Question

John Smith was a writer, who wrote detective stories for magazines（杂志）, though he never dealt with criminals（罪犯）. One evening he could not finish an end for a story. He sat in his study（书房）, but he had no ideas. So he decided to go to the cinema.

When he came back, he found that he had had a visitor. Someone had broken into his house. The visitor had had a drink, smoked several of his cigarettes and had read his story. The visitor left him a note. “I have read your story and I don’t think it is very good. Please read my suggestions and you can finish it. By the way, I am a thief. I’m not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer, I will return.”

John read the thief’s suggestions. Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He is still not a successful writer, and he is waiting for his “visitor” to return. Before he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half-finished story in his study.

1.Detective stories are stories about_____.

A．science	B．children
C．the future	D．the police

2.John went to the cinema because_____.

A．he was too tired

B．he wanted to look for a thief

C．he could not finish his story and hoped to get some ideas

D．he wanted to enjoy himself in the cinema

3.The visitor came to John’s house in order to_____.

A．steal something	B．read the story
C．have a drink	D．visit the writer

4.The visitor_____.

A．stayed in John’s house for a night

B．took some of John’s things away

C．left John some advice

D．was a good friend of John’s

5.John would like to_____.

A．have a talk with his visitor

B．get more ideas from the visitor

C．make friends with the visitor

D．catch the visitor and take him to the police

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.D 推理题。根据文章第一段1,2行John Smith was a writer, who wrote detective stories for magazines（杂志）, though he never dealt with criminals（罪犯）.说明detective stories是与罪犯有关，故应该是关于警察和罪犯的。D正确。

2.C 推理题。根据第一段One evening he could not finish an end for a story. He sat in his study（书房）, but he had no ideas. So he decided to go to the cinema.说明他没有写作的灵感了，想到电影院看电影找找感觉，写完那篇故事。故C正确。

3.A 推理题。根据第二段. I’m not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer, I will return.”说明这个贼本来是想偷东西的，故A正确。

4.C 细节题。根据第二段第四行Please read my suggestions and you can finish it.说明C正确。

5.B 推理题。根据最后两行Before he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half-finished story in his study.说明他仍然想从小偷那里得到建议，故B正确。

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