Question

【题目】A drunken burglar（盗贼） in the Orrel Park area of Liverpool, ended up leaping out of a window after a 10-year-old girl asked him to prove he was a superhero.

The drunken thief who pretended he was Superman to stop a child raising the alarm has been caught after he leapt from the apartment building in his pants to make the girl convinced.

Thief Ethan Adamson, 25, told police that he had broken into a fifth-floor flat after a drinking session(酒会), believing it was empty.

But he was horrified when the owner’s 10-year-old daughter woke up while he was there.

From his hospital bed, the thief told reporters, “To keep her quiet, I told her I was really Superman and I’d soon be flying off back to my secret headquarters.”

“She called my bluff (虚张声势) and told me, “If you’re Superman, show me you can fly or I’ll scream”.

“I had no choice so I stripped to my pants to look more like a superhero and went to the window. I saw another roof below and I thought I could make it but it turned out to be a lot further down than thought. I know it doesn’t make sense but it did to me when I was drunk.”

Police later found him on the roof in just his yellow pants, covered in cuts and bruises after a baffled neighbor heard his cries of pain.

He now faces seven years behind bars for burglary.

Police spokesman Frank Amado said, “He was in quite a serious state and couldn’t move until we got up there using ladders. He was treated for his injuries and we got him some fresh clothes, before taking him to hospital where he is being kept under guard until he is well enough to be arrested.”

【1】What’s the right order of the event?

a. Ethan Adamson told reporters of the burglary.

b. The 10-year-old girl called Ethan Adamson’s bluff.

c. Ethan Adamson attended a drinking session.

d. Ethan Adamson leapt out of a window.

A. cabd B. dbca C. cbda D. dcab

【2】Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Adamson was set free a few days after staying in hospital.

B. Adamson was badly treated before he was rushed to hospital.

C. Adamson was being watched while he was in hospital.

D. Adamson was sent to the police station before he’s taken to hospital.

【3】What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A. To report on a joking burglary. B. To call our attention to the burglary.

C. To explain how the burglar was caught. D. To look back on an adventure story.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】这是一篇人物故事类文章。一个名叫Adamson喝醉的盗贼闯进了一个小女孩的家。小女孩吓唬闯他，如果他不能像超人那样飞，她就尖叫。Adamson无法，只好跳了下去，最后受伤严重，被警察抓到。

【1】细节理解题。由第三、四、五段中的“Thief Ethan Adamson, 25, told police that he had broken into a fifth-floor flat after a drinking session(酒会)…To keep her quiet, I told her I was really Superman and I’d soon be flying off back to my secret headquarters…She called my bluff (虚张声势) and told me, “If you’re Superman, show me you can fly or I’ll scream…Police later found him on the roof in just his yellow pants”可知，Adamson参加酒会，酒后闯进了一个10岁小女孩的家，小女孩吓唬他如果他不能像超人那样飞，她就尖叫。Adamson无奈，只好跳了下去。故C选项正确。

【2】细节理解题。由最后一段中的“taking him to hospital where he is being kept under guard”可知，Adamson被带到医院，处于警方的看守之下，结合选项，C选项正确。

【3】写作意图题。文章叙述了一个非常搞笑的窃贼的故事。一个名叫Adamson喝醉的盗贼闯进一个小女孩的家。小女孩吓唬闯他，如果他不能像超人那样飞，她就尖叫。Adamson无法，只好跳了下去，最后受伤严重，被警察抓到。文章叙述了整件事的经过。故A选项切题。