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It was three o’clock. A man was walking down a street in the north of England. He was wearing a dark suit and carrying a suitcase. His name was Terry and lived away from home for twenty years. In fact, he was in prison (监狱) abroad.

Terry was feeling totally depressed because everything in his hometown changed. The park where he used to play was now a car park. The house where he was born disappeared and in its place, ironically (具有讽刺意味地), was a bank. Terry wanted to have a cup of coffee in the old small restaurant where he used to go with his friend after school, but it became a fast food restaurant. He entered it, sat down, and asked for a cup of coffee. Then he felt sadder when he thought of what he saw.

While paying for the coffee, he found an old ticket in his wallet. It was for a pair of shoes he took to be repaired the day before killing someone 20 years ago. The shoe repairer was an old man then, so Terry was sure that he must be dead. But when he turned to the corner of the street, he couldn’t believe his eyes. The shop was still there! And it was the same shoe repairer! He looked about a hundred years old. Terry was so happy! Terry told him that he had lived in Australia for the past twenty years and that he forgot to pick up the shoes before he left England. The shoe repairer disappeared into the back of the shop. After ten minutes he came back.

“Yes!” said Terry, excitedly.

“I haven’t repaired them, ” the shoe repairer said slowly. “_____________”

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined words “totally depressed” in the passage probably means _______.

A. very happy            B. very unhappy         C. very excited

2.Actually, Terry was in _______ before he went back home?

A. America               B. England              C. Australia

3.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. Terry was in prison because of a stealing.

B. The repairer was about eighty years old 20 years ago.

C. Everything has all changed besides the shoe repairer.

4.Why was Terry sent to prison? Because he       .

A. killed a man         B. hit a woman           C. stole a bank

5.“______________” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A. I have thrown them away.

B. You can take them tomorrow afternoon.

C. I known you have gone abroad.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：在异乡坐了二十年牢的一个男人回到自己的家乡，发现一切都变了，但同时发现自己20年前拿去修的鞋子的那张单还在，便去到那个修鞋店了，惊讶地发现那个修鞋匠已经年过百岁还健在。当他拿出修鞋单据向修鞋人索要自己的鞋的时候，却发现他那双鞋一直都还没有修好。

1.词义猜测解题。分析文意，可知那个男人在异乡坐了二十年牢，如今回到家乡什么都变了，心情固然是沉重的。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据最后一段的Terry told him that he had lived in Australia for the past twenty years，可知他在回到家乡之前是在澳大利亚的。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据文章中最后一段的He looked about a hundred years old，再加上前文说的Terry在异国坐牢坐了20年，可推算那个老人20年前就是已经有八十多岁了。故选B。

4.细节理解题。由第三段里的It was for a pair of shoes he took to be repaired the day before killing someone 20 years ago，可知他是由于杀了人而在异乡坐牢20年。故选A。

5.细节理解题 分析文意并结合各个选项的意思，可知B选项合理。

考点：人物传记／故事阅读类