Question

【题目】A drunken burglar 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 party, 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 (向…摊牌) 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(淤青) after a neighbor heard his cries of pain.

He now faces seven years behind bars for burglary.

Police spokesman Frank Armado 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 land safely on the roof.

B. I could make the girl trust me.

C. I could prove I was a superhero.

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 party.

d. Ethan Adamson leapt out of a window.

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

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

A. To report on a joking burglary.

B. To call our attention to the burglary.

C. To explain how the burglar was caught.

D. To look back on an adventure story.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文报道了一个聪明的小女孩智捉小偷的故事，小女孩就吓唬闯进家里的贼Ethan Adamson，如果不能像超人那样飞就尖叫，他只好跳了出去，受了重伤，最后被警察抓住。

【1】A 词义猜词题。根据前面的内容可知，这个喝醉了窃贼假装成超人，想欺骗小女孩，结果小女孩让他像超人一样飞，否则就报警，所以他没有办法就只能真的假装像超人飞一下，所以又根据下文I saw another roof below and I thought I could make it。 他看到下面有一个屋顶，想落到屋顶上，在根据个搭配“make it 成功”。由此可知答案选A。

【2】C 细节理解题。根据文章三、四、五三段Thief Ethan Adamson, 25, told police that he had broken into a fifth-floor flat after a drinking party, .........“To keep her quiet, I told her I was really Superman and I’d soon be flying off back to my secret headquarters.”可知Ethan Adamson先去参加聚会，酒后闯进10岁小女孩的家里，小女孩就吓唬他，如果不能像超人那样飞就尖叫，他只好跳了出去，受了重伤，被警察抓住后接受记者采访。故C项顺序正确。

【3】A 主旨大意题。本文报道了一个聪明的小女孩智捉小偷的故事，小女孩就吓唬闯进家里的贼Ethan Adamson，如果不能像超人那样飞就尖叫，他只好跳了出去，受了重伤，最后被警察抓住。故A正确。