Question

Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself. The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her __36____ window was open. In fact, it was so wide open that she had ___37___ closing it. Then she realized that things were not in their proper __38____. Finally, when she found her empty ___39___ on the kitchen table, she realized the awful __40____. At first, she didn’t know what to do. Then she decided to ___41___ her son, Derek.

Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone, “It’s your mother,” she _42___him, coldly. Louise told Derek about the open window, about things being in the wrong places and about the ____43__ missing from her purse.

“ All right,” said Derek, “Don’t __44___ anything. I’ll be __45___ in half an hour.

Louise ___46__ and made herself a pot of tea and some toast. Then she went from room to room wondering __47___ anything else was missing.

When Derek arrived, he was content to __48___ her looking so calm. “Have you rung the ___49___?”he asked. “No? Then I’ll do that straight away.” So he rang the police.

As it was Sunday，__50____ the only detectives were out. However, the police were polite, but vague(含糊的) . “ We’ll send __51__ round as soon as possible.” They said.

Derek telephoned his wife. “I’m not sure when I’ll be home, love,” he told her. “I’ve got to ___52__ for the police.” While Derek and his mother waited, Derek _53___ the catches （挂钩） on the windows and locks on the doors. All of them were old and some of the catches hardly__54___ at all. Derek felt __55___. His mother was an old woman, after all. “I’ll have to change all these.” he told her.

1.	A．washroom B．bedroom C．kitchen D．bathroom

 

2.	A．strength B．puzzle C．reason D．trouble

 

3.	A．positions B．places C．directions D．situations

 

4.	A．purse B．vase C．pot D．envelope

 

5.	A．mistake B．message C．truth D．news

 

6.	A．visit B．ask C．ring D．punish

 

7.	A．invited B．informed C．stated D．scolded

 

8.	A．note B．coin C．money D．bill

 

9.	A．say B．move C．touch D．prepare

 

10.	A．here B．round C．off D．away

 

11.	A．sighed B．relaxed C．whispered D．hurried

 

12.	A．if B．why C．how D．where

 

13.	A．realize B．find C．know D．sense

 

14.	A．police B．neighbour C．hospital D．friend

 

15.	A．generally B．luckily C．considerably D．unfortunately

 

16.	A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．none

 

17.	A．hope B．ask C．wait D．call

 

18.	A．examined B．repaired C．fixed D．tested

 

19.	A．locked B．opened C．helped D．worked

 

20.	A．excited B．silly C．worried D．Guilty

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：

1.名词辨析A.洗手间  B.卧室  C.厨房  D.浴室 由后文可知，是厨房的窗户打开了

2.名词辨析A.力量，力气  B.困惑  C.理由  D.麻烦 由前文可知，主人公年龄太大，关窗户有点困难 have trouble doing sth

3.名词辨析A.方位，位置  B.地方，场所  C.方向，趋势  D.情景 固定短语 in the proper place在应在的地方

4.39.A 名词辨析A. 钱包 B.花瓶  C.罐，锅，壶  D.信封 由句意可知，他在厨房的餐桌上发现了自己空空的钱包。

5.名词辨析A.错误  B.信息  C.真相，事实  D.消息 可知：他发现了一个可怕的事实

6.动词辨析A.访问，探访  B.询问  C. 响 D.惩罚   可知：于是就询问他的儿子

7.动词辨析 A.邀请  B.通知  C.陈述  D.责骂，斥责 可知：是自己的儿媳妇告知自己的儿子

8.名词辨析 A.笔记  B.硬币  C.金钱  D.账单    从后文知:是钱包里的账单丢了

9.动词辨析A.说，讲  B.移动  C.触摸  D.准备  保留现场，不要去触碰任何东西

10.副词辨析 A.这里  B.周围  C.在—外面  D.远处，离开  一小时后启程 be off="set" off

11.动词辨析A.叹气  B.放松  C.轻声细语 D.匆忙 老人泡了杯茶，放松了一下自己紧张的情绪

12.连词辨析A.如果，是否  B.为什么  C.怎么样  D.在哪里 老人想了解其他东西是否也丢了

13.动词辨析A.意识到  B.发现  C.知道  D.感觉到 发现老人的神色镇静

14.名词辨析 A.警察  B.邻居  C.医院  D.朋友  儿子问给警方打电话么

15.副词辨析A.一般来说  B.幸运地 C.相当地  D.不幸地 不巧的是，恰逢周末，侦探都出去了

16.代词辨析A. 任何人 B.有人 C.每人  D没人. 警方说会尽快派人过去

17.动词辨析A.希望  B.询问  C.等待  D.打电话 去等警察来

18.动词辨析A. 审查 B.修理  C.修理，安排  D.测试 儿子仔细的复查了窗户上的挂钩

19.动词辨析 A. 锁住 B.打开  C. 帮助 D.工作，起作用 这些挂钩太旧了，都派不上用场了

20.形容词辨析A.激动的  B.愚蠢的  C.担忧的  D.内疚的，有罪的 儿子感到很惭愧

考点：记叙性文章

点评：本文讲述了一个留守老人家里失窃的事件，实则在说明现在的人太忙碌，都忘了家里的老人，没有给予老人关爱。挂钩太旧，说明很久没换过了，也就是说子女们很少去真正关心过自己父母的安全，才酿成了失窃事故，富有启发意义。