Question

One of Britain’s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected(可疑的) police killer David Bieber -- and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to ￡30,000 reward money.

Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at 

the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber’s bedroom and to 

watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.

She said: "I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen linedup in the 

car park I was so glad they were there.”

The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious(怀疑) of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the

day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulleddown over his face. She said:

“He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact(接触).” Vicki, the only employee on duty, 

called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.

Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make

sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15minutes.

“It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?’. My heart missed a beat.”

Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor roomand handed 

over the key.

“I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I couldnot see into 

the man’s room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man tocome out with his hands 

showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed(带上手铐).”

1.Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because __________.

A. the police called her

B. he looked very strange

C. he came to the hotel with little luggage

D. he came to the hotel the day before New Year’s Eve

2.David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in ________.

A. the passage    B. the man’s room    C. Vicki’s bedroom    D. the top floor room

3.The whole event probably lasted about _______ hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotelto the 

arrival of some armed officers.

A. 6    B. 8    C. 11    D. 14

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

【解析】试题本文主要讲述了英国一个勇敢的妇女如何帮助捕获可疑的警察杀手大卫·比伯的故事。

1.根据第四段The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious(怀疑) of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face.可知，维姬怀疑David Bieber，因为他看起来很奇怪。故选：B。

2.根据倒数第二段Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor roomand handed over the key，可知David Bieber很可能是在顶层房间戴上手铐的。故选：D。

3.根据第四段The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious(怀疑) of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulleddown over his face.以及倒数第三段It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said，从前一天下午3点到第二天凌晨两点可知，整个事件持续了大约11个小时。故选：C。