Question

I still remember the true story that happened to me many years ago. It started while my family were on vacation. Vacations should be relaxing, but I needed to do some studying. I carefully put all my important papers and books in a large bag.

After a long drive to New York, we found a motel, a place for travelers and their cars, with a really good price, so we decided to stay there for a week. On the second day, after visiting some interesting places and having a big dinner, we returned to the motel. It was about ten o’clock in the evening, and I wanted to study. However, I couldn’t find my paper bag anywhere. I was quite sure that I had put it in the room. Suddenly, I realized the cleaner had taken it out with the rubbish.

I ran over to the main office, and asked if I could talk to the cleaner on duty that day. They told me all the cleaners had left for the day. They showed me where the rubbish bins were instead of offering me any help. I walked out of the motel with a flashlight. I saw three large rubbish bins standing in the dark. I had to look for my bag very carefully. But I didn’t have any luck. I almost wanted to give up. When I took another look into the last bin, I saw my bag right on its top! I was never so happy to see such a dirty old bag in my life!

1.What did the writer have to do during the vacation?

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2.Where did the writer put his important papers and books before leaving for New York?

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3.Why did the writer and his family decide to stay at the motel for a week?

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4.The writer found his bag by himself, didn’t he ?

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5.Why does the writer remember the story for so many years?

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Answer

1.He/she had to study.

2.He/she carefully put all his/her important papers and books in a large bag.

3.Because the price of the motel was really good.

4.Yes, he/she did.

5.Because the experience of finding the lost books and papers made the writer

so excited that he would never forget it.

【解析】作者回顾了许多年前发生在自己身上的一件事。在一次与家人到洛杉矶的度假中，作者把重要的文件和书籍放在一个大包里，以便于旅途中学习，但第二天装书和文件的包不见了，作者意识到保洁人员可能把它当成垃圾带走了，最后几经周折，东西失而复得，作者非常的兴奋，终生难忘。

1.问题：作者在假期里必须做些什么？根据短文中的句子“Vacations should be relaxing, but I needed to do some studying.”可知，在假期中，作者必须要学习，故答案为He/she had to study.

2.问题：在去纽约之前，作者把重要的文件和书放在哪里了？ “I carefully put all my important papers and books in a large bag.”可知，作者把所有重要的文件和书籍放在一个大包里，故答案为In a large bag.

3.问题：为什么作者和他的家人决定在汽车旅馆住一个星期？根据短文中的句子“We found a motel, a place for travelers and their cars, with a really good price, so we decided to stay there for a week.”可知，由于旅馆价格合适，他们决定在那里住上一周，答案为Because the price of the motel was really good.

4.问题：作家自己找到了他的包，是吗？根据短文中的句子“When I took another look into the last bin, I saw my bag right on its top!”可知，作者自己找到了包，答案为Yes, he/she did.

5.问题：作者为什么记住这个故事这么多年？根据短文最后的句子“I was never so happy to see such a dirty old bag in my life!”判断，作者重要的东西失而复得令他非常的兴奋，以至于多年不忘，故答案为Because the experience of finding the lost books and papers made the writer so excited that he would never forget it.