“This one’s for you,” Sergeant (警官) Barstow shouted and left quickly through the back door. I was a little puzzled. I looked out a window of the Ashfordly Police Station and saw an elderly woman come into the building.

“Good morning, Madam,” I said.

“Good morning,” she said pleasantly. “You’re new, aren’t you?”

“Yes, Madam.”

“It’s about that man who’s been annoying me,” she said. “I’ve been here about him before.”

“Could I have your name and address, please?”  

“Miss Fraser. Josephine Fraser. I live at 43 Prince Terrace. Now, can you please do something about Jackson?”

“What’s he done, Miss Fraser?”

“Done? He’s thrown garbage all over my stairs again. He must be stopped.”

“Where does he live?”

“Next door, Number 41,” she said.  

“I’ll go and see later and warn him off, Miss Fraser.”

“I would be most grateful.” With that she left.

Half an hour later, I reached Prince Terrace. NO. 41 was in a bad state of repair. I knocked. No reply. I entered. The place was deserted. I wondered if the Jackson was a tramp (流浪者). Anyway, it seemed he had left, possibly because of Miss Fraser’s threatening police action. I decided to visit her.

I knocked on her door and it was opened almost immediately. “Ah!” she said gladly. “You’re just in time for coffee.” I followed her inside. Miss Fraser told me more about her battle with Jackson. But when I asked specific questions, it clearly showed that she had never seen Jackson. Finally, I managed to leave.

Sergeant Barstow smiled kindly as I returned. “Nick, did you kick(踢出) Jackson out of that house?”

“Jackson!” I cried. “Who is he?”

“There is no Jackson,” he said. “Miss Fraser is lonely and she likes company. We always let the new young men deal with Miss Fraser. It gives her deep satisfaction. That’s what we are here for, isn’t it — to satisfy the public?”

1.Why did Sergeant Barstow leave quickly when Miss Fraser came?

A.Because he wanted to let Nick deal with her alone.

B.Because he had to go and catch Jackson at once.

C.Because he was tired of the elderly woman.

D.Because he knew she would tell a lie.

2.Miss Fraser told Nick that _____.

A.her neighbor had often caused her trouble

B.it was her first visit to the police station

C.she was looking for Sergeant Barstow

D.someone had broken into her house

3.Miss Fraser made up the story of Jackson because _____.

A.she liked to play jokes on the policemen

B.she wanted to have someone to talk with

C.she loved to show others her nice coffee

D.she hated Jackson very much

 

【答案】

1.A

2.A

3.B

【解析】

試題分析:本文講述了一個(gè)孤單的老人為了想有人來陪她,就編造了一個(gè)鄰居干擾她生活的理由來讓警察處理。說明一些孤單的老人的生活是很可憐的。

1.A 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)2,3行“There is no Jackson,” he said. “Miss Fraser is lonely and she likes company. We always let the new young men deal with Miss Fraser. It gives her deep satisfaction.說明這個(gè)老人這樣做就是為了有人陪,Sergeant Barstow他知道這個(gè)情況,所以趕快溜走,讓Nick來負(fù)責(zé)。故A正確。

2.A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)“Done? He’s thrown garbage all over my stairs again. He must be stopped.”說明她告訴Nick她的鄰居給她帶來了很多的麻煩,故A正確。

3.B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第3行“There is no Jackson,” he said. “Miss Fraser is lonely and she likes company.說明實(shí)際上她是想有人陪她才這樣做的,故B正確。

考點(diǎn):考查故事類短文

點(diǎn)評:本文講述了一位孤單的老人為了想有人陪伴而編造理由的故事,本文細(xì)節(jié)題居多,答題時(shí)在文章找到對應(yīng)的地方,用筆進(jìn)行標(biāo)記,這有利于后期有時(shí)間檢查時(shí)可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細(xì)理解作者所講的意思,再結(jié)合選項(xiàng),通過排除法和自己對全文的把握,選出正確答案。

 

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