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18."Mum,what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton(骨骼) in the closet(衣橱)?"Jessica asked."A skeleton in the closet?"her mother paused thoughtfully."Well,it's something that you would rather no have anyone else know about.For example,if in the pst,someone in Dad's family had been arrested for stealing a horse,it would be‘a skeleton in his family's closet'.He really wouldn't want any neighbor to know about it."
"Why pick on my family?"Jenica's father said with anger."Your family history isn't so good.you know.Wasn't your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?""Yes,but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.""Gosh,sorry I asked,I think I understand now,"Jessica cut in before things grew worse.
After dinner,the house was very quiet.Jessica's parents were still quite angry with each other.Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband,who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read.When she finished,she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica's closet.Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt,a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor.Jessica's mother sank into a faint(晕倒),waking only when Jessica put a cold,wet cloth on her forehead.She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.
"What happened?Where am I?"she asked."You just destroyed the school's skeleton,Mum,"explained Jessica."I brought it home to help me with my health project,I meant to tell you,but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets,it caused a problem between you and Dad."Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly."they're both crazy,"she  thought.
24.According to Jessica's mother,"a skeleton in the closet"meansB.
A.a family honor         
B.a family sceret
C.a family story  
D.a family treasure
25.What can we learn about some Australians'ancestors from Paragraph 2?A
A.They were brought to Australia as prisoners.
B.They were the earliest people living in Australia
C.They were involved in some crimes in Australia.
D.They were not regarded as criminals in their day.
26.Jessica's mother fell down into a faint because she wasB.
A.knocked       
B.frightend        
C.injured          
D.surprised
27.Why did Jessica bring a skelton home?D
A.she was cruious about it           
B.she planned to keep it for fun.
C.She intended to scare her patents 
D.She needed it for her school task
28.Jessica's parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably becauseC.
A.they were carzy.
B.they were overexcited
C.they realized their miundentanding   
D.they both thought they bad won the quarrel.

分析 杰西卡拿回家一个骨骼,放在了衣橱里.还没来的及告诉妈妈,一说起衣橱里的骨骼,就引起了妈妈和爸爸的误会.妈妈说衣橱里的骨骼指的是不想让别人知道的秘密,比如过去爸爸家的某人因为偷马被捕了,就是他家衣橱里的骨骼.他真的不想邻居们知道.爸爸生气地说为什么拿他家举例子.说妈妈家的历史也不光彩,她的曾曾曾祖父是个因为犯罪带到澳大利亚的犯人.妈妈反击说,过去人们说直到爸爸的祖先做为犯人到了澳大利亚他才成为真正的澳大利亚人.晚会后妈妈熨完衣服把衣服放进衣橱里时,被一堆白骨吓晕了.等醒过来后,杰西卡向他们解释把骨骼带回家是为了自己的健康项目,担她刚一说就引起了他们的误会.杰西卡的爸妈听后大笑不止.

解答 24.B.细节理解题.根据文章第一段Well,it's something that you would rather not have anyone else know about嗯,它的东西,你宁愿不让任何人知道.指的是不想让别人知道的秘密,故选B.
25.A.细节理解题.根据文章第二段:Wasn't your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes你的曾曾祖父作为囚犯被流放到澳大利亚兴师问罪;故选A.
26.B.推理判断题.根据文章第三段"a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor.Jessica's mother sank into a faint(晕倒),"一只胳膊从暗处伸出来,一束白色的骨头掉到了地板上.杰西卡的母亲昏厥过去;可知妈妈晕倒是因为害怕;故选B.
27.D.细节理解题.根据文章第四段I brought it home to help me with my health project.我把骨骼带回家是为了自己的健康项目,故选D.
29.C.推理判断题.根据文章第四段I wanted to tell you,but it seemed that as soon as I said something about skeletons and closets,it caused a problem between you and Dad.我想告诉你们,但似乎我一说关于骨骼和衣橱的事情,就引起了你们之间的问题,故选C.

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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