7．A drunken burglar in the Orrell Park area of Liverpool，ended up leaping out of a window after a 10-year-old girl asked him to prove he was a superhero．
The drunken thief who pretended he was Superman to stop a child raising the alarm has been caught after he leapt from the apartment building in his pants to make the girl convinced．
Thief Ethan Adamson，25，told police that he had broken into a fifth-floor flat after a drinking party，believing it was empty．
But he was horrified when the owner's 10-year-old daughter woke up while he was there．
From his hospital bed，the thief told reporters，"To keep her quiet，I told her I was really Superman and I'd soon be flying off back to my secret headquarters．"
"She called my bluff （向…攤牌） and told me，‘If you're Superman，show me you can fly or I'll scream'．
"I had no choice so I stripped to my pants to look more like a superhero and went to the window．I saw another roof below and I thought I could make it but it turned out to be a lot further down than thought．I know it doesn't make sense but it did to me when I was drunk．"
Police later found him on the roof in just his yellow pants，covered in cuts and bruises（淤青） after a neighbor heard his cries of pain．
He now faces seven years behind bars for burglary．
Police spokesman Frank Armado said，"He was in quite a serious state and couldn't move until we got up there using ladders．He was treated for his injuries and we got him some fresh clothes，before taking him to hospital where he is being kept under guard until he is well enough to be arrested．"
29．What does the underlined part in the passage mean？A
A．I could land safely on the roof．
B．I could make the girl trust me．
C．I could prove I was a superhero．
D．I could make a successful escape．
30．What's the right order of the event？C
a．Ethan Adamson told reporters of the burglary．
b．The 10-year-old girl called Ethan Adamson's bluff．
c．Ethan Adamson attended a drinking party．
d．Ethan Adamson leapt out of a window．
A．cabd           
B．dbca         
C．cbda        
D．dcab
31．What is the author's purpose of writing the passage？A
A．To report on a joking burglary．
B．To call our attention to the burglary．
C．To explain how the burglar was caught．
D．To look back on an adventure story．

分析 本文寫了一個聰明的小女孩智捉小偷的故事．

解答 29．A詞義猜測題．根據(jù)前面的內(nèi)容可知這個喝醉了的小偷假裝超人想欺騙小女孩，結果小女孩讓他像超人一樣飛，否則就報警，所以他只能真的假裝超人飛一下，根據(jù)下文I saw another roof below and I thought I could make it，他絕對不會不想摔死，想落在屋頂上，在根據(jù)make it成功，由此可知答案為A．
30．C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知Ethan Adamson 喝了酒，假裝超人欺騙女孩，假裝飛了一下，進了醫(yī)院被警察詢問，所以答案選C．
31．A 主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章第一段和文章內(nèi)容可以判斷為A．

點評 在閱讀時要抓住文章的主題和細節(jié)，分析文章結構，根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)在聯(lián)系，挖掘文章的深層含義，對于暗含在文章中的人物的行為動機，事件中的因果關系及作者未言明的傾向、意圖、態(tài)度、觀點等要進行合乎邏輯的判斷、推理、分析，進一步增強理解能力，抓住材料實質(zhì)性的東西．

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