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At 4:00 A.M. on Sunday morning, my friend, Tim, awoke me. He was sleeping in the living room right next to the front door and said there was a man pounding on my front door and screaming. At first, I was like, "Shut up and leave me alone," but then I heard one of the scariest voices of my life. The man sounded of Spanish descent (血统), older, and in pain.

I was home alone for the week, so I had two guns loaded with bullets. I had a rifle (步枪) next to my bed and a shotgun next to my front door. I grabbed my rifle. Tim asked me, "What are you doing?"

"Getting my gun, what do you think I'm doing?" I asked.

As I headed down the hall towards the front door, I remembered Chad, my older brother, telling me to protect myself when he left. Immediately, I grabbed the shotgun and gave it to Tim. Thinking that it might scare the person off, I went to my back door and shot my rifle into the dark cold sky. However, this did not work. "Protect yourself, Sarah," kept going through my head. The man kept yelling and pounding on my door. I would have just opened the door, but I watched too many "America's Most Wanted" shows, where that is how they get the little girls to open the door. So, I then called 911 myself.

The operator said, "911. What is your emergency?"

I replied, "My name is Sarah Miller and I am at Juniper Lane in Hotchkiss and there is a man beating on my front door and telling me to let him in." That was the start of all the excitement. I continued to tell her what was going on and what had already gone on. Our conversation was still going when I heard the man walk off my door. During this time, the police were having a discussion of whether they should respond to the call. When I heard the man walk off my door, I thought that he was going to leave.

I was still on the phone when I heard the man in my basement. "Protect yourself, Sarah," went through my head again. The basement stairs lead right up to a door entering our house. We leave our garage door open to cool off our house when the weather is good. The man was yelling, "Help me" from the bottom of the stairs. I walked over and made sure the door was locked and made sure there was a bullet in the rifle. I stood there with the phone in one hand and my trusty old rifle in the other just waiting for him to start coming up the stairs.

My conversation with the operator went from "Hi, how are you now?" to "What are you doing to help me here?" About this time, the operator told me that the policeman should be at the bottom of my driveway, so I turned on all of the lights, inside and outside. I still had my rifle in my hands when the policeman walked up the stairs to my front door. "Did you see an older Spanish man walking down my driveway by any chance?" I asked him.

"Um, no," he answered. I then asked him if he had seen anyone in the basement, and again he said, "No". So at this time, he went back down the stairs and approached my garage. For some reason, I knew that there was still someone in there. I crouched (猫着腰) down to where I could see into the garage / basement area. As the policeman approached the basement, he yelled, "Whoa, put your hands up. Freeze."

"I’ve got you," were the first words out of my mouth; I don't know what I was thinking. After this happened, I realized that those words weren't exactly the smartest choice of words. About this time, another policeman pulled into my driveway with his lights on followed by a police officer. As I approached the basement with my rifle, I was worried about what I would see. What I saw will always stick with me forever. A poor twenty-nine year old Spanish man was crapping (拉屎) there, and I almost shot him because he was coming to my house to find help. His face was all bloody, his nose was broken, his clothes were torn, and worst of all, he didn't speak English, and none of the policemen who were there spoke Spanish. I had taken three years of Spanish before, so I translated what the Spanish guy, Jose, was saying to the policemen. About this time an ambulance came up my driveway with its lights on. So, I had three police cars and an ambulance, all with their lights on, in my driveway. I'm sure my neighbors all came out, since nothing had ever happened in my small community.

I did protect myself that night. My brother was right when he said that you could never be too careful. "Wake up Sarah. It's time for school," my mom said a couple of mornings later. That is how I prefer to be woken up. I will always have a loaded gun next to my bed after this incident.

55. The moment Tim awoke her, the author ______.

A. screamed            B. felt annoyed     C. heard the voice           D. grabbed the rifle

56. Why did the author go to the back door and shot into the sky?

A. Because she wanted to scare the man off.   B. Because she wanted to kill the man.

C. Because she wanted to call for help.       D. Because she wanted to remind the police.

57. The Spanish man pounded the author’s door so early ______.

A. to practise speaking English                            B. to meet his old friend

C. to seek help                                            D. to hide himself

58. By saying “That was the start of all the excitement”, maybe the author ______.

A. thought they talked too much exciting things

B. was excited that she could talk with the operator

C. was sure that the police would come

D. wanted to say their conversation lasted a long time

59. What did the author learn from the incident?

A. She regretted what she had done to the Spanish

B. She felt it fortunate to know a little Spanish

C. She thought it couldn’t be too careful about her safety.

D. She would never live alone in a big house.

60. Which of the following can be used as the title of this passage?

A. Make ends meet      B. As busy as a bee    C. A piece of cake    D. A false alarm

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  An Englishman, a Frenchman and a Russian were discussing happiness."Happiness," said the Englishman, "Happiness is when you return home tired after work, yet find your slippers(拖鞋)warming by the fire."

  "You English have no romance," said the Frenchman."Happiness is when you go on a business trip, meet a pretty girl who entertains(招待)you -then afterwards you part(分手)without regrets."

  "You are both wrong," said the Russian."True happiness is when you are at home in bed and at 4∶00 a. m., you hear a hammering at the door and outside stand the secret police, who say to you, 'Ivan ,Ivan, you are under arrest(逮捕)', and you say, 'Sorry, Ivan lives next door.'"

(1)

The Englishman's happiness suggests that _________.

[  ]

A.

he should have no time to warm his slippers

B.

he thinks it the most important to have slippers

C.

he enjoys the warmth of the family

D.

he wants someone to warm his slippers

(2)

What the Frenchman said means that _________.

[  ]

A.

a man can be free to play with any pretty girl when possible

B.

he wants to marry a girl he loves

C.

the Englishman should have more romance

D.

he is interested in going on a business trip

(3)

The Russian thought that _________.

[  ]

A.

both the Englishman and the Frenchman were not right

B.

neither the Englishman nor Frenchman were wrong

C.

neither the Englishman nor the Frenchman were right

D.

either the Englishman or the Frenchman were wrong

(4)

The meaning of the Russian's words is that _________.

[  ]

A.

he would like to have a good sleep at night

B.

he will feel happy if his neighbor is arrested

C.

he will feel afraid if anyone knocks at his door at night

D.

he thinks it happiness to feel safe

(5)

The best title for this story is "_________".

[  ]

A.

How to Get Happiness

B.

Different Attitudes towards Happiness

C.

The Effect of Happiness

D.

The Importance of Happiness

"Hey, Dad," one of my kids asked the other day, "what was your favourite fast food when you were growing up?"
"We didn't have fast food when I was growing up," I informed him."All the food was slow." "Where did you eat?" "It was a place called 'at home'." I explained."Grandma cooked every day and when Grandpa got home from work, we sat down together at the dining table, and if I didn't like what she put on my plate I was allowed to sit there until I liked it."
Some parents never owned their own houses, set foot on a golf course, travelled out of the country or had a credit card.
My parents have never driven me to soccer practice.This was mostly because we never had heard of soccer.I had a bicycle that weighed probably 50 pounds, and only had one speed.We didn't have a television in our house until I was 11.I was 13 when I tasted my first pizza; it was called "pizza pie".When I bit into it, I burned the roof of my mouth and the cheese slid off, swung down, plastered(粘贴)itself against my chin and burned that, too.It's still the best pizza I ever had.
I delivered newspapers, six days a week .The paper cost 7 cents, of which I got to keep 2 cents.I had to get up at 4:00 a.m.every morning.On Saturday, I had to collect the 42 cents from my customers.My favourite customers were the ones who gave me 50 cents and told me to keep the change.
If you grew up in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some of these memories with your children or grandchildren.
Growing up isn't what it used to be, is it?
【小题1】By saying "All the food was slow", the writer implies that ____.

A.when he was growing up, he never ate fast food
B.he didn't like fast food when he was growing up
C.his grandma made food slowly
D.he had to wait for a long time for the fast food
【小题2】When the writer didn't like the food his grandma cooked when he was growing up, _______.
A.his grandma would make something he liked
B.his grandma would buy him fast food
C.he would sit there waiting for his favourite pizza pie
D.he had to eat it or go without
【小题3】The writer's purpose of writing this passage is to _____.
A.tell his children there was no fast food in the past
B.tell us that life has been changing
C.tell us how hard it is to deliver newspapers
D.made us understand the meaning of life

"Hey, Dad," one of my kids asked the other day, "what was your favourite fast food when you were growing up?"

"We didn't have fast food when I was growing up," I informed him."All the food was slow." "Where did you eat?" "It was a place called 'at home'." I explained."Grandma cooked every day and when Grandpa got home from work, we sat down together at the dining table, and if I didn't like what she put on my plate I was allowed to sit there until I liked it."

Some parents never owned their own houses, set foot on a golf course, travelled out of the country or had a credit card.

My parents have never driven me to soccer practice.This was mostly because we never had heard of soccer.I had a bicycle that weighed probably 50 pounds, and only had one speed.We didn't have a television in our house until I was 11.I was 13 when I tasted my first pizza; it was called "pizza pie".When I bit into it, I burned the roof of my mouth and the cheese slid off, swung down, plastered(粘贴)itself against my chin and burned that, too.It's still the best pizza I ever had.

I delivered newspapers, six days a week .The paper cost 7 cents, of which I got to keep 2 cents.I had to get up at 4:00 a.m.every morning.On Saturday, I had to collect the 42 cents from my customers.My favourite customers were the ones who gave me 50 cents and told me to keep the change.

If you grew up in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some of these memories with your children or grandchildren.

Growing up isn't what it used to be, is it?

1.By saying "All the food was slow", the writer implies that ____.

A.when he was growing up, he never ate fast food

B.he didn't like fast food when he was growing up

C.his grandma made food slowly

D.he had to wait for a long time for the fast food

2.When the writer didn't like the food his grandma cooked when he was growing up, _______.

A.his grandma would make something he liked

B.his grandma would buy him fast food

C.he would sit there waiting for his favourite pizza pie

D.he had to eat it or go without

3.The writer's purpose of writing this passage is to _____.

A.tell his children there was no fast food in the past

B.tell us that life has been changing

C.tell us how hard it is to deliver newspapers

D.made us understand the meaning of life

 

Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to the patients at the clinic.
One evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly awful looking man. He’s hardly taller than my eight-year-old son. “Good evening. I’ve come to see if you’ve a room. I came for a treatment this morning from the eastern shore, and there’s no bus till morning.” He told me he’d been hunting for a room since noon but with no success. “I guess it’s my face... I know it looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments...” For a moment I hesitated, but his next words convinced me: “I could sleep in this chair on the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning.”
I told him we would find him a bed. When I had finished the dishes, I talked with him. He told me he fished for a living to support his five children, and his wife, who was hopelessly crippled(残疾的)from a back injury. He didn’t tell it by way of complaint. Next morning, just before he left, as if asking a great favor, he said, “Could I come back and stay the next time?” He added, “Your children made me feel at home. ”
On his next trip he arrived a little after seven in the morning. As a gift, he brought a big fish and the largest oysters(牡蛎)I had ever seen. I knew his bus left at 4:00 a. m. and I wondered what time he had to get up in order to do this for us.
In the years he came to stay overnight with us and there was never a time that he did not bring us vegetables from his garden. I know our family always will be grateful to have known him; from him we learned how to accept the bad without complaint when facing the misfortune

  1. 1.

    Why did the author agree to let the man spend the night in his house at last?

    1. A.
      Because the man said others refused to accommodate him
    2. B.
      Because the man said he would not cause much inconvenience
    3. C.
      Because the man said he had come from the eastern shore
    4. D.
      Because the man said he had been hunting for a room since noon
  2. 2.

    How long would it take the man to travel from his home to Baltimore by bus?

    1. A.
      About 1 hour.
    2. B.
      About 2 hours.
    3. C.
      About 3 hours.
    4. D.
      About 4 hours.
  3. 3.

    From the text we can know that_____________.

    1. A.
      the author’s children were kind and friendly to the man
    2. B.
      the man was fed up with his hard-work and his family
    3. C.
      John Hopkins Hospital provided rooms-for the patients to live in
    4. D.
      the author and his family were thought highly of by his neighbors
  4. 4.

    The author’s family were grateful to know the man because__________.

    1. A.
      he often brought them fish and vegetables from his garden
    2. B.
      he paid them money for his staying
    3. C.
      he taught them how to accept the bad without complaint
    4. D.
      he stayed only overnight with the writer’s family

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