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(2020·荆州高一检测)
I stood outside my front door catching my breath. After a lazy Christmas holiday, I had to recover from climbing stairs with carry-on bags and a suitcase. I looked up — Red tape crossed the door. I didn’t understand French, but the one English word said enough, “POLICE”. Google Translate told me I would be caught if I entered, so I didn’t.
Finally, I called my rental agent (收租人). He went to the police station for more details. The thief had taken a few items from the top drawer as well as a small amount of money in the bottom drawer. Not only were my files undisturbed, but so were the TV and printer. My agent also said something about fixing the locks tomorrow and making a list for the police.
Then one day, I remembered that I had left another jewelry box in the flat. My heart sank as I thought of a gold locket (项链坠) with a picture of my late Grandma inside. When I realized the box was missing, the whole experience seemed to crash down on me. I cried. At the end of January, I received a letter from the police. The thief hadn’t been found, and the case was closed. I slept with my purse by my bed. I hid my laptop when I showered. And then another challenge came — I was unexpectedly fired by my company.
One July night, I reached into my third drawer to pull out my jean shorts. I heard something fall to the ground. I looked down: It was the tiny jewelry box I thought had been stolen six months earlier. Inside was the locket with honey Grandma smiling at me, being there for me, telling me not to give up. I started to cry. I knew that things were going to be OK.
【文章大意】文章主要讲述了作者的东西丢失, 包括含有已逝奶奶图片的金项链。后来无意间失而复得, 让作者发现生活并没有那么糟糕, 重新恢复了信心。
21. What does “Red tape crossed the door” mean?
A. The police had arrested the thief.
B. The house couldn’t be entered freely.
C. The house was for sale.
D. The writer didn’t pay the rent on time.
【解析】选B。句意猜测题。根据第一段中的I looked up — Red tape crossed the door. I didn’t understand French, but the one English word said enough, “POLICE”. Google Translate told me I would be caught if I entered, so I didn’t. (我抬头一看——横在门口的一个封条挡住了我。我不懂法语, 但是一个英语单词就足够了, “警察”。谷歌翻译告诉我, 如果我进去, 就会被抓, 所以我没有)可知, 作者门口的封条告诉他, 他不能随意进去。
22. What did the agent promise to do?
A. To fix the locks the next day.
B. To report the thief to the police.
C. To pay for the missing things for the writer.
D. To help the writer rent another flat.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的My agent also said something about fixing the locks tomorrow and making a list for the police. (我的房东还说明天要修理锁, 并为警察开具一个物品丢失的清单)可知, 房东答应第二天把锁修好。
23. Why did the writer cry again?
A. She cried over her bad luck.
B. She recalled the smiling of her grandma.
C. She regained her confidence.
D. She recovered the stolen jewelry box.
【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的I started to cry. I knew that things were going to be OK. (我开始哭泣。我知道一切都会好起来的)可知, 看到奶奶的照片让我重新恢复了信心, 因此喜极而泣。
【阅读多维训练】
Inside was the locket with honey Grandma smiling at me, being there for me, telling me not to give up.
句式分析: 本句是一个简单句。句中含有一个with的复合结构with honey Grandma smiling at me; 句中含有两个现在分词短语作伴随状语: being there for me和telling me not to give up。
译文: 里面是项链坠, 亲爱的奶奶在对我微笑, 伴我左右, 告诉我不要放弃。
