Question

Charlie was about to climb into bed when he found there was a light on in his garden shed(棚). Then he noticed some people who were busy stealing his things.
He call the police right away. The policeman asked, “Are there any intruders(闖入者)in your house?” Charlie replied “no” and explained what was happening.
The policeman said, “All patrol cars(巡邏車) have gone out, and a policeman will go to your house when one is free.”
Charlie hung up, waited 30 seconds, and then called the police again. “Hello, I just called a short while ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. I want to let you know that they’re not a problem anymore because I’ve just shot every one of them.”
Charlie then hung up the phone. In five minutes, three patrol cars, nearly twenty policeman and an ambulance arrived at his house. Of course, the police caught the thieves.
One policeman said, “I thought you said that you shot every one of them!”
Charlie replied, “I thought you said there were no patrol cars free!”
小題1:The story happened            .
A. in the morning              B. in the afternoon         C. in the evening
小題2:The police didn’t want to come at once because            .
A. there was no patrol cars free.         B. they didn’t think it was crucial.
C. they didn’t know what happened.
小題3:Charlie called the police      __  for help.
A. only once                  B. twice                  C. three times
小題4:The police came quickly because they thought            .
A. the thieves died           
B. Charlie was shot        
C. the thieves broke into the house
小題5:We can infer(推斷) that Charlie           .
A. was good at shooting                 
B. liked to play a joke on the police.  
C. didn’t belive what the policeman said.

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:C

試題分析：Charlie睡覺前發現有人在他的花園里偷東西，給警察打電話報警，警察說巡邏車都出去了，等有閑下來的巡邏車就過去解決了。Charlie不相信警察的話，又打電話告訴警察不用著急了，因為他已經對小偷開槍了，警察以為有人死了，所以馬上就趕到了。
小題1:細節理解題。根據原文Charlie was about to climb into bed when he found there was a light on in his garden shed.可知故事發生在晚上，Charlie剛要去睡覺。故選C。
小題2:細節理解題。根據原文All patrol cars have gone out, and a policeman will go to your house when one is free.可知警察認為這不是重要的。故選B。
小題3:細節理解題。根據原文I just called a short while ago意為：我剛才給你打了一個電話。可知一共打了兩個電話。故選B。
小題4:細節理解題。根據原文I thought you said that you shot every one of them!警察說：我記得你說你已經擊斃了他們中的一個。可知警察以為有小偷被槍斃了。故選A。
小題5:細節理解題。通過閱讀可知Charlie不相信沒有警車，所以故意說開槍了。故選C。