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【题目】 One of Britain’s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected police killer David Bieber -- and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to ￡30,000 reward money.

Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bibber’s bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.

She said: "I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there.”

The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said: "He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact （接触）." Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.

Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.

"It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?". My heart missed a beat."

Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key.

"I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man’s room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed.

【1】Vicki could get over 30,000 reward money, couldn’t she?

【2】How did Vicki feel when she opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policeman lined up in the car park?

【3】Why did Vicki become suspicious of David Bieber?

【4】Where was David Bieber most probably handcuffed?

【5】How long did the whole event probably last from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers?

【6】What might Vicki be thinking as her heart missed a beat?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】No , she couldn’t.

【2】She was nervous but glad.

【3】Because David Bieber didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make an eye contact.

【4】His room.

【5】11 hours and 10 minutes.

【6】She was very afraid.

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了一位英国最勇敢的妇女讲述了她是如何帮助抓获涉嫌杀害警察的大卫·比伯的，并得到了警方的鲜花感谢。

【1】根据文中It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to ￡30,000 reward money. up to意为最多达到多少，所以奖金最多是三万英镑，而不是多于三万英镑。这里做否定回答。根据题意，故填No , she couldn’t。

【2】根据文中She said: "I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there.”可知，她很紧张但是很高兴。故填She was nervous but glad.。

【3】根据文中He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact （接触）可知，因为David Bieber似乎不想说太多话，也不想与人眼神交流。这就是主人公对他起疑的原因。故填Because David Bieber didn’t’ seem to want to talk too much and make an eye contact.

【4】根据文中I could not see into the man’s room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed.从主人公的描述里，警察在他的房间外面，让嫌疑犯出来，最终嫌疑犯出来并且被戴上了手铐。故答案是在他的房间里。故填His room.。

【5】根据文中第四段the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year’s Eve可知，Biber入住酒店的时间为下午三点。"It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?"可知，武装警察的到来是凌晨两点十分。从比伯来到酒店到一些武装人员的到来，持续了11小时10分钟。故填11 hours and 10 minutes。

【6】根据文中"It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?"凌晨两点十点左右，电话又响了，一名警察说‘你能去外面的武装警察那里让他们知道你自己吗？可知当时Vicki是非常害怕的。故填She was very afraid。