“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton (骨骼) in the closet (衣櫥)?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a(chǎn) skeleton in his family’s closet’. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”
“Why pick on my family?” Jessica’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t you great-great grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry for my asking. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.
After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica’s parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper, pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica’s mother sank into a faint (暈倒), waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.
“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re both crazy,” she thought.
小題1:According to Jessica’s mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means ______.
A．a(chǎn) family honorB．a(chǎn) family secretC．a(chǎn) family storyD．a(chǎn) family treasure
小題2: What can we learn about some Australian’s ancestors from Paragraph 2?
A．They were brought to Australia as prisoners.
B．They were the earliest people living in Australia.
C．They were involved in some crimes in Australia.
D．They were not regarded as criminals in their days.
小題3: Jessica’s mother fell down into a faint because she was ______.
A．knockedB．frightenedC．injuredD．surprised
小題4: Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?
A．She was very curious about it.
B．She planned to keep it for fun.
C．She needed it for her school task.
D．She intended to scare her parents.
小題5: Jessica’s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because ______.
A．they were quite crazy
B．they realized their misunderstanding
C．they were overexcited
D．they both thought they had won the quarrel

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)第一段her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a(chǎn) skeleton in his family’s closet’. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”說明該詞指一個家族不愿意告訴別人的秘密。故B正確。
小題2:A 推理題。根據(jù)第二段第3行people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.說明一切如果你的祖先不是被帶到澳大利亞的囚犯，你就不能被稱為澳大利亞人。故A正確。
小題3:.B 推理題。根據(jù)第三段第五行a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor說明當(dāng)她打開柜子的時候，很多白骨滑了下來。她是因為害怕而暈倒的，故B正確。
小題4:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段第二行I brought it home to help me with my health project.說明她把這些骨架帶回來是為了學(xué)習(xí)的研究，故C正確。
小題5:.B 推理題。通讀全文說明父母誤解了她的意思，故B正確。
點評：本文講述了父母誤解了Jessica所說的A skeleton in the closet的真正的含義。要求考生抓住故事梗概和發(fā)展的線索，合理地推測剖析定位。根據(jù)上下文的線索串聯(lián)來推理答案。
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