2024屆安徽省合肥市高中名校高考適應(yīng)性考試英語試卷含解析

2024屆安徽省合肥市高中名校高考適應(yīng)性考試英語試卷請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatis______wecallitpresent.A．how B．when C．why D．where2．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．a(chǎn)fter3．Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrencomparedwith________oftheirparents.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it4．Frankstudied_____EnglishlanguageinLondonforfouryears,sohegets____goodknowledgeofLondon.A．a(chǎn);the B．/;/C．/;a D．the;a5．Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A．possible B．itpossible C．possibly D．tobepossible6．—Therearen’tanytoysinoursuitcase．Wherehaveyouputthem?—Oh,no．Thatoldladysittingnexttous______havetakenoursbymistake.A．must B．could C．should D．would7．Newenergy-sharingprojects_____indozensofcitiesacrossthecountrytofuelChina’ssharingeconomyinthenextfewyears.A．a(chǎn)retocarryout B．a(chǎn)rebeingcarriedoutC．werecarriedout D．willhavebeencarriedout8．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated9．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound10．—I’msorryforbreakingthecup.—Oh,________.I’vegotplenty.A．helpyourself B．forgetitC．mypleasure D．pardonme11．Itwas______wewerereturninghome______Irealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.A．when;before B．when;thatC．before;where D．how;that12．He______itonschedule,butsomehowhefellbehind.A．musthavedone B．mightfinishC．couldhavefinished D．couldfinish13．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource14．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive15．Thesolutiontoaproblem，wearetold，oftencomestothinkersina"flashof________"．A．inspiration B．insightC．invitation D．innovation16．Everyonehadaforminhishand,butnooneknewwhichoffice____．A．tosenditto B．tosentit C．tobesentto D．tohaveitsent17．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

B．haven’tseen

C．didn'tsee

D．wasn'tseeing18．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen19．IadmiremyEnglishteacher.Icanrememberveryfewoccasions_____shestoppedworkingbecauseofillhealth.A．that B．whenC．where D．which20．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Areyouaproblemshopper?Theansweris“Yes”,ifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwords,doyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshopping,orhavean“out-of-control”feelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyuse,theymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem—addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeela“rush”duringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelings,ofwhichanxiety,painandshamearecommonones.Whenwefeelbadinside,weoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscase,weoftengoshopping.Afewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeople,themotivationisadesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.Othersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforget,atleasttemporarily,tension,fearorunhappinessintheirlife.Besides,shoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstance,therearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendthere.What’smore,foodcourts,coffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovided,soyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.Therefore,onceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforceswork,youwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexample,howmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthemall.Keepawrittenaccountofwhatitemsyouwillbuyandhowmuchmoneyyouwillspend.Makeaplanforwhatyouaregoingtobuybeforeyoufeeltheurgetoshopandthensticktoit.Thatisvitalforgainingself-control.1、Whichofthefollowingpeoplemaynotbeproblemshoppers?A．Thosewhocannotcontroltheamountofcredittheyuse.B．Thosewhojustwalkaroundtheshoppingmalls.C．Thosewhoareoccupiedintoomuchshopping.D．Thosewhofeelsorryfortheirshopping.2、Accordingtothepassage,whatmaynotresultinaddictiveshopping?A．Theawarenessofhowmarketforceswork.B．Thedesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.C．Boredom,emptiness,tension,fearorunhappinessinpeople’slife.D．Long-timebadfeelingsofanxiety,painandshame.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttocontrolourshoppingbehaviour?A．Nevergoingtotheshoppingmallsbecausetherearemanytricks.B．Applyingforacreditcardbeforewegoshopping.C．Makingtheshoppingtimeasshortaspossible.D．Makingashoppinglistbeforewegoshopping.4、Theauthorwritesthispassageto_______.A．informtheshoppingmallshowtoattractmoreshoppersB．scoldtheproblemshoppersC．providesolutionstotheproblemshoppingD．tellashoppingstory22．（8分）Tourismisoftenaboutseekingdeeperemotionalandpersonalconnectionswiththeworldaroundus.Notalltravelexperiences,however,needtotakeplaceintherealworld.Withtheevolutionofvirtualreality(VR)technology,tourismwillincreasinglybecomeacombinationofphysicalandvirtualworlds.VRmayevenremovetheneedtotravelentirely.ButcanaVRexperiencereallyequalarealworldone?Manyexpertsbelieveitcan.StudieshaveshownthatourbrainshaveaninbuiltVR-likemechanismthatenablesustoliveimaginedexperiences.Muchofourwakinglifeisspentthinkingabouteitherthepastorthefuture.Thisisknownas"mindwandering".Duringtheseeventswe'renotpayingattentiontothecurrentworldaroundus.Instead,we'rerecallingmemories,orcreatingandprocessingimaginedfutures.Whenengagedinmindwandering,ourbrainsprocessthesementalimagesusingthesamepathwaysusedtoreceiveinputsfromtherealworld.So,theimaginedpastorfuturecancreateemotionsandfeelingssimilartohowwereacttoeverydaylife.VRcancreatethesesamefeelings.Whilecriticsmightarguethatavirtualexperiencewillnevermatchreality,thereareseveralwaysVRtourismcouldmakeapositivecontribution.Firstlyitcouldhelpprotectsensitivelocationsfromover-tourism.InrecentyearsfamoussitessuchasMayaBayinThailand,andCambodia'sAngkorWatTempleshavehadtolimitthenumberofvisitorsbecauseoftheirnegativeimpact.TheseplacesarenowproducingtheirownVRexperiencesthatwillallowtouriststopassthroughvirtualmodelsofthesites.Virtualrealitymayalsoallowpeoplebackintime,toexperiencehistoricalevents,visitancientcities,andeventowalkamongdinosaurs.Finally,inaworldwheremanypeoplesufferfromstressanddepressionduetooverwork,virtualtourismmayprovideacheapandconvenientwayforpeopletotakebriefholidaystootherwiseunreachabledestinationsandrechargetheirbatteries,withouteverleavingtheirhomes.Itsoundslikesciencefictionbutit'salreadyhappening.Asvirtualtechnologyimprovesandaspeoplecontinuetodemandnewandinterestingexperiences,expectmorevirtualtourism,bothincombinationwiththerealworldandinsteadofit.1、Whatisdrivingthedevelopmentofvirtualtourism?A．Companiesseekingtomakemoremoney.B．Improvementsinvirtualrealitytechnology.C．People'sdemandformoresharedexperiences.D．People'sdeeperunderstandingofthephysicalworld.2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes"mindwandering"?A．ThebrainprocesseswhichhelppeoplethinkVRisreal.B．Thewaythebrainprocessesinputsfromtherealworld.C．Brainactivitiesfocusingonpastorfutureevents.D．Experiencescomingfromaperson'simagination.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Sciencefiction.B．Virtualtechnology.C．Virtualtourism.D．Therealworld.4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．TodescribetheadvantagesofVRtourism.B．Togivesuggestionsforreducingover-tourism.C．ToencouragepeopletodevelopVRtechnology.D．ToargueVRtourismwillreplacetherealworldtravel.23．（8分）DavidHepworthandEricWhale,twoScottishmaterialscientists,werelookingforsmartwaystoreusefoodwastewhentheyfiguredouthowtomakenanofibers（納米纖維）outofleftoversfromcarrotjuice.Thecellulose（纖維素）incarrotsandotherrootvegetables,unlikeotherfibrousmaterialslikewoodorcotton,iseasytoseparateoutfromtherestofthebiowaste.ThescientistscallthematerialCurran,aftertheGaelicwordforcarrot.Andtheysetouttoshowthatitcouldbeusedtoreplaceglassorcarbonfibers.Theysayit'snearlytwiceasstrongandslightlylighterthancarbon.Theywouldjustgotobuyintheirlocalgrocerystore.Buttheysoonrealizedthatthecarrotactuallyworkedwellandthattheycouldturntoagriculturalwastetosourcetheirmaterial.Theyfoundthatthesmartest,mostecologicallyresponsibleuseforthenanofiberswasforprotectivesportinggoods.Andinparticular,motorcyclehelmets,whichhavetobebothstrongandlight.That'sright:Motorcyclehelmetsofthefuturemightbemadefromcarrots,notcarbon.Thequestionhere,firstofall,wastoseewhatcouldbeapossiblemarketforsuchanewfiber,fromanecologicalpointbutalsofromtheeconomicandtechnicalanglestoo,"DavidHepworthsays.That'swherethehelmetcomesin.Theyfoundthatprotectivesportinggoods,whichneedstiff,strong,lightfibersandloweconomicoverhead,weresomeofthebestusecasesforCurran.DavidHepworthandhisteamarealsolookingatthepossibilityofusingitinsurfboardsandinsulation（隔離板）formobilehomes.Thechallengenowistakingthematerialfromthelabtomassproduction.And,makingsurethatit'sstillecologicallysmartonagranderscale.Itdoesn'tmakesensetodevelopamaterialfrombiowasteifthere'snouseforit.Orifturningitintoauseableproducttakesmoreenergythanthenon-renewablechoice.1、WhywasthecarrotchosenbytheScottishscientistsatfirst?A．Itworkedbest.B．Itcouldbeconvenienttoget.C．Itiseasytobebrokenintopieces.D．Itdidlittleharmtotheenvironment.2、WhatisspecialaboutCurrancomparedwithotherfibers?A．Itsshape.B．Itslength.C．Itsquality.D．Itsweight.3、Whichisachallengeforusingthenewmaterialmentionedatpresent?A．Howtouseitwidely.B．Howtomakeitcheaper.C．Howtostudyitoutofthelab.D．Flowtogetitinlargeamounts.4、Whichcanbestserveasthetitleforthetext?A．WaystoReuseBiologicalWastesB．ComingHelmetsMadeofCarrotsC．TheSolutionstoDangerousRidingD．TheChallengeinProducingHelmets24．（8分）Iwasbornonthe17thofNovember1828,inthevillageofNamPing,whichisaboutfourmilessouthwestofMacao,andislocatedonPedroIslandlyingwestofMacao,fromwhichitisseparatedbyachannelofhalfamilewide.Asearlyas1834,anEnglishlady,Mrs.Gutzlaff,wifeofamissionarytoChina,cametoMacao.SupportedbytheLadies’AssociationinLondonforthepromotionoffemaleeducationinIndiaandtheEast,sheimmediatelytookuptheworkofstartingagirls’schoolforChinesegirls,whichwassoonfollowedbytheopeningofaboys’school.Mrs.Gutzlaff’scomprador(買辦）happenedtocomefrommyvillageandwasactuallymyfather’sfriendandneighbor.ItwasthroughhimthatmyparentsheardaboutMrs.Gutzlaff’sschoolanditwasdoubtlesslythroughhisinfluenceandmeansthatmyfathergotmeadmittedintotheschool,Ithasalwaysbeenamysterytomewhymyparentsshouldputmeintoaforeignschool,insteadofatraditionalConfucianschool,wheremybigbrotherwasplaced.MostcertainlysuchastepwouldhavebeenmoresuitableforChinesepublicopinion,taste,andthewantsofthecountry,thantoallowmetoattendanEnglishschool.Moreover,aChinesebeliefistheonlyavenueinChinathatleadstopoliticalpromotion,influence,powerandwealth.IcanonlyguessthatasforeigncommunicationwithChinawasjustbeginningtogrow,myparentshopedthatitmightbeworthwhiletoputoneoftheirsonstolearningEnglish.Inthiswayhemightbecomeaninterpreterandhaveamoreadvantageouspositiontoenterthebusinessanddiplomaticworld.IamwonderingifthatinfluencedmyparentstoputmeintoMrs.Gutzlaff’sschool.Astowhatothersequencesithaseventuallybroughtaboutinmylaterlife,theywereentirelyleftinthehandsofGod.1、HowwastheauthoradmittedtoMrs.Gutzlaff’sschool?A．Throughhisfather’srequest.B．Throughhisfather’sfriend’shelp.C．Throughhisowneffortsatexams.D．ThroughMrs.Gutzlaff’sinfluence.2、Whydidtheauthor’sparentsputhimintoanEnglishschool?A．ItmetwithChinesepublicopinion.B．AnEnglishschoolwasmoreinfluential.C．Hecouldbecomeasuccessfulinterpreter.D．ForeigntradewithChinawasdevelopingfast.3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhisparents’decisiontoputhimintoanEnglishschool?A．Itwasskeptical.B．Itwaswonderful.C．Itwasthoughtful.D．Itwasmysterious.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sequences”inthelastsentenceprobablymean?A．Results.B．Orders.C．Series.D．Progress.25．（10分）TheNewYorkSeeItAllTourisexactlywhatitsoundslike:anall-inclusiveguidedtourofNewYorkCity.CentralParkOneofthemostfamousparksintheworld,CentralParkisaman-madewonder.NotonlyisitthefirstpublicparkbuiltinAmerica,butitisalsooneofthemostfrequentlyvisitedparks,withover25millionguestsperyear.SetinthemiddleofbusyManhattan,itsgroundsserveasasafeharbor,notonlyforathletes,andmusiciansbutalsoforlotsofmigratorybirdseachyear.Onecanspendanentirepeacefuldaywanderingitsgrounds,gazinguponnearly50fountains,monuments,andsculpturesoradmiringits36bridges.HudsonRiverParkHudsonRiverParkisawatersideparkontheHudsonRiverthatextendsfrom59thStreetsouthtoBatteryParkintheNewYorkCitydistrictofManhattan.Bicycleandpedestrianpaths,includingtheManhattanWaterfrontGreenway,spantheparknorthtosouth,openingupthewaterfrontforthepublictorelax.Theparkincludestennisandsoccerfields,children’splayground,dogrun,andmanyotherfeatures.WashingtonSquareParkWashingtonSquare,locatedintheheartofGreenwichVillage,isaverypopularandoftencrowdedsquare.Peoplefromallbackgroundsgathertothislargesquaredottedwithtrees.CentralParkZooTheCentralParkZooisasmall6.5-acrezoolocatedonCentralParkinNewYorkCity.Thezoobeganinthe1860s,makingitthefirstofficialzootoopeninNewYork.Thezoowasimprovedin1934,withtheadditionofmanynewbuildingsrangedinaquadranglearoundthesealionpool.Finally,thezoowasrepairedinthemid-1980sandreopenedin1988,replacingtheold-fashionedcageswithnaturalisticenvironments.1、WhichparkissetintheheartofGreenwichVillage?A．CentralPark.B．HudsonRiverPark.C．CentralParkZoo.D．WashingtonSquarePark.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutCentralPark?A．Itisprimarilyanartificialpark.B．Itisthefirstpublicparkbuiltintheworld.C．Itwasthemostcrowdedparkwhenfirstbuilt.D．Itespeciallyattractspedestrianandartists.3、WhenwasthefirstofficialzooinNewYorkrepairedforthefirsttime?A．Inthe1860s.B．In1934.C．Inthemid-1980s.D．In1988.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Accordingtolegend,ayoungman,whilewanderingthedesert,cameacrossaspringofdeliciouscrystal-clearwater.The1wassosweet,hefilledhisleathercontainersohecouldbringsomebacktoatribalelderwhohadbeenhis2.Afterafour-dayjourneyhe3thewatertotheoldmanwhotookadeepdrink,smiledwarmlyand4hisstudentlavishly(浪費(fèi)地)forthesweetwater.Theyoungmanreturnedtohiswitha5heart.Later,theteacherletanotherstudent6thewater.Hespatitout,sayingitwas7.Itapparentlyhadbecomestale(不新鮮的)becauseoftheold8container.Thestudent9histeacher:“Master,thewaterwas10.Whydidyou11ltolikeit?”Theteacherreplied,“Youonlytastedthewater,Itastedthe12.Thewaterwassimplythecontainerforangetofloving-kindnessand13couldbesweeter.”Ithinkweunderstandthislessonbestwhenwereceive14giftsoflovefromyoungchildren.Whetherit’sanuglyplateorabracelet,thenaturalandproper15isappreciationandexpressed16becausewelovetheideawithinthegift.Gratitudedoesn’talwayscome17.Unfortunately,mostchildrenandmanyadults18onlythethinggivenratherthanthefeelingembodied(被體現(xiàn))init.Weshouldremindourselvesand19ourchildrenaboutthebeautyandpurityoffeelingsandexpressionsofgratitude.20,giftsfromtheheartarereallygiftsoftheheart.1、A．desertB．voiceC．springD．water2、A．masterB．teacherC．relativeD．friend3、A．tookB．presentedC．showD．delivered4、A．thankedB．noddedC．laughedD．joked5、A．lightB．heavyC．happyD．broken6、A．throwB．pourC．tasteD．bring7、A．tastyB．bitterC．hotD．a(chǎn)wful8、A．leatherB．rubberC．metalD．firm9、A．a(chǎn)skedB．a(chǎn)ddedC．challengedD．doubted10、A．fragrantB．deliciousC．smellyD．bitter11、A．haveB．pretendC．happenD．intend12、A．giftB．meaningC．feelingD．drink13、A．noneB．everythingC．seldomD．nothing14、A．innocentB．preciousC．guiltyD．priceless15、A．demandB．responseC．commentD．problem16、A．thankfulnessB．smileC．laughterD．praise17、A．firstlyB．friendlyC．immediatelyD．naturally18、A．ignoreB．valueC．stressD．forget19、A．tellB．bringC．teachD．send20、A．AsaresultB．InawordC．AfterallD．Inthemeantime第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Manypeoplethinkwhentheybecomerichandsuccessful,happinesswill

1．(nature)follow.However,theworldisfullofrichpeoplewhoaremiserableasifthey

2．(live)inHell.Wehavereadsomestoriesaboutmoviestarswhocommittedsuicide

3．diedfromdrugs.Quiteclearly,moneyisnottheonlyanswer

4．a(chǎn)llproblems.Wealth

5．(acquire)throughdishonestmeansdoesnotbringhappiness.Inmyview,thesecrettohappinessliesinyourhardwork,your

6．(contribute)towardsothers’happinessandyourwealthyouearnthroughyourowneffort.Ifyougetyourmoneybytakingadvantageofothers,youwillnotbehappywithit.Long-termhappiness

7．(base)onhonesty,hardworkandself-esteem.Happinessisnot

8．end;itisaprocess.ItisnousesayingthatsomedaywhenIgetacar,buildahouseorownmyownbusiness,thenIwillbereallyhappy.Lifejustdoesnotworkthatway.Ifyouwaitforcertainthings

9．(happen)tomakeyouhappy,youwillalwaysfeelunfulfilled.Therewillalwaysbesomething

10．(miss).第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧）,并在其下寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處,多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。JacklivesinasmallertowninEngland、Heusuallystayedinhisowncountryduringtheholidays、Lastyear,hedecidedtogotoRussiaandstayedthereforafewday、Oneday,hewentoutforwalk、InEngland,peopledriveontheleftsideoftheroad、AndinRussia,theydriveontheright,whichJackforgot、Whencrossedabusystreet,shewasalmostknockeddownbyacar、Jackstoodhereforamoment,fulloffear、Shortlyafterherecoveredfromhimself,hesaid:“WhereamI?”AnoldmanwhichsoldmapsnearbyrantoJackatonceandsaid:“Mapsofthecity,sir?”第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）AfunnythinghappenedtoArthurwhenhewasonthewaytoworkoneday.AshewalkedalongParkAvenueneartheFirstNationalBank,heheardthesoundofsomeonetryingtostartacar.Hetriedagainandagainbutcouldn’tgetthecarmoving.Arthurturnedandlookedinsideatthefaceofayoungmanwholookedworried.Arthurstoppedandasked,“Itlookslikeyou’vegotaproblem,”Arthursaid.“I’mafraidso.I’minabighurryandIcan’tstartmycar.”“IstheresomethingIcandotohelp?”Arthurasked.Theyoungmanlookedatthetwosuitcasesinthebackseatandthensaid,“Thanks.Ifyou’resureitwouldn’tbetoomuchtrouble,youcouldhelpmegetthesesuitcasesintoataxi.”“Notroubleatall.I’dbegladtohelp.”Theyoungmangotoutandtookoneofthesuitcasesfromthebackseat.Afterplacingitontheground,heturnedtogettheotherone.JustasArthurpickedupthefirstsuitcaseandstartedwalking,heheardthelongloudnoiseofanalarm.Itwasfromthebank.Therehadbeenarobbery(搶劫)!ParkAvenuehadbeenquietamomentbefore.Nowtheairwasfilledwiththesoundofthealarmandtheshoutsofpeoplerunningfromalldirections.Carsstoppedandthepassengersjoinedthecrowdinfrontofthebank.Peopleaskedeachother,“Whathappened?”Buteveryonehadadifferentanswer.Arthur,stillcarryingthesuitcase,turnedtolookatthebankandwalkedrightintotheyoungwomaninfrontofhim.Shelookedatthesuitcaseandthenathim.Arthurwassurprised.“Whyisshelookingatmelikethat?”Hethought.“Thesuitcase!ShethinksI’mthebankthief!”Arthurlookedaroundatthecrowdofpeople.He