Question

Mr. Scott was the owner of a shop. He lived by himself in a small room above his shop. He was always afraid that someone might break into his shop at night.

One day, when he checked his money after closing up, he found he had almost 10,000 dollars. He thought keeping so much money in the shop was a dangerous thing. So he took the money with him to his bedroom, put it in the pocket of his coat and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the doorbell rang and woke him up. He got out of bed and called out in a shaky(颤抖的) voice, “What do you want?” Under the street light stood a policeman, “Sorry to wake you up,” the policeman said, “but all the lights are on in your shop. I think you just forgot to turn them off when you closed up.”

1.Where did Mr. Scott live?

A. By himself.          B. In his shop.        C. Above his shop.

2.How much money did he have that day?

A.＄10,000.          B. ￥10,000.        C. 10,000.

3.Why did Mr. Scott sleep with the money that night? '

A. Because he loved money very much.

b. Because he thought it was not safe to keep it in the shop.

C. Because he knew the policeman would wake him up.

4.Why did the policeman wake him up? '

A. Because he wanted to turn off the lights .

b. Because he wanted to remind Mr. Scott

C. Because he wanted to ring his doorbell.

5.How did Mr. Scott feel when he heard the doorbell.

A. Excited.            B. Angry.          C. Stressed.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】本文讲述了斯科特先生因害怕有人闯进自己店里，抢走他的钱，不得不揣着钱睡觉，结果忘了关等，让警察找上门来。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“He lived by himself in a small room above his shop. ”得出答案。

2.细节理解题。从短文第二段第一句“...he found he had almost 10,000 dollars.”可找出答案。

3.细节理解题。从第二段第二句“He thought keeping so much money in the shop was a dangerous thing. ”可知答案。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一句“I think you just forgot to turn them off when you closed up.”可知答案是A。

5.推理判断题。由第二段中“He got out of bed and called out in a shaky voice,....”可知他的声音是颤抖的，说明他紧张不安。