2022版高三一轮复习1个人家庭社区及学校生活课时提能练（英语 解析版）.docA
(山东省德州市2020届高三期末考试)The year was 1999.I was 18, living with friends in a town about an hour north of Milwaukee.Desperate for adventure, we often talked about haunted(闹鬼的) locations, and even wandered around the woods near Rienzi Cemetery.So when a friend shared a story about an abandoned house just down the road from Rienzi, how could I possibly resist? The group of us jumped in the car and headed off into the wild unknown, completely unaware of the misfortune that would soon befall us.
The house was isolated, overgrown and barely visible from the road.Most of its windows were broken.It seemed completely neglected except the locked door and a “NO ENTRY” sign outside.How would anyone notice, or possibly even care, if we went in and looked around?
We stole inside, hoping for anything to prove the legend.Nothing valuable was found until an old letter, addressed to a Mr.J.Witherell，caught my eye.Its paper was stiff and yellowed.Excited by the physical evidence, I slipped the letter into my back pocket.I was about to exit the house when I noticed fire trucks and police cars lining up out on the road.While most of us were exploring the house, one of us managed to knock a fire detector off the ceiling, which triggered an automated alarm at the fire department.I quickly alerted the others, but there would be no escape.
After a moment of panic, we decided to go outside and face the music.To avoid a theft charge, I left the letter where it was before stepping outside.
The result? Not only did we all get fined for entering, we were required to pay for property damage totaling $1,500 each—too much for us to afford.
For so many years, I have been wondering: Why is the deserted house so heavily protected with detectors and other security measures? Why is the property regularly maintained? What's the story behind that mysterious letter?
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者和几个伙伴去一间废弃的房屋探险的故事。他们其中一个人把一个火灾探测器从天花板上碰了下来，触发了自动消防警报，引来警察和消防员。最后大家都受到了惩罚。
1．What did the shabby appearance of the house seem to remind the kids?
A．They would have no trouble entering it.
B．Their entry would bring them a surprise.
C．Their entry would disturb the neighbors.
D．Their behavior would be noticed by its owner.
A [细节理解题。根据第二段中的“How would anyone notice，or possibly even care，if we went in and looked around？”可知，房屋的破烂外表让他们认为如果进去四处看看也没有谁会注意到，甚至没人会在意。故选A项。]
2．Why did the author attempt to take the letter away?
A．It might reveal who had been maintaining the house.
B．It might help uncover the mystery of the abandoned house.
C．It must have been written to disclose a tragedy.
D．It was the evidence of the house being heavily protected.
B [推理判断题。根据第三段中的“We stole inside，hoping for anything to prove the legend.”和“Excited by the physical evidence，I slipped the letter into my back pocket.”可知，作者和伙伴们走进屋里，希望有东西能证明房子的秘密，直到作者发现一封信。作者认为这就是物证，因此想把它带走，希望它能够帮助揭开这所废弃房子的秘密，B项中的uncover the mystery意为“揭露秘密”。故选B项。]
3．What led the police cars and fire trucks to arrive so quickly?
A．The police officers were checking there.
B．The house owner reported to the police.
C．The police cars were passing by accident.
D．Someone set off the fire alarm system.
D [细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句可知，他们中的一个人竟把火灾探测器从天花板上碰了下来，从而触发了自动消防警报。故选D项。]
4．What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．The empty house has been under strict protection.
B．The author wonders why they got fined.
C．No maintenance of the house is conducted regularly.
D．There is much mystery about the abandoned house.
D [推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知，作者一直在回想：为什么这座荒废的房子被消防探测器和其他安全措施保护得这么严密？为什么要定期维护里面的所有物？那封神秘的信的背后的故事是什么？由此可知，关于那座废弃的房子，依然有很多谜团，故选D项。]
