A cat burglar invaded the bedroom of the President of the United States, who confronted him and helped him escape. The event occurred in the early morning hours in one of the first days of the presidency of Calvin Coolidge, late in August, 1923. He and his family were living at the Willard Hotel in Washington that they had occupied during his vice presidency.
Coolidge awoke to see a burglar search his clothes. Finally he got a wallet and a watch. When he was removing the watch chain, Coolidge spoke:I wish you wouldn't take that. The thief, at his voice, said:Why? I don't mean the watch and chain, only the charm. Take it near the window and read what is engraved(雕刻) on the back of it, the President said. The burglar read:Presented to Calvin Coolidge, Speaker of the House, by the Massachusetts General Court. Are you President Coolidge? he asked. The President answered, Yes, and the Legislature gave me that watch charm. I'm fond of it. It would do you no good. You want money. Let's talk this over. Holding up the wallet, the thief bargained:I'll take this and leave everything else. Coolidge, knowing there was $80 in the billfold, persuaded the thief to sit down and talk. The young man said he and his college roommate had overspent during their vacation and did not have enough money to pay their hotel bill. Coolidge added up the room rate and two rail tickets back to the campus. Then he counted out $32 and said it was a loan. He then told the thief that there probably would be a Secret Service agent patrolling(巡逻) the hotel corridor and asked if an escape could be made by going back along the hotel ledge(窗台).
The man left through the same window he had entered.
1. The phrase A cat burglar in the first line means a thief who()
2. The burglar intended to steal the______.
3. The charm in Paragraph 2 probably means()
4. The President gave the burglar dollars()
5. What can we infer from the passage()
问题1选项
A.steals cats
B.has nine lives like a cat
C.is fond of the game of cat-and-mouse
D.enters buildings by climbing through windows
问题2选项
A.wallet
B.watch
C.wallet and the watch
D.wallet and the watch chain
问题3选项
A.the power of attracting people
B.a word believed to have magic power
C.a small object that is attached to a chain
D.a small thing worn for supposed magic power
问题4选项
A.80
B.32
C.48
D.112
问题5选项
A.Coolidge kept the secret for the burglar
B.Coolidge gave the watch to the burglar but kept the charm
C.Coolidge gave the burglar a sum of money which was only enough to pay his hotel bill
D.Coolidge reported the burglar to the Secret Service Agency and the burglar was arrested
第1题:D
第2题:D
第3题:C
第4题:B
第5题:A
第1题:
【原文考查】词语理解题
【选项释义】
第一行中的短语A cat burglar的意思是一个小偷_______.
A. 偷猫
B. 像猫一样有九条命
C. 喜欢猫捉老鼠的游戏
D. 通过爬窗进入建筑物
【解题思路】本题根据文章第一段“A cat burglar invaded the bedroom of the President of the United States, who confronted him and helped him escape.”“invade”意思是侵入,下文提到了“thief”小偷,根据文章最后一句“The man left through the same window he had entered.”可知,窃贼是从窗户进来的。故本题选D。
第2题:
【原文考查】推理判断题
【选项释义】
窃贼企图偷窃_______.
A. 钱包
B. 手表
C. 钱包和手表
D. 钱包和表链
【解题思路】本题根据文章第二段第二、三句“Finally he got a wallet and a watch. When he was removing the watch chain, Coolidge spoke…” “最后他得到了一个钱包和一块手表。在取下表链的时候,柯立芝说……”可知,窃贼要偷的是钱包和表链。故本题选D。
第3题:
【原文考查】词义猜测题
【选项释义】
第二段中的“charm”可能是指_______.
A. 吸引人的力量
B. 一个被认为具有魔力的词
C. 拴在链条上的小物体
D. 一种被认为具有魔力的小东西
【解题思路】本题根据文章第二段“I don't mean the watch and chain, only the charm. …The President answered, Yes, and the Legislature gave me that watch charm. I'm fond of it. It would do you no good. You want money. Let's talk this over.”可知,这个东西不值钱,是个小物件。故本题选C。
第4题:
【原文考查】事实细节题
【选项释义】
总统给了窃贼_______美元。
A. 80
B. 32
C. 48
D. 112
【解题思路】本题根据第二段倒数第二句“Then he counted out $32 and said it was a loan.”可知,总统给了窃贼32美元。故本题选B。
第5题:
【原文考查】推理判断题
【选项释义】
我们能从文章中推断出什么_______。
A. 柯立芝为窃贼保守了秘密。
B. 柯立芝把手表给了窃贼,但保留了符咒。
C. 柯立芝给了窃贼一笔只够付旅馆账单的钱。
D. 柯立芝向特勤局报告了窃贼,窃贼被逮捕了。
【解题思路】本题根据第一段第一句“…who confronted him and helped him escape.” 和第二段最后一句“He then told the thief that there probably would be a Secret Service agent patrolling the hotel corridor and asked if an escape could be made by going back along the hotel ledge.”可知,Coolidge并没有把窃贼报告给特工处,而是帮他逃走了。故本题选A。