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“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton(骨骼) in the closet?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, it's something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, 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?” Jessica's father said with anger. “Your family history isn't so good. You know. Wasn't your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was sent 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.
（1）According to Jessica's mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means ______.
A.a family honor
B.a family secret
C.a family story
D.a family treasure
（2）What can we learn about some Australians' ancestors from Paragraph 2?
A.They were involved in some crimes in Australia.
B.They were the earliest people living in Australia
C.They were brought to Australia as prisoners.
D.They were not regarded as criminals in their day.
（3）Jessica's mother fell down into a faint because she was ________.
A.frightened
B.surprised
C.injured
D.knocked
（4）Jessica' sparents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because_________.
A.they were crazy
B.they were overexcited
C.they realized their misunderstanding
D.they both thought they had won the quarrel

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）A
（4）C
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了杰西卡拿回家一个骨骼，放在了衣橱里。可是一想要告诉妈妈这件事，就会引起了妈妈和爸爸的误会。晚饭后妈妈熨完衣服把衣服放进衣橱里时，被衣橱里的骨骼吓晕了。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，但是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。
（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段妈妈说的“Well, it's something that you would rather not have anyone else know about.”可知，妈妈说“a skeleton in the closet” 指的是不想让别人知道的秘密，故选B。
（2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“Wasn't your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was sent to Australia for his crimes?”可推断，一些澳大利亚人的祖先是作为囚犯被带到澳大利亚的。故选C。
（3）考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的“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)…”可知，Jessica的妈妈晕倒是被衣橱里的骨骼吓的。故选A。
（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“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.”可知，Jessica想告诉父母这件事，但似乎她一说关于骨骼和衣橱的事情，就引起了父母之间的争吵，因此推断父母大笑起来是因为他们意识到他们的误解。故选C。