Detective Keeling took his client — a good-looking lady into the back yard of the store together. The lady opened a door in the wall and they entered the small room behind the store. They crossed the room to a locked door.
M r. Keeling took some special keys from his pocket. Moments later, one of the keys unlocked the door. The lady went into the store. She said she would hide under the table to keep watch on her husband. Mr. Keeling did not follow her.
The detective went quickly to the policeman’s house. Then the two men hurried to the jewellery store. They looked through the window. The policeman was surprised. He spoke to Mr. Keeling. “I don’t understand. You told me, ‘Robbins took a young woman to a restaurant.’ Where is she?”
“There she is !” said Mr. Keeling. He pointed through the window.
“Do you know the lady with Robbins?” asked the policeman.
“That’s his secret friend,” said Mr. Keeling.
“No! You’re wrong! That’s Robbins’ wife,” said the policeman. “I’ve known her for fifteen years.”
“What ?” the detective shouted. His face became pale. “Who is under the table in the store?”
He started to kick the door of the jewellery store.
Mr. Robbins came to the door and opened it. The policeman and the detective ran into the store.
“Look under that table!” shouted the detective. “Be quick!”
The policeman lifted the cloth and put his arm under the table. He pulled out a black dress, a black veil and a woman’s wig(假發(fā)).
“Is this young lady your wife?” Mr. Keeling asked the jeweler. He pointed at the woman.
“Yes! She is my wife !” said Mr. Robbins angrily. “Why did you kick my door? Why are those clothes under my table?”
“Please check all the jewellery in your store, Mr. Robbins,” the policeman said. “Is anything missing?”
Some diamond rings and some expensive necklaces were missing. The missing jewellery was worth $800.
Later that night, Mr. Keeling was sitting in his office. He was looking through a big book of photographs. They were photographs of criminals. The policeman had brought the book to the detective’s office. Suddenly, Mr. Keeling stopped turning the pages. He looked at a picture of a handsome young man with a familiar face.
The next morning, Mr. Keeling paid the jeweler $800, and then closed his office.
【小題1】At the beginning, the lady was able to go into the jewellery store because ___________.

A.she went to the back yard and found the way
B.she was the owner of the store and had the key
C.two men helped her together to enter the store
D.Mr. Keeling unlocked the back door to the store
【小題2】The young lady who stayed with Mr. Robbins in the jewellery store was actually _________.
A.Mr. Robbins’ sister B.Mr. Robbins’ secret friend
C.Mr. Robbins’ wife D.a(chǎn) clever thief
【小題3】It can be inferred from the passage that Mr. Keeling cooperated with his client _____________.
A.so that he could get some jewellery from the store
B.because he thought he was helping the lady
C.because he wanted to play a joke on Mr. Robbins
D.so that he could get a job as a policeman
【小題4】The missing jewellery worth$800 was in fact taken away by _____________.
A.a(chǎn) young woman B.a(chǎn) young man C.a(chǎn) detective D.a(chǎn) policeman


【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】B

解析試題分析: 偵探M r. Keeling本想幫助他的“委托人”—一位年輕的女士,監(jiān)視她的丈夫--珠寶店的店主的行為。結(jié)果卻上當(dāng)受騙,珠寶店里丟失的價(jià)值$800的珠寶實(shí)際上是被一個(gè)男子偷走的。他的“委托人”男扮女裝騙了他,使他被迫還錢又關(guān)門歇業(yè)。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的開頭的意思(M r. Keeling從兜里拿出幾把特制的鑰匙。很快其中一把打開了門。)判斷,一開始那名女士能進(jìn)入珠寶店是因?yàn)閭商組 r. Keeling打開的。故選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)警察的提示以及偵探和警察闖入Mr. Robbins 的家詢問他,然后Mr. Robbins的肯定回答,判斷,和Mr. Robbins呆在珠寶店的實(shí)際上是他的妻子。故選C。
【小題3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的有關(guān)內(nèi)容(她說(shuō),她會(huì)藏在桌子底下監(jiān)視她丈夫。)和最后的結(jié)果看,偵探和他的委托人合作是想幫助她。故選B。
【小題4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的最后,他拿出警察給他的罪犯照片,對(duì)照發(fā)現(xiàn)了一張熟悉的年輕男子的臉,暗示珠寶店里丟失的價(jià)值$800的珠寶實(shí)際上是被一個(gè)男子偷走的。故選B。
考點(diǎn):故事類短文閱讀。

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