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The writers of murder stories go to a great deal of trouble to keep up guessing right up to the end. In actual fact, people often behave more strangely in real life than they do in stories.
The following advertisement once appeared in a local newspaper: “An opportunity to earn $ 250 in a few minutes. A man… willing to chances, wanted for an out-of-the-ordinary job which can be performed only once. ”A reader found this offer very nice and write to the advertiser. But being a bit suspicious（怀疑）, he gave a false name. Soon afterwards, he received a reply. Enclosed in the envelope was a typed note instructing him to ring a certain number if he was still interested. He did so and learned on the telephone that the advertiser wanted him “to get rid of somebody” and would discuss it more fully with him the next day. But the man told the police and from then on acted under their instructions.
The police saw the two men meet and watched them as they drove away together. In the car the advertiser came to the point at once; he told the man he wanted him to shoot his wife. The reason he gave was that he was suffering from a serious disease and wanted to live in a warmer country, but his wife objected to this. Giving the man some money, the advertiser told him to buy a gun and warned him to be careful of the dog, though it would not bite, it might attract attention. He also gave him a photograph of his wife so that he would be able to recognize her.
After that, the advertiser suggested that the man should “do the job” the next morning. At the same time he would prepare his wife by telling her that a young man was going to call. After the murder they would meet again outside a railway station and the money would be paid as arranged. The second meeting never took place, for the advertiser was arrested shortly afterwards and charged with attempting to persuade someone to murder his wife.
57. The sort of person that the advertisement in the newspaper asked for was a person ____.
A. who was not afraid of police
B. who wanted a profitable job
C. who wished to earn $ 500 with two opportunities
D. who was fond of adventure
58. The reader gave a false name when he answered the advertisement because ____.
A. he did not want the police to suspect him
B. he did not fully believe the advertiser
C. the offer of the advertiser was only $250
D. the advertiser did not want to discuss the job fully on the phone
59. The advertiser wanted the reader “to get rid of somebody. ”This implies ____.
A. the advertiser was surrounded by the police
B. it was inconvenient for the advertiser to speak directly at the time
C. the advertiser wished to kill his wife the next day
D. the advertiser would hire the man to kill someone
60. The man told the police of the murder plan so that____.
A. the advertiser was arrested red-handed B. the man was paid $ 250 as arranged
C. the wife' s life was spared D. the dog would not be alarmed
查看习题详情和答案>>Harry Houdini was a man who astonished and attracted many people during his life. Whether he was escaping from a locked box or making things disappear and reappear, he surely was entertaining. People thought that he must truly have some supernatural powers, but in fact, what Harry really had was drive.
Harry was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1874. His real name was Ehrich Weiss, the third of five children. His family moved to Wisconsin not long after his birth and when he was nine, he was tying ropes all over his backyard and learning amazing tricks to show his friends and neighbors. He visited the local locksmith, and when he had reached his teens he could pick almost any lock that was made. He also learned how to do card tricks. He and his brother, Theo, would often entertain at local parties and clubs for extra money.
When Ehrich was 16, he came across a book that would actually change his life: the biography of France’s greatest magician, Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin. It showed Ehrich that his hobby of magic and tricks could also be a career. Immediately, he changed his name to Harry Houdini. He and Theo headed out to make a living as magicians.
In 1893, they performed at the Chicago World’s Fair, and after that they traveled around giving magic shows for anyone willing to listen and pay. Theo grew restless, however, as the jobs became scarce, so he left. His timing was perfect since Harry had just fallen in love with a lovely woman named Bess who was just the right size for slipping in and out of the trunk they used in their magic tricks. They married immediately and then off they went, traveling with circuses and other road shows. Harry learned more and more tricks and spent much of his time reading and studying all kinds of locks, especially handcuffs. However, no matter what tricks they did or how hard they tried, Bess and Harry were not doing well. They tried to sell their shows for seven years and finally, in desperation, they went to Europe.
It was the right move. Harry’s persistence and constant practice were about to pay off. To get people’s attention, he walked into police stations and offered to be handcuffed by all the policemen. They were shocked when he was loose only seconds later. Soon, everyone in Europe was talking about Houdini’s astounding skills. He was in high demand and found himself doing more and more dangerous acts. He escaped from a straitjacket hanging upside down over the street; he escaped from locked boxes of all kinds; and, of course, he got out of any kind of handcuffs put on him.
After several years in Europe, Bess and Harry returned to the United States in victory. Harry was doing such amazing tricks that people felt he must have special powers. However, few realized how much time he spent practicing and studying. He would do special exercises to keep his body strong, and he would do tricks with his fingers to keep them flexible. He would spend large amounts of time tying and untying knots — with his toes! For his underwater tricks, he would get in the bathtub and practice holding his breath for longer and longer times. Since many of his tricks involved being deep in icy water, he would pour buckets of ice in the tub to get accustomed to working in the cold.
The reason that Harry Houdini was such a success was that he practiced and prepared for whatever might happen. When a college student punched him in the abdomen in 1926, however, he wasn’t prepared. The punch did internal damage that not even this magician could get out of. Harry died in 1926 at 52 years of age — a master of his trade and a true legend.
56. Houdini decided to become a magician after ______.
A. he read a book about a famous magician B. he learned to pick a lock
C. he started entertaining at local parties D. he learned to do card tricks
57. The author supports the argument that Houdini was a hard worker by describing ______.
A. his famous tricks B. his childhood
C. how he prepared D. how he became popular
58. Which of the is true according to this passage?
A. His brother left him because he was doubtful of the future.
B. He went to Europe after an argument with his brother.
C. Bess was a great help in his career before they were married.
D. He succeeded because he had special powers.
59. It can be inferred that Houdini’s death was ______.
A. a plotted murder B. another performance C. a legend D. an accident
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The writers of murder stories go to a great deal of trouble to keep us guessing right up to the end. In actual fact, people often behave more strangely in real life than they do in stories.
The following advertisement once appeared in a newspaper: “An opportunity to earn ￡250 in a few minutes. A man…willing to take chances wanted for an out-of-the-ordinary job which can be performed only once.”A reader found this offer very generous and applied to the advertiser, but being a bit doubtful, he gave a false name. Soon afterwards, he received a reply. Enclosed in the envelope was a typed note instructing him to ring a certain number if he was still interested. He did so and learnt on the telephone that the advertiser wanted him “to get rid of somebody” and would discuss it more fully with him next day. But the man told the police and from then on acted under their instructions.
The police saw the two men meet and watched them as they drove away together. In the car the advertiser came to the point at once: he told the man he wanted him to shoot his wife. The reason he gave was that he was suffering from a disease and wanted to live in a warmer country, but his wife didn't agree to this. Giving the man some money, the advertiser told him to buy a gun and warned him to be careful of the dog which, though it would not bite, might attract attention. He also gave him a photograph of his wife so that he would be able to recognize her. After that, the advertiser suggested that the man should “do the job” next morning. Meanwhile, he would prepare his wife by telling her that a young man was going to call. After the murder, they would meet again outside a railway station and the money would be paid as arranged. The second meeting never took place, for the advertiser was arrested shortly afterwards and charged with attempting to persuade someone to murder his wife.
1．The reader wanted to take the chance because ________.
[ ]
A．he was interested in the advertisement
B．he was a policeman
C．he wanted to take a risk
D．he wanted to get hold of the advertiser
2．He met the advertiser ________.
[ ]
A．right after he had sent his name to him
B．before he rang a certain number
C．after the murder
D．after he had told the police
3．The reader didn't give his real name because ________.
[ ]
A．he knew the advertiser was a murderer
B．he didn't believe the advertiser fully and wanted to be safe
C．he was a policeman
D．he didn't want to meet the advertiser
4．He told the police about it because ________.
[ ]
A．the advertiser cheated him
B．the advertiser wanted to get rid of him
C．the advertiser was arranging a murder
D．he didn't get the money he wanted
5．Finally, ________.
[ ]
A．the reader “did the job”
B．the wife told the police
C．the advertiser was murdered
D．the advertiser's plan failed
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The writers of murder stories go to a great deal of trouble to keep up guessing right up to the end. In actual fact, people often behave more strangely in real life than they do in stories.
The following advertisement once appeared in a local newspaper:“An opportunity to earn $ 250 in a few minutes. A man... willing to take chances, wanted for an out- of-the-ordinary job which can be performed only once.” A reader found this offer very nice and write to the advertiser. But being a bit suspicious (怀疑), he gave a false name. Soon afterwards, he received a reply. Enclosed in the envelope was a typed note instructing him to ring a certain number if he was still interested. He did so and learned on the telephone that the advertiser wanted him “to gel rid of somebody” and would discuss it more fully with him the next day. But the man told the police and from then on acted under their instructions.
The police saw the two men meet and watched them as they drove away together. In the car the advertiser came to the point at once; he told the man he wanted him to shoot his wife. The reason he gave was that he was suffering from a serious disease and wanted to live in a warmer country, but his wife objected to this. Giving the man some money, the advertiser told him to buy a gun and warned him to be careful of the dog, though it would not bite, it might attract attention. He also gave him a photograph of his wife so that he would be able to recognize her.
After that, the advertiser suggested that the man should“do the job”the next morning. At the same time he would prepare his wife by telling her that a young man was going to call. After the murder they would meet again outside a railway station and the money would be paid as arranged. The second meeting never took place, for the advertiser was arrested shortly afterwards and charged with attempting to persuade someone to murder his wife.
(1)The sort of person that the advertisement in the newspaper asked for was a person ________.
[ ]
A. who was not afraid of police
B. who wanted a profitable job
C. who wished to earn $ 500 with two opportunities
D. who was fond of adventure
(2)The reader gave a false name when he answered the advertisement because ________.
[ ]
A. he did not want the police to suspect him
B. he did not fully believe the advertiser
C. the offer of the advertiser was only $ 250
D. the advertiser did not want to discuss the job fully on the phone
(3)The advertiser wanted the reader“to gel rid of somebody”. This implies ________.
[ ]
A. the advertiser was surrounded by the police
B. it was inconvenient for the advertiser to speak directly at the time
C. the advertiser wished to kill his wife the next day
D. the advertiser would hire the man to kill someone
(4)The man told the police of the murder plan so that ________.
[ ]
A. the advertiser was arrested red-handed
B. the man was paid $ 250 as arranged
C. the wife's life was spared
D. the dog would not be alarmed
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The writers of murder stories go to a great deal of trouble to keep up guessing right up to the end. In actual fact, people often behave more strangely in real life than they do in stories.
The following advertisement once appeared in a local newspaper:“An opportunity to earn $ 250 in a few minutes. A man... willing to take chances, wanted for an out- of-the-ordinary job which can be performed only once.” A reader found this offer very nice and write to the advertiser. But being a bit suspicious (怀疑), he gave a false name. Soon afterwards, he received a reply. Enclosed in the envelope was a typed note instructing him to ring a certain number if he was still interested. He did so and learned on the telephone that the advertiser wanted him “to gel rid of somebody” and would discuss it more fully with him the next day. But the man told the police and from then on acted under their instructions.
The police saw the two men meet and watched them as they drove away together. In the car the advertiser came to the point at once; he told the man he wanted him to shoot his wife. The reason he gave was that he was suffering from a serious disease and wanted to live in a warmer country, but his wife objected to this. Giving the man some money, the advertiser told him to buy a gun and warned him to be careful of the dog, though it would not bite, it might attract attention. He also gave him a photograph of his wife so that he would be able to recognize her.
After that, the advertiser suggested that the man should“do the job”the next morning. At the same time he would prepare his wife by telling her that a young man was going to call. After the murder they would meet again outside a railway station and the money would be paid as arranged. The second meeting never took place, for the advertiser was arrested shortly afterwards and charged with attempting to persuade someone to murder his wife.
(1)The sort of person that the advertisement in the newspaper asked for was a person ________.
[ ]
A. who was not afraid of police
B. who wanted a profitable job
C. who wished to earn $ 500 with two opportunities
D. who was fond of adventure
(2)The reader gave a false name when he answered the advertisement because ________.
[ ]
A. he did not want the police to suspect him
B. he did not fully believe the advertiser
C. the offer of the advertiser was only $ 250
D. the advertiser did not want to discuss the job fully on the phone
(3)The advertiser wanted the reader“to gel rid of somebody”. This implies ________.
[ ]
A. the advertiser was surrounded by the police
B. it was inconvenient for the advertiser to speak directly at the time
C. the advertiser wished to kill his wife the next day
D. the advertiser would hire the man to kill someone
(4)The man told the police of the murder plan so that ________.
[ ]
A. the advertiser was arrested red-handed
B. the man was paid $ 250 as arranged
C. the wife's life was spared
D. the dog would not be alarmed
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