单选题 {{B}}Passage Three{{/B}}
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 12-day 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 American Libraries.
Most of the diary was a record of big events in Philadelphia. It also included a description of British soldiers burning Washington, D.C. in the war of 1812. She described President James Madison on horseback as "perfectly shaking with fear" during the troubled days. George Washington, she wrote, 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 of his ancestor 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 promise to show it to one other person. On returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green, Luxmoore was shocked to realize 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 of $1000, Philadelphia gained another treasure for its history, and Luxmoore told reporters, "It's wonderful news. I'm on high."
单选题 This article mainly tells about the story of______.
  • A. a lost diary
  • B. Deborah Logan
  • C. Cory Luxmoore
  • D. the Library Company
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 综合全文，文章讲述的是关于一本日记的故事，显然选项B，C，D不符合题意，正确答案只能是A。
单选题 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
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 依据文章第四段，日记目前是属于费城图书馆有关部门的，选项中只有D是正确的。
单选题 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
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文中内容可推知，费城之所以被认为是此日记的最好归宿，是因为日记记载的是在费城发生的故事。因此答案是B。
单选题 How many Presidents had been mentioned in the diary?
  • A. One
  • B. Two
  • C. Three
  • D. Four
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文中内容，日记中提到了James Madison和George Washington这两位总统，故选B。
单选题 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
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 对照文章，四个选项的排列顺序很容易看出，显然选项D是对的。
单选题 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.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 从文章最后一段不难看出，这本日记失而复得与rich，famous无关，与lucky也不相符，故选项C的说法是正确的。