It must have been around nine o'clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark. As I came near to the gates I turned off the head lights of the car so as to prevent the beam from swinging (摆动) through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me. But I needn't have done so. I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway—unless he had fallen asleep while reading. I put the car away and went up the steps.

Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack's room. He was in bed awake, but he didn't even turn towards me.

“What's up, Jack﹖” I asked.

“For God's sake, don't make a noise,” he said.

The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself serious injury.

“Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said.

I thought that he must be ill and that I had better give way to him to keep him happy. “There is a snake here,” he explained. “It's asleep between the sheets. I was lying on my back reading when I saw it.I knew that moving was out of the question. I could not have moved even I'd wanted to.” I realized that he was serious. “I was depending on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on. “It has not bitten me yet but I dare not do anything to upset it. It might wake up. I'm sick of this,” he said.“I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago.”

There was no time to argue or apologize for being late.I looked at him as encouraging as I could and went to telephone the doctor.

When he got home, Neville found that _____.

    A.Jack had fallen asleep while reading     B.Jack had been reading for some time

    C.Jack's light was not turned off          D.Jack was ready to answer the doctor

The underlined phrase in Paragraph 6 means _____.

    A.impossible     B.no problem       C.no doubt     D.without difficulty

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage﹖

    A.Neville and Jack lived in the same house.

    B.Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill.

    C.Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke.

    D.Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for being late.

The reason why Neville thought that Jack must be ill is that Jack ____.

    A.asked Neville to take off his shoes

    B.made a gesture to show the presence of the snake

    C.was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets

    D.behaved strangely as if he were badly hurt

According to the passage, Neville should have been home at ____.

    A.7 p.m.     B.8 p.m.     C.9 p.m.    D.6 p.m.

It must have been around nine o’clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark. As I came near to the gates I turned off the head lights of the car so as to prevent the beam from swinging (摆动) through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me. But I needn’t have done so. I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway—unless he had fallen asleep while reading. I put the car away and went up the steps.
Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack’s room. He was in bed awake, but he didn’t even turn towards me.
“What’s up, Jack﹖” I asked.
“For God’s sake, don’t make a noise,” he said.
The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself serious injury.
“Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said.
I thought that he must be ill and that I had better give way to him to keep him happy. “There is a snake here,” he explained. “It’s asleep between the sheets. I was lying on my back reading when I saw it.I knew that moving was out of the question. I could not have moved even I’d wanted to.” I realized that he was serious. “I was depending on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on. “It has not bitten me yet but I dare not do anything to upset it. It might wake up. I’m sick of this,” he said.“I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago.”
There was no time to argue or apologize for being late.I looked at him as encouraging as I could and went to telephone the doctor.
【小题1】When he got home, Neville found that _____.

A.Jack had fallen asleep while readingB.Jack had been reading for some time
C.Jack’s light was not turned offD.Jack was ready to answer the doctor
【小题2】The underlined phrase in Paragraph 6 means _____.
A.impossibleB.no problemC.no doubtD.without difficulty
【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage﹖
A.Neville and Jack lived in the same house.
B.Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill.
C.Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke.
D.Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for being late.
【小题4】The reason why Neville thought that Jack must be ill is that Jack ____.
A.asked Neville to take off his shoes
B.made a gesture to show the presence of the snake
C.was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets
D.behaved strangely as if he were badly hurt
【小题5】According to the passage, Neville should have been home at ____.
A.7 p.m.B.8 p.m.C.9 p.m.D.6 p.m.

It must have been around nine o'clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark. As I came near to the gates I turned off the head lights of the car so as to prevent the beam from swinging (摆动) through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me. But I needn't have done so. I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway—unless he had fallen asleep while reading. I put the car away and went up the steps.

Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack's room. He was in bed awake, but he didn't even turn towards me.

“What's up, Jack﹖” I asked.

“For God's sake, don't make a noise,” he said.

The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself serious injury.

“Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said.

I thought that he must be ill and that I had better give way to him to keep him happy. “There is a snake here,” he explained. “It's asleep between the sheets. I was lying on my back reading when I saw it.I knew that moving was out of the question. I could not have moved even I'd wanted to.” I realized that he was serious. “I was depending on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on. “It has not bitten me yet but I dare not do anything to upset it. It might wake up. I'm sick of this,” he said.“I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago.”

There was no time to argue or apologize for being late.I looked at him as encouraging as I could and went to telephone the doctor.

1.When he got home, Neville found that _____.

    A.Jack had fallen asleep while reading     B.Jack had been reading for some time

    C.Jack's light was not turned off          D.Jack was ready to answer the doctor

2.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 6 means _____.

    A.impossible     B.no problem       C.no doubt     D.without difficulty

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage﹖

    A.Neville and Jack lived in the same house.

    B.Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill.

    C.Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke.

    D.Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for being late.

4.The reason why Neville thought that Jack must be ill is that Jack ____.

    A.asked Neville to take off his shoes

    B.made a gesture to show the presence of the snake

    C.was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets

    D.behaved strangely as if he were badly hurt

5.According to the passage, Neville should have been home at ____.

    A.7 p.m.     B.8 p.m.     C.9 p.m.    D.6 p.m.

 

It must have been around nine o’clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark. As I came near to the gates I turned off the head lights of the car so as to prevent the beam from swinging (摆动) through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me. But I needn’t have done so. I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway—unless he had fallen asleep while reading. I put the car away and went up the steps.
Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack’s room. He was in bed awake, but he didn’t even turn towards me.
“What’s up, Jack﹖” I asked.
“For God’s sake, don’t make a noise,” he said.
The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself serious injury.
“Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said.
I thought that he must be ill and that I had better give way to him to keep him happy. “There is a snake here,” he explained. “It’s asleep between the sheets. I was lying on my back reading when I saw it.I knew that moving was out of the question. I could not have moved even I’d wanted to.” I realized that he was serious. “I was depending on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on. “It has not bitten me yet but I dare not do anything to upset it. It might wake up. I’m sick of this,” he said.“I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago.”
There was no time to argue or apologize for being late.I looked at him as encouraging as I could and went to telephone the doctor.

  1. 1.

    When he got home, Neville found that _____.

    1. A.
      Jack had fallen asleep while reading
    2. B.
      Jack had been reading for some time
    3. C.
      Jack’s light was not turned off
    4. D.
      Jack was ready to answer the doctor
  2. 2.

    The underlined phrase in Paragraph 6 means _____.

    1. A.
      impossible
    2. B.
      no problem
    3. C.
      no doubt
    4. D.
      without difficulty
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage﹖

    1. A.
      Neville and Jack lived in the same house.
    2. B.
      Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill.
    3. C.
      Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke.
    4. D.
      Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for being late.
  4. 4.

    The reason why Neville thought that Jack must be ill is that Jack ____.

    1. A.
      asked Neville to take off his shoes
    2. B.
      made a gesture to show the presence of the snake
    3. C.
      was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets
    4. D.
      behaved strangely as if he were badly hurt
  5. 5.

    According to the passage, Neville should have been home at ____.

    1. A.
      7 p.m.
    2. B.
      8 p.m.
    3. C.
      9 p.m.
    4. D.
      6 p.m.

    The new mayor of Hillsdale, Michigan, is a man of the people, ready to listen to their problems, but only until 6 p.m. Then he has to do his homework. Michael Sessions, 18, beat former mayor Douglas Ingles, 51, by just two votes and became the new mayor of Hillsdale. He is America's youngest mayor.

    As Sessions was too young to enter the election in the spring of 2005, he registered- to vote on Sept. 22, one day after his 18-year-old birthday. The day after that he started his write-in campaign, which means he should persuade voters to remember his name and write it by hand on the voting ballots(选票)·

    To help get his name known, Sessions earned$700 by selling apples over the summer. He spent the money on posters and put them on the Hillsdale's lawns.

    Sessions' month-long campaign included going door to door, explaining his ideas of the town's future in the kitchens of his neighbors. "They'd look at me, and say‘How old are you again? How much experience do you have?'And I say‘I'm still in high school', "he said. Sessions promised Hillsdale's voters he would renew local economy. “I was hopeful the whole time, ”he explained. One day he spent so long out on the streets knocking on the doors that he ended up in a hospital emergency room·

    Sessions said that his schoolwork will not get in the way of his job as a mayor. “From 7:50 a.m. to 2:30p.m., I'11 be a student. From 3 to 6, I'11 be the mayor of Hillsdale," he said.

    “He did a very brave thing that couldn't have been easy for him to do, "said Jack Vettel, a councilman in Hillsdale, a city of 8,200 about 75 miles southwest. of Detroit. "He does care about this town. He's been here all his life. ”

    Sessions will receive$3, 600 a year during his four-year term, and will work out of his bedroom since the town does not provide the mayor with an office.

56. What is TRUE of Sessions' election campaign according to the text?

   A. Sessions launched his election campaign on Sept. 22.

   B. Sessions worked so hard that he once tried to persuade people in a hospital.

   C. Sessions won the election campaign by a very close outcome.

   D. Sessions felt disappointed when asked about his age and experience.

57. In order to gain more support from the voters Sessions had to do all these things EXCEPT_.

   A. put up posters'                                 B. renew the economy

   C. sell apples                                       D. talk to neighbors in. kitchens

58. What can we infer from the passage?

   A. American mayors usually work from 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

   B. In America, young people are encouraged to get involved in politics.

   C. All teenagers are allowed to enter political elections.

   D. American mayors receive a salary of 3, 600 a year during their 4-year term.

59. Which of the following would best summarize the text?

   A. Schoolboy becomes American's youngest mayor.

   B. How to become a teenage mayor.

   C. Hard work is the ticket to success.

   D. Never too young to shake the world.

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