Question

Henry Smith taught science at the City School. One day, he wen to a bookstore and bought some books. Most of them were expensive. He left them in his car in a quiet street. Then he went and bought some other things at other shops. At 6 o’clock he came back to the car. One window was open and the books were gone. Henry drove back to his home in Lake Street.

That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper. The next day he went to the police station.

On Friday people read an advertisement in the newspaper.

BOOKS WANTED

DO YOU HAVE ANY BOOKS THAT YOU NO LONGER WANTED? I BUY OLD AND MODERN BOOKS. OPEN ALL DAY ON SATURDAY. HENRY SMITH, 18 LAKE STREET.

Henry stayed at home on Saturday. His first visitor came at 8 o’clock.

Henry took him to the kitchen. At half past nine another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm.

“Mr Smith?” the man asked.

“That’s right,” Henry said, “Can I help you?”

“I have some good books. You buy books, don’t you?”

“Yes, bring them in. I’ll have a look at them.”

Soon the books were on the dining-table.

“Come in now,” Henry called out, “And bring the list.”

A policeman came into the dining-room. He read the titles(書名) on the books and those on the list in his hand. They were the same.

“Come with me, Sir,” the policeman said to the man.

1.How did the man get the books? _____________

A. He bought them from Henry.

B. He bought them at a bookstore.

C. He found them lying in a quiet street.

D. He stole them from the car.

2.Henry got his books back ___________.

A. by fooling the man into bringing the books to his house

B. by buying them from the first visitor

C. with the help of the bookstore

D. with the help of the City School

3.The man who stole the books found Henry’s address ___________

A. in the car       B. in the newspaper       C. at the book store     D. at the police station

4.What happened to the man?

A. He ran away.

B. He was very happy to sell the books.

C. He was caught by the policeman.

D. He was very clever.

5.What is the best title for this reading?

A. A Book Advertisement                   B. Mr Henry Smith 

C. How Mr Smith Lost His Books            D. A clever man

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了亨利·史密斯放在汽車里的書被人偷了以后，他在報紙上登了一則廣告，說他要收購一些書。廣告登出之后，小偷帶著偷的書來到了亨利的家中，結果被早在那里等著的警察抓獲。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)One window was open and the books were gone（一個窗戶打開了而且書也沒了）可知，本題選D。

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He read the titles on the books and those on the list in his hand. They were the same（他讀了書上的題目和他手上的清單。它們是一樣的）可知，本題選A。

3.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)On Friday people read an advertisement in the newspaper（在星期五人們讀了在報紙上的一個廣告）可知，本題選B。

4.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Come with me, Sir,” the policeman said to the man（“跟我來，先生”，警官對這個男人說）可知，本題選C。

5.標題歸納題。根據(jù)文章大意可知，本題選D。

考點：日常生活類短文閱讀。