Streit was an experienced safecracker who never used force —either against people or safes (保险箱). He was a real artist of his trade and it took him only 19 minutes to open the most difficult safe he had ever encountered. In about 10 years, helped by his brother Stefan and two friends, he took about $330,000 —from the safes of 28 banks in Austria. On his last job, early in 1999, he left the safe door open and $80,000 behind. With the money ws a note, We don’t need all that much.
A witness (目击者) recognized his car and Streit was caught by the police. Then he was sent to Austria’s Stein Prison to serve a six-year sentence. He boasted (吹嘘) at his trial that he would continue breaking the law, I am a thief and I shall use every opportunity. Despite the warn-ing, prison officials moved Streit to the prison’s blacksmith (铁匠) shop. One day during the week before Christmas, Streit disappeared. Searchers found all his doors were well locked. Streit had managed to make a set of keys and let himself out.
Not to freedom, though. After crossing into Bavaria, Streit attracted the suspicion (怀疑) of German customs police on purpose and got himself arrested. I want to be in a German prison,he explained to the surprised police. As German courts give much milder (温和的) sentences for crimes like mine and will reduce the time I would otherwise have served in Stein Prison.
In prison, Streit persuaded his keepers to let him make a Christmas Eve telephone call to his former keeper, Karl Schreiner of Stein Prison. I’m sorry if I caused trouble. I didn’t want to embarrass anybody by escaping. Conditions weren’t that bad. In fact the food was better than it is here.
【小题1】The underlined word safecracker in the first paragraph means .
A．prisonerB．criminal C．stealerD．Robber【小题2】What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. Streit was caught by German customs police.
b. Streit left a note in the bank.
c. Streit was sent to Stein Prison.
d. Streit worked in a blacksmith shop.
e. Streit escaped from prison.
A．d-b-a-c-eB．b-a-c-d-e C．b-c-d-e-aD．d-b-c-e-a【小题3】What helped Streit escape from prison?
A．His living alone in prison.
B．His good relations with the prison officials.
C．His cooperation with other prisoners.
D．His working in the blacksmith shop.【小题4】Streit was finally caught because .
A．his car was recognized by someone
B．he left a note in the bank safe
C．he was recognized by customs police
D．he made a phone call to his former keeper【小题5】Streit preferred to serve his time in Germany because .
A．he hated working in the blacksmith shop in the Austrian prison
B．the life of prisoners in Germany was better than those in Austria’s
C．he wouldn’t have to stay that long in a German prison
D．he could escape more easily from a German prisonC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文用很幽默的口吻介绍了一个很厉害的小偷，以及他在监狱里来去自如的故事。
【小题1】C 推理题。根据第二段1,2行 A witness (目击者) recognized his car and Streit was caught by the police. Then he was sent to Austria’s Stein Prison to serve a six-year sentence.说明这个人是一个专门偷窃保险箱的小偷，故Streit was an experienced safecracker中的safecracker是指盗窃行为，故C正确。
【小题2】C 排序题。根据文章第二段和第三段前3行A witness (目击者) recognized his car and Streit was caught by the police. Then he was sent to Austria’s Stein Prison to serve a six-year sentence. He boasted (吹嘘) at his trial that he would continue breaking the law, I am a thief and I shall use every opportunity. Despite the warn-ing, prison officials moved Streit to the prison’s blacksmith (铁匠) shop. One day during the week before Christmas, Streit disappeared. Searchers found all his doors were well locked. Streit had managed to make a set of keys and let himself out.
Not to freedom, though. After crossing into Bavaria, Streit attracted the suspicion (怀疑) of German customs police on purpose and got himself arrested. 说明C项的顺序正确。
【小题3】D 推理题。根据第二段Despite the warn-ing, prison officials moved Streit to the prison’s blacksmith (铁匠) shop. One day during the week before Christmas, Streit disappeared. Searchers found all his doors were well locked. Streit had managed to make a set of keys and let himself out.说明他正是在铁匠店里配到了钥匙，然后逃跑了，故D项正确。
【小题4】C 细节题。根据倒数第二段1,2行 Not to freedom, though. After crossing into Bavaria, Streit attracted the suspicion (怀疑) of German customs police on purpose and got himself arrested.说明海关的官员认出了他，并把他逮捕，故C项正确。
【小题5】C 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段As German courts give much milder (温和的) sentences for crimes like mine and will reduce the time I would otherwise have served in Stein Prison.说明C项内容正确。