Question

Mr Scott was the owner of a shop. He lived by himself in a small room above his shop. He was always afraid that someone might break into his shop at night

One day, when he checked his money after closing up, he found he had almost 10,000 dollars. He thought keeping so much money in the shop was a dangerous thing. So he took the money with him to his bedroom, put it in the pocket of his coat and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the doorbell rang and woke him up. He got out of bed and called out in a shaky(顫抖的) voice, “What do you want?” Under the street light stood a policeman, “Sorry to wake you up,” the policeman said, “but all the lights are on in your shop. I think you just forgot to turn them off when you closed up.”

1. Where did Mr Scott live?

A. By himself.          B. In his shop.         C. Above his shop.

2. How much money did he have that day?

A. ＄10,000.          B. ￥10,000.         C. 10,000.

3.Why did Mr Scott sleep with he money that night? '

A. Because he loved money very much.

b. Because he thought it was not safe to keep it in the shop.

C. Because he knew the policeman would wake him up.

4. Why did the policeman wake him up? '

A. Because he wanted to turn off the lights .

b. Because he wanted to remind Mr Scott

C. Because he wanted to ring his doorbell.

5.How did Mr Scott feel when he heard the doorbell.

A. Excited.            B. Angry.           C. Stressed.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】 【主旨大意】本文講述了斯科特先生因害怕有人闖進自己店里，搶走他的錢，不得不揣著錢睡覺，結果忘了關等，讓警察找上門來。

1.細節理解題。根據第一段第二句“He lived by himself in a small room above his shop. ”得出答案。

2.細節理解題。從短文第二段第一句“...he found he had almost 10,000 dollars.”可找出答案。 

3. 細節理解題。從第二段第二句“He thought keeping so much money in the shop was a dangerous thing. ”可知答案。

4. 細節理解題。根據最后一句“I think you just forgot to turn them off when you closed up.”可知答案是A。

5. 推理判斷題。由第二段中“He got out of bed and called out in a shaky voice,....”可知他的聲音是顫抖的，說明他緊張不安。