Question

【題目】

Andrew Bennett talked for the first time about the night his wife was killed. The judge thought it was he who killed his wife. Now he wrote to a magazine from the prison about what happened on the night of November 23.1995.

“I had to stay late at the hospital that night to do an operation. I left at about 11 p.m. I drove home slowly because the weather was terrible. The wind was blowing and it was raining heavily. I was turning into our road when a man suddenly ran in front of my car. I almost hit him but I stopped just in time. I was frightened and the men looked frightened, too. I got out of the car but he ran away before I could ask if he was all right. It was very strange. When I got home, the lights were on but it was very quiet. I called to my wife but there was no answer. Then I remembered that she was out at a concert.”

“I was still very upset about what happened on the road. So I went to have a bath. Then I saw that the window in the bathroom was open. This was strange because my wife always locked the doors and windows before she went out. She was afraid of burglars. When I went to close it, I found Ellen lying there, blood everywhere. I rushed over and felt for her pulse but she was dead. I sat on the floor beside her body and was too frightened to do anything.”

“The next thing I knew was the sky was getting bright. I can’t remember a thing about that night. In the morning I phoned the police. They arrived half an hour after I phoned them. But it seemed like a few hours. During that time I tried hard to remember anything I could about the night before. I couldn’t stop thinking about the man in the road. What was he doing on that night in our quiet neighborhood? Why did he look so frightened? Why did he run away?”

【1】Did Andrew Bennett write the letter at home?

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【2】How did Andrew Bennett succeed in avoiding (避免) a traffic accident that nearly happened?

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【3】What did Andrew Bennett’s wife want to do that night?

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【4】What were the two strange things that Andrew Bennett mentioned (提到)?

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【5】How long did it take the police to get to Andrew Bennett’s house?

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【6】Who do you think might be the murderer (殺人犯)? Give at least two reasons.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】No, he didn't.

【2】He stopped (his car) in time.

【3】She wanted to go to the concert that night/She wanted to be out at a concert./ Go to the concert.

【4】1) The man (looked frightened and) ran away before Andrew Bennett asked him anything./Andrew Bennett got out of the car but the man ran away before Andrew Bennett could ask if he was all right 2) The window in the bathroom was open

【5】It took the police half an hour (to get to Andrew Bennett's house)./ Half an hour.

【6】I think the man might be the murderer. First, according to Andrew Bennett, their neighbourhood was quiet, so few strangers would appear in the neighbourhood. But the man went there on a rainy night. Second, he was afraid and ran away when Andrew Bennett got out of the car and asked if he was all right. What's more, he didn't argue with Andrew when Andrew nearly hit him.

【解析】

這篇短文講述了一個聽起來讓人心情緊張的故事。Andrew Bennett的妻子被殺的事情。法官認(rèn)為是他殺死了他的妻子，現(xiàn)在他在監(jiān)獄給雜志寫了關(guān)于1995年11月23日晚上發(fā)生的事情。下文具體闡述了信的內(nèi)容。

【1】根據(jù)文中Now he wrote to a magazine from the prison about what happened on the night of November 23.1995. 現(xiàn)在他在監(jiān)獄里給一本雜志寫了1995年11月23日晚上發(fā)生的事情�？芍�他不是在家寫的信，故答案為No, he didn’t.

【2】根據(jù)文中I almost hit him but I stopped just in time. 我差點撞到他，但我及時停了下來�？芍�是他及時停下來，所以才沒有撞到那個人，故答案為He stopped (his car) in time.

【3】根據(jù)文中I called to my wife but there was no answer. Then I remembered that she was out at a concert. 我打電話給我妻子，但沒有人接。后來我想起她去聽音樂會了�？芍�他的妻子那天晚上是想去聽音樂會的，故答案為She wanted to go to the concert that night/She wanted to be out at a concert./ Go to the concert.

【4】根據(jù)文中I was frightened and the men looked frightened, too. I got out of the car but he ran away before I could ask if he was all right. It was very strange. 我很害怕，那些人看起來也很害怕。我下了車，但他在我問他是否沒事之前跑掉了。很奇怪。以及文中Then I saw that the window in the bathroom was open. This was strange because my wife always locked the doors and windows before she went out. She was afraid of burglars. 然后我看到浴室的窗戶開著。這很奇怪，因為我妻子出門前總是把門窗鎖上。她害怕竊賊。可知這兩件事情讓他覺得奇怪，故答案為1) The man (looked frightened and) ran away before Andrew Bennett asked him anything./Andrew Bennett got out of the car but the man ran away before Andrew Bennett could ask if he was all right 2) The window in the bathroom was open

【5】根據(jù)文中In the morning I phoned the police. They arrived half an hour after I phoned them. 早上我給警察打了電話。我給他們打電話半小時后他們就到了�？芍�警察到他家用了半小時，故答案為It took the police half an hour (to get to Andrew Bennett’s house)./ Half an hour.

【6】根據(jù)文章的理解以及Andrew Bennett的描述可知，我認(rèn)為兇手應(yīng)該是那名男子，首先他在一個風(fēng)雨交加的夜晚一個人在路上就很可疑，并且Andrew Bennett的車差點撞到他，但是那名男子卻沒有出聲也沒有等Andrew Bennett說抱歉就跑了，所以我認(rèn)為他應(yīng)該是兇手，故答案為I think the man might be the murderer. First, according to Andrew Bennett, their neighbourhood was quiet, so few strangers would appear in the neighbourhood. But the man went there on a rainy night. Second, he was afraid and ran away when Andrew Bennett got out of the car and asked if he was all right. What’s more, he didn’t argue with Andrew when Andrew nearly hit him.