Cyril was a small town. The houses there were all made of wood; almost everything in the houses such as cupboards, tables and chairs were made of wood, too. And all the houses faced south. The town was never peaceful. Fire broke out once a week on summer afternoons. Residents were puzzled who the real firebug(縱火犯) was.
One day a big fire broke out. It was said that a Negro had jumped out of the house on fire, so the police arrested(逮捕) all the Negroes in the street. However, fire never stopped to breaking out when the Negroes were in prison.
Mauson, a physics teacher didn’t believe that the Negroes were the firebugs, for he really knew about those Negroes, He made up his mind to find out who the real firebug was.
One day he was invited to drink in a pub and happened to notice that many bottles and plastic plates were baked by the hot sunrays. Suddenly he realized what the actual fact was. He jumped with joy, saying, “I’ve got the answer!”
Mauson dashed out of the pub to his friend’s house nearby, which also faced south. He made an experiment there to confirm his idea.
The next Saturday afternoon, Mauson asked some policemen and newsmen to come to the house. They were told that the real firebug would be shown there. At that time the sun was shining full into the house and it became hotter and hotter inside the room.
Someone wanted to draw the curtains together, while another was going to use a bottle to drink water, but neither got permission from Mauson, who wanted to let the firebug in.
“Now,” said Mauson, “this house will soon catch fire.” People looked at each other in surprise. Mauson asked them to look at the bottles and focus on the table cloth. After a while the cloth gave off a burning smell and began to catch fire!
The mystery of fire was discovered, but the police wouldn’t believe him and insisted that Negroes had been the firebugs. Instead they arrested Mauson and put him into prison. But Mauson said he would never turn against science.
小題1:
The town was never peaceful, for fire broke out        .
A．in the afternoonB．in summerC．a(chǎn)t any timeD．A and B
小題2:
Why did the police arrest all the Negroes?
A．One of them had jumped out of the home on fire.
B．They were suspected to be the firebugs.
C．The police hated the Negroes.
D．The Negroes knew something about the fires.
小題3:
Drinking in a pub, Mauson realized what the actual fact was         .
A．by experimentB．by backing the bottles
C．through the hot sunraysD．by accident
小題4:
By making an experiment, they knew the real firebug was        .
A．the NegroesB．bottlesC．sunraysD．plastic plates
小題5:
Mauson was put into prison, because          .
A．he had told a lie
B．he had fund out the real firebug
C．he had turned against science
D．he had made friends with the Negroes

小題1:D
小題1:B
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小題1:C
小題1:B
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A．with his familyB．with EvelynC．a(chǎn)loneD．with his children
小題2:
During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ________.
A．she looked lovely in her new clothes
B．he had made a lot of money in Wall Street
C．he was determined to be a good husband
D．she was seriously ill
小題3:
The underlined words “one thing” in the passage refer to the fact that ________.
A．he praised her sweater, which puzzled her
B．she insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated
C．he knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her
D．he was so good to her that she thought she must be dying
小題4:
By saying “I’m just starting to live”, Tom means that ________.
A．he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of work
B．he is just beginning to enjoy his life as a loving husband
C．he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change
D．he is beginning to feel sorry for what he did to his wife

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