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A drunken burglar in the Orrell Park area of Liverpool，ended up leaping out of a window after a 10－year－old asked him to prove he was a superhero.
The drunken thief who pretended he was Superman to stop a child raising the alarm has been caught after he leapt from the apartment building in his pants to make the girl convinced.
Thief Ethan Adamson,25，told police that he had broken into a fifth－floor－flat after a drinking session，believing it was empty.
But he was horrified when the owner's 10－year－old daughter woke up while he was there.
From his hospital bed，the thief told reporters，“To keep her quiet，I told her I was really Superman and I'd soon be flying off back to my secret headquarters.”
“She called my bluff(吓唬)and told me，‘If you're Superman show me you can fly or I'll scream.’”
“I had no choice so I stripped down to my pants to look more like a superhero and went to the window.”
“I saw another roof below and I thought I_could_make_it but it turned out to be a lot further down than I thought.”
“I know it doesn't make sense but it did to me when I was drunk.”
Police later found him on the roof in just his yellow pants，covered in cuts and bruises after a baffled neighbour heard his cries of pain.
He now faces seven years behind bars for burglary.
Police spokesman Frank Amado said，“He was in quite a serious state and couldn't move until we got up there using ladders.He was treated for his injuries and we got him some fresh clothes，before taking him to hospital where he is being kept under guard until he is well enough to be arrested.”
【语篇解读】 这是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了一起啼笑皆非的偷窃事件。
1．What does the underlined part in the passage mean?
A．I could land safely on the roof.
B．I could make the girl trust me.
C．I could prove I was a superhero.
D．I could make a successful escape.
【答案】 A 句意理解题。根据画线部分所在句的内容“I saw another roof below and I thought I could make it but it turned out to be a lot further down than I thought”可知，I could make it意为“我可以安全地落到屋顶上”。
2．What's the right order of the event?
①Ethan Adamson told reporters of the burglary.
②The 10－year－old called Ethan Adamson's bluff.
③Ethan Adamson attended a drinking session.
④Ethan Adamson leapt out of a window.
A．③①②④ B．④②③①
C．③②④① D．④③①②
【答案】 C 句意理解题。根据上下文可知，Ethan Adamson先参加酒会，接着女孩要求他像超人一样飞，然后他假装是超人从窗户跳了出去，最后受伤住院，在医院里告诉记者事情的经过。所以C项正确。
3．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Adamson was set free a few days after staying in hospital.
B．Adamson was badly treated before he was rushed to hospital
C．Adamson was being watched while he was in hospital.
D．Adamson was sent to the police station before he's taken to hospital.
【答案】 C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“before taking him to hospital where he is being kept under guard until he is well enough to be arrested”可知，当Adamson在医院时，他处于警方的监视之下。
4．What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?
A．To report on a joking burglary.
B．To call our attention to the burglar.
C．To explain how the burgal was caught.
D．To look back on an adventure story
【答案】 A 写作意图题。文章为新闻报道，第一段中的“A drunken burglar in the Orrell Park area of Liverpool，ended up leaping out of a window...”为导语，据此可知，作者的写作目的是报道一起啼笑皆非的偷窃事件。
