阅读理解
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the Over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone. At six o'clock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? How? Had someone got in? She checked the hack door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry. Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door— "a master key" perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time, dressed as usual, but she didn't go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait. It was just after four o' clock when the front door bell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box being pushed open. With the kettle of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly towards the front door. A long piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob(门把) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.
单选题
Mrs. Clarke looked forward to Thursday because she______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】事实细节题。由文章第一段“…went to the Over 60s club.she always went there on Thursdays.It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.”可知,克拉克夫人每周四都要去“the Over 60s Club”,而且这对她来说也是个不错的出行。故选C。
单选题
Mrs. Clarke thought that if someone had made a forced entry, ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】推理判断题。由文章第二段最后三句“She checked the back door and the windows…There was no sign of forced entry.”可知,克拉克夫人检查了后门和窗户,结果发现一切完好,没有被强行进入的痕迹。由此可推知,克拉克夫人认为如果有人强行进入房间的话,门或窗一定会被损坏的。故选A。
单选题
On the third Thursday Mrs. Clarke went out because she wanted to______.
【答案解析】推理判断题。由文章最后三句“Mrs.Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand…The wire fell…”可知,克拉克夫人将开水倒在了小偷的手上,而且水热的程度使皮肤像手套一样要从手指上掉下来。所以,应该是因为太热了,小偷才将金属丝扔在地上。故选D。