The cellar-dweller yelled, "Fell the jellyfish burglar!" 住地下室的人喊道:"打倒海蜇窃贼!"——青夏教育精英家教网—

阅读理解

　　The Gunpowder Plot was conspiracy(阴谋)to kill King James I, as well as the members of the House of Lords and Commons at the re-opening of Parliament．It was designed by a group of Catholics in protest against the anti-Catholic laws that were being introduced by the king．

　　Robert Catesby was the leader of the group．It was he and his cousin, Thomas Wintour, and two other friends, Thomas Percy and John Wright, who formed the center of the group．They were joined by nine more men; among them was Guy Fawkes, from the city of York in the north of England．

　　Fawkes found a store room directly under the House of Lords and rented it out under the false name of John Johnson．The conspirators stored thirty-six barrels of gunpowder there, and Fawkes, who was an explosives expert, was to light the fuses(引信)on 5th November 1605．

　　The plot failed because one of the conspirators, Francis Tresham, sent a letter to his relative, who was a member of the House of Lords．The letter warned him not to attend the opening ceremony of Parliament．The letter was passed on to the authorities, who took action．

　　Guy Fawkes was found in the cellar on the night of 4th November with the thirty-six barrels and a number of fuses．He was imprisoned and ill-treated, eventually giving away the names of the conspirators．

　　Soldiers of the king surrounded Holbeach House, in the Midlands, where they knew the conspirators to be hiding．In the fight that followed, four of them were shot dead, including Catesby and Percy, who were actually killed by the same bullet．The others were imprisoned and hanged along with Guy Fawkes on 31st January 1606．

　　These days, on 5th November, children all over Britain celebrate Guy Fawkes Night by building huge bonfires and lighting fireworks．It's a family tradition and an occasion to eat potatoes baked by the flames．There is always a 'guy' on top of the fire, a model of Guy Fawkes, dressed in the clothes of the 17th century．

(1)

The writer wrote the passage in order to ________．
[　　]
A．	tell how a British family tradition developed
B．	disclose the severe struggle among the British politicians
C．	describe one event in the British history
D．	inform the readers of the cruelty of King James I

(2)

Francis Tresham wrote the letter to his relative to ________．
[　　]
A．	report the plot to the authorities
B．	reveal the names of the conspirators
C．	protect the House of Lords
D．	warn him of the danger of being killed

(3)

According to the passage, the total number of people involved in the plot is ________．
[　　]
A．	13
B．	4
C．	36
D．	40

(4)

What can we learn about Robert Catesby?
[　　]
A．	He wrote a letter to his relative in the authorities．
B．	He was imprisoned and hanged．
C．	He was responsible for lighting the fuses．
D．	He was shot dead in the fight．

(5)

What is the right order of the event described in the passage? a．A cellar was found b．Four conspirators were shot c．The letter was passed on to the authorities d．The rest of the conspirators were hanged． e．Some gunpowder was prepared． f．The authorities took action．
[　　]
A．	c,a, e, f, b, d
B．	e,a,c,f,b,f
C．	c, f, a, e,b, d
D．	a,e,c,f,b,d

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Fear filled the eyes of the silent farmhand as he took a second glance skyward. He had not been mistaken. There it was growing larger and larger in all of its black ugliness. Like a giant funnel(漏斗) made of billowing cloth that could not hold its shape, it loomed(隐约出现) larger and larger. The man no longer could control his panic as he rushed toward the house. If he could only have enough time to warn the others of the awful danger bearing down on them. His plan of action was clear. He would first awaken the others, and then he would rush to the ban and lead the animals to the comparative safety of the storm cedar(地窖). His breath was coming in sobs now as he bent down and grabbed a large stone that he hurled at the upper story window. He shouted, “Hurry ! Get up ! ” as he stumbled against the door and pushed it open. “Hurry, if you want to live, hurry! A twister! ”(龙卷风)

1．The other people were mostly likely in ________.

A．the kitchen

B．the barn

C．the bedroom

D．the cellar

2．The man was ________.

A．a coward because he cried

B．a coward because he ran away

C．brave because he tried to run to the cellar

D．brave because he tried to save others

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Fear filled the eyes of the silent farmhand as he took a second glance skyward. He had not been mistaken. There it was growing larger and larger in all of its black ugliness. Like a giant funnel(漏斗) made of billowing cloth that could not hold its shape, it loomed(隐约出现) larger and larger. The man no longer could control his panic as he rushed toward the house. If he could only have enough time to warn the others of the awful danger bearing down on them. His plan of action was clear. He would first awaken the others, and then he would rush to the ban and lead the animals to the comparative safety of the storm cedar(地窖). His breath was coming in sobs now as he bent down and grabbed a large stone that he hurled at the upper story window. He shouted, “Hurry ! Get up ! ” as he stumbled against the door and pushed it open. “Hurry, if you want to live, hurry! A twister! ”(龙卷风)

1．The other people were mostly likely in ________.

A．the kitchen

B．the barn

C．the bedroom

D．the cellar

2．The man was ________.

A．a coward because he cried

B．a coward because he ran away

C．brave because he tried to run to the cellar

D．brave because he tried to save others

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　　Manuel and Joe were traders with the Pawnee Indians. Each of them tried to acquire by trade as many furs as possible for himself, using whatever means possible and without showing mercy towards the other. For that reason, they often quarreled. In order to prevent such hot arguments they agreed that if a band of Indians arrived at their trading posts for the purpose of exchange and barter(实物交换), neither would attempt to take advantage of the other. Manuel, however, had no intention of trading on honorable terms for any length of time; once when both of them expected a band of Pawnee, he tried to fool Joe.

　　One day while he ordered his post supplied in secret with commodities to barter with the Pawnee, he went over to see Joe in order to put him off his guard, by his own presence there to hinder(打扰)preparations, and to see what was really going on in the other store house. Joe played the part of unsuspecting(不怀疑的) host just as well as his opponent(对手)played his role. He acted just as though he had allowed himself to be really fooled. He invited Manuel to drink a glass of champagne to the success of prospective(预期的) trade; but regretted that on account of his bad back he was not able to stoop down and therefore, would have to ask Manuel to fetch the cask from the cellar. The latter obligingly raised the trapdoor in the room and went down the steps. Joe let fall the door, rolled a cask upon it, with mocking (嘲笑的)words left his opponent imprisoned, then, went off to trade alone with the Pawnee.

(1)Manuel and Joe often quarreled because ________.

[　　]

A．they couldn't trade with the Pawnee Indians

B．they couldn't trade as many furs as they wanted to

C．Joe locked Manuel in the cellar

D．they competed mercilessly with each other

(2)Manuel went to Joe's for the reason that ________.

[　　]

A．he wanted to hinder Joe's trading preparations

B．he wanted to help Joe get his commodities prepared

C．he wanted to start a quarrel

D．he wanted to make an agreement

(3)How did Joe feel about Manuel's visit?

[　　]

A．He was completely fooled.

B．He knew the real reason for it.

C．He was angry with Manuel had accepted his invitation for a drink.

D．He was glad that Manuel had accepted his invitation for a drink.

(4)Why did Joe ask Manuel to fetch the champagne?

[　　]

A．Joe was too busy to get it himself.

B．Joe had a bad back and could not stoop down.

C．Joe was too lazy to get it.

D．Joe wanted to trap Manuel.

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完型填空

　　One summer evening Simon was sitting by the window, reading a good but rather 　　1　　 mystery story．After a time it became 　　2　　 dark for him to read, so he put his book down and got up to turn on the light．He was just about to draw the curtain 　　3　　 he heard a loud cry of “Help!Help!” It seemed to come from the trees at the end of the garden．He looked out , 　　4　　 it was now too dark to see 　　5　　 clearly．Almost immediately Simon heard the 　　6　　 again．It sounded like a child who might have climbed a tree and could not get down．He decided, 　　7　　 he ought to go out and have a look in the garden, just in case someone was 　　8　　．He took the torch which he kept for going down into the cellar, where 　　9　　 was no electric light, and picked up a strong walking stick．Simon went on into the garden．Once again he heard the cry．There was 　　10　　 that it came from the trees．”Who is there?” He called out as he walked, rather 　　11　　, down the path leading to the trees．But there was no answer．With the help of the torch he 　　12　　 all that part of the 　　13　　 and the lower branches of the trees．There was no sign of anybody 　　14　　 anything．Simon came to the conclusion that someone was 　　15　　 a rather silly joke on him．

　　Still 　　16　　 rather puzzled, Simon went back to the house and put away the torch and the stick．He had just sat down and 　　17　　 to read my book again when he was surprised by the cry of “Help!Help!”, this time it was from 　　18　　 behind his shoulder．He dropped his 　　19　　 and jumped up．There, sitting on the top of the mantel(壁炉台), 　　20　　 a large green and red bird．It was a parrot．

(1)


[　　]
A．	frightful
B．	frightened
C．	frighten
D．	fright

(2)


[　　]
A．	too
B．	so
C．	very
D．	quite

(3)


[　　]
A．	as
B．	while
C．	then
D．	when

(4)


[　　]
A．	therefore
B．	for
C．	even
D．	but

(5)


[　　]
A．	everything
B．	something
C．	nothing
D．	anything

(6)


[　　]
A．	whistle
B．	sounds
C．	cry
D．	noise

(7)


[　　]
A．	however
B．	but
C．	yet
D．	still

(8)


[　　]
A．	in a trouble
B．	in the way
C．	in trouble
D．	in a way

(9)


[　　]
A．	there
B．	this
C．	it
D．	that

(10)


[　　]
A．	no idea
B．	no questions
C．	no way
D．	no doubt

(11)


[　　]
A．	angrily
B．	excitedly
C．	unhappily
D．	nervously

(12)


[　　]
A．	searched for
B．	examined
C．	found
D．	looked

(13)


[　　]
A．	garden
B．	path
C．	window
D．	cellar

(14)


[　　]
A．	and
B．	nor
C．	either
D．	or

(15)


[　　]
A．	opening
B．	playing
C．	having
D．	making

(16)


[　　]
A．	felt
B．	feeling
C．	thinking
D．	thought

(17)


[　　]
A．	beginning
B．	began
C．	to begin
D．	begun

(18)


[　　]
A．	right
B．	very
C．	close
D．	near

(19)


[　　]
A．	head
B．	stick
C．	torch
D．	book

(20)


[　　]
A．	was
B．	being
C．	standing
D．	stood

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