Question

【題目】 Mr. and Mrs. George and Olivia Ransom bought an old house, and were spending time fixing it up. The walls needed painting and the wooden floorboards needed replacing.

One day, they pulled up some old floorboards and were surprised to see a case under the floor. They pulled it out, dusted it off and opened it. It was full of old newspapers from the year 1977. George and Olivia were fascinated to read the news stories from that time. But as they took the newspapers out, they noticed a black box at the bottom of the case. It was locked.

Then Olivia remembered that there were some old things in the kitchen. There was a cup with old keys in it , She ran to get the cup, took out the keys and tried them in the lock . One of them opened it

The box was full of jewellery (珠寶). There were necklaces and rings of silver and gold. Olivia and George were amazed. Who put the jewellery there, and why? Who did it belong to?

George remembered a story in the old newspapers. He quickly found it again and they read it together.

“That name — Jensen, ”said George. “ It's familiar to me — why? ”

“The old lady who sold the house to us! ” replied Olivia. “Her name was Mrs. Jensen. She told us her husband died in 1978 and he was a jeweller.”

“That's strange,” said George. “I wonder, was there really a jewellery theft? Or did Stanley Jensen hide the jewellery under his own house? But why..?”

【1】When did George and Olivia find the black box?

A.During the time that they were painting the old walls.

B.At the time that they took out the old newspapers.

C.After the couple recovered the old floor.

D.After they got the key and opened the case.

【2】According to a story in the old newspapers, what happened to the jewellery?

A.It was hidden somewhere in the house.B.It was given to Mrs Jensen as a present,

C.The jewellery had been stolen by thieves.D.Detectives gave it back to Stanley Jensen.

【3】What do you know about George and Olivia?

A.They were a little poor people.B.They met Mr. Jensen not long ago.

C.They never liked to read the news.D.They repaired the house themselves.

【4】What can we infer (推斷) according to this story?

A.The old lady knew all about the jewellery.

B.George and Olivia might keep the jewellery as their own.

C.Someone put the newspapers in the case after April 1977.

D.The jeweller may have hidden the jewellery under his own house.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇故事，文中講述了Mr. and Mrs. George和 Olivia Ransom買了一棟舊房子，當(dāng)他們忙著裝修的時候，發(fā)現(xiàn)地板下面有個箱子，箱子里有一些舊報紙和一個裝滿珠寶的黑匣子，這里牽扯了1977的一起珠寶店盜竊案，珠寶商Stanley Jensen很失望警察沒有偵破此案，但是他們想到了這座房子正是從Mrs. Jensen那里買的，也許珠寶根本沒有丟，而是Stanley Jensen自己偷的。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“But as they took the newspapers out, they noticed a black box at the bottom of the case. It was locked.” 但當(dāng)他們拿出報紙時，他們注意到箱子底部有一個黑匣子。它被鎖上了�？芍�，在他們拿出舊報紙的時候。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“Police unable to solve jewel mystery 2 May, 1977 — It has been three weeks since thieves robbed Jensen’s Jewellery Store, but detectives are no closer to solving the mystery of what happened to the jewellery.”警方無法解開珠寶之謎，1977年5月2日—自從竊賊搶劫詹森的珠寶店已經(jīng)三個星期了�？芍�The jewellery had been stolen by thieves. 珠寶被小偷偷走了。故選C。

【3】推理判斷。根據(jù)文中“Mr. and Mrs. George and Olivia Ransom bought an old house, and were spending time fixing it up.” 喬治夫婦和奧利維亞·蘭索姆買了一棟舊房子，正花時間裝修。墻壁需要油漆，木地板需要更換。可知選項D. They repaired the house themselves. 是正確的。文中并沒有提到George和Olivia是窮人，選項A. They were a little poor people. 不正確的；根據(jù)文中“She told us her husband died in 1978 and he was a jeweller.”可知，Mr. Jensen 已經(jīng)去世了，選項B. They met Mr. Jensen not long ago.是錯誤的；根據(jù)文中“George and Olivia were fascinated to read the news stories from that time.” 喬治和奧利維亞很喜歡讀那時候的新聞故事�？芍�選項C. They never liked to read the news.是錯誤的。故選D。

【4】推理判斷。根據(jù)文中“The old lady who sold the house to us!” replied Olivia. “Her name was Mrs. Jensen. She told us her husband died in 1978 and he was a jeweller.” “That’s strange,” said George. “I wonder, was there really a jewellery theft? Or did Stanley” “把房子賣給我們的那位老太太！”奧利維亞答道。“她叫詹森太太。她告訴我們，她丈夫1978年去世，他是個珠寶商。”“真奇怪，”喬治說。“我想知道，真的有人偷珠寶嗎？或者斯坦利自己藏起來�？芍�，Mr. and Mrs. George和 Olivia Ransom買了一棟舊房子，他們在房子找到了珠寶，正好是當(dāng)年沒有破解的謎案的珠寶，珠寶商可能把珠寶藏在自己家里了。故選D。