Jonathan lived alone in a house，which he looked after carefully．One summer evening Jonathan returned home   1 usual at 4：53．When he opened the front gate， he suddenly noticed something   2 ．There was   3  in the earth in one of the flower beds．Jonathan was just going to blame(责备)the milkman or the postman   4 he noticed that one of the curtains(窗帘)in the front room downstairs was   5  ．Jonathan never did it like that．
He walked up to the porch(门廊)and   6  it quietly．He   7  carefully for a few seconds．  8  could hear nothing．The front door was half-open．Jonathan studied it carefully,  9  if he had forgotten to close it that morning．He had   10 forgotten before．He stepped silently    11 the hall to the door and looked   12  the room．The shadow(影子)of a man was clearly    13 on the far wall in the evening sunlight．He had clearly been standing  14 the door since Jonathan’s return．Jonathan closed the door and turned the key quickly．Then he quietly picked up  15   and began to call   16  ．The thief, a tall young man, tried to climb     17   a window to get out but Jonathan   18   that．He beat him with his umbrella．Three minutes later the police   19  ．Jonathan was a little angry that he had to have dinner later than usual but on the whole night he felt quite pleased with     20  .

Jonathan lived alone in a house，which he looked after carefully．One summer evening Jonathan returned home   1 usual at 4：53．When he opened the front gate， he suddenly noticed something   2 ．There was   3  in the earth in one of the flower beds．Jonathan was just going to blame(责备)the milkman or the postman   4 he noticed that one of the curtains(窗帘)in the front room downstairs was   5  ．Jonathan never did it like that．

He walked up to the porch(门廊)and   6  it quietly．He   7  carefully for a few seconds．  8  could hear nothing．The front door was half-open．Jonathan studied it carefully,  9  if he had forgotten to close it that morning．He had   10 forgotten before．He stepped silently    11 the hall to the door and looked   12  the room．The shadow(影子)of a man was clearly    13 on the far wall in the evening sunlight．He had clearly been standing  14 the door since Jonathan’s return．Jonathan closed the door and turned the key quickly．Then he quietly picked up  15   and began to call   16  ．The thief, a tall young man, tried to climb     17   a window to get out but Jonathan   18   that．He beat him with his umbrella．Three minutes later the police   19  ．Jonathan was a little angry that he had to have dinner later than usual but on the whole night he felt quite pleased with     20  .

1.                A．to             B．1ike           C．as   D．for

2.                A．good           B．beautiful        C．badly     D．strange

3.                                  A．a heavy footprint．   B．a beautiful flower

C．a newspaper                      D．a bottle of ink

4.                A．when          B．while           C．as   D．since

5.                A．trouble         B．out of place      C．wrong    D．shining

6.                A．closed         B．looked         C．opened   D．knocked at

7.                A．watched        B．1istened        C．studied   D．waited

8.                A．and            B．while           C．but D．so

9.                A．seeing         B．wanting         C．wondering    D．waiting

10.               A．always         B．never          C．ever D．sometimes

11.               A．in             B．around         C．over D．across

12.               A．inside          B．out of          C．at    D．after

13.               A．shone （照耀） B．reflected （反射）   C．given     D．put up

14.               A．in front of       B．in the front      C．beside    D．behind

15.               A．a stone         B．a stick          C．a knife    D．the telephone

16.               A．the neighbour   B．his friend       C．the police  D．the thief

17.               A．by            B．onto           C．through   D．to

18.               A．had hoped      B．had thought     C．had wished     D．had noticed

19.               A．1eft           B．arrived         C．reached   D．spoke

20.               A．himself         B．the police       C．the thief   D．the house

Nicole lived on a farm where cocks were used as alarm clocks, and coal was burned when it was cold in the winter. She worked as a bank clerk in the day and was a part of a club that collected coins for fun. Although Nicole was   1   with this way of life, she still   2   moving to the East Coast to become a clothing   3 . She loved the feel of different cloths and enjoyed   4   pretty clothes.

Because her  5   was like a close friend to her, she told him about her dream. He was so   6   that he burned his tongue on the   7   he was drinking.

“Nicole,” he said, “Are you   8  ? Do you have a cold or a fever?”

“No,” Nicole answered, “I just want to   9  my dream.”

“Get your head out of the cloud,” her father said, “You’re a clever girl, but you belong here on the   10  .”

When Nicole   11  this, she felt like her father had   12   a door in her face.   13  , she was determined to become a   14   designer. She decided to run away from home.

During the middle of the night, she   15   out of the window with only a coat and some money. It was a long climb down, and she almost   16   herself when she   17  . Luckily, there was a soft   18   nearby that broke her fall.

“That was  19  ,” she thought, “I almost broke my neck!”

It was a good thing that she didn’t because after her spring collection   20   out, she became one of the most famous fashion designers in the world.

1．A．uneasy                  B．satisfied               C．suitable               D．angry

2．A．hated                    B．liked                    C．fond of             D．dreamed of

3．A．interviewer            B．designer              C．seller                   D．collector

4．A．selling                   B．exchanging          C．making                D．buying

5．A．father                   B．brother                C．sister                  D．mother

6．A．disappointed          B．excited                C．surprised             D．pleased

7．A．cheese                  B．wine                   C．cake                   D．coffee

8．A．sick                      B．wrong                 C．curious               D．well

9．A．quit                      B．follow                 C．get                      D．have

10．A．farm                   B．way                    C．house                  D．club

11．A．noticed               B．saw                    C．found                  D．heard

12．A．opened                B．built                    C．closed                 D．offered

13．A．And                    B．Still                     C．Thus                   D．But

14．A．coin                    B．cloth                   C．fashion                D．modern

15．A．climbed              B．stepped               C．jumped                D．crawled

16．A．frightened            B．hanged                C．broke                  D．hurt

17．A．screamed            B．landed                 C．walked                D．cried

18．A．voice                  B．bush                   C．wall                    D．rock

19．A．safe                   B．hard                    C．easy                    D．dangerous

20．A．rushed                B．sold                    C．came                  D．carried

Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(怀旧). It's fun to come home. It looks the same. It smells the same. You'll realize what's changed is you. Home is where we ran remember pain, live, and some other experiences; We parted here; My parents met here; I won three championships here.
If I close my eyes, I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home. I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table. To the right of the living room is my first bedroom. It's empty, but it's where my earliest memories are.
There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays, and where I cried on Halloween-when I didn't want to wear the skirt my mother made for me. I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong. If I sit at this table, I can see my favorite room in the house, my parents' room. It is simple: a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side. Their bed is my safe zone. I can jump on it anytime - waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.
I'm lucky because I know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property(住宅) on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived, I grew and I learned.
Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home. I know it's where I'll find my family, my dogs, and my belongings. I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I'll be blamed by Mom. But I don't mind, because I want to hear her say my name, which reminds me I'm home.
【小题1】Why does the author call her parents' bed her "safe zone"(Paragraph 3)?

Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(怀旧). It's fun to come home. It looks the same. It smells the same. You'll realize what's changed is you. Home is where we ran remember pain, live, and some other experiences; We parted here; My parents met here; I won three championships here.

If I close my eyes, I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home. I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table. To the right of the living room is my first bedroom. It's empty, but it's where my earliest memories are.

There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays, and where I cried on Halloween-when I didn't want to wear the skirt my mother made for me. I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong. If I sit at this table, I can see my favorite room in the house, my parents' room. It is simple: a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side. Their bed is my safe zone. I can jump on it anytime - waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.

I'm lucky because I know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property(住宅) on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived, I grew and I learned.

Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home. I know it's where I'll find my family, my dogs, and my belongings. I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I'll be blamed by Mom. But I don't mind, because I want to hear her say my name, which reminds me I'm home.

1.Why does the author call her parents' bed her "safe zone"(Paragraph 3)?

A．It is her favorite place to play.

B．Her needs can be satisfied there.

C．Her grandparents' photos are lined on each side.

D．Her parents always play together with her there.

2.What can be learned from the passage?

A．The old furniture is still in the author's fist bedroom.

B．The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles.

C．The author's favorite room in her first home is the dining room.

D．Many people of the author's age can still find their first physical homes.

3.Sometimes when she feels lost, the author will _______.

A．Open the window at night

B．lie down in bed to have a dream

C．try to bring back a sense of home

D．go to Los Angeles to visit her mom

4.What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?

A．To express how much she is attached to her home.

B．To declare how much she loves her first house.

C．To describe the state of her family.

D．To look back on her childhood.