《2026年天利38套中考试题精选英语浙江专版》

C
“There must be a thief(小偷) at school,” said Susan, “I brought a piece of cake to school with me this morning. I left it in my bag in the hallway outside the classroom. I was really looking forward to eating it at break-time.”
“Somebody took my cake,” Susan complained. “I had put it in a small box. Well, it was gone, and I found the box lying on the floor.”
Anna asked, “Gone?”
“Eaten up,” said Susan. “There were crumbs(食物碎屑) on the floor. I picked them up and tasted them. I could tell that they came from my cake.”
“Did you tell the teacher?” asked Anna.
Her friend replied. “Yes,” she said. “But I don’t think she believed me. She said, ‘Are you sure you didn’t forget that you ate it?’ She said that this sometimes happened. People ate a piece of cake and then forgot that they had done so.”
Anna stared at Susan. Was she the kind of person to eat a piece of cake and then forget all about it? She did not think so.
“It was stolen,” said Susan. “That’s what happened. There’s a thief in the school. Who do you think it is?”
“I don’t know,” said Anna. But she decided to find the thief. She baked a cake and left it next to some glue on a shelf outside the classroom.
At first, everything was quiet, and the next there came a great squealing sound from outside. The sound became louder and was soon a kind of howling sound, rather like the siren of a fire engine.
“What on earth is going on?” asked the teacher. “Open the door, Tim, and see what’s happening.”
What was happening was that two monkeys were dancing up and down alongside the shelf, their hands stuck firmly in the mixture of glue and cake. They tried to free themselves, but they were completely stuck to the cake.
“See,” shouted Anna happily. “ ▲ See there!”
23. Where did the story happen?
A At home.
B. At school.
C. In a store.
D. In a library.
24. Which of the following is the right order according to the text?

①
②
③
④
A. ②③④①
B. ④②③①
C. ③②①④
D. ③①②④
25. What do you think of Anna according to the text?
A. Smart and helpful.
B. Kind and funny.
C. Humorous and polite.
D. Friendly and healthy.
26. Which of the following can be put into ▲ in the last paragraph?
A. Oh, lovely monkeys.
B. There are the thieves.
C. The cake is delicious.
D. Nobody stole the cake.

答案： 23.B 24.D 25.A 26.B