When I was about ten years old, I spotted a mouse running across our living room floor. My four younger siblings( 兄弟姐妹) heard me screaming 16 and joined me on the couch, 17 my father found us standing, yelling and pointing.

   Dad grabbed 18  and chased that mouse all over the place. We followed him in hot pursuit,  19  him on,“Get it, Dad. Get it!”

   Finally, the mouse was  20 , but when Dad pushed the broom into it, the mouse  21  a little squeal (尖叫). All  22  of us jumped our father. We  23  his arms and legs, “Don't hurt him. Let him go!”

   Dad dropped his head 24 .He pulled the broom away and the mouse scampered off(奔逃). “Run.” we yelled.

   My father looked at us like we'd turned into numskulls(傻瓜). He bought a trap the next day.

   Ray, my husband, and I live in the country. Our garage is kept free of field mice by our outdoor cat, Snickers. Her mother was a great mouser and 25 her baby well. I was in the garage one day, 26 a mouse ran across the floor. I 27. Snickers was sleeping, so I  28  her name to get her attention. She had the mouse  29  a nanosecond.

   Then…I heard 30 . “Let it go,” I yelled. When she refused, I ran into the house to 31 my husband to save it.

     I watched  32 a crack in the door as my husband donned (戴上) a pair of work gloves, took the mouse out of the cat's mouth, walked it out to the field. When he came back, he bent down to pet the cat and told her she was a good girl for 33  the mouse.

  Opening the door 34, I thanked him. Both my husband and the cat looked up at me. They had a 35 look on their faces. I'd seen that look before. It was the same one my father had on his face, all those years ago...

 

16. A .at the top of my lung

B .at the top of my voices

C. at the top of my lungs

D .at the top of the voice

17. A . that

B. which

C. when

D. where

18. A. a trap

B. a broom

C. a stick

D. a stool

19. A. cheering

B. urging

C. encouraging

D. calling

20. A. caught

B. cornered

C. beaten

D. killed

21. A. left out

B. let out

C. sent out

D. shouted out

22. A. five

B. four

C. three

D. six

23. A. pulled down

B. pulled away

C. pulled at

D. pulled off

24. A. in surprise

B. in disappointment

C. with pleasure

D. in defeat

25. A. taught

B. fed

C. trained

D. educated

26. A. while

B. as

C. when

D. until

27. A screamed

B. escaped

C. froze

D. stood

28. A. called

B. shouted

C. screamed

D. whispered

29. A. in

B. after

C. with

D. for

30. A. the cry

B. the shout

C. the scream

D. the squeal

31. A. have

B. let

C. get

D. make

32. A. through

B. into

C. across

D. cross

33. A. saving

B. catching

C. helping

D. killing

34. A. in the way

B. on the way

C. all the way

D. by the way

35. A. disappointed

B. surprised

C. familiar

D. puzzled

                                                                             C

Monday: Here I am, in the middle of nowhere. This camping trip idea is not getting off to a very good start. It’s raining and the tent leaks (漏). The hiking seemed to take forever, and I still can’t understand how it could all have been up hill! How did I ever let my brother persuade me into doing this? When we get home—if we ever get home—he’s going to have to do something great to get back on my good side. Maybe he should sponsor (赞助) a shopping spree(狂购)at the mall!

Tuesday: Things are looking up. The sun came out today, so we were able to leave the tents and dry out. We’re camped at the edge of a small lake that I couldn’t see before because of the rain and fog. The mountains are all around us, and the forest is absolutely beautiful. We spent most of the day dragging out everything out of our backpacks or tents and putting it where the sun could dry it out. Later in the afternoon we tried to catch the fish for dinner, but the fish were smarter than we were. At night we built a fire and sang songs happily.

Wednesday: We hiked to the far side of the lake and climbed to the top of a small peak. From there we could see how high the other mountains were and how far the forest spread around us. On the way up we passed through a snowfield!

Thursday: I caught my first fish! We followed the stream that fed the lake. After about two miles, we came to a section (区域) that Carol said looked “fishy”. She had a pack rod (竿) , which can be carried in a backpack. I asked to cast (投掷) it, and I caught a fish on my first try. Carol caught a few more. But they were just too pretty to eat for lunch, so we put them back in the stream.

Friday: I can’t believe we are going home already. It will be nice to get a hot shower, sleep in a real bed, and eat junk food, but the trip has been wonderful. We’re already talking about another camping adventure next year where we canoe (乘独木舟) down a river. It’s hard to believe, but I think this city girl has a little country blood in her veins.

1.The writer went on this camping trip because ____________.

A.she enjoyed camping.

B.she wanted to go fishing.

C.she was influenced by her brother.

D.she was tired of staying home.

2. The whole morning of Tuesday, the writer ____________.

A.hiked along the lake.

B.dried out her belongings.

C.climbed the mountain.

D.caught the fish for dinner.

3.It can be inferred that Carol had a pack rod with her because ____________.

A.she could not afford to buy a regular fishing pole.

B.she needed it to get their food.

C.she thought the writer of the journal might need it.

D.she expected to go fishing while they were hiking.

4. It is likely that the writer will ____________.

A.go on another camping trip.

B.invite Carol to go fishing together.

C.make her brother buy her something.

D.persuade her brother to go camping.

 

Sitting in the play area of the doctor’s office, my children, Paul, four, and Bailey, three, built a Lego tower while we waited to be called for Paul’s examination.

“Good job, you guys,”I said, trying not to sound too tired. My husband was away on business, and it was difficult being alone with the kids. At times I felt like I was living in the jungle(丛林) rather than the suburbs.

“Don’t put the Lego in your mouth, Bailey,”I said. Paul grabbed(抓取) it from him.“That’s not nice, Paul,”I said. He gave back the Lego. I looked around the waiting room. A woman was eating something, a couple were talking, and an old gentleman in a blue jacket was reading a magazine. I wished I could sit quietly for a while. I wanted to be able to take a rest, or go shopping alone. At once, I was ashamed of myself. What kind of mother was I? “God,”I thought, “help me to be the very best mom I can be.”

The nurse came into the waiting room to get us. Just at that moment, the old gentleman in the waiting room put down his magazine and came up to me. With a smile on his face, he said, “Your children are most certainly lucky to have such a wonderful mother.”“Thank you,”I replied in a low voice and watched him walk back to his seat. We followed the nurse into the examination room. While she weighed Paul, I told her how that man had made my day.

Motherhood is still a jungle sometimes, but now when I feel tired I remember the encouraging words of the old gentleman.

1.The writer went to the doctor’s office because       .

A.one of her children liked to play there

B.her son Paul needed an examination

C.she was tired and needed to see her doctor

D.she wanted to have all her children examined

2..From Paragraph 2, we know the writer felt that looking after her children alone was   .

A.unfair

B.happy

C.hard

D.interesting

3.The writer criticized(批评) Paul when he       .

A.put the Lego into Bailey’s mouth

B.took away the toy from Bailey

C.made trouble in the waiting room

D.didn’t follow her advice

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The writer often went shopping alone.

B.The writer’s husband was always on business.

C.The writer doesn’t know how to be a good mother.

D.The writer was greatly encouraged by the old gentleman’s words.

 

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