Question

David Moore taught science at the City School. He needed some expensive books， so he bought them. He put the books in his car in a quiet street. Then he went to other shops to buy something else. At six he came back to the car. One door was open and the books were not there. David drove home.

That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper. The next day he went to the police station.

On Friday people read this in the newspaper：

Books： Have you got any old books? I buy old and modern books.

Open all day on Saturday. David Moore. 26 Fry Road.

David stayed at home on Saturday. The first man came at eight. David took him to the kitchen. At half past nine another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm.

"Mr. Moore?" the man asked.

"That's right，" David said. "Can I help you?"

"I've got some good books. You buy books， don' t you?"

"Yes. Bring them in. Let me have a look. "

Soon the books were on the dining table. " Come in now，" David called，" and bring the list. " A policeman came into the dining- room. He read the names on the books and the names on the list in his hand. They were the same.

"Come with me， sir，" the policeman said to the man.

1.Mr. Moore was a______.

A. bookseller     B. student

C. teacher        D. shopkeeper

2.The first man to David' s was a______.

A. thief(小偷)    B. policeman     C. driver         D. cook

3.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to David?

a. He left his car in a quiet street.

b. He went to the police station.

c. He wrote a letter to a newspaper.

d. He bought some dear books.

e. He bought something else at other shops.

A. a，b，c，d，e       B. e，d，c，a，b

C. d，a，e，c，b       D. c，d，e，a，b

4.David probably(可能)bought the books on______.

A. Wednesday     B. Friday         C. Saturday      D. Sunday

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文描述了摩尔先生智擒小偷的故事。摩尔先生的书被偷后，他就登了一则收购书的广告，最后偷书的小偷自动上门，被一举抓获。

1.C细节理解题。根据David Moore taught science at the City School.可知他是一个老师，故选C。

2.B推理判断题。根据The first man came at eight. David took him to the kitchen.及A policeman came into the dining- room. He read the names on the books and the names on the list in his hand. They were the same.可知第一个人是警察，故选B。

3.C细节理解题。根据根据故事的发展可知，他先买了一些书，然后把车放在了安静的街道上，在其他的店里去买书，然后丢了书，之后他给报纸写信，到警察局。故选C。

4.A推理判断题。根据At six he came back to the car. One door was open – and the books were not there! David drove home to Fry Road.

On Friday people read this in the newspaper根据推理可知，他在当天晚上肯定不能去发消息，而报纸上的新消息只能在他在报社刊登消息后的第二天才能出版，故可知他是在周三买的书，选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。