Question

A woman went into a shop one evening to buy a new blouse. A strange man followed her into the shop and stood about while she was at the counter. Suddenly she screamed and the man turned and ran out of the shop, right into the arms of a passing policeman. Then he was caught by the policeman because he was a wanted robber.

“Mrs Jones, if you hadn’t screamed, I would certainly have been robbed,” said the shopkeeper, “I didn’t know it,” answered Mrs Jones. “I screamed when you told me how expensive the blouse was.”

1.The woman was ___________________.

A. a policewoman   B. Mrs Jones     C. a robber     D. the shopkeeper

2.What did the strange man go into the shop for?

A. He tried to rob the shop.     

B. He wanted to do some shopping.

C. He had something to tell the shopkeeper.

D. He was the shopkeeper's brother and just wanted to drop by.

3.From the passage we know that             .

A. the shopkeeper caught the robber   

B. the woman was a shopkeeper too

C. the man ran away after he robbed the shopkeeper

D. the woman didn't know the man was a robber at all

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了琼斯夫人去商店买东西，因为价格昂贵尖叫起来，非常巧合地毁掉了一个劫匪的抢劫企图。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段“Mrs Jones, if you hadn’t screamed,描述，可知这个女人是琼斯夫人。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据Then he was caught by the policeman because he was a wanted robber.描述，可知这个陌生的男人是想抢劫这个商店。故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据短文第二段“I didn’t know it,” answered Mrs Jones. “I screamed when you told me how expensive the blouse was.” 描述，可知琼斯夫人根本不知道这个男人是个劫匪。故选D。

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