The week after Jane's birthday, Barbara and Mary were away. Jane decided to have a late birthday party. She telephoned several friends. She asked some to bring records, some to bring food and others to bring something to drink. She rang another friend to see if she could borrow his record player. She herself bought some food and drink to get the party going. She took up all the carpets (地毯) so that they could dance. She did not know whether Barbara and Mary would have approved (赞成), but as long as she was careful, she was sure that they would not mind. She warned the two people in the flat above and invited them down.
“Oh, ” said Jane, surprised. “What's all this about? ”
The first guests arrived soon after eight. The music was soon playing loudly and they started dancing. Some of Jane's friends brought other friends with them. As more and more people arrived,the noise increased. People started shouting at each other, so they turned the music up. This made it more difficult to hear each other above the music, so they shouted more loudly. At half past ten the bell rang. “Turn down the music!” someone shouted. “Someone probably called the police.” When Jane opened the door, there was a policeman standing there. She started to apologize, “I'm sorry about all the noise, officer. But you see, it was my birthday last week and I'm having a party.” “Never mind about that, miss. We're here because of something much more important.”
“Well, there's been a report of burglary (盗窃行为). We think the thief may have e to your party, pretending to be a friend of someone here. ”
【小题1】When did Jane have the party? A．On her birthday. B．After her birthday. C．Before Barbara and Mary left. D．As soon as she telephone her friends.【小题2】Why did people shout at each other at the party? A．They got rather angry with each other.B．They were very glad to make new friends. C．They became too excited while dancing. D．They couldn't hear each other because of the music.【小题3】What reason did Jane think the policeman came for? A．They made too much noise. B．A thief was among the guests. C．He had some important things to doD．He was interested in birthday parties.B
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(答案→)B
解析：本文主要讲了Jane在生日过后，举办聚会。聚会中，由于音乐声音太大，他们彼此听不到对方说话，人们在聚会上彼此大喊。警察来后Jane以为是因为他们制造了太多的噪音，所以道歉。而警察却说是由于有盗贼混进了聚会的队伍。
【小题1】细节题，根据The week after Jane's birthday, Barbara and Mary were away. Jane decided to have a late birthday party.可知Jane是在她的生日过后，举行聚会， 故选B。
【小题2】细节题，根据As more and more people arrived,the noise increased. People started shouting at each other, so they turned the music up. This made it more difficult to hear each other above the music, so they shouted more loudly.可知人们在聚会上彼此大喊，是因为由于音乐声音太大，他们彼此听不到对方说话，故选D。
【小题3】推理题。根据She started to apologize, “I'm sorry about all the noise, officer. But you see, it was my birthday last week and I'm having a party.”可知Jane认为警察来的原因是因为他们制造了太多的噪音。故选A。