開學課堂英語四級考試閱讀練習（17）

　　At six oclock she cane home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? 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 keyperhaps. 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 didnt 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 oclock 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 towards 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.

　　1.Mrs. Clarke looded forward to Thursday because_______.

　　a.she worked at a club on the day

　　b.she said visitors on Thursdays

　　c.she visited a club on Thursday

　　d.a special visitor came on Thursday

　　2.If someone had made a forced entery,_______.

　　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 thown about

　　d.he or she would have needed a master key

　　3.On the third Thursday Mrs. Clarke went out_______.

　　a.because she didnt want to miss the club again

　　b.to see if the thief was hnging about outside

　　c.to the club but then changed her mind

　　d.in an attempt to trick the thief

　　4.The lock on the front door was one which_______.

　　a.needed a piece of wire to open it

　　b.could he opened from inside without a key

　　c.couldt be opened without a key

　　d.used a knob instead of a key

　　5.The wire feel to the floor_______.

　　a.because Mrs.Clarke refused to open the door

　　b.when the mans glove dropped off

　　c.because it was too hot to hold

　　d.because the man justwanted to get away

　　答案：cadbd

　　At six oclock she cane home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? 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 keyperhaps. 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 didnt 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 oclock 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 towards 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.

　　1.Mrs. Clarke looded forward to Thursday because_______.

　　a.she worked at a club on the day

　　b.she said visitors on Thursdays

　　c.she visited a club on Thursday

　　d.a special visitor came on Thursday

　　2.If someone had made a forced entery,_______.

　　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 thown about

　　d.he or she would have needed a master key

　　3.On the third Thursday Mrs. Clarke went out_______.

　　a.because she didnt want to miss the club again

　　b.to see if the thief was hnging about outside

　　c.to the club but then changed her mind

　　d.in an attempt to trick the thief

　　4.The lock on the front door was one which_______.

　　a.needed a piece of wire to open it

　　b.could he opened from inside without a key

　　c.couldt be opened without a key

　　d.used a knob instead of a key

　　5.The wire feel to the floor_______.

　　a.because Mrs.Clarke refused to open the door

　　b.when the mans glove dropped off

　　c.because it was too hot to hold

　　d.because the man justwanted to get away

　　答案：cadbd