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     Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book.

     This chance discovery ended a 12day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure -- a 120-page -diary kept 190 years ago by Deborah Logan, “a woman who knew everybody in her day,” James Green, the librarian told the magazine America Libraries.

     Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia. It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington D.C. in the war of 1812. She describes President James Madison on horseback as “perfectly shaking with fear” during the troubled days. George Washington, she writes, mistook her for the wife of a French man, and praised her excellent English.

       The adventure of the lost book began September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from England to deliver the diary to his ancestor (祖先) to the Library Company, which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary.

      Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession “about five minutes” when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person. On returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green, Luxmoor was shocked to realise that he had left it in the taxi.

       Without any delay, Green began calling every taxi company in the city, with no luck. “I've felt sick since then,” Luxmoore told reporters.

        According to Green, no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building. Tom Brennan received a reward (獎勵) of $1 000, Philadelphia gained another treasure for its history, and Luxmoore told reporters, “It's wonderful news. I'm on high.”

51. This article mainly tells about the story of _______.

A. a lost diary                                           B. Deborah Longan

C. Cory Luxmoore                                    D. the Library Company

52. From the text, we learn that the diary is now owned by _______.

A. Tom Brennan                                              B. an unknown person

C. a Philadelphia magazine                        D. the Library Company of Philadelphia

53. Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because _______.

A. it was written in Philadelphia                 B. it tells stories about Philadelphia

C. people in the city are interested in old things

D. the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia

54. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?

 a -- Tom Brennan found the book in an office building.

 b -- The book was shown to James Green.

 c -- Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.

 d -- The book was left behind in a taxi.

A. a, b, c, d         B. c, b, d, a                  C. a, c, d, b                         D. c, a, b, d

55. What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said “I'm on high”?

A. I'm rich                    B. I'm famous                     C. I'm excited                    D. I'm lucky

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解析:

51. 答案：A。

解析：這是一道歸納概括題。通讀全篇文章不難看出這篇文章的主要內(nèi)容是關(guān)于日記的運送、丟失和失而復(fù)得的過程。

52. 答案：D。

解析：這是一道細(xì)節(jié)題。從題干可知，要求選出現(xiàn)在這本日記歸誰所有。第四自然段The adventure of the lost book began September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from England to deliver the diary to his ancestor (祖先) to the Library Company, which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary.可知，Cory Luxmoore從英國來的目的是將日記交給the Library Company of Philadelphia，所以最佳答案應(yīng)為D。

53. 答案：B。

解析：這是一道細(xì)節(jié)題。從第三自然段第一句話Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia.可知，這篇日記講述的是有關(guān)Philadelphia的故事。

54. 答案：B。

解析：這是一道排序題。題干要求考生選出這本日記運送、遺失和尋找的過程。其正確的順序是：Cory Luxmoore從英國到達Philadelphia、將日記給James Green看、日記被遺留在一輛出租車的后部、Tom Brennan在辦公大樓發(fā)現(xiàn)了日記。

55. 答案：C。

解析：這是一道句意理解題。Cory Luxmoore負(fù)責(zé)運送日記，而日記失而復(fù)得，所以他感到激動。