Question

   Hi!My name is Jim. Today,I want to tell you a story about something I did when I was 14 years old. I made some friends in school but they turned out to be bad boys. They were part of a gang who stole bicycles and resold them.

   One bright Sunday afternoon,we went to an apartment in Bukit Batok to steal a bike. We found a bicycle on the landing of the fifth floor and started to work on the lock. The lock was hard to break,and it took us 10 minutes to break it. As we were about to escape with the bike,the owner of the bicycle suddenly came out of the elevator. “My bike!” he shouted. 

   We dropped the bike and ran down the stairs but two policemen who were near-by caught us.

   We were brought to the police station. Our parents were called and our teachers were told what had happened. As we were too young,at last we were allowed to go back home,but I was sent to the Boys’ Home for six months. Life in the Boys’ Home was very hard but I learnt a very important lesson. I learnt that stealing was not right and I decided to stop stealing.

   To this day,I regret what I had done. I hope you will learn from my story and not take the same path which I took.

() 1. Jim stole the bike at the age of .

   A. 11   B. 12   C. 13   D. 14

() 2. Jim and his friends found the bike on the landing of the floor.

   A. second   B. third   C. fourth   D. fifth

() 3. It took them minutes to break the lock.

   A. 5   B. 10   C. 15   D. 20

() 4. Jim spent in the Boys’ Home.

   A. half a year   B. 8 months

   C. 10 months   D. a year

Answer 1

1. D 2. D 3. B 4. A

阅读提示：这篇文章主要介绍了 Jim小时候的一个惨痛的教训：偷自 行车。这件事一直让他后悔莫及。

1. D 细节理解题。由第一段“…I want to tell you a story about something I did when I was 14 years old. ”可知吉姆在 14 岁时偷的自行车。

2. D细节理解题。由第二段第二句“We found a bicycle on the landing of the fifth floor and started to work on the lock. ”可知。

3. B细节理解题。由第二段第三句“The lock was hard to break,and it took us 10 minutes to break it.”可知撬锁花费了 10 分钟。

4. A推理判断题。由第四段第三句“…but I was sent to the Boys’ Home for six months. ”可知“我”在男子寄宿学校待了半年。