Question

    One of Britain's bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected police killer David Bieber—and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to £ 30,000 reward money.

Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber's bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.

She said： “I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there. ”

The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious （怀疑的）of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year's Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said： “He didn't seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact. ” Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.

Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.

“It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said 'Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?' My heart missed a beat. ”

Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key.

“I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man's room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed （戴上手铐）

1.Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because ______ .

A.the police called her

B.he looked very strange

C.he came to the hotel without luggage

D.he came to the hotel the day before New Year's Eve

2.Vicki's heart missed a beat because ______.

A.the phone kept ringing

B.she would be famous

C.the policemen had already arrived

D.she saw 20 policemen in the car park

3.The whole event probably lasted about ______ hours from the moment David Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers.

A.6 B.8 C.11 D.14

4.David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in ______.

A.the passage B.his room

C.Vicki's bedroom D.the top floor room

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】

本文是记叙文，文章讲述了一个勇敢的酒店工作人员协助警方抓捕罪犯的故事。30岁的维基在夜间值班时发现一个可疑男子入住酒店，于是通知了警方。几小时后在维基的带领下警方悄悄潜入酒店，成功抓捕了逃犯。

1.

细节理解题。根据第四段维基的描述with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said : “ He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact.拿着小行李箱，带着太阳镜和遮挡脸部的帽子，而且不愿意多说话，不做眼神交流。由此可知Vicki怀疑 David Bieber 是因为他看起来很奇怪。故选B。

2.

细节理解题。从文中倒数第三段警方对她的要求Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside ？My heart missed a beat.你能让外面的警方认识你吗？我的心跳加速由此可知，Vicki的心跳加速是因为警察已经到了。故选C。

3.

细节理解题。从罪犯入住酒店时间who checked in at 3pm the day和她领警察进来时间It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again下文3点到凌晨2点10分，可知整个过程用了大约11个小时，故选C。

4.

推理判断题。根据最后一段 I could not see into the man’s room, but I could see the passage.我看不到那个男人的房间，但是可以看到走廊，可知Vicky 只能看到走廊（passage），再根据最后一句Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed，然后突然他出来了，因为警方让他趴下，他被铐上了手铐，可推知嫌疑犯从房间出来，在走廊上被铐上了手铐。故选A。