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【題目】閱讀理解
“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton(骨骼) in the closet?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, it's something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad's family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a(chǎn) skeleton in his family's closet'. He really wouldn't want any neighbor to know about it.”
“Why pick on my family?” Jessica's father said with anger. “Your family history isn't so good. You know. Wasn't your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was sent to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked, I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.
After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica's parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica's closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica's mother sank into a faint(暈倒), waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.
“What happened？Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school's skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project, I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They're both crazy,” she thought.
（1）According to Jessica's mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means ______.
A.a family honor
B.a family secret
C.a family story
D.a family treasure
（2）What can we learn about some Australians' ancestors from Paragraph 2?
A.They were involved in some crimes in Australia.
B.They were the earliest people living in Australia
C.They were brought to Australia as prisoners.
D.They were not regarded as criminals in their day.
（3）Jessica's mother fell down into a faint because she was ________.
A.frightened
B.surprised
C.injured
D.knocked
（4）Jessica' sparents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because_________.
A.they were crazy
B.they were overexcited
C.they realized their misunderstanding
D.they both thought they had won the quarrel

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）A
（4）C
【解析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了杰西卡拿回家一個骨骼，放在了衣櫥里�？墒且幌胍�告訴媽媽這件事，就會引起了媽媽和爸爸的誤會。晚飯后媽媽熨完衣服把衣服放進衣櫥里時，被衣櫥里的骨骼嚇暈了。等醒過來后，杰西卡向他們解釋把骨骼帶回家是為了自己的健康項目，但是她剛一說就引起了他們的誤會。杰西卡的爸媽聽后大笑不止。
（1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段媽媽說的“Well, it's something that you would rather not have anyone else know about.”可知，媽媽說“a skeleton in the closet” 指的是不想讓別人知道的秘密，故選B。
（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Wasn't your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was sent to Australia for his crimes?”可推斷，一些澳大利亞人的祖先是作為囚犯被帶到澳大利亞的。故選C。
（3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica's mother sank into a faint(暈倒)…”可知，Jessica的媽媽暈倒是被衣櫥里的骨骼嚇的。故選A。
（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“I wanted to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I said something about skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.”可知，Jessica想告訴父母這件事，但似乎她一說關(guān)于骨骼和衣櫥的事情，就引起了父母之間的爭吵，因此推斷父母大笑起來是因為他們意識到他們的誤解。故選C。