Question

【题目】

Andrew Bennett talked for the first time about the night his wife was killed. The judge thought it was he who killed his wife. Now he wrote to a magazine from the prison about what happened on the night of November 23.1995.

“I had to stay late at the hospital that night to do an operation. I left at about 11 p.m. I drove home slowly because the weather was terrible. The wind was blowing and it was raining heavily. I was turning into our road when a man suddenly ran in front of my car. I almost hit him but I stopped just in time. I was frightened and the men looked frightened, too. I got out of the car but he ran away before I could ask if he was all right. It was very strange. When I got home, the lights were on but it was very quiet. I called to my wife but there was no answer. Then I remembered that she was out at a concert.”

“I was still very upset about what happened on the road. So I went to have a bath. Then I saw that the window in the bathroom was open. This was strange because my wife always locked the doors and windows before she went out. She was afraid of burglars. When I went to close it, I found Ellen lying there, blood everywhere. I rushed over and felt for her pulse but she was dead. I sat on the floor beside her body and was too frightened to do anything.”

“The next thing I knew was the sky was getting bright. I can’t remember a thing about that night. In the morning I phoned the police. They arrived half an hour after I phoned them. But it seemed like a few hours. During that time I tried hard to remember anything I could about the night before. I couldn’t stop thinking about the man in the road. What was he doing on that night in our quiet neighborhood? Why did he look so frightened? Why did he run away?”

【1】Did Andrew Bennett write the letter at home?

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【2】How did Andrew Bennett succeed in avoiding (避免) a traffic accident that nearly happened?

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【3】What did Andrew Bennett’s wife want to do that night?

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【4】What were the two strange things that Andrew Bennett mentioned (提到)?

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【5】How long did it take the police to get to Andrew Bennett’s house?

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【6】Who do you think might be the murderer (杀人犯)? Give at least two reasons.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】No, he didn't.

【2】He stopped (his car) in time.

【3】She wanted to go to the concert that night/She wanted to be out at a concert./ Go to the concert.

【4】1) The man (looked frightened and) ran away before Andrew Bennett asked him anything./Andrew Bennett got out of the car but the man ran away before Andrew Bennett could ask if he was all right 2) The window in the bathroom was open

【5】It took the police half an hour (to get to Andrew Bennett's house)./ Half an hour.

【6】I think the man might be the murderer. First, according to Andrew Bennett, their neighbourhood was quiet, so few strangers would appear in the neighbourhood. But the man went there on a rainy night. Second, he was afraid and ran away when Andrew Bennett got out of the car and asked if he was all right. What's more, he didn't argue with Andrew when Andrew nearly hit him.

【解析】

这篇短文讲述了一个听起来让人心情紧张的故事。Andrew Bennett的妻子被杀的事情。法官认为是他杀死了他的妻子，现在他在监狱给杂志写了关于1995年11月23日晚上发生的事情。下文具体阐述了信的内容。

【1】根据文中Now he wrote to a magazine from the prison about what happened on the night of November 23.1995. 现在他在监狱里给一本杂志写了1995年11月23日晚上发生的事情。可知他不是在家写的信，故答案为No, he didn’t.

【2】根据文中I almost hit him but I stopped just in time. 我差点撞到他，但我及时停了下来。可知是他及时停下来，所以才没有撞到那个人，故答案为He stopped (his car) in time.

【3】根据文中I called to my wife but there was no answer. Then I remembered that she was out at a concert. 我打电话给我妻子，但没有人接。后来我想起她去听音乐会了。可知他的妻子那天晚上是想去听音乐会的，故答案为She wanted to go to the concert that night/She wanted to be out at a concert./ Go to the concert.

【4】根据文中I was frightened and the men looked frightened, too. I got out of the car but he ran away before I could ask if he was all right. It was very strange. 我很害怕，那些人看起来也很害怕。我下了车，但他在我问他是否没事之前跑掉了。很奇怪。以及文中Then I saw that the window in the bathroom was open. This was strange because my wife always locked the doors and windows before she went out. She was afraid of burglars. 然后我看到浴室的窗户开着。这很奇怪，因为我妻子出门前总是把门窗锁上。她害怕窃贼。可知这两件事情让他觉得奇怪，故答案为1) The man (looked frightened and) ran away before Andrew Bennett asked him anything./Andrew Bennett got out of the car but the man ran away before Andrew Bennett could ask if he was all right 2) The window in the bathroom was open

【5】根据文中In the morning I phoned the police. They arrived half an hour after I phoned them. 早上我给警察打了电话。我给他们打电话半小时后他们就到了。可知警察到他家用了半小时，故答案为It took the police half an hour (to get to Andrew Bennett’s house)./ Half an hour.

【6】根据文章的理解以及Andrew Bennett的描述可知，我认为凶手应该是那名男子，首先他在一个风雨交加的夜晚一个人在路上就很可疑，并且Andrew Bennett的车差点撞到他，但是那名男子却没有出声也没有等Andrew Bennett说抱歉就跑了，所以我认为他应该是凶手，故答案为I think the man might be the murderer. First, according to Andrew Bennett, their neighbourhood was quiet, so few strangers would appear in the neighbourhood. But the man went there on a rainy night. Second, he was afraid and ran away when Andrew Bennett got out of the car and asked if he was all right. What’s more, he didn’t argue with Andrew when Andrew nearly hit him.