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Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book.

This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure-a 120-page diary kept 190 years age by Deborah Logan, "a woman who knew everybody in her day, "James Green ,the librarian told the magazine American Libraries.

Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia ,It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington .D. C in the war of 1812.She describes President James Madison on horseback as "perfectly shaking with fear" during the troubled days. George Wash- ington, she writes, mistook her for the wife of a French man. and praised her excellent English ．

The adventure of the lost book began September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from Eng- land to deliver the diary of his ancestor(祖先）to the Library Company, which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary.

Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession" about five minutes" when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person. On returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green, Luxmoore was shocked to realise that he had left it in the taxi.

Without any delay, Green began calling every taxi company in the city, with no luck," I've felt sick since then," Luxmoore told reporters.

According to Green. no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building .

Tom Brennan received a reward(奖励)of 1,000,Philadelphia gained another treasure for its histo- ry, and Luxmoore told reporters, "It's wonderful news. I'm on high".

1.This article mainly tells about the story of ＿＿＿＿＿

A. a lost diary  B. Deborah Logan

C. Cory Luxmoore  D. the Library Company

2.From the text,we learn that the diary is now owned by＿＿＿＿＿

A. Tom Brennan

B. an unknown person

C. a Philadelphia magazine

D. the Library Company of Philadelphia

3.Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because＿＿＿＿＿.

A. it was written in Philadelphia

B. it tells stories about Philadelphia

C. people in the city are interested in old things

D. the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia

4.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?

a-Tom Brennan found the book in an office building.

b-The book was shown to James Green.

c-Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.

d-The book was left behind in a taxi.

A. a. b. c. d     B. c. b. d. a

C. a. c. d. b     D. c. a. b. d

5.What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said "I'm on high"?

A. I'm rich    B. I'm famous

C. I'm excited   D. I'm lucky.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。Tom Brennan在费城捡到一个看似普通的日记本。这本日记记录了发生在费城的各项大事，包括华盛顿总统对日记本主人的评价。最后日记本被Cory Luxmoore带到library company保管。

1.Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book.开门见山的介绍了本文的主角a diary book，故选A。

2.Cory Luxmoore and his wife都认为the Library Company of Philadelphia是最适合the lost diary的保存地，及最后一段中According to Green. no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building .可知最后the lost diary回到了the Library Company of Philadelphia，故选D。

3.Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia.答案为B。A、C、D均不符合题意。

4.The adventure of the lost book began September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from England；第五段第一句Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession" about five minutes" when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person.；第五段最后一句 Luxmoore was shocked to realise that he had left it in the taxi.；最后一句According to Green. no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building .故选B。

5.Cory Luxmoore的心情是激动的。A. I'm rich“我很富有”；B. I'm famous“我很有名”；C. I'm excited“我太激动了”；D. I'm lucky“我太幸运了”；故选C。

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