Question

A middle-aged man with a long beard was caught by the police for bad behavior and property damage. The man, Bill Wild, checked into a hotel last night, telling the clerk he would pay cash in advance and would be staying for four nights. He then asked her where the nearest store was and she told him it was John-Johns.

Wild went to the store and bought three gallons of honey and four gallons of chocolate syrup (糖浆). The cashier asked him why he wanted these things and he replied, "I’m trying to become a sweeter person." The cashier smiled at the joke. Wild drove back to the hotel. He opened all bottles and poured them into the bathtub (浴缸). He added warm water to the mix. He tuned the radio to an opera music station, took off his clothes, jumped into the tub, and started singing loudly with the music.

Fifteen minutes later, the neighbor phoned the clerk complaining about the noise. The clerk knocked on Wild’s door, but he just kept singing. She phoned his room, but he didn’t answer. Then she called the police, who arrived quickly. They broke into the room. The floor was covered in water and the bathtub was full of chocolate and honey. "He seemed so nice and friendly. Who’d have thought he was a bathtub-singing nut?" said the clerk. The police said this was the third time that Wild had been arrested for this kind of behavior.

1.The man bought lots of honey and chocolate syrup to _______.

A. have a bath to make himself sweet

B. do some interesting tests

C. give people a surprise

D. make a sweet cake

2.What caused the clerk to call the police?

A. Wild bought honey and chocolate syrup.

B. Wild mixed the water with the things he bought.

C. Wild made too much noise and disturbed his neighbor.

D. Wild didn’t pay for the check.

3.We know from the passage that _________.

A. Wild didn’t pay for the honey and the chocolate syrup

B. the clerk didn’t know Wild had behaved like this before

C. Wild had been caught at least four times before

D. Wild walked to John-Johns to buy the honey

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文主要讲述了一个人在旅店用巧克力和蜂蜜泡澡，并放很大的音乐而影响了其他的房客，最终被警察逮捕，这已经是他第三次因为行为不当被逮捕了。

1.1】A 细节理解题。根据第二段中"I’m trying to become a sweeter person." The cashier smiled at the joke. Wild drove back to the hotel. He opened all bottles and poured them into the bathtub (浴缸). He added warm water to the mix. He tuned the radio to an opera music station, took off his clothes, jumped into the tub, and started singing loudly with the music.可知，他买蜂蜜和巧克力是想使自己变的更甜。故选A。

2.2】C 细节理解题。根据第三段中Fifteen minutes later, the neighbor phoned the clerk complaining about the noise.可知，他制造了太大的噪音影响了其他人，服务员才叫了警察。故选C。

3.3】B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中He seemed so nice and friendly. Who’d have thought he was a bathtub-singing nut?" said the clerk. 可知，这个服务员不知道他之前有这样的行为。故选B。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。