Comprehension Test 阅读理解

The Omega Files - Short Stories 奥米茄文件

Jennifer Bassett （著）

1 Which story do these sentences come from? Omega File 349: London, England, Omega File
451: Loch Ness, Scotland, Omega File 522: Galápagos: Ecuador. 这些话分别来自哪个故
事。
a It was a greeny-black colour, with very long arms and legs. ……………………
b They danced for hours. ……………………
c When they got out of the plane, a wall of hot air hit them. ……………………
d It was a hard climb. ……………………
e They found five sheep with broken necks. ……………………
f An hour and three coffees later they went back. ……………………
g Jude sat in the boat, with her gun in her hand. ……………………
h They sat on the hot lava rocks, and drank hot beer. ……………………
i They went to Garcia’s first, then moved on to Bruno’s. ……………………
j The night sky was filled with red and orange light. ……………………

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2 Omega File 349: London, England. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 判断以下句子
正确（T）或错误（F）。
a They first found Johnny Cook in a club.
b Johnny Cook was rich.
c Johnny Cook lived in a big house..
d Johnny Cook had papers with the drug company’s name on them.
e Johnny Cook died.

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3 Omega File 451: Loch Ness, Scotland. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 判断以下句
子正确（T）或错误（F）。
a Something killed a lot of animals.
b Jude and Hawker went out in a boat.
c The army men wanted to help Jude.
d Jude killed the monster.
e Arla was very happy about the monster.

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4 Omega File 522: Galápagos: Ecuador. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 判断以下句
子正确（T）或错误（F）。
a There are giant tortoises on Isabela.
b People were going to live on Isabela.
c Jude and Hawker went up the volcano.
d There was an American on the volcano.
e The volcano erupted.

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5 Who said this? Who did they say it to? Archie, Arla, Johnny Cook, Jude, Hawker. 谁对谁说
了什么话？
a ‘You can wash it for me’ ……………….. to ………………..
b ‘You’re only twenty-five! That’s not old.’ ……………….. to ………………..
c ‘I am going to be rich.’ ……………….. to ……………….. and ………………..
d ‘Get a coffee.’ ……………….. to ……………….. and ………………..
e ‘You need some sheep.’ ……………….. to ……………….. and ………………..

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6 Who, in the stories . . . Archie, Alcedo, Jude, Jude and Hawker, Johnny Cook, the monster,
Dr Miller, Gonzalo, the iguana. 谁是下面故事中的人物？
a danced every night? ………………..
b lost some sheep? ………………..
c killed the monster? ………………..
d was greeny-black? ………………..
e took them to Isabela? ………………..
f waited for extraterrestrials? ………………..
g was orange-yellowy? ………………..
h didn’t like Americans? ………………..
i made a lot of noise? ………………..
j left Isabela in time? ………………..

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7 Where, in the stories, did . . .这些事是在哪里发生的？

a they find Johnny Cook dead? ……………..
b Arla work? ………………..
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 c Jude and Hawker live at the end of the book? ………………..
d Dr Miller come from? ………………..
e the spaceship come from? ………………..

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Multiple-choice Test 选择题

The Omega Files - Short Stories 奥米茄文件

Jennifer Bassett

Setting 故事背景

Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。

1 Hawker and Jude work for the _____ Department of Intelligence.
a [ ] American b [ ] Russian c [ ] British d [ ] European
2 Hawker and Jude work for the top man in the _____ office.
a [ ] Moscow b [ ] New York c [ ] Brussels d [ ] London
3 Hawker and Jude’s work is _____.
a [ ] secret and dangerous b [ ] slow and boring
c [ ] difficult and boring d [ ] nice and easy
4 Hawker and Jude meet Johnny Cook at a _____ in London.
a [ ] cinema b [ ] club c [ ] restaurant d [ ] cafe
5 Somebody finds Johnny Cook’s dead body in _____.
a [ ] Oxford Street b [ ] Hyde Park c [ ] the River Thames d [ ] the North Sea
6 The monster is killing animals near _____ in Scotland.
a [ ] Edinburgh b [ ] Glasgow c [ ] Loch Lomond d [ ] Loch Ness
7 There is an army _____ in the hills in Scotland.
a [ ] laboratory b [ ] hospital c [ ] camp d [ ] spaceship
8 Isabela Island is one of the _____ islands.
a [ ] Spanish b [ ] Galapagos c [ ] Greek d [ ] Hawaiian
9 Isabela Island has six _____.
a [ ] roads b [ ] paths c [ ] rivers d [ ] volcanoes
10 Hawker and Jude see giant _____ on Isabela Island.
a [ ] sheep b [ ] monsters c [ ] tortoises d [ ] fish

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Characters 人物

Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。

11 Arla is Hawker and Jude’s _____.

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 a [ ] detective b [ ] son c [ ] friend d [ ] boss
12 Johnny Cook is a _____ man.
a [ ] homeless b [ ] rich c [ ] very small d [ ] fat
13 Johnny Cook wants to sell his story to _____.
a [ ] Hawker and Jude b [ ] the government c [ ] a newspaper d [ ] a policeman
14 People from a _____ company took Johnny Cook from the streets of London.
a [ ] magazine b [ ] hotel c [ ] drug d [ ] TV
15 The monster kills _____.
a [ ] sheep and dogs b [ ] horses and dogs c [ ] people d [ ] children
16 Hawker and Jude meet some men in two army _____.
a [ ] cars b [ ] boats c [ ] planes d [ ] houses
17 Jude kills _____.
a [ ] Archie Campbell b [ ] Arla c [ ] the monster d [ ] the army men
18 Hawker and Jude meet Dr Jim Miller _____.
a [ ] on Santa Cruz Island b [ ] on the boat to Isabela Island
c [ ] in the sea near Isabela Island d [ ] on Volcano Alcedo
19 Dr Miller is from _____.
a [ ] America b [ ] Australia c [ ] Britain d [ ] Chile
20 Dr Miller thinks there is a _____ in the volcano.
a [ ] spaceship b [ ] monster c [ ] secret laboratory d [ ] giant tortoise

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Dialogue 对话

Who said or wrote this? 谁说的或写的这些？

21 ‘Our work was secret. It’s all in the government files, and nobody can read them.’
a [ ] Jude b [ ] Arla c [ ] Johnny Cook d [ ] one of the army men
22 ‘So what’s the story then, Johnny? Have some more coffee and tell us all about it.’
a [ ] Arla b [ ] Hawker c [ ] a journalist d [ ] a taxi driver
23 ‘And late one night, along the Strand, they came and took me and some other people – a boy
and two girls.’
a [ ] Jude b [ ] Hawker c [ ] Johnny Cook d [ ] Arla
24 ‘Are you telling us everything, Arla?’
a [ ] Hawker b [ ] Archie Campbell c [ ] Mrs Fraser d [ ] one of the army men
25 ‘It wasn’t Nessie. Nessie doesn’t kill sheep. This … thing …broke their necks.’

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 a [ ] Jude b [ ] Archie Campbell c [ ] Arla d [ ] one of the army men
26 ‘This fighter can run all night, live under water, see in the dark. But it’s new. We haven’t got it
right yet.’
a [ ] Jude b [ ] Hawker c [ ] Arla d [ ] the tall army man
27 ‘You’re going to the Galapagos Islands, a thousand kilometres out in the Pacific Ocean.’
a [ ] Jude b [ ] Hawker c [ ] Arla d [ ] Dr Jim Miller
28 ‘My boat can take ten people. It’s a very good boat, but very expensive for only two people.’
a [ ] Gonzalo b [ ] Hawker c [ ] Jude d [ ] Dr Jim Miller
29 ‘Nobody believes me! The Americans say, “Oh, crazy man!” The Australian government says,
“Get some sleep!”’
a [ ] Hawker b [ ] Jude c [ ] Gonzalo d [ ] Dr Jim Miller
30 ‘Oh no! We’re seven hours away from the boat. Let’s get moving!’
a [ ] Gonzalo b [ ] Jude c [ ] Arla d [ ] Dr Jim Miller

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Vocabulary 词汇

Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。

31 when you look at something for a long time
a [ ] stand b [ ] stare c [ ] stop d [ ] stay
32 when something is very, very frightening
a [ ] exciting b [ ] interesting c [ ] terrifying d [ ] wonderful
33 a group of people who control a country
a [ ] boss b [ ] king c [ ] queen d [ ] government
34 a small ‘road’ across a piece of land where people can walk
a [ ] path b [ ] river c [ ] dust d [ ] loch
35 when you say something very, very quietly
a [ ] answer b [ ] sing c [ ] talk d [ ] whisper
36 a mountain with a hole in the top where fire, gas, and liquid rock sometimes come out
a [ ] planet b [ ] path c [ ] hill d [ ] volcano
37 when people try to hurt or kill each other
a [ ] carry b [ ] help c [ ] fight d [ ] wait
38 when you think that something is real or true
a [ ] believe b [ ] bring c [ ] forget d [ ] hear
39 an animal with a hard shell on its back; it moves very slowly

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 a [ ] dog b [ ] tortoise c [ ] sheep d [ ] horse
40 when something is very unusual or surprising
a [ ] strange b [ ] strong c [ ] small d [ ] slow

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Plot 情节

Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。

41 Arla always gives the _____ jobs to Hawker and Jude.
a [ ] easy b [ ] hard c [ ] long d [ ] boring
42 The Tyler company _____ Johnny Cook.
a [ ] gives 100,000 euros to b [ ] gives a job to
c [ ] writes a book about d [ ] does tests on
43 The company makes a lot of money from _____.
a [ ] Johnny’s story b [ ] an old drug c [ ] a new drug d [ ] a new spaceship
44 In Scotland Hawker and Jude _____ at night.
a [ ] go out on Loch Ness b [ ] stay in the hotel
c [ ] listen to the radio d [ ] work with the police
45 The men in the two boats are very _____ Hawker and Jude.
a [ ] friendly to b [ ] unfriendly to c [ ] afraid of d [ ] happy with
46 _____ made the monster in a laboratory.
a [ ] The army b [ ] The police c [ ] The EDI d [ ] Hawker and Jude
47 Everyday EDI gets _____ from the Galapagos.
a [ ] letters b [ ] presents c [ ] emails d [ ] secrets
48 A lot of people are leaving Isabela Island because of _____.
a [ ] the weather b [ ] the volcano c [ ] the giant tortoises d [ ] Dr Miller
49 Hawker and Jude _____ the volcano and then they meet Dr Miller.
a [ ] go down b [ ] fall down c [ ] climb d [ ] leave
50 Dr Miller _____ the volcano.
a [ ] ran away from b [ ] left c [ ] stopped d [ ] died on

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The Omega Files – Short Stories

1 a Loch Ness, Scotland

b London, England
c Galápagos: Ecuador
d Galápagos: Ecuador
e Loch Ness, Scotland
f London, England
g Loch Ness, Scotland
h Galápagos: Ecuador
i London, England
j Galápagos: Ecuador

2 a T
b F
c F
d T
e T

3 a T
b T
c F
d T
e F

4 a T
b F
c T
d F
e T

5 a Hawker, Jude
b Jude, Hawker
c Johnny Cook, Jude and Hawker
d Arla, Jude and Hawker

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 e Archie, Jude and Hawker

6 a Johnny Cook
b Archie
c Jude
d the monster
e Gonzalo
f Dr Miller
g the iguana
h Dr Miller
i Alcedo
j Jude and Hawker

7 a In the River Thames

b Brussels
c Greece
d Australia
e Another planet

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The Omega Files – Short Stories
Setting
1 d
2 c
3 a
4 b
5 c
6 d
7 a
8 b
9 d
10 c

Characters
11 d
12 a
13 c
14 c
15 a
16 b
17 c
18 d
19 b
20 a

Dialogue
21 a
22 b
23 c
24 a
25 b
26 d
27 c
28 a
29 d
30 b

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Vocabulary
31 b
32 c
33 d
34 a
35 d
36 d
37 c
38 a
39 b
40 a

Plot
41 b
42 d
43 c
44 a
45 b
46 a
47 c
48 b
49 c
50 d

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