave me breakfast at seven, and I was out of here in the right way and down at the lorry park by half past seven. It was only when I felt around for a cigarette that I realized I’d left $80 under the pillow(枕头) here. It’s a habit I’ve got into. I even do it almost every day.” “I see. Why didn’t you miss it when you meant to pay Mrs.? What’s her name?” “I paid her last night. You’ve got to pay when you take the room, see? So I came rushing back, but it’s Sunday, and she’d gone back to bed. I rang the bell and banged on the front door for ten minutes before I came round here. Up I went this pipe(管子) and the money was still there. You know the rest, and I hope you believe it because….” “Mr. Crane, whatever are you doing here? I thought you’d gone an hour ago.” It was Mrs. Fern. 小题1:What did Tidwell see?A.He saw a man going to a park in a hurry | B.He saw a man bringing a pipe out, through a window. | C.He saw a man leaving a house | D.He saw a man trying to go up a pipe | 小题2:When Mr. Crane was at home, he .A.kept his cigarettes under his pillow at night | B.always carried his money about him at night | C.tried to give up the habit of smoking | D.put his money under his pillow at night | 小题3:What do you think happened in the end?A.Mrs. Fern found the $80 in the house | B.Tidwell took Mr. Crane to the police station | C.Mrs. Fern said sorry to Mr. Crane | D.Mr. Crane was let go |
|
答案
小题1:C 小题2:D 小题3:D |
解析
试题分析:短文大意:本文叙述了警官蒂德韦尔女士调查Mr. Crane,让Mr. Crane作解释的事,原来是一场误会,最后让Mr. Crane去了。 小题1:细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二行Up I went this pipe(管子) and the money was still there.可知选C。 小题2:细节理解题。根据的第六段末It was only when I felt around for a cigarette that I realized I’d left $80 under the pillow(枕头) here. It’s a habit I’ve got into. I even do it almost every day.”可知选D。 小题3:推理判断题。根据文章故事情节可推知应该选D。 |
举一反三
Jay, an American, wanted to write a book about famous churches (教堂)around the world. Firstly, Jay bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Columbus, Ohio, USA, thinking that he would start by working his way across the USA from East to West. On his first day he was inside a church taking photos when he noticed a golden telephone on the wall with a sign that read "$10,000 per call". Jay was intrigued so he asked a priest (牧师) what the telephone was used for. The priest told him that it was a direct (直接的) line to heaven(天堂) and that for $10,000 you could talk to God. Jay thanked the priest and went along his way. Next stop was in Des Moines, and there at a very large church, he saw the same looking golden telephone with the same sign under it. A nearby nun(修女)told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 he could talk to God. Jay decided to travel to Australia to see if they had a similar phone. He arrived at Western Australia, and again, in the church he entered, there was the same looking golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read "40 cents per call." Somewhat surprised, Jay asked the priest about the sign. "Father Brian, I travelled all over the world and I saw this same golden telephone in many churches. I know it is a direct line to Heaven, but in all of them price was $10,000 per call. Why is it so cheap here?" Father(神父)Brian smiled and answered, "My son, you"re in Australia now - this is Heaven, so it"s only a local call."
小题1: How many churches did Jay go to in the passage?小题2: The underlined word ‘intrigued’ in Paragraph 3 may mean ‘ ’.小题3: Which is TURE according to the passage?A.Jay was a singer. | B.In all of churches, the price was $10,000 per call | C.All the telephones look the same. | D.Jay travelled in America by car. |
小题4: We can infer (推断) from the Father Brian’s words in the last Paragraph?A.Jay was from Australia. | B.Jay would spend less money in Australia because everything was cheaper there. | C.Australia is as beautiful as Heaven. | D.Father Brian found his real son at last. |
|
Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to some actions. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home . Join a club or group, talk with those who like the same things you do is much easier. Or join someone some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to new people. all, meeting strangers means the unknown. And it’s human nature to a bit uncomfortable(不舒服)about the unknown. our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts(怀疑)about . We imagine other people are judging us, finding us too tall too short, too this or too that, but don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself you are, and try to put the other person at ease(不拘束).You’ll both feel more comfortable. Try to self-confident(自信)even if you don’t feel that way when you a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look directly other people and smile. If you see someone, you’d like to , say something. Don’t wait for person to start a conversation(谈话). Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual(相互的)liking and “give and take”. It time and effort to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from .
小题1: | A.produces | B.improves | C.grows | D.raises |
|
小题2: | A.take | B.make | C.do | D.carry |
|
小题3: | A.lonely | B.yourself | C.alone | D.with yourself |
|
小题4: | A.as | B.that | C.which | D.more |
|
小题6: | A.For | B.Above | C.In | D.After |
|
小题7: | A.touching | B.facing | C.meeting | D.seeing |
|
小题9: | A.Many | B.Some | C.Much | D.Most of |
|
小题10: | A.yourself | B.oneself | C.yourselves | D.ourselves |
|
小题13: | A.make | B.act as | C.like | D.express |
|
小题14: | A.come to | B.go to | C.enter | D.step to |
|
小题16: | A.speak to | B.talk to | C.say to | D.call up |
|
小题17: | A.other | B.the other | C.another | D.others |
|
小题19: | A.costs | B.takes | C.spends | D.uses |
|
小题20: | A.growing | B.living | C.increasing | D.happening |
|
|
A hare was very popular with the other animals who all said they were her friends.But one day she heard the hounds(猎犬)getting close and hoped to escape them by the aid of her many friends. So,she went to the horse,and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back.But he refused,because he had important work to do for his master. He felt sure that all her other friends would come to help her. She then came to the bull,and hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns (角).The bull replied,"I am very sorry,but I have an appointment with a lady;but I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want." The goat,however,feared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon it.The sheep,he felt sure,was the proper friend to ask for help. So she went to the sheep and told him the situation.The sheep replied,"Another time,my dear friend. I do not like to have anything to do with it,as hounds have been known to eat sheep as well as hares." The hare then went,as a last hope,to the calf (小牛),who regretted that he was unable to help her,as he did not like to take the responsibility (责任) upon himself,as so many older persons than himself had refused the task.By this time the hounds were quite near,and the hare took to her heels and luckily escaped. 根据材料内容选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 小题1:What do we know about the hare?A.She was strong enough to face all the dangers. | B.She was friendly and all animals loved to help her. | C.She was ready to help other animals when necessary. | D.She got along well with other animals and had a lot of friends. | 小题2:What happened to the hare one day?A.The horse carried her away on his back. | B.Her enemy came near and she was in danger. | C.She had an argument with her friend,the bull. | D.The goat hurt her when taking her upon his back. | 小题3:What does the underlined word "repel" mean in Chinese?小题4:What do you think of the sheep?A.Helpless. | B.Brave. | C.Friendly. | D.Smart. | 小题5:What does the story want to tell us?A.Don"t judge a book by its cover. | B.One"s mind works fast in time of danger. | C.Sometimes enemies can become good friends. | D.Having too many friends means no friends sometimes. |
|
Last week, the manager of an old jeweler’s shop received a letter marked “personal”. As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till teatime. When he opened it, a $10 note fell out onto his desk. With the note was a short letter. This is what it said:
Dear sir, I got engaged (订婚的) forty years ago. Unfortunately at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I lost my job. I was out of work for about six months before I got another one. Of course I was very short of money.
I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring one day. The assistant brought some rings for me to have a look, later she was called away, and then I put one of the rings into my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girlfriend’s finger. So I left the shop without paying for the ring. My wife died a month ago, and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience (让我良心不安) all these years. I always feel guilty about that. At that time the ring cost $2, and I think that is about five times -- $10 at today’s price. Now I am sending you that amount. Yours truly, A customer
| After reading the letter, the manager said, “Well, well, well, life is full of surprise!” 小题1:The ring that the customer put into his pocket was ____ at that time.小题2:The underlined word “unemployment” means “____” in Chinese.小题3:How long has the customer’s wife been dead?A.A week. | B.A month. | C.A year. | D.Two months. | 小题4:The customer wrote to the manager in order to ________.A.return the ring | B.say thanks to him | C.ask him for some advice | D.send the money for the ring | 小题5:Which is NOT true according to the passage?A.The manager opened the letter by himself. | B.The manager thought life was full of surprise. | C.When the customer’s wife knew the fact, she was impatient. | D.The customer always feels sad for not paying for the ring years ago. |
|
You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you today wasn’t made until the Qin Dynasty. They spent most of the important work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is Oxford English Dictionary(牛津字典). The for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor(编者)of its new dictionary. Murray had never been to . At the age of fourteen, he left his villageschool in Scotland and taught himself while working in bank. he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job. Murray had a small house in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years but after five year, he was adding(增加)words for the letter “A”! He worked on the dictionary he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.
小题2: | A.easy | B.boring | C.early | D.dangerous |
|
小题3: | A.spell | B.invent | C.collect | D.make |
|
小题5: | A.school | B.cinema | C.village | D.collage |
|
小题6: | A.Later | B.Longer before | C.So far | D.Ever since |
|
小题7: | A.sold | B.built | C.broken | D.drawn |
|
小题8: | A.read | B.wrote | C.worked | D.thought |
|
小题9: | A.already | B.still | C.usually | D.always |
|
小题10: | A.if | B.because | C.until | D.since |
|
|
最新试题
热门考点