阅读理解 While traveling abroad, Mr. Jackson Frank ran'' short of money. So he wrote to his brother, asking for $ 500. "Send the money by telegram, "he wrote, "to the Fisher Bank in P..." After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank. He showed his passport. "Nothing has come for you, "he was told. This went on for two weeks and Mr. Frank got very worried. He sent a telegram to his brother, asking where the money was. There was no reply, and no money arrived for him. In the fourth week Mr. Frank was .arrested for failing to pay his hotel hill. His passport was taken from him. He tried to explain the problem, but no one believed him. He was sent to prison for six days. When he came out, he went immediately to the Fisher bank. The clerk he spoke to was a nevi man. "Have you received $ 500 for me? "he ask, "My name is Jackson Frank." The clerk checked his books. "Yes, Jackson, it''s here. It came by telegram. --let me see--oh, more than two months ago. We wondered where you were. "He showed Mr. Frank the order. The order read: "Pay Mr. Frank Jackson the sum of $ 500..." "But my name is Jackson Frank, not Frank Jackson." "Oh, that'' s all right, sir. It was in our books under the letter ''J'' , but it''s your money. "The clerk laughed, "A human mistake, sir! We'' re all human beings, aren''t we? And so we all make mistakes. A family name like Frank sounds strange to me." Mr. Frank was silent. He really wanted to hit somebody. At last he said, "A human mistake——is that what you call it? I think some humans need kicking."

单选题 Jackson didn''t just go to his brother and get some money because______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】本题译文：Jackson 先生没有直接去他兄弟那儿要钱，原因是……此题考查考生“根据材料进行推理”的能力。见原文第1句，“While traveling abroad，Mr. Jackson ran short of money．So he wrote to his brother，asking for ＄500”由此推知Mr. Jackson正在国外旅行。由"send me by telegram...”推知Mr. Jackson离其兄弟甚远，所以需电报汇款。因此答案选择C。

单选题 A week after he had written to his brother, Jackson began______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】本题译文：给他兄弟写信之后的一个星期，Jackson先生开始……此题考查学生“理解文章中某些细节”的能力。见原文第二段第一句，“After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank...”，其中calling at即为visiting 。

单选题 Jackson was arrested and sent to prison because______.

A、 his brother hadn''t sent him any money and he couldn''t pay his hotel bill
B、 he had spent almost all his money and couldn''t pay his hotel bill
C、 he had lost all his money and couldn''t pay his hotel bill
D、 his brother hadn''t sent hint as much money as he asked for and he couldn''t pay his hotel bill

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】本题译文：Jackson先生被捕并被监禁，原因是因为……此题考查考生“利用已知信息进行判断”的能力。见原文第三段第一句"In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for failing to pay his hotel bill．”因此得知Mr. Jackson被捕的直接原因是未能支付旅馆费用，四个选项均符合。使用排除法：A、D分别指出他的兄弟未汇款和他的兄弟汇款数目不足，均不正确。C他的钱丢了，更未提到，因此选择B。

单选题 Which of the following statements is true?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】本题译文：以下说法哪一个星正确的?此题考考生“根据材料进行推理”的能力。通读全文知汇款到达了指定的银行，因而只能选C或D。再考虑汇款到达的时间。根据“he was sent to prison for six days．”及“it came by telegram... more than two months ago．”知汇款在Mr. Jackson被捕前就到了。因此选择D。

单选题 The clerks put his name under the wrong letter______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】本题译文：出纳员把他的名字放在了错误的字母下面……此题考查考生“理解某些细节”的能力。见原文倒数第二段“A human mistake，sir! We''re all human beings，aren''t we?...”其中易造成混淆的答案是B "because they were human beings”,这是银行出纳员给自己的错误找的借口。而真正的原因是他的疏忽，因此选A。