Question

Home Alone
It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother.  I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong!  My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the      1  quickly.
A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely     2  our parents were at home.
Without thinking, my brother said, "No." Then the man asked if we would like to 3 some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very      4   and came into our house.  He took out a     5    and ordered me to tie up my brother’s hands with a rope.  I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie
     6    easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked     7    of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to     8  money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his    9 .He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police,     10     the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man      11   to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the   12 pay phone to call the police.
Soon   13  came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were   14 that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from   15 the door to strangers. I learnt a lesson on safety.
(    ) 1. A. window         B. door         C. book        D. fridge
(    ) 2. A. if               B. why         C. when        D. how
(    ) 3. A. lend         B. borrow      C. sell            D. buy
(    ) 4. A. politely           B. slowly      C. hard        D. quietly
(    ) 5. A. book             B. knife       C. gift        D. pen
(    ) 6. A. himself      B. myself          C. herself         D. themselves
(    ) 7. A. none          B. neither         C. both        D. all
(    ) 8. A. look at            B. look after  C. look like       D. look for
(    ) 9. A. feet              B. hands       C. neck        D. legs
(    ) 10. A. and         B. so             C. or          D. but
(    ) 11. A. wanted          B. remembered   C. forgot          D. tried
(    ) 12. A. farthest        B. nearest         C. largest         D. smallest
(    ) 13. A. my friends        B. the police       C. the neighbors    D. my parents
(    ) 14. A. glad            B. angry       C. sad         D. sorry
(    ) 15. A. cleaning        B. closing     C. locking         D. opening

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题1】A
【小题1】D
【小题1】C
【小题1】B
【小题1】A
【小题1】C
【小题1】D
【小题1】B
【小题1】D
【小题1】C
【小题1】B
【小题1】B
【小题1】A
【小题1】D

解析【小题1】根据句意可知，门铃响了，弟弟急忙去开门。故选B。
【小题1】一个人问作者的爸妈是否在家。If除了“如果”，还有“是否”的意思。故选A。
【小题1】陌生人是卖书的，故这里用buy。故选D。
【小题1】当作者关门时，陌生人用力推门。故选C。
【小题1】从所给选项可知，歹徒拿出一把刀。故选B。
【小题1】考查反身代词。弟弟在家解开，宾语是主语本身，故用反身代词himself。故选A。
【小题1】考查不定代词。none指三者都不；neither两者都不；both“两者都”；all“三者以上都”。歹徒把姐弟俩所在厨房里，故选C。
【小题1】考查短语辨析。look at“看”；look after“照顾”；look like“看起来像”；look for“寻找”。故选D。
【小题1】根据上文可知，作者绑的是弟弟的手。故选B。
【小题1】作者去打电话，但是电话断了。故选D。
【小题1】歹徒忘记关厨房的窗户了。故选C。
【小题1】姐弟俩跑到就近的电话亭报警。故选B。
【小题1】联系前后句意可知，警察很快赶来。故选B。
【小题1】姐弟俩没事儿，父母很欣慰。故选A。
【小题1】父母告诉作者，她应该阻止弟弟开门。stop sb. from doing sth.。故选D。