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Many years ago, a rich man found that someone wan taking valuable things from his house. He locked all the doors and all the windows .Still the things went. It must be one of the servants! How could he catch the servant? He thought of a good plan.
Late one evening. When it was dark, he called all the servants together, “There is a thief in the house, but I know how to catch him.”He said.”In the next room there is a square box. In that box there is a chicken which is magic. Each of you must go into the room alone. It is quite dark in the room. You must feel your way to the table and press the first finger of your right hand on the top of the box. If you are not the thief, nothing will happen. If you are the thief, the chicken will make such a loud sound that everyone in the house will hear it.”Some of the servants said that they did not want to do this. They were frightened of the magic chicken. But the man said that they must do what he said. If they had done nothing wrong. They had nothing to fear.
So the servants went into the dark room one at a time, while the rest listened carefully. Soon everyone had been in the room. but the chicken made no sound.”Good “said the man.”Now I know who the thief is! The servants looked very surprised.“Show me your right hands! The chicken did not make a sound for a very good reason. There is no chicken in the box at all! But the top of the box was covered with paint. You all have paint on your fingers, except for one person. That person is the thief, and he was afraid to put his finger on the box.”He pointed to one of the servants.”Your finger is clean! You are the thief!”
【小题1】Were the rich man call all the servants together?
A. Yes, they were.  B. No, they weren’t.   C.I don’t know.
【小题2】When did the rich man call all the servants together?
A. In the morning B. In the afternoon C. In the evening
【小题3】 Did the rich man catch the thief at last?
A. Yes, he did B. No, he didn’t   C. He gave up the plan
【小题4】 Which of the following is NOT true?
A. There was paint on the box.
B. All of the servants touched the box.
C. All of the servants went into the dark room
【小题5】 What do you think of the rich man?
A. Brave.   B. Clever   C. Friendly.

【小题1】A
【小题1】C
【小题1】A
【小题1】B
【小题1】B解析:

【主旨大意】一位富人发现家里的东西丢了,即使把所以的门和窗子都关上。于是他便猜测是自己的佣人干的。他便通过自己的聪明才智,轻松的查出了小偷。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据宾第一段中的句子“He locked all the doors and windows. Still the things went.”可判断选项为A。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话“Later one evening, when it was dark, he all the servants together.”,可以推断出选项C是正确的。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据最后一段富人的分析及句子"your finger is clean. You are the thief!"可以推断抓住了小偷,故选A。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据最后一段的句子“but the top of the box was covered with paint.”可知A项是正确的;由最后一段的最后一句“your finger is clean. You are the thief!”可推断B项是错误的;根据最后一段第一句和第二句话可知选项C是正确的。故选B。
【小题1】主旨大意题。根据整篇文章的主要内容可知富人凭着自己的聪明才智,查出了小偷,故选项为B。
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