Unit12CultureShockPeriodFourLesson4TheNewAustralians课时精练（北师大版必修4，广东专用）时间：40分钟Ⅰ.完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。OnThursdayafternoonMrsClarkelockedthedoorandwenttothewomen'sclubasusual.Itwasapleasantwayof__1__timeforanoldwomanwholivedalone.Whenshecamehomeshe__2__somethingunusual.Hadsomeonegotin？Thebackdoorandthewindowswerealllockedandtherewasno__3__offorcedentry.Hadanythingbeentaken？Shewentfromroomtoroom，__4__，andfoundhercameraandsparewatchmissing.ThefollowingThursdayshewentoutather__5__time，butdidn'tgototheclub.Instead，shetookashortwalkinaparknearbyandcamehome，lettingherselfinthroughthe__6__door.Shesettleddowntowaitandseewhatwouldhappen.Itwas4o'clockwhenthefrontdoorbellrang.MrsClarkewas__7__teaatthetime.Thebellrangagain，andthenextmomentshe__8__herletterboxbeingpushedopen.Pickingupthekettleofboilingwater，shemovedquietlytowardstheletterbox.Apieceof__9__appearedthroughtheletterbox，andthenahand.Thewireturnedandcaughtaroundtheknob(原形旋钮)onthedoorlock.MrsClarke__10__thekettleandpouredthewateroverthehand.A__11__crywasheardoutsideasthewire__12__tothefloorandthehandwaspulledback，whichwasfollowedbythesoundof__13__feet.Itwasn'tlongbeforethepolicecaughtthethief.AndMrsClarkewasgreatly__14__attheclubforhersuccessful__15__.【语篇解读】本文讲述的是Mrs.Clarke在发现家中被盗后采取措施，靠智慧保护了自家财产，同时用开水惩治小偷，并帮助警察捉到了小偷的故事。1．A.savingB．passingC．stealingD．finding答案B[从上下文来看，此处说的是Mrs.Clarke每到星期四下午都去女子俱乐部打发时间。]2．A.learnedB．foundC．sensedD．hoped答案C[从后面的几个问句来看，她对是否出现了问题还没有把握，故这只是她回到家“”“”时的一种感觉，觉得有点反常，但不能说是learn(得知)，find(发现)，更不能是hope(希望)。sense“”在此为动词，意为觉察到，感觉到。]3．A.sightB．exhibitionC．noteD．sign答案D[从Thebackdoorandthewindowswerealllocked及下文来看，此处应用sign，即没有人强行进入的迹象/痕迹(sign)。]4．A.watchingB．searchingC．lookingD．checking答案D[从Hadanythingbeentaken来看，她仍不知道是否丢失了东西，由此可推测“”此时只能是核实一下是否有丢失的东西，而不是注视着(watch)，搜查(search)或看(look)。]5．A.lateB．dinnerC．usualD．own答案C[由第1段第1句话知她每逢星期四下午就到女子俱乐部去，由此可推测在下星期四她又像往常一样出门了。atherusualtime指在往常的时间，与往常一样。]6．A.openB．backC．frontD．broken答案B[为防止被贼看到，Mrs.Clarke从后门偷偷地进了家门。前面已提到她已把门锁上了，故排除open。]7．A.drinkingB．makingC．pouringD．planting答案B[从下文的Mrs.Clarkeraisedthekettleandpouredthewateroverthehand来看，此处说的是她正在沏茶(maketea)，并非是喝茶(drinktea)或倒茶(pourtea)或种茶(planttea)。]8．A.sawB．watchedC．heardD．smelled答案C[从上下文来看，贼在外面，Mrs.Clarke在里面，只能是听到外面letterbox被打开，而see，watch，smell都不合此时捉贼的情景。]9．A.woodB．equipmentC．chalkD．wire答案D[从后面的Asharpcrywasheardoutsideasthewirefelltothefloor来看，此处说的是盗贼用铁丝作工具来行窃。]10．A.discoveredB．broughtC．raisedD．supported答案C[前面说当出现动静时她正在沏茶，此处说的是她举起沏茶用的热水壶，然后把水浇在伸进来的那只手上。]11．A.softB．gentleC．sharpD．loud答案C[她举起热水壶把开水浇在那只手上，由此可想象那人应是痛得尖叫起来，即asharpcry。]12．A.pushedB．putC．stuckD．fell答案D[由一声尖叫可推测，那只手被烫着了，由此可判断此处说的是铁丝掉到了地上...
