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【題目】根據(jù)短文理解，選擇正確答案。
BERLIN---A German woman, fearful that a burglar was trying to break into her second -storey apartment, called police after she heard someone climbing up to her balcony shortly after midnight, police said Thursday. Police discovered the “burglar” was a man carrying flowers and a bottle of wine who turned out to be the woman's boyfriend. But then arrested him on an outstanding reason.
“He was trying to surprise her with the flowers and a bottle of wine but it all went wrong,” said Korbach police spokesman Volker Koenig. He said the man jumped down from the balcony and tried to escape but was quickly caught by police.
“He gave the police who were taking him to jail the bottle of wine as a gesture of thanks for the friendly treatment after the arrest. ” Koenig said．
LONDON---A smoker who died after battling emphysema (肺氣腫) has had his dying wish granted with the placement of a “SMOKING KILLED ME” sign on his hearse (靈車) and his grave.
Albert Whittamore blamed his youthful smoking habit for the lung disease. He said before he died in February that he wanted the sign to serve as a warning to young people about the dangers of tobacco smoking.
The sign was designed to look like the health warning on a packet of cigarettes. The printed notice at his grave will be left in place for a week. The hearse carrying his body through the town of Dover 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of London and several of the printed signs shown in the windows.
（1）The man climbing up to the girl's balcony _______
A.was actually a wanted thief
B.was put into prison in the end
C.thanked the police for setting him free
D.was treated badly by the police
（2）The best title for the first news item might be “_______.”
A.A burglar's love
B.A burglar boyfriend
C.Flowers and wine
D.Price for being romantic
（3）The public paid more attention to the smoker because _______.
A.he died after smoking for many years
B.he had the sign put on his hearse and his grave
C.he died of a lung disease without any treatment
D.he wanted the sign left on his grave for one day
（4）Which of the following is NOT true?
A.The sign will be printed on the packet of cigarettes.
B.The signs were also shown in the windows of the hearse.
C.The smoker wanted to tell people how bad it was to smoke.
D.The smoker regretted forming the habit of smoking.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）D
（3）B
（4）A
【解析】本文是新聞報(bào)道，介紹了柏林和倫敦發(fā)生的兩則新聞。

⑴考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一部分第一段最后中的“But then arrested him on an outstanding reason.”和第二段中的“He said the man jumped down from the balcony and tried to escape but was quickly caught by police.”可知這個(gè)人被警察抓進(jìn)監(jiān)獄，故選B。

⑵考查主旨大意。第一部分講述了一個(gè)男孩為了浪漫拿著鮮花和酒爬進(jìn)女朋友家陽(yáng)臺(tái)被當(dāng)成賊逮住，D項(xiàng)：浪漫的代價(jià)，適合作為這則新聞的標(biāo)題，故選D。

⑶考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二部分中的“with the placement of a “SMOKING KILLED ME” sign on his hearse (靈車) and his grave.和he wanted the sign to serve as a warning to young people about the dangers of tobacco smoking.”可知由于他的標(biāo)志牌引起了公眾的注意，故選B。

⑷考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“a ’SMOKING KILLED ME‘ sign on his hearse (靈車) and his grave.”可知B正確；根據(jù)“he wanted the sign to serve as a warning to young people about the dangers of tobacco smoking.”可知C正確；根據(jù)“Albert Whittamore blamed his youthful smoking habit for the lung disease.”可知D正確；根據(jù)“The sign was designed to look like the health warning on a packet of cigarettes.”可知A錯(cuò)誤。故選A。