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It was eleven o'clock that night when Mr. Pontellier returned from his night out. He was in an excellent humor, in high spirits, and very talkative. His entrance awoke his wife, who was in bed and fast asleep when he came in. He talked to her while he undressed, telling her anecdotes and bits of news and gossip that he had gathered during the day. She was overcome with sleep, and answered him with little half utterances.
He thought it very discouraging that his wife, who was the sole object of his existence, showed so little interest in things which concerned him and valued so little his conversation.
Mr. Pontellier had forgotten the candies and peanuts that he had promised the boys. Still, he loved them very much and went into the room where they slept to take a look at them and make sure that they were resting comfortably. The result of his investigation was far from satisfactory. He turned and shifted the youngsters about in bed. One of them began to kick and talk about a basket full of crabs.
Mr. Pontellier returned to his wife with the information that Raoul had a high fever and needed looking after. Then he lit his cigar and went and sat near the open door to smoke it.
Mrs. Pontellier was quite sure Raoul had no fever. He had gone to bed perfectly well, she said, and nothing had made him sick. Mr. Pontellier was too well familiar with fever symptoms to be mistaken. He assured her the child was burning with fever at that moment in the next room.
He reproached his wife with her inattention, her habitual neglect of the children. If it was not a mother's place to look after children, whose on earth was it? He himself had his hands full with his business. He could not be in two places at once; making a living for his family on the street, and staying home to see that no harm done to them. He talked in a dull, repeated and insistent way.
Mrs. Pontellier sprang out of bed and went into the next room. She soon came back and sat on the edge of the bed, leaning her head down on the pillow. She said nothing, and refused to answer her husband when he questioned her. When his cigar was smoked out, he went to bed, and in half a minute was fast asleep.
Mrs. Pontellier was by that time thoroughly awake. She began to cry a little, and wiped her eyes on the sleeve of her nightdress. She went out on the porch, where she sat down and began to rock herself in the chair.
It was then past midnight. The cottages were all dark. There was no sound except the hooting of an old owl and the everlasting voice of the sea, which broke like a mournful lullaby (催眠曲) upon the night.
The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier's eyes that the damp sleeve of her nightdress no longer served to dry them. She went on crying there, not caring any longer to dry her face, her eyes, her arms.
She could not have told why she was crying. Such experiences as had just happened were not uncommon in her married life. They seemed never before to have weighed much against theabundance (充足) of her husband's kindness and a uniform devotion which had come to be self-understood.
An indescribable oppression, which seemed to generate in some unfamiliar part of her consciousness, filled her whole being with vague pain. It was like a shadow, like a mist passing across her soul's summer day. It was strange and unfamiliar; it was a mood. She did not sit there inwardly scolding her husband, expressing sadness about Fate, which had directed her footsteps to the path which they had taken. She was just having a good cry all to herself.
The mosquitoes succeeded in driving away a mood which might have held her there in the darkness half a night longer.
The following morning Mr. Pontellier was up in good time to take the carriage which was to convey him to the ship. He was returning to the city to his business, and they would not see him again at the Island till the coming Saturday. He had regained his calmness, which seemed to have been somewhatweakened the night before. He was eager to be gone, as he looked forward to a lively week in the financial center.
1.Mr.Pontellier comes back home from his night out in a/an ______state of mind.
A．excited B．confused C．depressed D．disappointed
2. Mr. Pontellier criticizes his wife because ______.
A．she is not wholly devoted to her children
B．she does little housework but sleep
C．she knows nothing about fever symptoms
D．she fails to take her son to hospital
3.The writer would most likely describe Mr. Pontellier’s conduct during the evening as ______.
A．impatient and generous B．enthusiastic and responsible
C．concerned and gentle D．inconsiderate and self-centered
4.The underlined sentence suggests that Mr. Pontellier's complaints to his wife are ______.
A．hesitant and confused B．not as urgent as he claims
C．angry and uncertain D．too complex to make sense
5.In paragraphs 8 to 13, Mrs. Pontellier’s reactions to her husband’s behavior suggest that ______.
A．she accepts unquestioningly her role of taking care of the children
B．this is one of the first times she has acknowledged her unhappiness with her husband
C．her relationship with her husband is not what has made her depressed
D．she is angry about something that happened before her husband left
6.The passage shows Mr. Pontellier is happiest when he ______.
A．sits near the open door smoking a cigar and talking
B．makes up with his wife after a heated argument
C．has been away from home or is about to leave home
D．has given his children gifts of candies and peanuts
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It must have been around nine o’clock when I 1 back home from work because it was already dark. As I approached the gate I turned 2 the headlamps of the car 3 prevent the beam from swinging in through the window and 4 Jack, who shared the house with me. But I needn’t have bothered．I noticed that his light was still 5 , so he was awake anyway 6 he’d fallen asleep while reading. I put the car away and went up the steps. Then I opened the door 7 and went to Jack’ s room. He was in bed 8 but he didn’t even turn towards me.
“What’s up, Jack?” I said.
“For god’s sake don’t make a noise,” he said.
The way he spoke reminded me of someone 9 who is afraid to talk in case he should do himself a serious injury.
“Take your shoes off, Nellille,” Jack said.
I thought he 10 ill and that I had better humor him to keep him happy. “There’s a snake here,” he explained．“It’s asleep between the sheets. I was lying 11 my back reading when I saw it. I knew that moving was out of 12 I couldn’t have moved 13 I’d wanted to. ” I realized that he was serious. “I was relying on you to 14 a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on. “It hasn’t 15 me yet but I 16 do anything to upset it. It might wake up. I’m 17 of this,” he said．“I 18 you’d be home an hour ago.”
There was no time to 19 for being late. I looked at him as 20 as I could and went out to telephone the doctor.
1. A．drove
B．walked
C．moved
D．stepped
2. A．on
B．up
C．off
D．down
3. A．so that
B．so as to
C．in order not to
D．in order that
4. A．waking
B．to wake
C．interrupt
D．to bother
5. A．in
B．off
C．out
D．on
6. A．if
B．unless
C．when
D．otherwise
7. A．loudly
B．quickly
C．quietly
D．anxiously
8. A．awake
B．asleep
C．reading
D．crying
9. A．with pain
B．in pain
C．with joy
D．of sorrow
10. A．must be
B．can’t be
C．would be
D．had been
11. A．in
B．on
C．beside
D．below
12. A．question
B．questions
C．a question
D．the question
13. A．if
B．even if
C．because
D．so that
14. A．call
B．see
C．ask
D．send for
15. A．interrupted
B．moved
C．bitten
D．bothered
16. A．must
B．needn’t
C．daren’t
D．wanted to
17. A．short
B．fond
C．ill
D．sick
18. A．think
B．made it certain
C．am sure
D．took it for granted
19. A．apologize
B．excuse
C．talk
D．discuss
20. A．bravely
B．encouragingly
C．hopelessly
D．helpfully
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“What’s up, Jack?” I said.
“For god’s sake don’t make a noise,” he said.
The way he spoke reminded me of someone 9 who is afraid to talk in case he should do himself a serious injury.
“Take your shoes off, Nellille,” Jack said.
I thought he 10 ill and that I had better humor him to keep him happy. “There’s a snake here,” he explained．“It’s asleep between the sheets. I was lying 11 my back reading when I saw it. I knew that moving was out of 12 I couldn’t have moved 13 I’d wanted to. ” I realized that he was serious. “I was relying on you to 14 a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on. “It hasn’t 15 me yet but I 16 do anything to upset it. It might wake up. I’m 17 of this,” he said．“I 18 you’d be home an hour ago.”
There was no time to 19 for being late. I looked at him as 20 as I could and went out to telephone the doctor.
1. A．drove
B．walked
C．moved
D．stepped
2. A．on
B．up
C．off
D．down
3. A．so that
B．so as to
C．in order not to
D．in order that
4. A．waking
B．to wake
C．interrupt
D．to bother
5. A．in
B．off
C．out
D．on
6. A．if
B．unless
C．when
D．otherwise
7. A．loudly
B．quickly
C．quietly
D．anxiously
8. A．awake
B．asleep
C．reading
D．crying
9. A．with pain
B．in pain
C．with joy
D．of sorrow
10. A．must be
B．can’t be
C．would be
D．had been
11. A．in
B．on
C．beside
D．below
12. A．question
B．questions
C．a question
D．the question
13. A．if
B．even if
C．because
D．so that
14. A．call
B．see
C．ask
D．send for
15. A．interrupted
B．moved
C．bitten
D．bothered
16. A．must
B．needn’t
C．daren’t
D．wanted to
17. A．short
B．fond
C．ill
D．sick
18. A．think
B．made it certain
C．am sure
D．took it for granted
19. A．apologize
B．excuse
C．talk
D．discuss
20. A．bravely
B．encouragingly
C．hopelessly
D．helpfully
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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．
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