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高考英语阅读系列（11） A Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag．The bag contained a book．This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasurea 120diary kept 190 years ago by Detorah Logan, “a woman who knew everybody in her day,” James Green, the librarian, told the magazine “American Libraries”．Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia．It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington, D.C．in the war of 1812．She describes President James Madison on horseback as “perfectly shaking with fear” during the troubled days．George Washington, she writes, mistook her for the wife of a Frenchman, and praised her excellent English．The adventure of the lost book began September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from England to deliver the diary of his ancestor （祖先） to the Library Company, which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary．Green told American libraries he had the diary in his possession “about five minutes” when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person．On returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green, Luxmoore was shocked to realize that he had left it in the taxi. Without any delay, Green began calling every taxi company in the city, with no luck．“Ive felt sick since then,” Luxmoore told the reporters．According to Green, no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building．Tom Brennan received a reward （奖励） of ＄1,000．Philadelphia gained another treasure for its history, and Luxmoore told reporters, “Its wonderful news, Im on high.” 1．This article mainly tells about the story of ____. A．a lost diary B．Deborah Logan C．Cory Luxmoore D．the Library Company 分析 此题考查学生抓住文章中心思想的能力。文章的前两段告诉读者一本不寻常的日记失而复得，而接下来的几段又进一步描写了这本日记的内容和它是如何丢失的。全篇围绕一本丢失的日记展开，确定选项A为正确答案。2．From the text, we learn that the diary is now owned by ____. A．Tom Brennan B．