阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1－15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

题目内容：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1－15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clarke locked the door and went to the women`s club as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived 1____

When she came home she sensed something 2____ . Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no 3____ of forced entry (进入). Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, checking , and found her camera and spare watch missing.

The following Thursday she went out at her usual time, but didn`t go to the club. 4___ , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, letting herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would 5____

It was 4 o'clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs Clarke was 6____ tea at the time. The bell rang again, and 7____she heard her letter box being pushed open .8____the kettle (壶) of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letterbox, and then a 9____ . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆形旋钮) on the doorlock. Mrs Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. 10____was heard outside as the 11____ fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was 12____ by the sound of running feet.

It wasn`t long 13____ the police caught the thief. And Mrs Clarke was greatly 14____ at the club for her successful 15____ .

小题1:

A．lonely

B．alone

C．away

D．busily小题2:

A．terrible

B．uncomfortable

C．unusual

D．bad小题3:

A．information

B．show

C．sight

D．sign小题4:

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Instead

D．Again小题5:

A．appear

B．follow

C．happen

D．do小题6:

A．cooking

B．making

C．burning

D．serving小题7:

A．the next moment

B．for a while

C．in time

D．at once小题8:

A．Putting down

B．Laying aside

C．Picking up

D．Taking away小题9:

A．knife

B．hand

C．letter

D．key小题10:

A．A sad voice

B．A strange noise

C．A low shout

D．A sharp cry小题11:

A．key

B．kettle

C．doorlock

D．wire小题12:

A．followed

B．caused

C．produced

D．ended小题13:

A．before

B．since

C．until

D．when小题14:

A．surprised

B．praised

C．encouraged

D．supported小题15:

A．self-satisfaction

B．self-protection

C．self-respect

D．self-service

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:D

小题4:C

小题5:C

小题6:B

小题7:A

小题8:C

小题9:B

小题10:D

小题11:D

小题12:A

小题13:A

小题14:B

小题15:B

答案解析：

试题分析:

小题1:由前面的单词lived，副词修饰动词，所以是alone，句子意思“这是独自一人居住的老妇女的一次愉快方式”

小题2:由后面的句子Had someone got in?可以知道是异乎寻常的，句子意思“当她回到家感觉有些东西不一样”

小题3:固定句型sign of sth意思“什么的迹象”，句子“没有被迫进入的迹象”

小题4:由后面的句子she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home,可以知道是Instead，句子“她没有去俱乐部，反而她在公园附近走了一会回家”

小题5:由第四段的内容“抓小偷”可以知道是看一下发什么了什么，句子意思“她安静下来等待看一下将要发生什么”

小题6:固定搭配make tea意思“沏茶”，句子意思“她在那个时间正在沏茶”

小题7:固定词组the next moment意思“下一刻”，句子意思“门铃再一次响起，下一刻她听到她的信箱正在被推开”

小题8:由前面的句子Mrs Clarke was making tea at the time可以知道是捡起水壶，.句子意思“她捡起开水壶”

小题9:由倒数第二段倒数第三行poured the water over the hand可以知道是手

小题10:由前面的句子poured the water over the hand可以知道是尖叫声

小题11:由前面的句子A piece of wire appeared through the letterbox可以知道是电线

小题12:考查单词意思，followed意思“跟着”，caused意思“导致”，produced意思“生产”，ended意思“结束”，句子意思“紧接着是逃跑的声音”

小题13:before表示在…以前，句子意思“在警察抓住小偷以前没多久”

小题14:固定句型be praised for sth意思“因某事而受表扬”，句子意思“她在俱乐部因成功自卫受到表扬”

小题15:由前面的句子which was followed by the sound of running feet.可以知道她成功地把小偷赶跑了，句子意思“她在俱乐部因成功自卫受到表扬”

点评：讲述独自一人生活的老人，她成功地把小偷赶跑的故事。答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。