四、阅读理解
Detective Drake was napping (打盹) with his feet up on his desk when the phone rang. He yawned (打呵欠) and picked it up. "Hello?" he said. "I'll take the case. I will leave and meet you at once." Drake took his umbrella, which was suitable for the rain outside, and walked out into the noisy city.
The case
Drake hurried to the police station. "We've been getting unfinished maths problems in the mail," the Chief said. "They're signed 'Guessss Who?'. Every day the number of letters increases. We keep getting more. They are blocking the mail room."
Drake looked at the paper in the Chief's hand. He looked at one letter's clue carefully:
□ + 32 = 51 Guessss Who?
Gathering Clues
"The word 'guessss' isn't spelled right," Drake said thoughtfully. "Give me the clues, Chief," he said. "And if someone asks you, say that I've advised you not to discuss the case." Drake took the clues and went back to his office. First, he filled in the missing numbers. Then, he wrote the numbers in a notebook:
1 1 5 5 5 8 10 11 11 14 19 20
"Is it a code (代码)?" he thought. "Maybe it's an alphabet (字母) code!" Drake shouted. When he matched the numbers to the letters of the alphabet, this is what he had:
A A E E E H J K K N S T
Case solved!
"This doesn't make sense (合理)," he said, disappointed (失望的) and discouraged. He kept moving the letters around. Finally, he had it: JAKE THE _________.
Drake called the Chief. "That, Jake, is your man."
"I knew I was right to call you and could always count on you!" said the Chief.
(
D
) 1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The phone ring woke Drake up.
B. The Chief made the phone call.
C. Drake set out as soon as he answered the phone.
D. Drake took the umbrella in case (以防) that it would rain.
(
A
) 2. What was the problem in the police station?
A. They couldn't solve some maths problems.
B. Letters were blocking the mail room.
C. They couldn't send out letters.
D. They were addicted to (沉迷于) a guessing game.
(
B
) 3. Which of the following is an important clue in this case?
A. The alphabet.
B. The word "Guessss" on the letter.
C. The Chief's words.
D. A notebook.
(
A
) 4. Which best fits the blank (空白)?
A. SNAKE
B. SNEEK
C. SNAKES
D. SNEAKS
(
C
) 5. What will the Chief probably do?
A. He will write a report to end the case.
B. He will look for more clues.
C. He will question Jake.
D. He will arrest Drake.