单选题 Read the following chart carefully and find out the correct answers according to the information given.
Beldon and Canfield
Beldon and Canfield are seaside towns, not far apart. Both towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday makers and other tourists.
Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon. Next day, this news appears on page two of the town"s newspaper, The Beldon Post.
FIRE AT SEABREEZE
Late last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom. The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. We say again to all our visitors: "Please don"t smoke cigarettes in bed." This was Beldon"s first hotel fire for five years.
The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one:
ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES"FIRE
Last night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze Hotel. An angry holidaymaker said, "An electric lamp probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels. When I put my beside light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp." We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield.
What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident.
单选题 Which of these is probably the fact?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 两则报道中都提到bedroom。
单选题 Notice the headline: ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE. The writer wanted readers to think that______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 从another一词可以判断作者的态度。
单选题 How did the Canfield newspaper describe the fire?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] The Canfield Times 将火灾描述为因灯的陈旧而引起大火的事故。
单选题 Holidaymakers go to Beldon and Canfield because______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] holidaymaker 来到两个地方，原因两个地方都是seaside towns。
单选题 How many local newspapers has appeared according to the passage?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] The Beldon Post 和 The Canfield Times 两种。