John Darwin was a man from the UK. He ran a business(企业). He met with some money problems 22 years ago. He didn’t know what to do.

So one day, he went canoeing. He went missing. No one knew where he was. People were surprised. There was no storm(暴风雨) at sea. Darwin’s wife(妻子) got £ 250,000 from his life insurance(人寿保险). But in fact(事实上), the man was not dead. He lived in a house next door. Even his two sons thought that he was dead.

One day, the man came to the police station. He said that he didn’t remember the past five years. He used another name. The police didn’t think his words were true. Darwin and his wife went to prison(监狱) for six years. Darwin said that he faked the accident(伪造事故). He said that it was better for the family when he was dead.

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1.What did John Darwin do in the past?

A He was a player.

B He was a farmer.

C He was a teacher.

D He was a businessman.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段的“He ran a business.”可知，约翰·达尔文以前经营着一家公司。故选D。

2.Why did Darwin fake the accident?

A To go free.

B To have fun.

C To get the money.

D To stop using his name.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第一段的“He met with some money problems 22 years ago. He didn’t know what to do.”以及第二段的“Darwin’s wife got £ 250,000 from his life insurance.”可知，当时约翰·达尔文的资金出现了问题，他不知如何是好，他的妻子通过他的人寿保险获得了一笔钱。由此推断约翰·达尔文是为了获取保费才伪造事故的。故选C。

3.The underlined(划线的) part may mean _________ in Chinese.

A 表演

B 失踪

C 触礁

D 怜悯

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据第二段的“No one knew where he was.”可知，没人知道他在哪里，这说明他“失踪”了。故选B。

4.Who may know Darwin’s living place all the time?

A His sons.

B His wife.

C The police.

D The insurance company(公司).

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Darwin and his wife went to prison for six years.”可知，达尔文和他的妻子入狱六年，由此说明达尔文的妻子是本案的知情者和参与者。故选B。

5.What does the last paragraph(段落) tell us?

A The police knew Darwin faked the accident.

B Darwin didn’t tell anyone about the accident.

C Darwin’s wife took him to the police station.

D The police sent Darwin and his wife home.

解析：选A。A段落大意题。根据最后一段可知，达尔文来到警局，一开始虽然谎称不记得过去5年的事情，但最终警察还是知道了这次事故的全过程。故选A。