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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 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 fire damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.

I am very sorry about this.

Much love,

Susan.

PS (附言). 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】The principal was angry with Susan 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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】C

【解析】

试题分析：Susan Williams在寄宿制学校上学，因考试没有及格，她向父母写信，先是说自己在学校因为违反规定抽烟而引起一场火灾，通过这个编造的假故事来淡化自己考试不及格的事实，让父母不要太生气。

【1】C 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!可知，她写这封信的真正目的是告诉父母她考试不及格。故选C。

【2】C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for fire damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.可知，校长生Susan气是因为学校着火是Susan的过错。故C正确。

【3】C 推理判断题。开始的时候他编了一个故事，把情况说的非常严重，让父母很担心，最后再告诉父母不是真的，说出了原来的目的，这样做是希望父母不要太生气。故C正确。