PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
DuringtheChristmasshoppingrushinLondon,astorywasreportedofatr amp(流浪者)who,apparentlynofaultofhisown,foundhimselflockedinawell.knownchainstorelateonChristmasEve.Nodoubtthestorewascrowdedwithlast.minuteChristmasshoppersandthestaffweredeadbeatandlongingtogethome.Presumablyallthepropersecuritychecksweremadebeforethestorewaslockedandtheylefttoenjoythethree-dayholidayuntr oubledbycustomersdesperatetogetlast-minute.Christmaspresents.
Howeverthatmaybe,ourtr ampfoundhimselfaloneinthestoreanddecidedtomakethebestofif.Therewasfood,drink,beddingandcampingequipment,ofwhichhemadegooduse.Theremustalsohavebeentelevisionsetsandradios.Thoughitwasnotr eportedifhetookadvantageofthesefacilities,whentheshopre-opened,hewasdiscoveredinbedwithalargenumberofemptybottlesbesidehim.Heseemstohavebeenamanofgoodhumorandphilosophictemperament-asindeedtr ampsverycommonlyare.EveryoneelsewasenjoyingChristmas,sohesawnogoodreasonwhyheshouldnotd othesame.Hesubmitted(屈服),cheerfulenough,tobeingtakenawaybythepolice.PerhapshehadhadabetterChristmasthanusual.Hewassenttoprisonforsevendays.Thejudgeawardednocompensationtothechainstoreforthefoodanddrinkourtr amphadconsumed.Theyhad,inhisopinion,alreadyreceivedvaluablefreepublicityfromthecoveragethestorereceivedinthenewspapersandontelevision.
Thetr ampwaslockedinthestore______.
A.throughanerrorofhisown
B.duetothemistakeofChristmasshoppers
C.byaccident
D.throughatr ickofhis
正确答案：B[解析]由第一段可知店员急于回家，在锁门时疏忽了还有一个流浪汉在商店。
