Comprehension Test 阅读理解
Mystery in London 雾都疑案
Helen Brooke （著）
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 判断以下句子正确（T）或错误（F）。
a Annie lives in Cable Street.
b Mycroft Pound is a policeman.
c Jack’s ship is going to California.
d Jack is a sailor.
e The Whitechapel Killer is a very dangerous man.
f The Whitechapel Killer uses a gun.
g The Whitechapel Killer has a knife.
h The Californian is going to India.
i The police arrest Jack.
j The police arrest Mycroft.
20 marks
2 Who says this? Who do they say it to? Mycroft, the captain, Rosy, the old man, the Russian
sailor 用适当的词填空。
a ‘I’m Annie’s best friend.’
................ says this to ................ .
b ‘There’s a man on your ship I must talk to.’
................ says this to ................ .
c ‘She lives in the white house, I think.’
................ says this to ................ .
d ‘There are three Jacks on my ship.’
................ says this to ................ .
e ‘I do not speak English.’
................ says this to ................ .
20 marks
3 Put these events in the story in order. Number them 1–10. 将下列事件排序。
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a Mycroft goes to Annie’s house.
b Mycroft goes to the docks.
c Mycroft goes to the Rose and Crown.
d Mycroft sees the Californian.
e Mycroft sees the three Jacks.
f Mycroft talks to the captain.
g Mycroft talks to the people in the Rose and Crown.
h Mycroft tries to get on the Californian.
i The police come to Mycroft’s house.
j The police take the Whitechapel Killer away.
20 marks
4 Match the place in A with the description in B. 在 B 部分中选择合适的序号与 A 搭配。
A
1 Where Annie lives.
2 Where Mycroft first sees Annie on the ground.
3 Where Rosy lives.
4 Where the Californian is.
5 Where the Californian is going.
B
a Limehouse Street.
b Near the Rose and Crown.
c India.
d Cable Street.
e East India Dock.
20 marks
5 Match the person in A with the description in B. 在 B 部分中选择合适的序号与 A 搭配。
A 1 A detective.
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2 woman friend of Annie’s. a Annie.
3 A woman who is very ill in hospital. b Mycroft Pound.
4 Mycroft arrests him. c Captain.
5 The most important man on a ship. d Jack.
e Rosy.
B
20 marks
Total marks
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Mutiple-choice Test 选择题
Mystery in London 雾都疑案
Helen Brooke
Setting 故事背景
Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。
1 The story is in the year _____.
a [ ] 1698 b [ ] 1798 c [ ] 1898 d [ ] 1998
2 It is a cold _____ evening.
a [ ] January b [ ] March c [ ] September d [ ] November
3 Mycroft Pound is a very _____ detective.
a [ ] famous b [ ] old c [ ] ill d [ ] rich
4 Somebody finds a woman in the _____.
a [ ] street b [ ] water c [ ] park d [ ] garden
5 The woman _____.
a [ ] is dead b [ ] is hungry c [ ] has a dog next to her d [ ] has a lot of blood on her
6 The woman is near the _____.
a [ ] Tree and Crown b [ ] Rose and Crown
c [ ] Flower and Crown d [ ] King and Crown
7 The woman’s name is _____.
a [ ] Annie b [ ] Mary c [ ] Rosy d [ ] Jackie
8 Inspector Freewell _____ at Mycroft Pound’s door.
a [ ] listens b [ ] waits c [ ] knocks d [ ] sings
9 Inspector Freewill thinks the Whitechapel _____ is back again.
a [ ] killer b [ ] detective c [ ] criminal d [ ] sailor
10 The ship in the docks is called the _____.
a [ ] American b [ ] Californian c [ ] New Yorker d [ ] Australian
20 marks
Characters 人物
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Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。
11 Mycroft Pound is a _____.
a [ ] policeman b [ ] detective c [ ] doctor d [ ] killer
12 Inspector Freewell is from the London _____.
a [ ] docks b [ ] hospital c [ ] prison d [ ] police
13 Annie lives in _____ Street.
a [ ] Dock b [ ] Cable c [ ] California d [ ] Whitechapel
14 Annie has a friend. Her name is _____.
a [ ] Jane b [ ] India c [ ] Rose d [ ] Rosy
15 Jack is Annie’s _____.
a [ ] son b [ ] father c [ ] boyfriend d [ ] brother
16 Jack is a _____.
a [ ] sailor b [ ] detective c [ ] policeman d [ ] ship’s captain
17 The Whitechapel Killer is famous. _____ are dead because of him.
a [ ] Three men b [ ] Three women c [ ] Six men d [ ] Six women
18 The Whitechapel Killer attacks people with _____.
a [ ] an old bottle b [ ] a small knife c [ ] a long knife d [ ] a big gun
19 When Rosy hears the bad news she begins to _____.
a [ ] walk away b [ ] drink c [ ] cry d [ ] run
20 The Whitechapel Killer is _____.
a [ ] Jack b [ ] Inspector Freewell
c [ ] Mycroft Pound d [ ] the captain of the Californian
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Dialogue 对话
Who says or writes this? 谁说的或是写的这些话？
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21 ‘Can you come to Whitechapel, Mr Pound? We need your help.’
a [ ] Rosy b [ ] Inspector Freewell c [ ] Annie d [ ] the captain of the Californian
22 ‘Are you a friend of Annie? I’ve got bad news for you. I’m afraid she’s very ill.’
a [ ] Mycroft Pound b [ ] Inspector Freewell
c [ ] Jack d [ ] the captain of the Californian
23 ‘Meet me tonight. I have something very important for you.’
a [ ] Mycroft Pound b [ ] Rosy c [ ] Jack d [ ] Annie
24 ‘I am from Russia. I do not speak English.’
a [ ] a sailor b [ ] Rosy c [ ] Jack d [ ] the captain of the Californian
25 ‘She doesn’t live here. She lives in the white house, I think.’
a [ ] a policeman b [ ] a girl c [ ] a boy d [ ] an old man
26 ‘She has a boyfriend. That’s him there in that picture. I don’t like him.’
a [ ] Inspector Freewell b [ ] Annie c [ ] a woman in Annie’s house d [ ] Jack
27 ‘I’m Annie’s best friend.’
a [ ] Margaret b [ ] Rosy c [ ] Helen d [ ] Elizabeth
28 ‘Do you know a sailor called Jack?’
a [ ] Mycroft Pound b [ ] Inspector Freewell
c [ ] Annie d [ ] the captain of the Californian
29 ‘There’s a man on your ship I must talk to.’
a [ ] Mycroft Pound b [ ] Inspector Freewell c [ ] Jack d [ ] Rosy
30 ‘There are three Jacks on my ship.’
a [ ] an old sailor b [ ] Jack c [ ] a Russian man d [ ] the captain of the Californian
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Vocabulary 词汇
Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。
31 try to hurt someone
a [ ] attack b [ ] help c [ ] shout d [ ] cry
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32 a person who does something bad and breaks the law
a [ ] captain b [ ] criminal c [ ] detective d [ ] sailor
33 when many people know a person
a [ ] afraid b [ ] angry c [ ] famous d [ ] hungry
34 when you move quickly onto something using your legs to push you up
a [ ] jump b [ ] walk c [ ] pull d [ ] stand
35 something you use to cut things
a [ ] bottle b [ ] cup c [ ] knife d [ ] plate
36 a person who works on a ship
a [ ] visitor b [ ] sailor c [ ] writer d [ ] swimmer
37 when something is very bad
a [ ] great b [ ] fine c [ ] terrible d [ ] wonderful
38 not in danger
a [ ] ill b [ ] careful c [ ] dead d [ ] safe
39 hit a door to tell people you are outside
a [ ] knock b [ ] answer c [ ] ask d [ ] open
40 something over a river for people to walk across
a [ ] ship b [ ] bridge c [ ] building d [ ] house
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Plot 情节
Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。
41 Mycroft Pound needs to find a dangerous _____.
a [ ] captain b [ ] drinker c [ ] driver d [ ] killer
42 Mycroft Pound sees the woman. She is lying in the street and she can’t _____.
a [ ] cry b [ ] listen c [ ] speak d [ ] eat
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43 Near the woman there are some _____ on the road.
a [ ] bicycle tracks b [ ] bicycles c [ ] flowers d [ ] ear-rings
44 At Annie’s house there is a _____ from Jack.
a [ ] flower b [ ] present c [ ] letter d [ ] birthday card
45 Mycroft Pound looks for Jack _____.
a [ ] in the park b [ ] in an old house c [ ] in the streets d [ ] at the docks
46 The Californian is going to _____.
a [ ] China b [ ] India c [ ] America d [ ] France
47 The ship is going away _____.
a [ ] today b [ ] next week c [ ] next month d [ ] next year
48 Jack has a knife in his pocket. There is some _____ on it.
a [ ] cheese b [ ] hair c [ ] blood d [ ] water
49 The captain helps Mycroft Pound to _____ the Whitechapel killer.
a [ ] arrest b [ ] kill c [ ] hit d [ ] teach
50 At the end, Mycroft Pound gives the Whitechapel killer to the _____.
a [ ] king b [ ] captain c [ ] prison d [ ] police
20 marks
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Mystery in London
1 a T
b F
c F
d T
e T
f F
g T
h T
i T
j F
2 a Rosy to Mycroft.
b Mycroft to the captain.
c The old man to Mycroft.
d The captain to Mycroft.
e The Russian sailor to Mycroft.
3 a 4
b 5
c 2
d 6
e 9
f 8
g 3
h 7
i 1
j 10
4 1 d
2 b
3 a
4 e
5 c
5 1 b
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2 e
3 a
4 d
5 c
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Mystery in London
Setting
1 c
2 d
3 a
4 a
5 d
6 b
7 a
8 c
9 a
10 b
Characters
11 b
12 d
13 b
14 d
15 c
16 a
17 d
18 c
19 c
20 a
Dialogue
21 b
22 a
23 c
24 a
25 d
26 c
27 b
28 a
29 a
30 d
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Vocabulary
31 a
32 b
33 c
34 a
35 c
36 b
37 c
38 d
39 a
40 b
Plot
41 d
42 c
43 a
44 c
45 d
46 b
47 a
48 c
49 a
50 d
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