Years ago while lying in my hammock (吊床) and drinking JB from the bottle, I    21    my dog dragging something under the fence.    22     looking at it carefully, to my    23     , I realized it was the next-door neighbor’s 10-year-old daughter’s rabbit. For years I      24    her come home from school and     25     straight out to its cage,    26    it and play with it in the yard. I know today    27    be no different.     28     for our dog, I had to think fast.

The rabbit died and was quite dirty, as if it had    29    quite a struggle, so I washed it off with the plastic   30   , combed it with the dog brush and blew it    31    with the leaf blower (吹风机) . Upon finishing its grooming (刷洗), I jumped the       32        and put it back in its cage hoping its      33       would be accepted as “ natural causes”.

    34     to the hammock and JB. Within the hour the neighbor’s car    35    as usual and out came the little girl,     36     as usual she headed straight for the cage. Only this time did she stop about six feet away and    37    “ D-A-D-D-Y-!!”

Her father,    38  , stood looking at the cage. Being the good neighbor, I rushed to the fence and asked if there was anything I could do.

Her father   39     than calmly shouted, “What kind of    40     person would dig up a little girl’s dead rabbit and put it back in its cage?”

1. A. noticed       B. watched          C. enjoyed          D. stopped 

2. A. Without           B. Before       C. Upon                 D. Once

3. A. interest          B. excitement       C. joy     D. disappointment

4. A. watched       B. was watching C. used to watching D. had watched

5. A. head          B. went             C. leave            D. hurried 

6. A. hide          B. bury             C. cover                D. free   

7.. A. would            B. shouldn’t           C. should   D. couldn’t

8.A. Feared         B. Fear             C. Fearing          D. To fear

9. A. put on        B. put up           C. put off          D. put out   

10. A. water            B. pipe                 C. shampoo  D. soap 

11. A. drying       B. dryly            C. dried                D. dry      

12. A. door        B. hammock          C. neighbor             D. fence          

13.A. look          B. death            C. story            D. rabbit

14. A. Again            B. Up               C. Back         D. Prior

15. A. pulled in        B. pulled down      C. pulled up   D. pulled off     

16. A. but              B. or               C. and          D. so     

17. A. scared           B. cheered          C. screamed    D. laughed 

18. A. pleased          B. frightened   C. Delighted  D. satisfied

19. A. more             B. less                 C. no more  D. no longer

20. A. sick             B. nice             C. humorous D. Interesting

One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场） house in a large valley.   36

seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds   37  across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did.  38  ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly   39    Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his  40   in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoof beats（蹄声）.He   41  .There before him stood a tall, white   42  . An old man stared down at him from its back.

      “Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered   43  .“Come with me.”

      Raul followed on his horse. A   44   feeling came over him. All    45    them the rain was pouring down,  46    not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be  47   back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found  48  at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse,  49  his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were  50 .

Raul’s father ran out across the yard  to   51  him. “we have been  52  sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the  53  .”

   “Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”

   “Can’t say I … wait. I  54  my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was  55  by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”

36. A. Something             B. Everything            C. Anything              D. Nothing

37.A.dropped                   B. fell                       C. rolled                   D. covered

38.A.Suddenly                 B. Strongly               C. Quickly                D. Hardly

39.A.beating                    B. blinding                C. burning                D. touching

40.A.nose                        B. hair                      C. neck                    D. head

41.A.looked up                B. woke up               C. lay down              D. sat down

42.A.tiger                        B. horse                   C. lion                      D. elephant

43.A.lazily                       B. angrily                 C. coldly                  D. slowly

44.A.natural                     B. common              C. strange                D. bad

45.A.around                    B. beside                  C. through                D. above

46.A.yet                          B. for                       C. so                       D. or

47.A.walking                   B. leading                 C. heading                D. returning

48.A.them                       B. themselves           C. him                     D. himself

49.A.shook                      B. waved                  C. held                     D. took

50.A.gone                       B. left                      C. followed              D. lost

51.A.see                          B. meet                    C. beat                     D. ask

52.A.waited                     B. thought                C. worried                D. excited

53.A.yard                        B. wind                    C. grass                   D. rain

54.A.believe                     B. consider               C. doubt                   D. forget

55.A.defeated                  B. caught                 C. damaged              D. struck

My mother really knows how to get others to do what she suggests. Besides my father, her neighbors and even a stranger in a grocery store, has fallen under her 36  .

One day we were shopping in a supermarket. When we were passing by the baby aisle(过道), she    37 a young mother browsing through different brands of powdered milk. Her baby was playing with a toy. My mother   38  babies so she went up to the woman and chatted with her.

My mother is an easy person to like. She has the kindest eyes in the world, so it isn’t 39 

to trust her. She 40 with the baby a little bit and told the woman about how I used to be cute at that age, too. They laughed together.

The woman was about to put Brand X Milk Powder in her cart when my mother suggested Brand Y  41 because it obviously had better vitamins. Would you believe the woman actually

42      brands just like that?

She really does know how to influence people. But what about her getting other people to

43     whatever she tells them?

My father and I actually had a long conversation about her  44 on how to influence people. According to my father, my mother is just a really likeable person, and she has 45 been

like that, even when he first met her. Chatting people up is natural for her.

During our conversation, I realized that what my mother has is the  46 to build rapport(亲善) with other people. With rapport comes  47 . People are more likely to be influenced by those who they think understand their viewpoints or share their opinions.

Years ago while lying in my hammock（吊床）and drinking JD from the bottle, I noticed my dog dragging something under the fence. Upon inspection, to my disappointment, I realized it was the next door neighbor’s 10 – year – old daughter’s rabbit. For years I had watched her come home from school and head straight out to its cage, free it and play with it in the yard. I knew that day would be no different and fearing for our dog, I had to think fast.

The rabbit was quite dirty, as if it had put up quite a struggle, so I washed it, combed it with the dog brush and blew it dry with the leaf blower. Upon finishing its grooming I jumped the fence and replaced it back in its cage hoping its death would be written off as “natural caused”.

Back to the hammock and JD. Within the hour the neighbor’s Volvo pulled in as usual and out popped the little girl, and as usual she headed straight for the cage. Only this time she stopped about six feet away and screamed: “D—A—D—D—Y!!!”.

Her father, panic stricken, stood looking at the cage. Being the good neighbor that I am, I rushed to fence and asked if there was anything I could do.

Her father less than calmly shouted, “What kind of sick individual would dig up a little girl’s rabbit and put it back in its cage?”

1.The girl was shocked because           .

    A．the rabbit was killed by someone

    B．the rabbit was too clean

    C．the dead rabbit was cleaned and put back into the cage

    D．the rabbit was asleep in the cage

2.That day the girl ran to the cage           .

    A．because her rabbit was there

    B．because she had a habit of going there to see her rabbit

    C．because she wanted to see her rabbit again

    D．because the rabbit was dead

3.We can infer that the rabbit            

    A．was alive before the writer saw his dog dragging it

    B．was already dead before the writer saw his dog dragging it

    C．was in the cage playing with the dog

    D．was at the fence seeking out for food before it was killed by the dog

4.According to the story, the writer           .

    A．was helpful to his neighbor     

B．did a smart thing

    C．was honest                      

D．made a mistake

Edward Estlin Cummings was a poet well-known for how he wrote his poems He wrote his poems with capital (大写的) letters in the words . For example, the title of one of his poems is “The little horse is newlY” The “Y” is a capital letter. He also used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself in the poems.
Edward was born on October14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edward’s father was also named Edward. Young Edward’s mother was named Rebecca. She loved to spend time with her children. She also taught Edward Jr how to write poems. Edward’s sister was born 1896 and her name was Elizabeth. Edward’s father was the first professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He later became the minister of one of Boston’s respected churches. He was the one who taught his son to use his hands as well as his mind. Edward Jr used his hands to paint abstract art.
E.E.Cummings was a very smart boy. Edward was 12 when he became a freshman in high school. He loved circuses, ballets, music and amusement parks.
Edward graduated from Harvard in 1916. During World War I , he joined the army and was sent to France where he drove an ambulance. He and his friend from Harvard were arrested because people thought they were German spies. They were kept in one room where they slept , ate , talked and tried to deal with their fears and boredom. Edward wrote his first book, published in 1922, called The Enormous Room, based on his wartime experiences.
E.E.Cummings was a poet that made his own rules in poetry. He was one of the most popular poets of the 20th century.
【小题1】Which is a special feature of E.E.Cummings’ poems?