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Comprehension Test 阅读理解The Thirty-Nine Steps 三十九级台阶John Buchan （著）1 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences. 在 B 部分中选择合适的序号与 A 部分搭配成一个完整的句子。 A 1 Many people in Britain liked Karolides ... 2 Sir Walter didn’t believe all of Scudder’s ideas ... 3 The young hotel owner was...

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Comprehension Test 阅读理解

The Thirty-Nine Steps 三十九级台阶 John Buchan （著） 1 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences. 在 B 部分中选择 合适的序号与 A 部分搭配成一个完整的句子。 A 1

Many people in Britain liked Karolides ...

2

Sir Walter didn’t believe all of Scudder’s ideas ...

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The young hotel owner was happy to meet Hannay ...

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When Sir Walter told Hannay that the police didn’t want him ...

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When Hannay entered the house by the sea ...

B a ... because nobody interesting came to the hotel. b ... he was very happy. c ... until he heard that Karolides had been murdered. d ... he wasn’t certain if these were the men he was looking for. e ... because they thought he was the only man who could prevent a war from starting. 10mar ks 2 Why did Hannay decide to hide in Scotland and not in the city? 根据文章内容回答问题。 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10mar ks 3 Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F)? 判断以下句子正确（T）或错误（F）。 a

Scudder killed himself.

b

Scudder’s enemies took his little black book.

c

Hannay spoke with a German accent when he was in Scotland.

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While the two men were in the hotel Hannay stole the police car.

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The Road Inspector thought that Hannay was the roadman.

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Marmaduke Jopley was afraid of Hannay because he thought he was a murderer.

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The roadman stole Hannay’s money.

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Lord Alloa didn’t stay at the meeting for very long.

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Hannay played cards with the three men in the house.

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The police were waiting for the thin man on the Ariadne. 20mar ks

4 How did Hannay know where to find the correct house? Hannay 是怎么知道去哪儿找正确 的房子的？ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10mar ks 5 Fill in the gaps using: arrest, game, criminals, certain, house, polite, fat, surprised, men, cards. 用适当的词填空 。 Wh e nHa n n a ye n t e r e dt h e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t h et h r e eme nwe r ev e r y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Th e ywe r e v e r y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .wh e nHa n n a ys a i dt h a th eh a dc omet o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t h e m.Ha n n a ywa s n ’ t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h a tt h e s eme nwe r er e a l l yt h e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Th e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ma ns a i dt h a tt he yc o u l dp l a y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I twa sd ur i n gt h e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t h a tHa n n a yr e a l i s e dt h e s ewe r et h e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .h ewa n t e d ! 20mar ks 6 Imagine that you are Hannay. You have just returned home and you have to explain briefly to your servant Paddock why you left the flat with a dead body inside. 解释为何你 的家里会有一具尸体。 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Multiple-choice Test 选择题

The Thirty-Nine Steps 三十九级台阶 John Buchan

Setting 故事背景 Choose the best answer. 选择合适的答案。 1 When the story begins, Hannay is living in a flat in _____. a [ ] Scotland

b [ ] Paris

c [ ] Greece

d [ ] London

2 When he was a boy, Hannay lived in _____. a [ ] France

b [ ] Germany

c [ ] Scotland

d [ ] Russia

3 When Hannay grew up, he worked hard and made money in _____. a [ ] Scotland

b [ ] Africa

c [ ] Germany

d [ ] Greece

4 Hannay can speak English and _____. a [ ] French

b [ ] Arabic

c [ ] German

d [ ] Chinese

5 Hannay has enough money to have a good time, but he is _____. a [ ] bored

b [ ] old

c [ ] lonely

d [ ] ill

6 Karolides is _____. a [ ] head of the British Navy c [ ] a German spy

b [ ] the Australian Prime Minister

d [ ] the Greek Prime Minister

7 Karolides is an important man because he can _____ the war. a [ ] prevent

b [ ] control

c [ ] pay for

d [ ] start

8 Franklin P Scudder is _____. a [ ] a British soldier

b [ ] a policeman

c [ ] an American spy

d [ ] a newspaper

reporter 9 Scudder wants his enemies to believe that he has _____. a [ ] had an accident

b [ ] killed himself

c [ ] moved to a different flat

d [ ] gone to France

10 One evening, Hannay comes back to his flat and finds _____ dead body. a [ ] his servant’s

b [ ] Karolides’ c [ ] the milkman’s

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d [ ] Scudder’s

Choose the best answer. 选择合适的答案。 11 Some _____ spies want to kill Hannay. a [ ] Greek

b [ ] German

c [ ] French

d [ ] Scottish

12 ‘Julia Czechenyi’ is _____. a [ ] the name of a song

b [ ] a small town

c [ ] a friend of Scudder’s

d [ ] the key to a code

13 The young hotel-owner wants to _____. a [ ] write books about adventures c [ ] fly an aeroplane

b [ ] have a bigger hotel

d [ ] buy a new car

14 The ‘Black Stone’ is _____. a [ ] a man

b [ ] a group of men

c [ ] a song

d [ ] a boat

15 At a political meeting, Hannay pretends to be _____. a [ ] Australian

b [ ] French

c [ ] Greek

d [ ] German

16 Sir Harry Andrews can help Hannay because his uncle is _____. a [ ] a policeman

b [ ] in the government

c [ ] a spy

d [ ] in the Navy

17 When they meet, the roadman tells Hannay that he was _____ yesterday. a [ ] at a political meeting

b [ ] in prison

c [ ] at a wedding

d [ ] fishing

18 The Road Inspector thinks that Hannay is _____. a [ ] a criminal

b [ ] a tourist

c [ ] a spy

d [ ] the roadman

19 Hannay starts fighting when _____ calls him a murderer. a [ ] Marmaduke Jopley

b [ ] Lord Alloa

c [ ] the roadman

d [ ] Sir Walter

20 A German spy discovers the Navy’s plans by pretending to be _____. a [ ] the Prime Minister

b [ ] a policeman

c [ ] the First Sea Lord

d [ ] a servant

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Dialogue 对话 Who said this? 谁说的这些话？ 21 ‘At this moment, I’m dead.’ a [ ] Scudder

b [ ] Hannay

c [ ] Sir Walter

d [ ] Royer

22 ‘It’s not an exciting job for a young man like me.’ a [ ] the roadman

b [ ] Scudder

c [ ] the milkman

d [ ] the hotel-owner

23 ‘I’ve got to speak for forty minutes, and I don’t know what to say.’ a [ ] the roadman

b [ ] Sir Harry Andrews

c [ ] the hotel-owner

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d [ ] Hannay

a [ ] a German spy

b [ ] the roadman

c [ ] Hannay

d [ ] Sir Walter

25 ‘Oh yes, I can see him now. He looks like a black stone.’ a [ ] Scudder

b [ ] a German spy

c [ ] Hannay

d [ ] the hotel-owner

26 ‘Karolides was shot dead at seven o’clock this evening.’ a [ ] Hannay

b [ ] the Road Inspector

c [ ] Sir Walter

d [ ] Scudder

27 ‘He’s ill, and has been in bed all day.’ a [ ] the First Sea Lord’s servant c [ ] Hannay’s servant

b [ ] Sir Walter’s servant

d [ ] Sir Harry Andrews’ servant

28 ‘I said a lot about the plans of the French army.’ a [ ] Lord Alloa

b [ ] Royer

c [ ] Sir Harry Andrews

d [ ] Hannay

29 ‘You can’t follow him. The Black Stone has won.’ a [ ] Sir Walter

b [ ] Scudder

c [ ] Royer

d [ ] a German spy

30 ‘We put our men on the Ariadne an hour ago.’ a [ ] a German spy

b [ ] Royer

c [ ] Lord Alloa

d [ ] Hannay

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Vocabulary 词汇 Choose the best answer. 选择合适的答案。 31 a country (or person) that agrees to give help to another when necessary a [ ] ally

b [ ] government

c [ ] enemy

d [ ] neighbour

32 to make yourself look like a different person a [ ] hide

b [ ] whistle c [ ] disguise

d [ ] catch

33 something you do regularly or often a [ ] adventure

b [ ] direction

c [ ] situation

d [ ] habit

34 not interesting or exciting a [ ] strange

b [ ] dangerous

c [ ] dull

d [ ] secret

35 the rise and fall of the sea every twelve hours a [ ] cliff

b [ ] tide

c [ ] key

d [ ] moor

36 to move slowly with your body close to the ground a [ ] climb

b [ ] crawl

c [ ] jump

d [ ] lie

37 calm and peaceful, not worried a [ ] excited

b [ ] nervous

c [ ] relaxed

d [ ] bored

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a [ ] proof

b [ ] trust

39 difficult or painful

c [ ] clue

d [ ] code

a [ ] dull

b [ ] relaxed

40 a thick line of low trees and bushes

c [ ] better

a [ ] hedge

b [ ] path

d [ ] unpleasant c [ ] field

d [ ] tower

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Plot 情节 Choose the best answer. 选择合适的答案。 41 Hannay puts on _____ clothes when he leaves his flat to go to the station. a [ ] Scudder’s

b [ ] the milkman’s

c [ ] a policeman’s

d [ ] the postman’s

42 Hannay goes to _____ to get away from Scudder’s enemies. a [ ] a busy part of London

b [ ] a police station

c [ ] a wild part of Scotland

d [ ] the coast

43 There are a lot of _____ in Scudder’s notebook. a [ ] numbers

b [ ] pictures

c [ ] German words

d [ ] maps

44 Hannay gets away from the hotel _____. a [ ] by swimming across a river c [ ] on foot

b [ ] in an aeroplane

d [ ] in the spies’ car

45 Hannay learns that _____ is planning to start a war against Britain. a [ ] France

b [ ] Russia

c [ ] Greece d [ ] Germany

46 When the spies lock Hannay in a room, he escapes using _____. a [ ] a gun

b [ ] explosives

c [ ] some stones

d [ ] a knife

47 Sir Walter recognizes Hannay because he _____ ‘Annie Laurie’. a [ ] whistles

b [ ] says

c [ ] sings

d [ ] writes

48 Royer travels from _____ to London to collect some secret papers. a [ ] Germany

b [ ] Scotland

c [ ] Greece d [ ] France

49 The thirty-nine steps go from Trafalgar House down to a _____. a [ ] garden

b [ ] beach

c [ ] railway station

d [ ] river

50 In the end, the German spies _____. a [ ] escape on a yacht

b [ ] kill Hannay

c [ ] are arrested by the police

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d [ ] are killed

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2 Hannay chose to go to Scotland because he preferred wild, open spaces after his time in Africa. His family also came from Scotland and so he could easily pretend to be a Scotsman. 3 a F b F c F d F e T f T g F h T i T j T 4 Hannay used the information from Scudder’s book to find the location where the spies would leave England. He knew it had to be a place with thirty-nine steps and where high tide was at 10.17 p.m. 5 house, polite, surprised, arrest, certain, criminals, fat, cards, game, men

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