Comprehension Test 阅读理解

Goodbye, Mr Hollywood 别了好莱坞先生

John Escott （著）

1 Who are they? Match a number from A with a letter from B. 他们是谁？在 B 部分中选择
合适的序号与 A 部分组成完整的句子。

A
1 Nick Hortz is ...
2 Meg Hutson is ...
3 Mr Vickers is ...
4 Craig Winters is ...
5 Anna Vickers is ...

B
a ... the daughter of a millionaire.
b ... the real Mr Hollywood.
c ... a rich young woman who killed herself.
d ... the man with short white hair.
e ... a travel writer.

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2 Places in the book. Match a number from A with a letter from B. 在 B 部分中选择合适的
序号与 A 部分组成完整的句子。

A
1 Nick first meets Meg ...
2 Someone pushes Nick in front of a car ...
3 The man with short white hair tries to shoot Nick ...
4 The man with short white hair tries to shoot Craig Winters ...
5 Nick meets another pretty girl ...

B
a ... on the way back to his hotel in Vancouver.
b ... in the tea room of the Empress Hotel.
c ... in a village near Whistler Mountain.
d ... on the ferry.

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 e ... in Stanley Park.

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3 Put the following sentences in the story in the right order. Number them 1–5. 将下列事件
排序
a The man’s hand came out of his pocket – with a gun.
b ‘Oh, no!’ said Meg. ‘Look over there by the door.’
c The shot went over his head.
d The teatable went over, and Nick was down on the floor in a second.
e At the door of the tea room stood the man with white hair.

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4 Who said this in the story? Match a number from A with a letter from B. 是谁说的这些
话？在 B 部分中选择合适的序号与 A 部分组成完整的句子。

A
1 ‘Do you remember me? We met at a party in Toronto.’
2 ‘Hello, Mystery Girl, remember me?’
3 ‘Tell – tell me about this man with white hair.’
4 ‘The police called me and I flew here at once.’
5 ‘You can have this table. I don’t want it.’

B
a Craig Winters to Nick Lortz.
b Meg Hutson to Nick Lortz.
c Nick Lortz to the pretty girl.
d Nick Lortz to Meg Hutson.
e Howard Hutson to Meg.

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5 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 判断以下句子正确（T）或错误（F）。

a The girl in the café in Whistler told Nick that her name was Meg.
b The man with white hair thought that Nick was Mr Hollywood.
c The man with white hair tried to shoot Nick in Whistler.
d The man with white hair followed Nick from Whistler to Vancouver.
e Nick saw a photograph of ‘Mystery Girl’ in a magazine.
f After his visit to Stanley Park, Nick saw a letter on the window of his car.
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 g Nick was happy after his talk with the police.
h The man with white hair followed Nick to the Empress Hotel on Vancouver Island.
i Craig Winters was in love with Anna Vickers.
j Nick was happy to have dinner with a pretty girl on the ferry.

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Multiple-choice Test 选择题

Goodbye, Mr Hollywood 别了好莱坞先生

John Escott

Setting 故事背景

Choose the best answer. 选择合适的答案。

1 The season is _____.
a [ ] spring b [ ] summer c [ ] autumn d [ ] winter
2 Whistler is the name of a village in _____.
a [ ] the USA □ b Wales c [ ] Scotland d [ ] Canada
3 Nick Lortz is writing a book about _____.
a [ ] cafés b [ ] mountains c [ ] parks d [ ] parties
4 Nick is travelling around _____.
a [ ] by train b [ ] by bus c [ ] in a red car d [ ] in a blue car
5 Nick _____.
a [ ] met ‘Jan’ in Toronto b [ ] met ‘Jan’ in New York
c [ ] knows ‘Jan’ well d [ ] doesn’t know ‘Jan’
6 Nick _____ to parties.
a [ ] loves going b [ ] never goes c [ ] sometimes goes d [ ] hates going
7 Jan looks _____ at the café in Whistler.
a [ ] happy b [ ] interested c [ ] worried d [ ] sad
8 Nick knows that ‘Jan’ is going to Vancouver Island because _____.
a [ ] she tells him b [ ] he sees a letter c [ ] the waiter tells him d [ ] she has a ticket
9 A man with _____ hair goes after Nick.
a [ ] black b [ ] brown c [ ] no d [ ] white
10 Nick goes to _____ after Whistler.
a [ ] Vancouver b [ ] San Francisco c [ ] Montréal d [ ] Hollywood

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Characters 人物

Choose the best answer. 选择合适的答案。

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 11 Nick Lotz is from _____.
a [ ] Los Angeles b [ ] Vancouver c [ ] San Francisco d [ ] Toronto
12 Nick is _____.
a [ ] a teacher b [ ] a writer c [ ] an artist d [ ] a journalist
13 Meg Hutson first tells Nick that her name is _____.
a [ ] Jan b [ ] Janet c [ ] Anne d [ ] Anna
14 Nick Lortz _____ Meg Hutson at the beginning of the story.
a [ ] remembers b [ ] does not know c [ ] doesn’t like d [ ] can’t see
15 The policeman in the police station_____.
a [ ] helps Nick b [ ] arrests Nick c [ ] goes to sleep d [ ] doesn’t help Nick
16 Meg is in love with _____.
a [ ] Nick b [ ] Craig Winters c [ ] a waiter d [ ] Johnnie Vickers
17 Mr Vickers is _____.
a [ ] about fifty, short and fat b [ ] about sixty, tall and thin
c [ ] about fifty, tall and thin d [ ] about sixty, short and fat
18 Meg’s father is _____.
a [ ] very poor b [ ] poor c [ ] quite rich d [ ] very rich
19 Mr Hollywood is really _____.
a [ ] Howard Hutson b [ ] Johnnie Vickers c [ ] Craig Winters d [ ] Nick Lortz
20 Johnnie Vickers’ _____ jumped from a bridge.
a [ ] wife b [ ] daughter c [ ] mother d [ ] sister

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Dialogue 对话

Who said or wrote this? 谁说了或写了这些话？

21 ‘I write books, and I write for travel magazines.’
a [ ] Craig Winters b [ ] Meg Hutson c [ ] Nick d [ ] Anna Vickers
22 ‘Can I call you “Mr Hollywood”, too?’
a [ ] Meg b [ ] Detective Edmonds c [ ] Howard Hutson d [ ] a waiter
23 ‘I didn’t fall – somebody pushed me!’
a [ ] Meg b [ ] a policeman c [ ] a woman in the street d [ ] Nick
24 ‘I’m going to kill you, Mr Hollywood.’
a [ ] Mr Hutson b [ ] Meg c [ ] Craig Winters d [ ] Mr Vickers

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 25 ‘How many people are there in this town with guns?’
a [ ] a detective b [ ] a policeman c [ ] a waiter d [ ] a writer
26 ‘I must do it. Today.’
a [ ] Detective Edmonds b [ ] Johnnie Vickers c [ ] Nick d [ ] Howard Hutson
27 ‘I wanted him to follow you, and not me.’
a [ ] Anna b [ ] Meg c [ ] Nick d [ ] Johnnie
28 ‘It is true, Meg.’
a [ ] Meg’s father b [ ] Craig Winters c [ ] Nick d [ ] Meg’s brother
29 ‘The doctors are going to put him away in a hospital.’
a [ ] Meg b [ ] Nick c [ ] Detective Edmonds d [ ] Craig Winters
30 ‘I’m sorry I got you into all this.’
a [ ] Meg b [ ] a waiter c [ ] a policeman d [ ] Nick

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Vocabulary 词汇

Choose the best answer. 选择合适的答案。

31 to visit other countries, cities, etc.
a [ ] drive b [ ] meet c [ ] travel d [ ] pull
32 to touch someone with your mouth
a [ ] kiss b [ ] smile c [ ] shoot d [ ] kill
33 a lot of people
a [ ] busy b [ ] crowd c [ ] pair d [ ] hundred
34 to move something away from you with your hands
a [ ] pull b [ ] shout c [ ] scream d [ ] push
35 something you cannot understand
a [ ] story b [ ] maybe c [ ] guy d [ ] mystery
36 to show where something is with your finger
a [ ] point b [ ] push c [ ] pull d [ ] turn
37 a film at a cinema
a [ ] programme b [ ] movie c [ ] magazine d [ ] ferry
38 a metal thing that people use to kill other people
a [ ] gun b [ ] guy c [ ] noise d [ ] shoot
39 to try to give the correct answer if you don’t know it

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 a [ ] feel b [ ] guess c [ ] hit d [ ] remember
40 to go after someone or something
a [ ] fall b [ ] fly c [ ] follow d [ ] find

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Plot故事情节

Choose the best answer. 选择合适的答案。

41 Nick first meets Jan _____.
a [ ] at a café b [ ] in a cinema c [ ] at the seaside d [ ] at a party
42 Nick sees Jan’s real name in a _____.
a [ ] magazine b [ ] newspaper c [ ] book d [ ] letter
43 _____ tells Nick the name of the man with white hair.
a [ ] A policeman b [ ] The waiter at the café
c [ ] The woman at the hotel d [ ] A detective
44 When Nick sees Meg again, she is with her _____.
a [ ] brother b [ ] boyfriend c [ ] father d [ ] manager
45 Meg wanted the man with white hair to go after _____.
a [ ] Nick b [ ] her c [ ] her father d [ ] Craig Winters
46 Johnnie Vickers _____.
a [ ] kills Craig Winters b [ ] kills Nick
c [ ] hurts Nick d [ ] hurts Craig Winters
47 ‘Craig Winters’ told Anna Vickers that his name was _____.
a [ ] Craig Windser b [ ] Carl Winters c [ ] Charles Windsor d [ ] Carl Windser
48 Meg gave Craig Winters _____ thousand dollars.
a [ ] twenty-five b [ ] fifty c [ ] seventy-five d [ ] a hundred
49 Johnnie Vickers’ daughter died because _____.
a [ ] Nick left her b [ ] she didn’t have any money
c [ ] Carl Windser left her d [ ] she didn’t like Mr Hollywood
50 In the end _____.
a [ ] Nick falls in love with Meg b [ ] Nick decides not to talk to another pretty girl
c [ ] Nick is very hungry d [ ] Nick falls in love with the girl on the ferry

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Goodbye, Mr Hollywood

1 1 e
2 a
3 d
4 b
5 c

2 1 c
2 a
3 e
4 b
5 d

3 a 3
b 1
c 5
d 4
e 2

4 1 b
2 d
3 a
4 e
5 c

5 a F
b T
c F
d T
e T
f T
g F
h T
i F
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 j F

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Goodbye, Mr Hollywood
Setting

1 a
2 d
3 b
4 d
5 d
6 c
7 c
8 b
9 d
10 a

Characters

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

Dialogue

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

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30 a

Vocabulary

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

Plot

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

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