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 ＿＿＿＿＿．

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．

“You know how clever some animals are,” he said．“I’ve found out that cocks are 6 at catching thieves. Let’s 7 the bar owner’s cock.”

Jim 8 a big black pot and put it upside down on the table. Then he put the cock under it. “After I turn off the lights,” he said, “you must come up one by one and touch the 9 of the pot with your right hand．When the 10 does so, the cock will crow (啼).”

The others did not know 11 they should believe him. One by one they went past the table in the 12 , but the cock never made a 13 .

“I’m afraid it was a waste of time,” Fred said when the light went 14  “I’m not sure it was,”Jim said．Then he asked everybody to 15 his right hand．He looked at each hand in 16 , then took Fred’s hand．“Fred, give the five pounds back to Jack.”

“But the cock never crowed!” said Fred.

“Jim told Fred to look at all the 17 ”

“They are all 18 with soot (煤烟灰 ) except yours. Can you explain why you didn’t dare 19 the pot, Fred?”

Fred’s face went 20 . He hung his head.

1.A．somebody

B．anybody

C．nobody

D．someone

2.A．empty

B．search

C．fill

D．uncover

3.A．should

B．would

C．was

D．might

4.A．where

B．when

C．how

D．what

5.A．hunt

B．find

C．look

B．get

6.A．poor

B．good

C．useful

D．pleased

7.A．lend

B．kill

C．borrow

D．feed

8.A．took

B．broke

C．made

D．felt

9.A．bottom

B．inside

C．surface

D．top

10.A．owner

B．stranger

C．thief

D．traveler

11.A．that

B．whether

C．why

D．when

12.A．dark

B．public

C．street

D．store

13.A．voice

B．judge

C．jump

D．noise

14.A．on

B．off

C．down

D．up

15.A．wash

B．show

C．clap

D．wave

16.A．surprise

B．sight

C．turn

D．time

17.A．faces

B．feet

C．guests

D．hands

18.A．clean

B．rough

C．black

D．smooth

19.A．touch

B．see

C．reach

D．knock

20.A．angry

B．white

C．afraid

D．mad