On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.
At six o’clock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? How? Had someone got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry.
Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door — “a master key” perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time, dressed as usual, but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.
It was just after four o’clock when the front door bell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box being pushed open. With the kettle of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly towards the front door. A long piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the handle on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet. 
小題1:Mrs. Clarke looked forward to Thursday because       .
A．she worked at a club on the day
B．she had visitors on Thursday
C．she visited a club on Thursday
D．a(chǎn) special visitor came on Thursday
小題2:What does the expression “a master key” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A．A key to all the doors.
B．A key only to the woman’s door.
C．A key only its master can use.
D．A key not everyone can use.
小題3:On the third Thursday Mrs. Clarke went out       .
A．because she didn’t want to miss the club again
B．to see if the thief was wandering outside
C．to the club but then changed her mind
D．in an attempt to trick the thief
小題4:The lock on the front door was one which       .
A．needed a piece of wire to open it
B．could be opened from inside without a key
C．couldn’t be opened without a key
D．used a handle instead of a key

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析：本文敘述了Mrs. Clarke每到周四都去俱樂部去，有一天她照常去那里，等到回到家中，她發(fā)現(xiàn)家里好像有人來(lái)過，于是她想出來(lái)一個(gè)辦法來(lái)看個(gè)究竟，那天，她裝著去俱樂部，但是一會(huì)就回來(lái)了，躲在一個(gè)地方看著是否有人來(lái)，結(jié)果賊真的來(lái)了，她用準(zhǔn)備好的熱水澆了賊的手，賊嚇得跑開了。
小題1:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)…went to the over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. 故選C。
小題2:這是詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door — “a master key” perhaps.不是這家的主人而能打開門的人，他有的這個(gè)鑰匙可能就是萬(wàn)能鑰匙，故選A。
小題3:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.她故意讓賊看見她出去，但是她又回來(lái)了，想看個(gè)究竟，故選D
小題4:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The wire turned and caught around the handle on the door-lock.從里面不用鑰匙來(lái)打開門，故選B。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：詞義猜測(cè)題旨在考查學(xué)生根據(jù)上下文對(duì)生詞做出理解判斷的能力。近幾年來(lái)，閱讀理解中的詞義猜測(cè)題呈上升趨勢(shì)。在閱讀過程中根據(jù)選材、背景、及上下文等線索推測(cè)出生詞詞義是真實(shí)語(yǔ)言活動(dòng)中的重要技巧。這一能力可以說是體現(xiàn)閱讀理解能力的一項(xiàng)重要指標(biāo)。
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A．a(chǎn)ccompanyB．a(chǎn)ssureC．helpD．guarantee
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A．topicB．themeC．titleD．idea
小題19:
A．successB．timeC．periodD．opportunity
小題20:
A．whyB．ifC．thoughD．because

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