On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s 36 as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived 37 .
When she came home she sensed 38 unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the 39 were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry ( 进入). Had anything been 40 ? She went from room to room, checking, and found her camera and watch 41 .
The following Thursday she went out at her 42 time, but she didn’t go to the club. 43 , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, 44 herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would 45 .
It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and 46 she heard her letter-box being pushed open. 47 the kettle（壶）of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a 48 . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆型旋包钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and 49 _ the water over the hand. 50 was heard outside as the 51 fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was 52 by the sound of running feet.
It wasn’t long 53 the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly 54 at the club for her successful 55 .
【小题1】A．organizationB．partyC．movementD．club【小题2】A．lonelyB．aloneC．awayD．busily【小题3】A．everythingB．nothingC．somethingD．anything【小题4】A．windowsB．roomsC．doorsD．gates【小题5】A．foundB．openedC．takenD．broken【小题6】A．losingB．missingC．leavingD．disappearing【小题7】A．sameB．spareC．specialD．usual【小题8】A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．InsteadD．Again【小题9】A．pushingB．lettingC．pullingD．leading【小题10】A．appearB．followC．happenD．continue【小题11】A．the next momentB．for a whileC．in timeD．at once【小题12】A．Putting downB．Laying asideC．Picking upD．Taking away【小题13】A．knifeB．handC．letterD．key【小题14】A．spreadB．droppedC．pouredD．covered【小题15】A．A sad voiceB．A sharp cryC．A warning shoutD．A strange noise【小题16】A．keyB．kettleC．door-lockD．wire【小题17】A．followedB．causedC．producedD．ended【小题18】A．beforeB．sinceC．untilD．when【小题19】A．surprisedB．admiredC．inspiredD．supported【小题20】A．self-satisfactionB．self-protectionC．self-respectD．self-serviceD
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(答案→)D
解析：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
【小题1】考查名词：A. organization组织B. party 聚会C. movement运动D. club俱乐部，Mrs Clarke去妇女俱乐部，下文的but she didn’t go to the club有暗示，选D
【小题2】考查副词：A. lonely孤单的B. alone 单独，一个人C. away离开D. busily忙，Mrs Clarke如果事务繁忙(busily)就无法去妇女俱乐部，她也不可能在很远(away)的地方，这样不方便。后文她的日常活动反映出距离不远。lonely孤独的为形容词，不能修饰动词lived。从后文可以得出，她是独自(alone)一个人住着。选B
【小题3】考查不定代词：A. everything一切B. nothing没有什么C. something 某些东西D. anything任何东西，她回家后觉得有什么情况反常，选C
【小题4】考查名词：A. windows窗户B. rooms房间C. doors 门D. gates门，后门和窗户还都完好地锁着。选A。
【小题5】考查动词：A. found发现B. opened打开C. taken拿D. broken打破，有什么东西被拿了吗？选C
【小题6】考查动词：A. losing丢失B. missing不见C. leaving离开D. disappearing消失，发现照相机和手表不见了，应该是missing或者lost，选B
【小题7】考查形容词：A. same 同样的B. spare备用的C. special特殊的D. usual通常的，与文章首句呼应一致，Mrs Clarke不可能在同一(same)时间，也不是在空闲的(spare)或特定的(special)时间出门，而是在通例、惯例的(usual)时间去俱乐部。选D
【小题8】考查副词：A. Therefore因此B. However然而C. Instead相反D. Again再一次，没做前面的事，而做了后面的事，中间用instead。therefore表示因果关系；however表示转折关系；instead表示对立相反和替代意义；again表示再次。Mrs Clarke这次出门没有去俱乐部，相反(instead)她在附近走走却又回到了家。选C。
【小题9】考查动词：A. pushing推B. letting 让C. pulling 拉D. leading带领，push、pull 和lead的意义中都含着外力推、拉、拖和引导、带领的意思。Mrs Clarke进自己的家轻车熟路，径直让(let)自己进去就是了，而无需推、拉、拖、领着。选D
【小题10】考查动词：A. appear 出现B. follow跟随C. happen发生D. continue继续，appear通常指具体物件的显现；follow表示跟随、继起，它强调事件出现的先后次序；continue继续、连续，强调事件发生的连续性；happen通常指偶然性的预期不到的事情的发生。Mrs Clarke静下心来等候着看会发生什么事情。选C
【小题11】考查词组：A. the next moment 接下来B. for a while 有一会C. in time及时D. at once立刻，the next moment紧接着、随即；next表示隔壁，下一个，靠得最近的，紧挨着发生的，它强调时间之短，动作之快和连贯性。门外的小偷按了第二次铃后随即打开了信箱。选A
【小题12】考查动词：与后文联系起来看。Mrs Clarke没有把壶放下(put down)，放到旁边(lay aside)，而是提开(pick up)了壶，并一直没放下(take away)壶。选C
【小题13】考查名词：A. knife刀B. hand手C. letter信D. key钥匙，从下文的the water over the hand.可知选B
【小题14】词义比较：Mrs Clarke不是让热开水掉(drop)、也不是扩散(spread)、覆盖(cover)，而是倾倒，灌注(pour)在小偷的手上，表现出她动作的干净利落，表现出她对小偷的极端仇恨的心情。选C
【小题15】考查词组：小偷的手被开水浇烫，自然感到奇怪(strange)、痛苦(sad)，但发出的不会是乐音(voice)或噪音(noise)，而是高声的尖叫声(a sharp cry)，哪有闲暇来警告(warning)别人。选B
【小题16】考查名词：A. key钥匙B. kettle 水壶C. door-lock门锁D. wire电线。常识运用 小偷被烫缩手，电线(wire)脱手。选D
【小题17】考查动词： follow紧接着，表示动作的连续性；cause，produce产生，导致；end结束。紧接着(follow)，听到的是门外小偷逃跑的脚步声。选A
【小题18】考查连词： It wasn't long before…的意思是过不久就……。不久小偷就被抓到了。选A
【小题19】考查动词：人们自然会感到惊奇(surprised)，会支持(support)她，会受到鼓舞(inspired)，但她的有勇有谋，大智大勇，当然会受到赞扬、称道(admire)。选B
【小题20】词义比较 纵观全文，我们可以看出Mrs Clarke的行为是一种自我保护(self-protection)行为，而不是自满(self-satisfaction)，自尊、自重(self-respect)或自助、自理(self-service)的行为。选B