专业英语四级阅读模拟题23READING COMPREHENSIONTEXT APolice Officer Tidwell left the station just after 8 a.m. on Sunday June 4. He had spent an uneventful night on duty and was looking forward to his day of rest. By habit he took a short cut down the path behind Dugby Hall road and after a minute or two he saw a man climbing down a drainpipe from an open bedroom window of number 29. In silence Tidwell crept into the garden. The man reached the ground and was dusting himself down when he felt his arm gripped."It's 8:15 on a Sunday morning," said the officer, "and this sort of thing seems an unlikely adventure at such a time. Would you mind explaining?"The man was obviously startled but kept calm. He said, "I know what you're thinking, officer, but it isn't true. This is a funny mistake." "It's part of my job to take an interest in unusual events. I thinkyou've just left this house in a manner other than the customary one. That may be quite innocent, but I'd like to make sure." Tidwell took out his notebook and a pen. "Name, address and occupation and then, please, tell me your story.""Charlie Crane, lorry driver, from Nottingham, 51 Breton Street. My story..." "Yes. What were you doing like a fly on that wall, Mr. Crane?" "Well, I had a breakdown yesterday and had to stay the night here. Bed and breakfast. The landlady's name is Mrs. Fern. She gave me breakfast at seven, and I was out of here in the right way and down at the lorry by half past seven. Only when I felt around for a cigarette, did I realize I'd left $80 in my envelope under the pillow here at number 29. I always put it under my pillow at night. It's a habit I've got into. I even do it at home...""I see. Why didn't you miss it when you went to pay Mrs... What's her name?" "I'd paid her last night. You've got to pay when you take the room, see? So I came rushing back, but it's Sunday, and she'd gone back to bed, and could I wake her? I rang the bell and banged on the front door for ten minutes before I came round here to the back and spotted my bedroom window is sill open. Up I went, then, up this pipe. It's a trick I learnt in the army. She didn't make the bed, and the money was still there. You know the rest, and I hope you believe it because...""Mr. Crane, what are you doing here? I thought you'd gone an hour ago." It was Mrs. Fern, speakingfrom the kitchen window at the comer of the house.1. Why was Tidwell walking along the path behind Dugby Hall road?A.He usually discovered something suspicious along that way.B.He had an appointment with a man at number 29 there.C.He chose to go that way by chance.D.He knew he would get home more quickly that way.答案：D事实细节题。
文章第一段第三句，By habit he took a short cut down the path...是关键信息，意思为“他是出于习惯抄近道”，因此D是原文的同义转述。
而A“在那条路上经常发现一些可疑的事情”文章未提及；B“他和一个男士约好在那里见面”也不符合文章内容；C“他偶然走那条路”和“by habit”不符。
2. The police officer questioned the man becauseA.he had seen him do a strange thing.B.he thought he knew him.C.the man had fallen and needed attention.D.the man had tried to escape from a window.答案：A推理判断题A对B错。
警官发现一名男子星期天一大早从一所房子的窗户爬下来，显然，他心里所想的正如他对男子所说的，那是一件“此时此刻不太可能发生的冒险行为”，因而上前质问；故A为答案。
B、C文章未提及；在询问男子前，他并不知道男子到底想做什么，故D也不正确。
3. Crane stayed the night at number 29 becauseA.he had lost his way in the dark.B.there was something wrong with his lorry.C.Nottingham was too far for him to drive into that night.D.he had suddenly fallen ill that night.答案：B事实细节题。
文章第四段克莱恩先生曾说到：I had a breakdown yesterday and had to stay the night here；由此可知，男子住在29号是因为breakdown；联系男子的职业，不难得出是卡车出了故障，因此B正确。
A、C文章未提及；D对breakdown理解错误。
4. Why didn't the man realize he had left his money at the landlady's earlier?A.Because he trusted the landlady.B.Because he had put the money under the pillow.C.Because he had no occasion to remember the money thing.D.Because be was in such a hurry that morning.答案：C推理判断题A对B错。
文章第四段倒数第四句曾谈到，克莱恩在回到卡车上后摸索着要找烟时才发现把钱忘在了房间的枕头下；同时，第五段段警官与克莱恩的对话也表明，克莱恩之前一直没记起钱的事是因为他不需要用钱。
综上C正确。
B“他把钱放在了枕头下”是原文提到的事实，但与题干构不成因果关系，故不选；A、D原文未提及。
5. In the end, Officer Tidweli would probablyA.take Crane back to his office.B.accuse Crane of misbehaving.C.just leave Crane alone.D.force Crane to pay Mrs. Fern some money.答案：C推理判断题A对B错。
要知道警官最后会做什么需要根据故事发展做出判断。
一个重要依据是文章最后房东太太的话，从这可以看出房东太太对克莱恩先生是熟悉的，而且她说克莱恩先生本应一个小时之前就走的，所提供的时间和克莱思先生交待的是吻合的。