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【题目】 It was a cold， dark night in November， and it was raining. It was six o’clock and people were going home from work. Diana left her bank in a hurry， but she wasn’t going home. She was driving to her friend Daniel’s house to have dinner.

a. Suddenly she hit something in the road. She stopped， and got out of the car. It was a cat， but it was dead. So she got back in the car.

b. Diana went on with her drive. She looked in the mirror and saw a black truck behind her. It was very near. She began to feel a bit afraid. It was following her! Then the seven o’clock news started on the radio. “The police are looking for a murderer who ran away from a north London prison last night. He is very dangerous...” Now Diana was really afraid.

c. At ten to seven， Diana was driving along the Al Road. Her friend Daniel was a farmer and he lived 30km north of London. She was listening to the radio， and beginning to free herself after a hard day at the office.

d. When the doorbell rang， Daniel was making dinner. He heard Diana shouting， quickly took his gun， and ran to the door. At that moment， the black truck stopped next to Dinana’s car. A tall man got out. It was Daniel’s father.

e. She began to drive faster， but the truck drove faster too. It was right behind her: She left the Al Road but the black truck followed her. Now Diana was terrified. At last she arrived at Daniel s farm. She ran up to the house， and rang the doorbell. “Help， help， Daniel，” she shouted.

【1】Choose the right order of the whole story.

A.c-b-a-e-dB.c-a-b-e-dC.a-b-c-e-dD.c-e-b-a-d

【2】It took Diana________ to drive to her friend’s home.

A.fifty minutesB.an hourC.more than an hourD.half an hour

【3】Diana became even more afraid after she________.

A.hit the catB.saw the policeC.found the truckD.heard the news

【4】Diana worked in_________.

A.a bankB.a police stationC.a farmD.school

【5】Why did the tall man stop the truck next to Diana’s car？ Because__________

A.he wanted to kill DianaB.he wanted to have dinner with her

C.he arrived homeD.he was Daniel’s friend

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

短文主要讲述戴安娜下班后独自驾车驶往朋友丹尼尔家的途中发生的一件趣事。

【1】句意：选择整个故事的正确顺序。

段落排序题。根据所给选项，假设故事首段是a段，则b、c、e三段联系不紧密，逻辑混乱，所以排除C项。再假设故事首段是c段：c段末句描述戴安娜在办公室辛苦了一天之后，一边听收音机，一边开始释放自己。接着，a段首句的过渡词suddenly（突然），承上启下，把上文和谐舒适的氛围带入到了紧张的氛围。a段末句说：So she got back in the car.（所以她回到车里）。那么故事接下来应该是“继续行驶”（Diana went on with her drive.）。所以故事就由a段到了b段。b段描述，一辆黑色卡车紧随戴安娜的车，戴安娜又听了广播里有关“凶手”的报道，这些让戴安娜感到十分恐惧，于是她就加速行驶（She began to drive faster），这就到了e段。故事的最后就是d段——真相大白：高个子卡车司机不是戴安娜认为的“凶手”而是丹尼尔的爸爸。故选B。

【2】句意：戴安娜开车到她朋友家要花费一个多小时。

推理判断题。首段第二句说：It was six o’clock and people were going home from work.六点，人们正下班回家。短文b段说：Then the seven o’clock news started on the radio.（车上）广播里七点的新闻开始了。由此可判断，戴安娜到达朋友家要花费一个多小时。故选C。

【3】句意：戴安娜听了新闻后感到更害怕。

细节理解题。短文b段第四句说：She began to feel a bit afraid.（她开始感到有点害怕。）然后，广播里7点的新闻报道有关“凶手”的新闻。她感到真的害怕了。（Now Diana was really afraid.）由此可知，“戴安娜听了新闻后感到更害怕。”故选D。

【4】句意：戴安娜在银行工作。

细节理解题。短文首段第三句说：Diana left her bank in a hurry...戴安娜匆忙离开了银行……由此可知，戴安娜在银行工作。故选A。

【5】句意：为什么那个高个子男人把卡车停在戴安娜的车旁？因为他到家了。

推理判断题题。短文d段最后一句说：A tall man got out. It was Daniel’s father.一个高个子男人下车。他是丹尼尔的爸爸。由此可判断，丹尼尔的爸爸到家了，就把车停在戴安娜的车旁。故选C。