Question

    Detective Wolf was waiting in the doorway all the morning. He was going to meet Miss Fox. She bought a bag of diamonds from Africa. A few hours ago, someone told the police that a group of thieves would try to steal the diamonds, so the police asked Detective Wolf to make sure Miss Fox and her diamonds would be safe.

Miss Fox arrived at the airport. Detective Wolf quickly helped her get into the police car and took her to the hotel. While they were talking, Detective Wolf noticed that Miss Fox was left-handed. Half an hour later, they got to the room, two policemen checked it over and made sure there wasn’t anyone else in it. Miss Fox said she was tired and wanted to have a shower.

She asked Detective Wolf and the policemen to keep the diamonds for her. Half an hour later, Miss Fox didn’t get out. Detective Wolf felt a little strange. Just then he got a call from the airport—a woman was found in the toilet on the plane. She said she was Miss Fox and reported the criminal was left-handed. Detective Wolf rushed to the bathroom but saw nobody in it. He opened the bag immediately and found there were only stones in it.

1.Why did the police ask Detective Wolf to go to the airport?

A.To make sure the plane would be safe. B.To catch some thieves

C.To protect a woman and her things. D.To check the plane for something.

2.What message did the police get a few hours ago?

A.Someone would kill Miss Fox.

B.Someone would kidnap Miss Fox.

C.A woman was trapped in the toilet on the plane.

D.Some thieves would steal Miss Fox’s diamonds.

3.Who was the criminal?

A.Miss Fox. B.A left-handed woman.

C.One of the policemen. D.Detective Wolf.

4.Where were the diamonds in the end?

A.They were in the bag. B.They were on the plane.

C.They were in the bathroom. D.They were taken away by the criminal.

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The criminal was found in the toilet on the plane.

B.The left-handed woman left the bag outside the bathroom.

C.The diamonds were bought from Africa by Miss Fox.

D.The criminal ran away before Detective Wolf went to catch her.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

本文讲述了伍尔夫警探被派往机场保护携带钻石的福克斯小姐，并把她安全送到酒店，后来在飞机上的洗手间里发现一名妇女，她说她才是真正的福克斯小姐，她还说嫌疑人还是左撇子，伍尔夫警探带回酒店的其实是罪犯，在她被抓之前就带着钻石逃跑了。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段中“so the police asked Detective Wolf to make sure Miss Fox and her diamonds would be safe”可知，警察要求伍尔夫警探去机场保护福克斯小姐，并确保她和钻石是安全的。故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据第一段中“A few hours ago, someone told the police that a group of thieves would try to steal the diamonds…”可知，几个小时之前，警察得到消息，有一些小偷会去偷福克斯小姐的钻石。故选D。

3.

细节理解题。根据第二段中“While they were talking, Detective Wolf noticed that Miss Fox was left-handed.”和第三段中“She said she was Miss Fox and reported the criminal was left-handed.”可知，飞机上找到的那个女人说她是福克斯小姐，并报告罪犯是左撇子，而伍尔夫警探接走的那个女人正是左撇子，她正是罪犯，所以罪犯是一个左撇子的女人。故选B。

4.

细节理解题。根据最后一段中“He opened the bag immediately and found there were only stones in it.”可知，伍尔夫警探打开袋子以后，发现袋子里只有石头，所以钻石最后被罪犯（左撇子的女人）带走了。故选D。

5.

细节理解题。The criminal was found in the toilet on the plane.罪犯是在飞机上的厕所里被发现的。根据最后一段中“Just then he got a call from the airport-a woman was found in the toilet on the plane. She said she was Miss Fox and reported the criminal was left-handed.”可知，在飞机厕所里被发现的不是罪犯，而是真正的福克斯小姐，所以A项错误。The left-handed woman left the bag outside the bathroom.那个左撇子女人把包留在浴室外面了。根据第二段中“Detective Wolf noticed that Miss Fox was left-handed”、“she was tired and wanted to have a shower”和最后一段中“She asked Detective Wolf and the policemen to keep the diamonds for her.”可知，伍尔夫带回来的那个女人是左撇子，那个左撇子女人想去洗澡，让伍尔夫警探保管着钻石，所以是她将包留在了浴室外面，所以B项正确。The diamonds were bought from Africa by Miss Fox.钻石是福克斯小姐从非洲买来的。根据第一段中“She bought a bag of diamonds from Africa.”可知，福克斯小姐从非洲买来了钻石，所以C项正确。The criminal ran away before Detective Wolf went to catch her. 这个罪犯在伍尔夫警探去抓她之前就跑了。根据最后一段中“Detective Wolf rushed to the bathroom but saw nobody in it.”可知，伍尔夫警探冲进浴室，发现里面没有人，所以罪犯在被他抓到之前就跑了，所以D项正确。故选A。