Question

Luke says, “At first I was shocked that somebody would do such a thing, but then I saw Jenifer’s __ in his hand and knew that I had to do something. I jumped up and started chasing him down the street and calling “Thief, stop!” But nobody seemed __ in stopping him. They were just looking at us, like it was a __ or something. Luckily, I play soccer for the school team, so I’ve been training all year round, so I __ to catch up with him on Third Avenue and knocked him down. Once he was on the __ I sat on top of him and waited for the police to come. Some people say I shouldn’t do that kind of thing __ I never know what the thief can do to me. But I didn’t think about that at the time. I was too__ .”

However, Jennifer is not the only one who’s grateful for Luke’s bravery. The police later searched the thief’s flat and found over a hundred __ cell phones and, perhaps more important, an address book full of names of different criminal contacts(犯罪联络). Most of the criminals listed in the book have been __ and the number of phone theft has been fallen in the area.

All over the world, phone theft is only one of a number of technology – related crimes that police say are on the rise. Businesspeople have been told to be __ with their notebook computers. Notebook computers are __ easy target(目标) for criminals. And new police branches are being set up to __ crimes in this field. In the last week alone, the New York Police Department has received over six hundred calls about the__ crimes.

Thanks to Luke’s bravery and quick thinking, Jennifer didn’t __ one of those victims, and she knows __ she’s going to thank Luke -- by taking him for another meal at the same Indian restaurant. This time, however, she’s going to keep her cell phone in her purse.

1.A. purse B. phone C. head D. face

2.A. pleased B. frightened C. interested D. excited

3.A. sport B. movie C. story D. joke

4.A. managed B. tried C. hoped D. meant

5.A. floor B. grass C. ground D. bed

6.A. because B. so C. if D. although

7.A. nervous B. sad C. brave. D. angry

8.A. broken B. stolen C. beautiful D. expensive

9.A. killed B. arrested C. saved D. blamed

10.A. patient B. careful C. easy D. worried

11.A. other B. another C. the other D. others

12.A. care for B. deal with C. think about D. belong to

13.A. above B. following C. over D. next

14.A. trouble B. offer C. become D. believe

15.A. why B. how C. when D. whether

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.B

11.B

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲了我看见小偷在偷詹尼佛的手机，我努力追上小偷，把他压住等警察到来，警方搜索了小偷的家，发现了其他被盗的手机，和别的犯罪分子的名单，詹尼佛没有成为受害者。

1.当我看见詹尼佛的手机在他的手里，我知道我必须得做些什么了。A. purse钱包；B. phone电话；C. head头；D. face脸。根据下文，故选B.

2.好像没人对拦住他感兴趣。A. pleased高兴的； B. frightened恐惧的，害怕的；C. interested感兴趣的；D. excited兴奋的；be interested in doing，对……感兴趣。故选C。

3.他们仅仅是看着我们，就像看电影或是别的。A. sport运动；B. movie 电影；C. story故事；D. joke笑话。故选B。

4.所以我设法在第三大街追上他。A. managed管理； B. tried努力； C. hoped 希望；D. meant以为，表示……的意思。tried to do努力干某事,但不强调结果。managed to do设法做成某事,但强调结果成功了。根据knocked him down可知成功了，故选A。

5.他一在地面上，我坐在他上面等警察来。A. floor地板；B. grass 草；C. ground地面；D. bed床。故选C。

6.有些人说我不应该做这种事，因为我不知道小偷会对我做什么。A. because 因为；B. so所以；C. if如果；D. although虽然。根据句意，故选A。

7.但是那是我什么都没想，我太担心了。A. nervous紧张的；B. sad 悲伤的；C. brave勇敢地；D. angry生气的。故选D

8.警察搜索了小偷的房子，发现了被偷的100多部手机。A. broken 坏了的；B stolen被偷的；C. beautiful 漂亮的；D. expensive昂贵的；故选B。

9.在这本书里面列举的大部分罪犯被逮捕了。A. killed 杀死；B. arrested逮捕；C. saved拯救；D. blamed责备。故选B。

10.生意人被告诉要小心用他们的笔记本电脑。A. patient有耐心的； B. careful小心的；C. easy容易的；D. worried但心的。be careful with对…当心。故选B。

11.笔记本电脑是罪犯的另一个目标。A. other别的，其他的，是形容词； B. another另一个，后加单数名词；C. the other别的，其他的；前面有具体的范围时使用；D. others别人，代词。故选B.

12.在这个地方新警察支队被建立来应对罪犯。A. care for关心，在乎；B. deal with 应对，处理；C. think about考虑，思考；D. belong to属于。故选B。

13.纽约警察局已经收到了超过六百个关于以上行为的电话罪行。A. above以上的；B. following下面的，C. over 在……上，D. next下一个的。故选A。

14.詹妮弗没有成为其中一个受害者。A. trouble 麻烦；B. offer提供； C. become成为；D. believe相信。故选C。

15.她知道她会怎样感谢卢克A. why 为什么；B. how怎样；C. when何时； D. whether是否。故选B。

考点：故事类短文