Question

“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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.A

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个孤单的老人为了想有人来陪她，就编造了一个邻居干扰她生活的理由来让警察处理。说明一些孤单的老人的生活是很可怜的。

1.A 推理题。根据文章倒数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.说明这个老人这样做就是为了有人陪，Sergeant Barstow他知道这个情况，所以赶快溜走，让Nick来负责。故A正确。

2.A 细节题。根据“Done? He’s thrown garbage all over my stairs again. He must be stopped.”说明她告诉Nick她的邻居给她带来了很多的麻烦，故A正确。

3.B 细节题。根据文章倒数第3行“There is no Jackson,” he said. “Miss Fraser is lonely and she likes company.说明实际上她是想有人陪她才这样做的，故B正确。

考点：考查故事类短文

点评：本文讲述了一位孤单的老人为了想有人陪伴而编造理由的故事，本文细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。