Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there at first, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people’s houses.

Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, “We’ve been to a lot of other people’s houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn’t we?”

“Yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest thing, won’t it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”

So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, I’ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.”

“How many people will you invite?” Mr. Harris asked, “Don’t invite too many.”

Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, “Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.”

“That isn’t very nice, is it?” he said. “You’re telling our guests that they must go at 8:30. Maybe it is impolite.” So Mrs. Harris just wrote “Party: 6:30 p.m.”

A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨).”

Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.

When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. “That was a surprise, wasn’t it? Who complained about the noise?”

“I did,” Mr. Harris answered in a tired voice.

1.What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?

A.It was easy to hold a big party at home.

B.They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.

C.They had gone to other people’s parties many times.

D.They liked making friends with others.

2.How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?

A.From the morning till night.                B.About fourteen hours.

C.About two hours.                       D.Till midnight

3.When did the party end that evening?

A.About twelve o’clock.

B.When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.

C.At about 8:30.

D.When someone telephoned the police station.

4.Who telephoned the policeman?

A.One of the guests.                       B.One of the neighbors.

C.Mr. Harris.                             D.Mrs. Harris.

5.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A.Mr. Harris was unfriendly to the guests

B.Mrs. Harris was very angry with his husband

C.the guests were very tired at the party

D.Mr. Harris didn’t want his friends to stay late at the party

 

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

       The night started out ordinarily enough. Jack and Tara, our   36   , were in their small beds surrounded by toy animals. My husband, Pat, and I went to sleep   37  .

          38   after midnight, Jack quietly touched me. “Mommy, I want to stay with you. I promise I won’t take much room.” I shifted   39   to make room. My son soon fell asleep.

       An hour later, Tara cried and I carefully went downstairs. “Mommy, my   40   is all stuffed up(堵住). I can’t really breathe very well. Will you please   41   with me a little while?” Tara doesn’t often get up at night,   42   I decided to be there for her. She soon fell asleep. I returned to my own bed. I was determined to sleep. But to my   43   , I found Jack sleeping on my side of the bed. He looked so   44   that I couldn’t remove him. Quietly and carefully, I lay down between  45   and Jack.

       I did manage to get some sleep   46   I heard Tara’s voice again. I returned to   47  Tara. “Mom, please lie down with me a little bit, I had a bad dream, and I’m so   48  .” “Of course, honey. It was only a dream. Mommy’s here and   49   is okay.” We fell asleep   50   each other’s arms.

       Even in my sleepy state, I thought of   51   these nights of merry-go-round(一连串的繁忙活动)beds will be over. In their place, my twins will be grown.   52   before I’m ready, our children’ rooms will be much too   53   and empty. So it is especially on days when I’m worn out after a night on this mom’s merry-go-round that I remind   54   that these very days and nights are, in fact. “the good old days”, ever so   55  .

1.A.sons                        B.twins                  C.daughters            D.students

2.A.downstairs               B.in                       C.out                     D.upstairs

3.A.Sometimes              B.Some time           C.Sometime            D.Some times

4.A.gently                     B.kindly                 C.rudely                 D.impatiently

5.A.nose                        B.mouth                 C.heart                   D.eye

6.A.come                      B.stay                    C.talk                     D.play

7.A.even thoughB.so    C.no matter when    D.however

8.A.joy                         B.anger                  C.disappointment    D.surprise

9.A.deeply                     B.sound                  C.content                D.deep

10.A.my father              B.Tara                    C.Pat                     D.my mother

11.A.before                   B.when                  C.after                   D.until

12.A.show off                B.look after            C.watch out            D.take care

13.A.scared                   B.exciting               C.excited                D.scaring

14.A.somethingB.anything                           C.everything           D.nothing

15.A.over                      B.on                      C.by                      D.in 

16.A.how often              B.how soon            C.how long             D.how much

17.A.No doubt               B.No wonder          C.No problem         D.No worry

18.A.noisy                     B.quiet                   C.still                     D.calm

19.A.my childrenB.my husband                    C.my friend            D.myself

20.A.potential                B.precise                C.precious              D.previous

 

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