Tom was taken to the police station and put in a room with another thief, an older man. The man looked at Tom and said, “Why have they brought you here, boy? “I stole a small radio one day after les 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Tom was taken to the police station and put in a room with another thief, an older man.
The man looked at Tom and said, “Why have they brought you here, boy?” “I stole a small radio one day after lessons,” Tom said. The man laughed rudely at him, “you should steal something which is worth a lot if you want to be a thief. You ought to steal something really expensive, so that your name is put in the newspaper. Go and steal a lot of money from a bank next time!”
Tom thought for a few seconds and then said, “I can’t do that!” “Why can’t you?” said the older man. “Are you afraid?” “No,” said Tom, “I’m not afraid at all, but the banks are all closed at three o’clock, and my lessons don’t finish until four.”
【小题1】 Tom was taken to the police station ________.

A．by mistake

B．to see another thief

C．as a thief

D．on business

【小题2】Why did the older thief laugh rudely at Tom ?

A．Because Tom lied to him

B．Because Tom was only a student.

C．Because he didn’t think a small radio was worth stealing

D．Because he thought Tom was too young to be a thief.

【小题3】From what Tom said, we can draw the conclusion(得出结论) that _________.

A．He would go on stealing after he was set free.

B．He must have been taught while stealing

C．He wasn’t planning to steal from a bank

D．He would never be out of prison again

【小题4】Having heard what the older man said, Tom thought carefully about_______.

A．his lessons

B．how to be a famous man

C．stealing something worth a lot

D．the plan to steal from a bank

【小题5】. Tom couldn’t steal from a bank because ______

A．he was afraid of being put into prison

B．he wouldn’t have time to do that though he dared to

C．he wanted to be a good student

D．he did not believe in the older man

【小题1】C
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
【小题5】B

解析试题分析：
【小题1】C 细节题。根据第二段1,2行“I stole a small radio one day after lessons,说明他偷了收音机，而被当成小偷抓了起来，故C正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据第二段2,3行The man laughed rudely at him, “you should steal something which is worth a lot if you want to be a thief. You ought to steal something really expensive,说明他认为Tom偷的东西太不值钱了。故C正确。
【小题3】A 推理题。根据最后一段说明Tom还是想去偷东西，但是他偷不了银行，因为银行在他下课之前就关门了，我们可知在下课以后他还是有可能出去偷东西的。故A正确。
【小题4】D 推理题。根据最后一段第一句Tom thought for a few seconds and then said, “I can’t do that!”说明他在仔细考虑偷银行的可能性的，故D正确。
【小题5】B 推理题。根据最后一段“I’m not afraid at all, but the banks are all closed at three o’clock, and my lessons don’t finish until four.”说明银行在他下课之前就关门了，这是他不能偷银行的主要原因。故B正确。
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点评：文章介绍了小偷Tom被抓进银行和另外一个小偷之间的对话。属于故事类阅读，文章比较简单，只需要仔细阅读，注意文章中的关键点。

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A．He encouraged Mark to become a writer．

B．He had worked in various areas of the media．

C．He met Mark when working for a film company．

D．He prefers to employ people that he knows．

The weekly lunches were planned in order to ______．

A．help the writers get to know each other

B．provide an informal information party

C．divide the work that had to be done

D．entertain important visitors from the arts

What does the author mean when he says that Tom’s plan ‘never took off’ in Paragraph 3?

A．It was unpopular． B．It wasted too much time．

C．It wasn’t planned properly． D．It wasn’t put into practice．

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A．His success varies from year to year． B．He prefers to write about films he likes．

C．He can freely express his opinion． D．He writes according to accepted rules．

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The young man thought for a few moments and then answered, “About half of them, Uncle Jim.”

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A. interested in getting any information from the government

B. looking for a good-paying job with excellent hours

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D. very good at science

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A. He did not like it. B. He thought it was good

C. He refused to take it. D. He was unable to follow it.

The uncle wanted to find out ________.

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B. how his nephew was getting on with his job

C. whether his nephew could understand him or not

D. what his nephew had expected

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? “Forty.”

? “No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you’ve been here two months, so...”

? “Two months and five days.”

? “Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... you know you didn’t work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays... ”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but - not a word.

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? Julia’s left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but-still not a word.

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? “You didn’t. ”sobbed Julia.

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? I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.

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The young man thought for a few moments and then answered, “About half of them, Uncle Jim.”

1.When he graduated (毕业) from university, Tom was not ________.

A．interested in getting any information from the government

B．looking for a good-paying job with excellent hours

C．good at making decisions

D．very good at science

2.What did Tom think of his uncle’s advice?

A．He did not like it.	B．He thought it was good
C．He refused to take it.	D．He was unable to follow it.

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D．what his nephew had expected

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B．most of the government workers were not working hard

C．only half of the government workers went to work on time

D．the government office had more people than needed

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