Laura has an aunt who works in London. She loves Laura so much that she invites Laura to London every summer.
Last year Laura was happy to go to London and see some famous places in London, including the British museum, National Gallary(画廊) and other great buildings. How beautiful! She fell in love with them, but one thing made her unhappy. It’s her first time to go to a big square, but when she passed the square alone, a thief (小偷) stole her wallet in her pocket. She had to walk to his aunt’s house angrily.
This year Laura’s aunt invite her to London again, one day, when she passed the same square with her aunt, she was more careful not to be stolen. She saw a man go close to her and put his hand in her pocket with a smile. Then he took out his hand quickly and left. She became very angry and shouted, “Stop it, or I will call the police!” To her surprise, she found her aunt and all the other people there laughing with the word “Congratulations (祝贺)!” In fact, the man was not a thief. Instead, he put ten pounds in her pocket. It was an interesting game. The organizers (组织者) wanted to correct the bad impression (印象) of the square, so they hired (雇佣) some “thieves” to do that game.
34. Why did Laura feel unhappy during her first visit to the square?
   A. Because she passed the square alone.       B. Because the people laughed at her.
   C. Because her wallet was stolen.            D. Because she couldn’t find her aunt’s house.
35. One of the organizers may be ________.
   A. a thief            a policeman        C. Laura’s father         D. Laura’s aunt
36. They played the game to ________.
   A. change the bad impressions of the square     B. ask more people to join the game
   C. give ten pounds away                     D. catch the real thief
37. What can we know from the passage?
A. On the square there were few people.    
B. Laura has been to London at least twice so far.
   C. The man stole ten pounds in Laura’s pocket
   D. Laura didn’t want to go to the square any more.

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【主旨大意】本文是则记叙文，主要介绍了劳拉两次去伦敦的遭遇。一次是被真小偷偷走钱，一次是被假小偷赠送钱。
34.C【解析】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的...a thief (小偷) stole her wallet in her pocket. She had to walk to his aunt’s house angrily.可知答案选C。
35.D【解析】推理判断题。由第二段第五句To her surprise, she found her aunt and all the other people there laughing with the word “Congratulations!”可推知劳拉的姑姑和周围的这些人都了解这次活动，他们可能就是活动的组织者。故选D。
36.A【解析】细节理解题。由文章末句The organizers wanted to correct the bad impression of the square, so they hired some “thieves”to do that game.可知答案选A。
37.B【解析】细节理解题。文章描述了劳拉两次去伦敦的情况，可推断劳拉至少去了伦敦两次。故选B。