单选题 On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women's club as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time (36) an old woman who lived (37) .
When she came home she sensed something (38) . Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all (39) and there was no (40) of forced entry. Had (41) been taken? She went from room to room, (42) , and found her camera and spare watch (43) .
The following Thursday she went out at her (44) time, but didn't go to the club. (45) she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, (46) herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would (47) .
It was 4 o'clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was (48) tea at the time. The bell rang again, and (49) she heard her letter-box being pushed open. (50) the kettle of boiling water, she moved quietly (51) the door. A (52) of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a (53) . The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door lock Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and (54) the water over the hand. (55) was heard outside as the (56) fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was (57) by the sound of running feet.
It wasn't long (58) the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly (59) at the club for her successful (60) .

单选题 A. by B. to C. with D. for
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】要求掌握It's ... for sb. (to do ...)这一结构。
单选题 A. lonely B. alone C. away D. busily
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】lived alone在这里表示“过着独身生活”。本句末尾实际上省略了不定式to do so。
单选题 A. terrible B. uncomfortable C. unusual D. bad
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据下一句所表示的疑问,这里首先是“感觉到异常情况”。表示这一意思应说 sensed sth.unusual,故选C。
单选题 A. locked B. opened C. broken D. fixed
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据下文的forced entry(强行闯入),可知后门和窗户必定是锁上的,故选A。
单选题 A. scene B. show C. sign D. sight
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】the sign of forced entry表示“强行闯入的痕迹”。另三项词意不符。
单选题 A. anything B. nothing C. money D. jewels
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】在察看屋内之前不可能知道是否有什么物品丢失,故用anything。
单选题 A. looking B. examining C. searching D. checking
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】A、C两项不合句意,首先排除。examine和check两词均有“检查”之意,但略有差异,examine意为to test by asking questions,check意为to test by comparison,要知道东西少没有少,丢没有丢须通过数量核对,检查东西在不在原处,显然本题应选D为佳。这里checking作状语,表示伴随动作,checking后面实际上省略了whether any thing had been taken。
单选题 A. losing B. missing C. leaving D. disappearing
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据句子结构,这里需要的是宾语补足语,而这个宾语补足语表示的是状态,而不是一个正在进行的动作。四个选项中唯有missing是形容词,表示状态,意为“丢失了,不见了”,故选B。如考虑A,则应把losing改为lost,过去分词lost也可表示状态,表示与宾语之间的被动关系。这里missing=lost,但不能用missed。 leave和disappear为不及物动词,其现在分词和过去分词均不能用作宾语补足语。
单选题 A. same B. spare C. special D. usual
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据第一段中的as usual的提示,这里应选D,at her usual time表示“同以往的时间一样”。
单选题 A. Therefore B. However C. Instead D. Again
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据上下文“不是……而是……”这一意思,这里应用副词Instead。另三项均不合文意。
单选题 A. pushing B. letting C. pulling D. leading
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】A、C、D三项均不能与主语自身构成动宾关系。而选项B可以接反身代词作宾语。let sb./oneself in/out是固定短语,意为“让某人进入/出去”。
单选题 A. appear B. follow C. happen D. continue
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】从上下文整体意思看,应选C,wait and see what would happen表示“等着看会发生什么情况”。下文就是接下来所发生的情况。
单选题 A. cooking B. making C. burning D. serving
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】“沏茶”英语是make tea,而不是cook tea,故选B。burn是“燃烧”,serve可理解为“供应”,不合句意。
单选题 A. the next moment B. for a while
C. in time D. at once
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】the next time表示“接下来”,指时间顺序。
单选题 A. Putting down B. Laying aside
C. Picking up D. Taking away
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】就这一句子来说,本题所提供的四个答案都是对的。像这样的题,不要胡乱猜测,匆忙作出选哪一个的决定,要继续往下读。一般情况下,下文某处肯定会有决定本题选哪一个答案的提示。另三项所表示的意思都与下文不符。
单选题 A. towards B. away from C. from behind D. near
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】介词towards表示方向,句意是“她悄悄地向门口走去”。
单选题 A. pile B. set C. lot D. piece
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】a piece of wire表示“一根铁丝”。
单选题 A. knife B. hand C. letter D. key
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本题应选B。句意是: “铁丝通过信箱伸了进来,然后便是一只手”。
单选题 A. spread B. dropped C. poured D. covered
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】spread和covered与下文the water over..., 显然搭配不当,故首先排除A、D两项。动词drop意为to cause liquids to fall in drops(一滴一滴地滴),这一意思不但不符合kettle,而且也不符合故事情节,故选项B也应排除。动词pour意为to cause liquids to fall in a continuous stream(泼,浇),符合句意及情节,故选C。
单选题 A. A sad voice B. A strange noise
C. A warning shout D. A sharp cry
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】开水浇在手上发出的不可能是voice(排除A),不可能是noise(排除B),也不可能是warning shout(排除C),而只能是sharp cry,故选D,表示“尖叫声”。
单选题 A. key B. kettle C. door-lock D. wire
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据上文提示,那只手拿着的是铁丝,故选D。
单选题 A. followed B. caused C. produced D. ended
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】尖叫一声,铁丝落地,手缩回,“接着便是逃跑的脚步声”,根据这一意思选A。句中which是关系代词,引导非限制性定语从句,which代表前面the hand was pulled back整个句子的概念。
单选题 A. before B. since C. until D. when
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】It wasn't long before ...是一个常用句型,相当于soon或before long,意为“不久”。
单选题 A. surpised B. admired C. inspired D. supported
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据句意,应选B。表示“深受钦佩”。
单选题 A. self-satisfaction B. self-protetion
C. self-respect D. self-service
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】在俱乐部深受钦佩的是她成功的自我保护行为。“自我保护”也正是这篇文章的中心思想。