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【题目】 Mr. and Mrs. George and Olivia Ransom bought an old house, and were spending time fixing it up. The walls needed painting and the wooden floorboards needed replacing.

One day, they pulled up some old floorboards and were surprised to see a case under the floor. They pulled it out, dusted it off and opened it. It was full of old newspapers from the year 1977. George and Olivia were fascinated to read the news stories from that time. But as they took the newspapers out, they noticed a black box at the bottom of the case. It was locked.

Then Olivia remembered that there were some old things in the kitchen. There was a cup with old keys in it , She ran to get the cup, took out the keys and tried them in the lock . One of them opened it

The box was full of jewellery (珠宝). There were necklaces and rings of silver and gold. Olivia and George were amazed. Who put the jewellery there, and why? Who did it belong to?

George remembered a story in the old newspapers. He quickly found it again and they read it together.

“That name — Jensen, ”said George. “ It's familiar to me — why? ”

“The old lady who sold the house to us! ” replied Olivia. “Her name was Mrs. Jensen. She told us her husband died in 1978 and he was a jeweller.”

“That's strange,” said George. “I wonder, was there really a jewellery theft? Or did Stanley Jensen hide the jewellery under his own house? But why..?”

【1】When did George and Olivia find the black box?

A.During the time that they were painting the old walls.

B.At the time that they took out the old newspapers.

C.After the couple recovered the old floor.

D.After they got the key and opened the case.

【2】According to a story in the old newspapers, what happened to the jewellery?

A.It was hidden somewhere in the house.B.It was given to Mrs Jensen as a present,

C.The jewellery had been stolen by thieves.D.Detectives gave it back to Stanley Jensen.

【3】What do you know about George and Olivia?

A.They were a little poor people.B.They met Mr. Jensen not long ago.

C.They never liked to read the news.D.They repaired the house themselves.

【4】What can we infer (推断) according to this story?

A.The old lady knew all about the jewellery.

B.George and Olivia might keep the jewellery as their own.

C.Someone put the newspapers in the case after April 1977.

D.The jeweller may have hidden the jewellery under his own house.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

这是一篇故事，文中讲述了Mr. and Mrs. George和 Olivia Ransom买了一栋旧房子，当他们忙着装修的时候，发现地板下面有个箱子，箱子里有一些旧报纸和一个装满珠宝的黑匣子，这里牵扯了1977的一起珠宝店盗窃案，珠宝商Stanley Jensen很失望警察没有侦破此案，但是他们想到了这座房子正是从Mrs. Jensen那里买的，也许珠宝根本没有丢，而是Stanley Jensen自己偷的。

【1】细节理解。根据文中“But as they took the newspapers out, they noticed a black box at the bottom of the case. It was locked.” 但当他们拿出报纸时，他们注意到箱子底部有一个黑匣子。它被锁上了。可知，在他们拿出旧报纸的时候。故选B。

【2】细节理解。根据文中“Police unable to solve jewel mystery 2 May, 1977 — It has been three weeks since thieves robbed Jensen’s Jewellery Store, but detectives are no closer to solving the mystery of what happened to the jewellery.”警方无法解开珠宝之谜，1977年5月2日—自从窃贼抢劫詹森的珠宝店已经三个星期了。可知The jewellery had been stolen by thieves. 珠宝被小偷偷走了。故选C。

【3】推理判断。根据文中“Mr. and Mrs. George and Olivia Ransom bought an old house, and were spending time fixing it up.” 乔治夫妇和奥利维亚·兰索姆买了一栋旧房子，正花时间装修。墙壁需要油漆，木地板需要更换。可知选项D. They repaired the house themselves. 是正确的。文中并没有提到George和Olivia是穷人，选项A. They were a little poor people. 不正确的；根据文中“She told us her husband died in 1978 and he was a jeweller.”可知，Mr. Jensen 已经去世了，选项B. They met Mr. Jensen not long ago.是错误的；根据文中“George and Olivia were fascinated to read the news stories from that time.” 乔治和奥利维亚很喜欢读那时候的新闻故事。可知选项C. They never liked to read the news.是错误的。故选D。

【4】推理判断。根据文中“The old lady who sold the house to us!” replied Olivia. “Her name was Mrs. Jensen. She told us her husband died in 1978 and he was a jeweller.” “That’s strange,” said George. “I wonder, was there really a jewellery theft? Or did Stanley” “把房子卖给我们的那位老太太！”奥利维亚答道。“她叫詹森太太。她告诉我们，她丈夫1978年去世，他是个珠宝商。”“真奇怪，”乔治说。“我想知道，真的有人偷珠宝吗？或者斯坦利自己藏起来。可知，Mr. and Mrs. George和 Olivia Ransom买了一栋旧房子，他们在房子找到了珠宝，正好是当年没有破解的谜案的珠宝，珠宝商可能把珠宝藏在自己家里了。故选D。