03：【名校好题】阅读单选-2023年九年级英语名校试题专题集训

03：【名校好题】阅读单选-2023年九年级英语名校试题专题集训 （2022·上海市西南位育中学九年级期中）Choose the best answer. (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) Detective Drake was napping with his feet up on his desk when the phone rang. He yawned(打呵欠) and picked it up. “Hello?” he said. “I’ll take the case. I will depart at once.” Drake took his umbrella, which was suitable for the rain outside, and walked out into the noisy city. The case Drake hurried to the police station. “We’ve been getting unfinished math problems in the mail,” the Chief said. “They’re signed ‘Guessss Who?’ Every day the number of letters increases. We keep getting more. They are blocking the mail room.” Drake looked at the paper in the Chief’s hand. He looked at one letter’s clue carefully: +32=51 Guessss Who? Gathering Clues “The word guess isn’t spelled right,” Drake said thoughtfully. “Give me the letters, Chief,” he said. “And if someone asks you, say that I’ve advised you not to discuss the case.” Drake took the clues and went back to his office. First, he filled in the missing numbers in a notebook. Then, he wrote the number in a notebook: 1 1 5 5 5 8 10 11 11 14 19 20 “Is it a code?” he thought. “Maybe it’s an alphabet code!” Drake shouted. When he matched the numbers to the letters of the alphabet, this is what he had: A A E E E H J K K N S T Case solved! “This doesn’t make sense,” he said, disappointed and discouraged. He kept moving the letters around. Finally, he had it: JAKE THE ________. Drake called the Chief. “That, Jake, is your man.” “I knew I was right to call you and could always count on you! ” said the chief. 1．Which of the following statement is Not true? A．The phone ring woke Drake up. B．Drake set out immediately after he answered the phone. C．The Chief made the phone call. D．Drake took the umbrella in case that it would rain. 2．What was the problem in the police station? A．They couldn’t solve some math problems. B．Letters were blocking the mail room. C．They couldn’t send out letters. D．They were addicted to a guessing game. 3．Wh