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【題目】The police are looking for robbers who stole valuable diamonds from the jewelry show at the City Centre yesterday evening. The owner reported that a necklace was taken by a young couple. It was worth $1.5 million. Witnesses said that a couple caught their eyes because they seemed too young to be interested in such expensive jewelry. In his store, a salesman said that the couple were dressed in clothing that seemed too casual(隨便)for the jewelry show. According to a saleswoman who talked with them, the couple said that they were interested in a special necklace for the woman to wear at their wedding next month. The man said that he was a well-known sportsman, so many reporters and guests would come to the wedding ceremony.

The saleswoman left the couple looking at the necklace when she went to help an elderly man who fell out of his wheelchair. Unfortunately, when she got back, the couple and the necklace were gone. The police have realized that the old man was part of the robbery plan.

The police think the same gang(伙;群)of thieves robbed a hotel downtown last month. At that time, a woman was checking in when two men with guns threatened the hotel clerk. Although the clerk was very brave, he had to hand them about $1,500. Strangely, the woman who was checking in didn't seem afraid at all and she disappeared before the police arrived. The police are working hard to find the criminals.

【1】What is the value of the missing necklace believed to be?

A. $1,500 B. $15,000 C. $150,000 D. $1,500,000

【2】Why did the couple attract the salesman's attention? Because .

A. their clothes were too casual B. the woman wore a special necklace

C. hey seemed like reporters D. they were arguing out loud

【3】The underlined word "threaten" in the last paragraph means " " in Chinese.

A. 追趕 B. 責(zé)罵 C. 威脅 D. 偷竊

【4】This passage is possibly .

A. a science fiction B. a news report

C. an advertisement D. a children's story

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 A

【3】 C

【4】 B

【解析】

在市中心舉行的珠寶展上丟失了一條貴重的鉆石項(xiàng)鏈，警察正在搜捕偷盜者。曾與嫌疑人有過(guò)接觸的人敘述了珠寶丟失的過(guò)程。警方認(rèn)為這伙偷盜者與另外一起盜竊案有關(guān)。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中It was worth $1.5 million.可知，這條丟失的鉆石項(xiàng)鏈價(jià)值150萬(wàn)美元，故應(yīng)選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中In his store, a salesman said that the couple were dressed in clothing that seemed too casual(隨便)for the jewelry show.可知，這個(gè)男銷售員注意到了這對(duì)夫婦，因?yàn)樗麄兊拇┲�非常的隨意。由此可知應(yīng)選A。

【3】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)At that time, a woman was checking in when two men with guns threatened the hotel clerk.可知，這兩個(gè)人手里有槍，因此threaten應(yīng)該是“威脅”，故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。這篇短文講述了警方正在搜捕在市中心珠寶展覽上偷盜鉆石項(xiàng)鏈的人，并描述了案子發(fā)生的過(guò)程以及目擊者們的證言。這樣的文章應(yīng)該是新聞報(bào)道，故應(yīng)選B。A是科幻小說(shuō)；C是廣告；D是兒童故事。這三個(gè)選項(xiàng)都不符合文意。