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　Mrs Hill was very much interested in singing． She had a good voice（嗓子）, but some of her high notes（高音）seemed to sound like an axle（车轴） 　1　　　enough oil． Mrs Hill knew this very well, and tried her best to 　2 　them． As she didn't want to 　3 　the other 　4 　of the family, she usually went for long walks along the roads outside the city when she had time, and practised her high notes there．　5 　she 　6 　a car or person coming along the road, she stopped and 　7 　until she could 　8 　be heard before she started practising again 　9 　she was a shy（害羞的）woman．

　One afternoon a fast, open car came up 　10 　her so 　11 　and so fast that she did not hear it until it was only a few metres 　12 　her． She was singing some of her 　13 　and most difficult notes at the time, and as the car went past her, she saw a 　14 　look come over its driver's face． The driver put his brakes （闸）on, and as soon as the car stopped, he jumped out and began to 　15 　carefully at all his tyres（轮胎）to 　16 　if there was something wrong with 　17 　．Mrs Hill did not dare（敢）to 　18 　him what the 　19 　had really been, so he got back into his car and drove off as puzzled（迷惑不解）as he had been when he 　20 　．

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　　Mrs. Jones gave music lessons at a school. She had a good voice and enjoyed singing, except that some of her high notes (音符) sounded like a gate that had been forgotten to oil(上油). Mrs. Jones knew that so well that she tried to practise these high notes if she was free. As she lived in a small house, she usually had to go for long walks along the country roads and practised high notes there. Every time she heard a car or a person coming along the road, she stopped and waited until she could no longer be heard before she started practising again.

　　One afternoon, a car came up behind her so fast that she didn't hear it until it was only a few metres from her. She was singing some of her highest and most difficult notes at that time when the car passed. The driver stopped his car in front of her suddenly, jumped out and began to look at his car carefully. To his great surprise, he couldn't find anything wrong with his car. He got back into the car and drove off.

(1) Mrs. Jones was

[　　]

A. a music teacher

B. an office worker

C. a school bus driver

D. a singer

(2) If she heard a car or a person coming, she would

[　　]

A. go for a walk along the country road

B. stop singing and wait

C. keep on practising those high notes

D. make a sound like a gate that had been forgotten to oil

(3) Why did the driver stop his car suddenly?

[　　]

A. Because he drove too fast.

B. Because ha wanted to say hello to Mrs. Jones.

C. Because he enjoyed Mrs. Jones' voice.

D. Because he thought that his car was in trouble.

阅读理解

　　Mrs. Jones gave music lessons at a school. She had a good voice and enjoyed singing, except that some of her high notes (音符) sounded like a gate that had been forgotten to oil(上油). Mrs. Jones knew that so well that she tried to practise these high notes if she was free. As she lived in a small house, she usually had to go for long walks along the country roads and practised high notes there. Every time she heard a car or a person coming along the road, she stopped and waited until she could no longer be heard before she started practising again.

　　One afternoon, a car came up behind her so fast that she didn't hear it until it was only a few metres from her. She was singing some of her highest and most difficult notes at that time when the car passed. The driver stopped his car in front of her suddenly, jumped out and began to look at his car carefully. To his great surprise, he couldn't find anything wrong with his car. He got back into the car and drove off.

(1) Mrs. Jones was

[　　]

A. a music teacher

B. an office worker

C. a school bus driver

D. a singer

(2) If she heard a car or a person coming, she would

[　　]

A. go for a walk along the country road

B. stop singing and wait

C. keep on practising those high notes

D. make a sound like a gate that had been forgotten to oil

(3) Why did the driver stop his car suddenly?

[　　]

A. Because he drove too fast.

B. Because ha wanted to say hello to Mrs. Jones.

C. Because he enjoyed Mrs. Jones' voice.

D. Because he thought that his car was in trouble.