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【题目】A woman was caught trying to get her boyfriend out of Puente Ayala prison by packing him in a large suitcase. They almost got away with it, but guards became suspicious after seeing the woman struggling with the suitcase.

25-year-old Souda arrived at the Puente Ayala prison in Barcelona, Venezuela, last weeks, to visit her boyfriend, Jose Antonio, who was serving a sentence of 9 years and 8 months for stealing cars. She had brought their six-year-old daughter and a large pink suitcase, which is common for an overnight stay by family members in South American prison. Little did the guards know that Souda and Jose Antoni were planning to leave the prison together the next day, as a big happy family.

Their plan seemed to go smoothly as the woman carrying the bright pink baggage didn’t attract the guards’ attention, but it failed when they finally noticed the short woman struggling to pull the seemingly light suitcase out of the door. They stopped Souda and asked her to open the suitcase so they could check its items. Left with no choice but to meet the guards’ demand, the woman opened the suitcase to show young Jose Antonio looking like a professional contortionist (专业柔术演员)and covered with different clothing items.

Puente Ayala guards sent the car thief back to the prison. Souda has been caught by guards and is waiting for official charges, and the couple’s six-year-old daughter, Mary, has been placed in the care of social services.

If only Souda had gone to the gym to improve her strength before going through escaping from prison with her lover, things might have gone differently.

1The underlined word “suspicious” in Paragraph 1 can be best replaced by_____.

A. pleased B. doubtful

C. worried D. violent

2Where did Souda put her husband while leaving the prison?

A. In a car. B. In a box

C. In a suitcase. D. In a bag

3Mary lives in the care of social services because______.

A. she broke the law

B. her parents’ marriage has ended

C. her parents are both caught by guards

D. her mother is busy building up her body

4What can we learn from the text?

A. Souda and her daughter stayed in the prison for a night

B. Souda has escaped from punishment by law

C. Jose Antonio made a living by selling cars once

D. Jose Antonio was a professional contortionist.

【答案】

1B

2C

3C

4A

【解析】本文是一篇新闻报道。一名女子为了将丈夫从监狱里带出来,带着女儿和行李箱去探监,出来时因为吃力的拿着轻便行李箱而引起了警卫的注意。原来女子将丈夫装在行李箱中,现在两人已经被抓住。

1词义猜测题。通读文章可知,因为女子提行李箱的举动而使事情败露。原文的句子是“They almost got away with it, but guards became suspicious after seeing the woman struggling with the suitcase”,可以推测出此举引起了警卫的怀疑,故选B。

2细节理解题。根据第三段“ the woman opened the suitcase to show young Jose Antonio looking like a professional contortionist (专业柔术演员)and covered with different clothing items.”可知,女子的丈夫被装在行李箱中,故选C。

3细节理解题。根据第四段“Puente Ayala guards sent the car thief back to the prison. Souda has been caught by guards and is waiting for official charges”可知,Mary的父母都被逮捕了,故选C。

4细节理解题。根据第二段She had brought their six-year-old daughter and a large pink suitcase, which is common for an overnight stay by family members in South American prison.for an overnight stay by family members in South American prison.可知家庭成员在南美洲监狱过夜,故选A。

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