3．"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 your 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 I asked．I think I understand now，"Jessica cut iin 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 in 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．
56．According to Jessica's mother，"a skeleton in the close"meansB．
A．a(chǎn) family honor B．a(chǎn) family secret
C．a(chǎn) family story D．a(chǎn) family treasure
57．What can we learn about some Australians'ancestors form 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．
58．Jessica's mother fell down into a faint because she wasB．
A．knockedB．frightenedC．injuredD．surprised
59．Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home？
A．She was 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．
60．Jessica's parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably becauseC．
A．they were crazy
B．they were over excited
C．they realized their misunderstanding
D．they both thought they had won the quarrel．
分析 Jessica問她的母親"A skeleton in the closet"是什么意思呢，而母親用Jessica父親家的例子做了解釋，這引起了父母之間的不愉快，事實上是Jessica偷偷地把學(xué)校的骨骼帶回了家并藏在了衣柜中，Jessica帶回骨架的目的是幫助她做功課．最后事情真相大白，Jessica的父母都意識到了這是一個誤會
解答 56．答案：B．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)文章第一段的第三句中"it's something that you would rather not have anyone else know about"可知，a skeleton in the closet 意為"不可告人的秘密"，故選B．
57．答案：A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第二段中的"a prisoner who was transported…but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners"可知，一些澳大利亞人的祖先原來是英國的囚犯，故選A．
58．答案：B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．據(jù)文章第三段中第五句中的"a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor．Jessica's mother sank in a faint（暈倒），"可知，她母親由于突然在衣柜中看到骨架而暈倒．由此可知，她受到了驚嚇，故選B．
59．答案：C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章最后一段中的"I brought it home to help me with my health project"可知，Jessica帶回骨架的目的是幫助她做功課．故選C．
60．答案：C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段中的"it caused a problem between you and Dad…as her parents began to laugh madly…"可知，Jessica 的父母意識到了他們誤解了 Jessica問"a skeleton in the closet"意思的本意，故選C．
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