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【题目】Susan Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school.

Dear Mom and Dad,

I’m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal（校长）is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.

The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed．This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.

As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning. The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.

The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.

I am very sorry about this.

Much love, Susan.

P.S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!

【1】Susan wrote home ________.

A. to tell her parents about the fire

B. to ask for a million dollars

C. to tell her parents she had failed her exams

D. to tell her parents she had to leave school

【2】In the letter, Susan told her parents that the principal was angry with her for the reason that_____.

A. she had failed her exams.

B. she had been caught smoking in bed.

C. it was her fault that the school had caught fire.

D. she had not phoned for the fire department in time.

【3】Susan told her parents about the fire ________.

A. to warn them about what the principal would do

B. to make them feel worried

C. to make them less angry at her real news

D. to make them laugh

【4】How true was the letter before the P.S.?

A. Partly true.

B. All true.

C. Completely untrue

D. The story doesn’t really tell us.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】为了不让父母因为其考试不及格而生气，Sarah捏造了更严重的错误（导致火灾）。

【1】根据信后的附言：None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams可知她写信的目的是要告诉父母考试没及格。故答案选C。

考点定位：考查推理判断

【2】根据第四段一句，可知Sarah 告诉父母火灾的故事是先让他们对真正的消息（考试没及格）少生气。答案选C。

考点定位：考查推理判断

【3】根据最后一段中可知信中附言前面的部分完全是捏造的。故答案C正确。

考点定位：考查推理判断

【4】通读全文可知，Sarah说校长生气是因为大火是由她引起。故答案C正确。

考点定位：考查细节理解

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