题目内容
________! We first got a flat tire, and now my cell phone is dead.
A. For what B. What’s up C. Guess what D. What’s on

I ran across an old photo of him the other day, thinking of some old things. He’s been dead for 25 years. His name was Rex.
36 was his favorite recreation(娱乐). He had so much 37 in the water as any person I have known. You didn’t have to throw a stick in the water to 38 him to go in. Of course, he would bring back a stick to you if you 39 throw one in.
That 40 me of that night, 41 he brought back a small box that he found somewhere--- how 42 nobody ever knew. Since it was Rex, it 43 easily have been half a race. The box wasn’t a good one. It was just a 44 old piece that somebody 45. Still it was something he wanted, probably 46 there was some difficulty in transportation(运输). And that he thought could test his courage. We first knew about his achievement when, deep in the night, we 47 him trying to get the box up onto the porch(门 厅). It sounded 48 two or three people were trying to tear the house 49 . We came downstairs and turned on the 50 light. Rex was on the top step trying to pull the thing up, but it had 51somehow. And he was just holding his own(坚持着). I suppose he would have held his own 52 dawn if we hadn’t helped him. The next day we carried the box miles away and threw it out. If we had thrown it out in a 53 place, he would have brought it home again, as a small token(象征)of his strength in such matters. 54, he had been taught to carry heavy wooden objects about and he was 55 of his skill.
A. | Fighting | B. | Swimming | C. | Barking | D. | Running | |
A. | fun | B. | trouble | C. | danger | D. | difficulty | |
A. | stop | B. | .make | C. | get | D. | have | |
A. | will | B. | do | C. | did | D. | would | |
A. | reminds | B. | warns | C. | tells | D. | .suggests | |
A. | which | B. | while | C. | as | D. | when | |
A. | far | B. | long | C. | old | D. | heavy | |
A. | could | B. | can | C. | should | D. | would | |
A. | priceless | B. | worthless | C. | valuable | D. | important | |
A. | kept | B. | forgot | C. | deserted(遗弃) | D. | remained | |
A. | because | B. | only if | C. | even if | D. | in case | |
A. | saw | B. | heard | C. | watched | D. | caught | |
A. | like | B. | that | C. | as if | D. | at least | |
A. | up | B. | in | C. | away | D. | down | |
A. | hall | B. | kitchen | C. | bedroom | D. | porch | |
A. | rolled | B. | stopped | C. | caught | D. | broken | |
A. | at | B. | before | C. | till | D. | during | |
A. | distant | B. | nearby | C. | silent | D. | busy | |
A. | In all | B. | As a result | C. | At last | D. | After all | |
A. | proud | B. | tired | C. | ashamed | D. | doubtful |
John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left their small flat for an old 40-meter-high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes.
“I love the space, and being private,” Elizabeth says. “You feel separated from the world. If I am in the kitchen, which is 25 meters above the ground floor, and the doorbell rings, I don’t have to answer it because visitors can’t see I am in!”
There are 142 steps to the top so if I go up and down five or six times a day, it’s very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so I never buy more than two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Except for that, it’s a brilliant place to live.
“When we first saw the place, I asked my father’s advice about buying it, because we couldn’t decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wanted it to look.”
“Living here can be difficult—yesterday I climbed a four-meter ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to the sea on a clear day, and that’s a wonderful experience. I am really glad we moved. ”
【小题1】What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A.describe how to turn an old tower into a house |
B.recommend(推荐) a particular builder |
C.describe what it is like to live in a tower |
D.explain how to win prizes for building work |
A.She wanted it as soon as she saw it. |
B.She likes most things about it. |
C.She has been worried since they paid for it. |
D.She finds it unsuitable to live in. |
A.Her visitors find it hard to see if she is at home. |
B.She feels separated from others. |
C.She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once. |
D.It is impossible to clean any of the windows. |
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