题目内容
【题目】 The year was 1999. I was 18, living with friends in a town about an hour north of Milwaukee. Desperate for adventure, we often talked about haunted (闹鬼的) locations, and even wandered around the woods near Rienzi Cemetery. So when a friend shared a story about an abandoned house just down the road from Rienzi, how could I possibly resist? The group of us jumped in the car and headed off into the wild unknown, completely unaware of the misfortune that would soon befall us.
The house was isolated, overgrown and barely visible from the road. Most of its windows were broken. It seemed completely neglected except the locked door and a NO ENTRY sign outside. How would anyone notice, or possibly even care, if we went in and looked around?
We stole inside, hoping for anything to prove the legend. Nothing valuable was found until an old letter, addressed to a Mr. J. Witherell, caught my eye. Its paper was stiff and yellowed. Excited by the physical evidence, I slipped the letter into my back pocket. I was about to exit the house when I noticed firetrucks and police cars lining up out on the road. While most of us were exploring the house, one of us managed to knock a fire detector off the ceiling, which triggered an automated alarm at the fire department. I quickly alerted the others, but there would be no escape.
After a moment of panic, we decided to go outside and face the music. To avoid a theft charge, I left the letter where it was before stepping outside.
The result? Not only did we all get fined for entering, we were required to pay for property damage totaling $1,500 each — too much for us to afford.
For so many years, I have been wondering: Why is the deserted house so heavily protected with detectors and other security measures? Why is the property regularly maintained? What's the story behind that mysterious letter?
【1】What did the shabby appearance of the house seem to remind the kids?
A.They would have no trouble entering it.
B.Their entry would bring them a surprise.
C.Their entry would disturb the neighbours.
D.Their behavior would be noticed by its owner.
【2】Why did the author attempt to take the letter away?
A.It might reveal who had been maintaining the house.
B.It might help uncover the mystery of the abandoned house.
C.It must have been written to disclose a tragedy.
D.It was an evidence of the house being heavily protected.
【3】What led the police cars and firetrucks to arrive so quickly?
A.The police officers were checking there.
B.The house owner reported to the police.
C.The police cars were passing by accident.
D.Some boy started the fire alarm system.
【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.The empty house has been under strict protection.
B.The author wonders why they got fined.
C.No maintenance to the house is conducted regularly.
D.There is much mystery about the abandoned house.
【答案】
【1】A
【2】B
【3】D
【4】D
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和朋友们去探索一间废弃的房子,有人不小心触动了火警系统,引来了警车和火警车,他们因为非法进入被罚款而且赔偿了损失。直到现在作者都想不通很多问题,并认为这间房子有很多谜团。
【1】推理判断题。根据第二段的Most of its windows were broken. It seemed completely neglected except the locked door and a NO ENTRY sign outside. How would anyone notice, or possibly even care, if we went in and looked around? (它的大部分窗户都被打破了,似乎除了那扇锁着的门和外面的禁止入内的表之外,房间里什么都没有,如果我们进去四处看看,怎么会有人注意到,甚至关心呢)可推测,破旧的房子让作者和朋友们认为进去很容易,而且不会被别人注意到。A. They would have no trouble entering it. (他们进去不会有麻烦)符合以上说法,故选A项。
【2】推理判断题。根据第三段的Excited by the physical evidence, I slipped the letter into my back pocket.可知,作者认为那封信是物证,所以想偷偷把它带走。由此推测,作者认为这封信可以解开这间废弃的房子的秘密。B. It might help uncover the mystery of the abandoned house. (它可能帮助揭示这间废弃的房子的秘密)符合以上推测,故选B项。
【3】细节理解题。根据第三段的While most of us were exploring the house, one of us managed to knock a fire detector off the ceiling, which triggered an automated alarm at the fire department. (当我们大多人在探索房子时,有个人把天花板上的火警探测器撞了下来,这触发了消防队的自动报警)可知,因为某个男孩启动了火警系统,所以消防车和警车很快就来了。D. Some boy started the fire alarm system. (某个男孩启动了火警系统)符合以上说法,故选D项。
【4】推理判断题。根据最后一段的For so many years, I have been wondering: Why is the deserted house so heavily protected with detectors and other security measures? Why is the property regularly maintained? What’s the story behind that mysterious letter? (这么多年来,我一直在想:为什么废弃的房子会被探测器和其它安全措施重重保护?为什么定期维护物业?那封神秘的信背后有什么故事?)可推测,这间废弃的房子有很多未解之谜。D. There is much mystery about the abandoned house. (这间废弃的房子有很多未解之谜)符合以上推测,故选D项。