新购住房内插座不能用 撬开竟是保险箱
新购住房内插座不能用 撬开竟是保险箱

Darren Steels was surprised after he found a broken electric socket(插座) in his house. It was actually a secret safe! He and his wife couldn’t use the socket after they bought their home. Their hoover(真空吸尘器) didn’t work when they plugged it into the socket in the kitchen near the stairs. But after they called in an electrician, they found the hidden safe in their wall.
Darren said, “We tried to plug things into it. It’s a perfect place for the hoover without having the cord(电源线) running across the kitchen floor. People have just painted around it.” He added, “I was just angry with it. We had an electrician come round and I asked him to have a look at it.”
The electrician told Darren there was no current(电流) leading into the socket and pulled the socket from the wall to find out why. When he got it open, he found the secret safe. But there were not notes and anything valuable in it. He saw only dust, fluff and a dead spider. A key to open the safe was in one of the plug holes. 
Darren posted a video showing the pull-out safe on Twitter. Many people left their comments. One person said, “Don’t put money in it, and someone knows it.” And a second wrote, “I have a socket and it doesn’t work. Check it later!”

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1.When wasn’t Darren able to use the socket?

A After it was once burnt.

B Since he moved in the house.

C When he turned on the lights.

D After the electrician checked it.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段第三句He and his wife couldn’t use the socket after they bought their home.可知，他和他的妻子在购入房子后就不能使用这个插座，故选B。

2.Where was the socket?

A In the study.

B In the kitchen.

C In the bedroom.

D In the living room.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第四句Their hoover didn't work when they plugged it into the socket in the kitchen near the stairs.可知，这个插座位于楼梯附近的厨房内，故选B。

3.Darren wanted to fix the socket because it was so _____.

A common

B strange

C useful

D useless

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段It's a perfect place for the hoover without having the cord running across the kitchen floor.可知，这个插座的位置非常好，吸尘器插在这个插座上工作，厨房地面上就不会有很多电线。由此推断他认为这个插座很有用，故选C。

4.Which was NOT mentioned in the safe?

A Fluff.

B Dust.

C A dead spider.

D Money.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段第三、四句But there were not notes and anything valuable in it. He saw only dust, fluff and a dead spider.可知，保险箱里没有纸币，也没有任何有价值的物品，只有灰尘、绒毛和一只死蜘蛛，故选D。

5.After Darren shared the video on Twitter, _______.

A the police called him

B it drew much attention

C he got help from others

D his friends came to his house

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，Darren在推特上发布了一段展示拔出保险箱的视频之后，网民纷纷留言，推断他的视频引发广泛关注，故选B。