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【題目】A drunken burglar（盜賊）in the Orrell Park area of Liverpool, ended up leaping out of a window after a 10-year-old girl asked him to prove he was a superhero. The drunken thief who pretended he was Superman to stop a child raising the alarm has been caught after he leapt from the apartment building in his pants to make the girl convinced.

Thief Ethan Adamson, 25, told police that he had broken into a fifth-floor flat after a drinking session, believing it was empty. But he was horrified when the owner’s 10-year-old daughter woke up while he was there.

From his hospital bed, the thief told reporters, “To keep her quiet, I told her I was really Superman and I’d soon be flying off back to my secret headquarters.” “She called my bluff (嚇唬) and told me, ‘If you’re Superman, show me you can fly or I’ll scream’ ”.

“I had no choice so I stripped to my pants to look more like a superhero and went to the window. I saw another roof below and I thought I could make it but it turned out to be a lot further down than thought. I know it doesn’t make sense but it did to me when I was drunk.”

Police later found him on the roof in just his yellow pants, covered in cuts and bruises after a baffled neighbor heard his cries of pain. He now faces seven years behind bars for burglary.

Police spokesman Frank Amado said, “He was in quite a serious state and couldn’t move until we got up there using ladders. He was treated for his injuries and we got him some fresh clothes before taking him to hospital, where he is being kept under guard until he is well enough to be arrested.”

【1】 What does the underlined part in the passage mean?

A. I could make the girl trust me.

B. I could prove I was a superhero.

C. I could land safely on the roof.

D. I could make a successful escape.

【2】 What’s the right order of the event?

a. Ethan Adamson told reporters of the burglary.

b. The 10-year-old girl called Ethan Adamson’s bluff.

c. Ethan Adamson attended a drinking session.

d. Ethan Adamson leapt out of a window.

A. cbda B. cabd C. dbca D. dcab

【3】 Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Adamson was being watched while he was in hospital.

B. Adamson was set free a few days after staying in hospital.

C. Adamson was badly treated before he was rushed to hospital.

D. Adamson was sent to the police station before he’s taken to hospital.

【4】 What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A. To call our attention to the burglary.

B. To explain how the burglar was caught.

C. To report on a joking burglary

D. To look back on an adventure story.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：這是一篇新聞報道。文章報道了一起啼笑皆非的偷竊事件。

【1】C句意理解題。根據(jù)畫線部分所在句的內(nèi)容“I saw another roof below and I thought I could make it but it turned out to be a lot further down than I thought”可知，I could make it意為“我可以安全地落到屋頂上”。故選C。

【2】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)上下文可知，Ethan Adamson先參加酒會，接著女孩要求他像超人一樣飛，然后他假裝是超人從窗戶跳了出去，最后受傷住院，在醫(yī)院里告訴記者事情的經(jīng)過。所以A項正確。

【3】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“before taking him to hospital where he is being kept under guard until he is well enough to be arrested”可知，當Adamson在醫(yī)院時，他處于警方的監(jiān)視之下。故選A。寫作意圖題。文章為新聞報道，第一段中的“A drunken burglar in the Orrell Park area of Liverpool, ended up leaping out of a window...”為導(dǎo)語，據(jù)此可知，作者的寫作目的是報道一起啼笑皆非的偷竊事件。故選A。

【學(xué)法指導(dǎo)】

事實詢問題，這類試題通常以疑問詞what/who/when/where/why/how引起的特殊問句，就文章中某一詞語、某一句子、某一段落或某一具體細節(jié)和事實進行提問。解答此類試題首先要弄清題目和每一個選項的含義，然后按題目要求尋找與之相關(guān)的細節(jié)，正確估計答案來源。同時要注意題目和文章中的暗示作用，特別注意辨別各種信息，確認各種信息。【3】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“before taking him to hospital where he is being kept under guard until he is well enough to be arrested”可知，當Adamson在醫(yī)院時，他處于警方的監(jiān)視之下。故選A。寫作意圖題。文章為新聞報道，第一段中的“A drunken burglar in the Orrell Park area of Liverpool, ended up leaping out of a window...”為導(dǎo)語，據(jù)此可知，作者的寫作目的是報道一起啼笑皆非的偷竊事件。故選A。