One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good science storybook. (1) I was so interested in the story I was reading that I did not notice that it was getting dark. When I realized it was too dark for me to read easily, I put the book down and got up to turn on the light. Just then I heard someone crying, "Help! Help!" It seemed to come from the trees at the other end of the yard. (2) I looked out but it was now too dark to see anything clearly. Almost immediately I heard the cry again. It sounded like a
child, but I could not imagine what anybody could be doing in our backyard, unless one of the
neighborhood children had climbed a tree and had not been able to get down.
I decided that I should to out and have a look in the yard, just in case someone was in trouble. I turned on the light and found for myself a flashlight and a stick in the room. I thought they might be useful. Armed with these, I went out into the yard. Once again I heard the cry and this time there was no doubt that it
came from the trees at the far end of the yard. "Who"s there?" I called out as I walked across the yard
towards the trees. But there was no answer. With the help of my flashlight, I searched all over that end of
the yard, including the branches of the tree. There was no sign of anybody or anything. I came to the
conclusion that my imagination was playing tricks on me, probably because of the story I was reading
about strange creatures on another planet.
Feeling rather foolish about hunting around in my own backyard with a baseball bat, I went back into
the house and put the bat and the flashlight away. I had just sat down to read my book again when I was
frightened by the cry of "Help! Help!" from right behind me. I dropped my book and jumped up. There,
sitting on the table was a large green and red bird. It was my neighbor"s parrot(鹦鹉)! While I was out in
the yard, the parrot must have seen the light in the living room and come in through the open window.
| ( )1. A. lay ( )2. A. newspaper ( )3. A. when ( )4. A. drink ( )5. A. found ( )6. A. book ( )7. A. but ( )8. A. away ( )9. A. failed ( )10. A. paper | B. sat B. magazine B. because B. help B. thought B. mouth B. therefore B. up B. succeeded B. luggage | C. looked C. book C. as C. food C. felt C. arms C. so C. down C. missed C. feet | D. got D. letter D. while D. sleep D. expected D. shirt D. however D. out D. refused D. hands |
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| As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English. 1 , she would mind the children and do anything she was asked. One of her tasks was to keep track of arriving Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly worried. What could she buy for her 2 with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily? 3 , even without any of the gifts, her employer seems to have everything. Ursula 4 long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers, 5 things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called a taxi. "Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?" "A poor family?" said the 6 driver. "Yes, a very poor family." Ursula told the man what she was trying to do. He listened in silence, and then said, "I know a family who needs just about everything." When they reached a building, the driver said, "They live on the third floor." Ursula shook her head, "Would you take this dress to them and tell them it"s from someone...someone who has everything." Early the next day, Ursula 7 everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to 8 why there seemed to be none from her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long 9 . "You see," she added, "I try to do a kindness in your 10 . And this is my Christmas present to you." | |||
| ( )1. A. In return ( )2. A. own family ( )3. A. Otherwise ( )4. A. talked ( )5. A. selecting ( )6. A. delighted ( )7. A. thanked ( )8. A. settle ( )9. A. delay ( )10. A. case | B. As a result B. classmates B. Therefore B. thought B. matching B. anxious B. encouraged B. repeat B. silence B. opinion | C. By the way C. friend C. Besides C. waited C. remembering C. surprised C. praised C. argue C. time C. memory | D. In a sense D. American family D. But D. worked D. organizing D. respectful D. admired D. explain D. break D. name |
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| Much as Robby tried, he lacked the sense of tone and basic rhythm (节奏). But he dutifully reviewed his lessons. Over the months he tried and tried, and often repeating to me "My mom"s going to hear me play some day." But he seemed hopeless, with no born ability. A real bad advertisement for my teaching!I was so happy when one day he stopped coming. Several weeks later my students are to have a recital (演奏会). To my surprise, Robby came, asking to play in the recital. "But, it is for current pupils, you dropped." "My mom was sick. But I have been practicing. I"ve just got to play!" I don"t know what led me to agree, maybe …. The recital came. I put Robby up last to play before my "curtain closer", by which, I could save the recital if … The recital went off well. Robby came up on stage, clothes wrinkled and his hair looked like he"d run an egg-beater through it. "How could his mom …?" Robby pulled out the piano bench and began. It was Mozart"s work! I was not prepared for what I heard next. Like in a dream, I was then woken up by the wild applause, everybody was on their feet! "I"ve never heard you play like that Robby! How"d you do it?" Through the microphone Robby explained: "Well, Miss Hondorf, remember I told you my mom was sick? Actually she had cancer and died this morning. She was born deaf, tonight was the first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make it special." My eyes were wet. He was not a student of mine, but a teacher! | |||
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| A. The writer was fully confident that Robby would perform well B. The writer thought that Robby would make the recital special. C. The writer thought that Robby wouldn"t play at the recital then. D. The writer had no confidence in Robby at all for the recital. | |||
| 2. What made the boy succeed in the recital? | |||
| A. Love for his mother B. Musical talent C. The writer"s help D. Regular practice | |||
| 3. What made the writer think that Robby was her teacher, not student? | |||
| A. That he played better than her in the recital. B. That he loved his mother more than she did. C. That he never gave up. D. That the audience gave him more applause than her. | |||
| 4. What is the highlight of the recital? | |||
| A. The writer"s performance B. Robby"s performance. C. Robby and his mom"s story. D. The audience"s applause. | |||
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| A gentle wind blew through Jennifer"s hair. The golden red sun was 1. She was on the beach, looking up at the ball. She was amazed by its 2 , deep red in the middle, 3 fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the 4 and the seagulls flying up above in the sky. The atmosphere 5 her. After all she had been through, this is what she 6 . "It"s getting late,"she thought,"I must go home, my parents will be 7 where I am." She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was 8 . The sun had set by now and it was getting 9 . She tried to imagine having her favorite 10 on until she saw her front door. It seemed different. 11 had taken care of the outside garden for days. She was 12 : her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now… It all seemed 13 . She couldn"t understand what was going on. She entered she 14 . First,she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n) 15 written by her father. It said:"Dear Ellen,there is some coffee ready,I went 16 ." Ellen was her motherbut-where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her 17 room. She went in. Then she saw her mother,lying on the bed sleeping. Her 18 looked so tired,as if she hadn"t 19 for days. She was really pale. Jenny just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up she found something 20 . She was in her cozy bed in her nightclothes. It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice. "Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared." | |||