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On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the Over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.
At six o’clock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? Had someone got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry.
Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door—“a master key ”perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time, dressed as usual, but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.
It was just after four o’clock when the front door bell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter box being pushed open. With the kettle of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly toward the front door. A long piece of wire appeared through the letter box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.
小題1:Mrs. Clarke looked forward to Thursday because__________.
A．she worked at a club on the day
B．she lived alone
C．she visited a club on Thursdays
D．a special visitor came on Thursday Clarke
小題2: If someone had made a forced entry,________.
A．Mrs. Clarke would have found a broken door or window
B．he or she was still in the house
C．things would have been thrown about
D．he or she would have needed a master key
小題3:According to the passage, which of the following is right?
A．She is about more than 50 years old.
B．The next day after she found something unusual in her house, she stayed at home.
C．The man who tried to enter her house wore a pair of gloves.
D．Mrs. Clarke was in an attempt to trick the thief when she noticed something unusual.
小題4:The wire fell to the floor________.
A．because Mrs. Clarke refused to open the door
B．when the man’s glove dropped off
C．because it was too hot to hold
D．because the man just wanted to get away

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:D

試題分析：本文敘述了Mrs. Clarke每到周四都去俱樂部去，有一天她照常去那里，等到回到家中，她發(fā)現(xiàn)家里好像有人來過，于是她想出來一個辦法來看個究竟，那天，她裝著去俱樂部，但是一會就回來了，躲在一個地方看著是否有人來，結果賊真的來了，她用準備好的熱水澆了賊的手，賊嚇得跑開了。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)…went to the over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. 太太盼望星期四因為在這天她要去俱樂部。故選C。
小題2:推理題。根據(jù)She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry.可知如果有人強行進入的話，門窗就會壞了，故選A。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.她故意讓賊看見她出去，但是她又回來了，想看個究竟，故選D
小題4:推理題。根據(jù)Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.可知這個人是想逃跑，故選D。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

You and I have principles(原則). And we also have opinions. I have _____ about what I think is right or wrong or good or ______. But they are only opinions---I could be wrong! I _____ try to build my life around my opinions, but I will try to _____ my principles.
A 15-year-old boy learned a(n) ______ lesson about life principles. On his way home he found a woman’s ______ that contained $127 as well as her ID card. _______ hesitation, he hopped(快速跳) onto his bike and went over to her _______---about a mile away. He told her he _____ her wallet and she gave him a big hug and twenty dollars.
That evening the boy told his parents about the event and his father said, “I don’t think you should have ______ $20 for doing what you should have done. A person shouldn’t be ______ for being honest.”
He thought about his father’s _____ and decided he would return the money. He biked to the lady’s home and ______ her back the twenty dollars. She didn’t want to take it, but he told her she _____ to---that his father pointed out ______ to him that he had never ______ before.
When principles ______ our every action and decision, we actually change. These great principles _____ our lives and make us into persons of character. That boy is _____ to be raised by a wise father who had the ______ to say, “Those are my principles.”
小題1:
A．opinionsB．wishesC．decisionsD．suggestions
小題2:
A．wellB．mistaken C．rightD．bad
小題3:
A．shan’tB．won’tC．can’t D．don’t
小題4:
A．changeB．adviseC．followD．make
小題5:
A．valuableB．easy C．difficultD．funny
小題6:
A．bagB．walletC．suitcaseD．box
小題7:
A．AboutB．ForC．WithoutD．In
小題8:
A．factoryB．schoolC．officeD．house
小題9:
A．checkedB．searchedC．threwD．found
小題10:
A．acceptedB．suppliedC．receivedD．borrowed
小題11:
A．rewardedB．praisedC．forgottenD．blamed
小題12:
A．actionsB．worriesC．wordsD．excuses
小題13:
A．tookB．gaveC．putD．set
小題14:
A．attemptedB．preferredC．plannedD．had
小題15:
A．anythingB．everythingC．somethingD．nothing
小題16:
A．guessedB．taughtC．metD．realized
小題17:
A．guideB．doC．interruptD．allow
小題18:
A．limitB．shapeC．preventD．keep
小題19:
A．unluckyB．carefulC．braveD．lucky
小題20:
A．rightB．courageC．wisdomD．chance

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