Question

【題目】 (an extract from a detective story)

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"Sit down, " Henderson said, sitting down in an armchair himself and looking at Logan. "What are you here for?"

"I understand you had a party last night" said Logan, a police officer.

"Yes," said Henderson, "Oh! I hope the neighbours haven’t been complaining about the noise again. "

"Not that I know of." said Logan. "But a young girl, Fran, who came to the patty hasn't been home yet"

"Fran" said Henderson. "Yes, she was here. She left early, as I remember-about one o'clock. I happened to notice what the time was when she came to say goodbye. But nobody else left until about four in the morning."

Henderson looked quite relaxed.

"Did you know Clare?" asked Logan suddenly.

"Oh, God!" Henderson sat forward. "You don't think ... the same thing has happened to Fran?"

"We're keeping an open mind," said Logan, watching him carefully, "but we're giving it our full attention."

Well, yes. I can understand that. " replied Henderson, getting comfortable in the armchair again.

"So," repeated Logan, "did you know Clare?"

"Well, sure. I knew who she was. But we never had anything to do with each other." Said Henderson, giving Logan a big smile.

"Who else was at your party?" asked Logan.

"People from the university," said Henderson. "Students, teachers."

"David?" asked Grant, Logan's partner.

"Yes, David was here for a time." Henderson smiled again. "But he's not really a party animal. He probably left early."

"What do you mean, probably?" asked Grant.

Henderson looked at Grant. Grant was sixty with thick black hair and a large moustache. His clothes, as always, looked rather old: a blue jacket and grey trousers. He did not look much of a party animal either.

"Well, I don't check when my guests arrive and leave," said Henderson. "And some people just leave when they want to go home. They don't come and say goodbye. Anyway, sometimes I can be difficult to find." Again he looked at Logan, raised his eyebrows and gave her a big smile. "I sometimes end up in the bedroom"

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【1】How many characters are mentioned in the story?

A. Five.B. Six.C. Seven.D. Eight

【2】Why did Logan and Grant go to Henderson's house?

A. Because the girl Fran who attended the party disappeared.

B. Because they went to the party held in, Henderson's house.

C. Because Henderson's neighbours called them for the noise.

D. Because they wanted to know why Henderson held the party.

【3】What can be inferred (推斷) from Grant's question "What do you mean, probably?"?

A. Grant helped Logan to ask this question.

B. Grant didn't understand Henderson's words.

C. Grant himself wasn't a party animal like David.

D. Grant wanted to know the exact time of David's leaving.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【解析】

這篇短文是一個偵探故事的節(jié)選，Henderson舉行了一個聚會，但有一個叫Fran的女孩從那以后一直沒有回家，她失蹤了。因此警察Logan和他的搭檔Grant來向Henderson了解聚會的一些情況。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段"Sit down, " Henderson said, sitting down in an armchair himself and looking at Logan.、短文第四段said Logan. "But a young girl, Fran, who came to the patty hasn't been home yet"、第七段"Did you know Clare?" asked Logan suddenly.以及第十五段"David?" asked Grant, Logan's partner.可知，文章中提到了Henderson, Logan, Fran, Clare, David和Grant一共六個人物。故應(yīng)選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第四段"Not that I know of." said Logan. "But a young girl, Fran, who came to the patty hasn't been home yet"可知，因為一個來參加聚會的叫Fran的女孩失蹤了，因此警察來找Henderson進行調(diào)查。故應(yīng)選A。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)語境"Yes, David was here for a time." Henderson smiled again. "But he's not really a party animal. He probably left early."

"What do you mean, probably?" asked Grant.

"Well, I don't check when my guests arrive and leave," said Henderson.可知，Henderson說David可能很早就離開了，Logan和他的搭檔Grant對這個模糊的回答不滿意，他們想要知道David離開晚會的具體時間，故應(yīng)選D。