Tom was taken to the police station and put in a room with another thief, an older man.
The man looked at Tom and said, “Why have they brought you here, boy?” “I stole a small radio one day after lessons,” Tom said. The man laughed rudely at him, “you should steal something which is worth a lot if you want to be a thief. You ought to steal something really expensive, so that your name is put in the newspaper. Go and steal a lot of money from a bank next time!”
Tom thought for a few seconds and then said, “I can’t do that!” “Why can’t you?” said the older man. “Are you afraid?” “No,” said Tom, “I’m not afraid at all, but the banks are all closed at three o’clock, and my lessons don’t finish until four.”

  1. 1.

    Tom was taken to the police station ________

    1. A.
      by mistake
    2. B.
      to see another thief
    3. C.
      as a thief
    4. D.
      on business
  2. 2.

    Why did the older thief laugh rudely at Tom ?

    1. A.
      Because Tom lied to him
    2. B.
      Because Tom was only a student
    3. C.
      Because he didn’t think a small radio was worth stealing
    4. D.
      Because he thought Tom was too young to be a thief
  3. 3.

    From what Tom said, we can draw the conclusion(得出結(jié)論) that _________

    1. A.
      He would go on stealing after he was set free
    2. B.
      He must have been taught while stealing
    3. C.
      He wasn’t planning to steal from a bank
    4. D.
      He would never be out of prison again
  4. 4.

    Having heard what the older man said, Tom thought carefully about_______

    1. A.
      his lessons
    2. B.
      how to be a famous man
    3. C.
      stealing something worth a lot
    4. D.
      the plan to steal from a bank
  5. 5.

    Tom couldn’t steal from a bank because ______

    1. A.
      he was afraid of being put into prison
    2. B.
      he wouldn’t have time to do that though he dared to
    3. C.
      he wanted to be a good student
    4. D.
      he did not believe in the older man
CCADB
試題分析:
1.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段1,2行“I stole a small radio one day after lessons,說明他偷了收音機(jī),而被當(dāng)成小偷抓了起來,故C正確。
2.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段2,3行The man laughed rudely at him, “you should steal something which is worth a lot if you want to be a thief. You ought to steal something really expensive,說明他認(rèn)為Tom偷的東西太不值錢了。故C正確。
3.A 推理題。根據(jù)最后一段說明Tom還是想去偷東西,但是他偷不了銀行,因?yàn)殂y行在他下課之前就關(guān)門了,我們可知在下課以后他還是有可能出去偷東西的。故A正確。
4.D 推理題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句Tom thought for a few seconds and then said, “I can’t do that!”說明他在仔細(xì)考慮偷銀行的可能性的,故D正確。
5.B 推理題。根據(jù)最后一段“I’m not afraid at all, but the banks are all closed at three o’clock, and my lessons don’t finish until four.”說明銀行在他下課之前就關(guān)門了,這是他不能偷銀行的主要原因。故B正確。
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