One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said. “ 31 .” She held my head against her  32 , and after a puzzled moment I felt a  33  foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” she said, “It’s alive. You can  34  it, can’t you ?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without  35 . It was as good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never  36  about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I  37  noticed. That there were soon to be  38  of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe.  39 , certainly not a baby, could  40  that.

I was  41 , however. I soon found that things had  42  a great deal. I had never been the  43 . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the  44 . My sister had certain  45  because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much  46  boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.

As he grew, it became  47  that my brother had been the center of everything. People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy  48  by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second  49 . He was so charming that he was immediately loveable. Later he also turned out to be  50 , although perhaps not quite as clever as I was.

One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said.  “  1   .” She held my head against her   2   , and after a puzzled moment I felt a   3    foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” “It’s alive. You can  4     it, can’t you?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without   5  . It was as good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never   6    about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I   7   noticed. That there were soon to be  8    of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe.   9_, certainly not a baby, could   10     that.

     I was   11    , however. I soon found that things had   12   a great deal. I had never been the   13    . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the  14     . My sister had certain   15     because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much   16    boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.

      As he grew, it became  17    that my brother had been the center of everything. People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy   18    by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second   19   .He was so charming that he was immediately lovable. Later he also turned out to be   20   , although perhaps not quite clever as I was.

1．A． Look                  B． See                   C． Listen                   D． Stop

3．A． strong                B． hard                  C． soft                      D． tiny

4．A． believe                B． feel                   C． notice                   D． touch

5．A． surprise              B． delay                 C． trouble                  D． effort

6．A． worried               B． argued               C． regretted               D． doubted

7．A． hardly                 B． certainly            C． possibly                D． willingly

8．A． two                    B． three                 C． four                      D． five

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

10．A． improve             B． threaten             C． compare               D． prevent

11．A． curious              B． careless             C． wrong                  D． anxious

12．A． improved           B． changed             C． increased              D． disturbed

13．A． oldest                B． youngest            C． cleverest               D． dearest

14．A． family               B． house                C． middle                  D． trouble

15．A． manners            B． knowledge         C． opinions                D． rights

16．A． admired             B． blamed              C． favored                 D． loved

17．A． strange              B． obvious             C． serious                  D． special

18．A． usually              B． nearly                C． gradually               D． simply

19．A． look                  B． smile                 C． care                      D． comfort

20．A． ordinary             B． perfect              C． clever                   D． similar

One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said. “  41  . ” She held my head   42   her stomach, and after a puzzled moment I felt a   43   foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” she said, “It’s alive. You can   44   it, can’t you?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without trouble. It was as good as a place for the baby to be as any other and I never   45   about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I   46    noticed. That there were soon to be   47    of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe.   48  , certainly not a baby, could threaten (威胁) that.

  49  ,I was wrong. I soon found that things had    50   a great deal. I had never been the 51  . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the   52  . My sister had certain 53   because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much   54   boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that    55   came to me.

As he grew, it became    56   that my brother had been the center of everything. People    57   when they saw him. He made them happy   58   by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second   59  . He was so charming that he was immediately loveable. Later he also turned out to be   60  , although perhaps not quite as clever as I was.

41． A. Look                    B. See                    C. Listen                   D. Stop

42． A. against    B. into           C. with                 D. over

43． A. strong      B. hard          C. soft           D. small

44． A. believe            B. feel           C. notice       D. touch

45． A. worried           B. argued      C. regretted        D. doubted

46． A. hardly      B. certainly    C. possibly          D. willingly

47． A. two    B. three         C. four          D. five

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

49． A. Although  B. Therefore C. However          D. Moreover

50． A. improved        B. changed          C. increased        D damaged

51． A. oldest      B. youngest         C. cleverest         D. dearest

52． A. family       B. house       C. middle             D. trouble

53． A. manners         B. knowledge           C. opinions            D rights

54． A. admired          B. blamed            C. hated               D. loved

55． A. almost      B. never C. nearly       D. always

56． A. strange    B. obvious     C. serious            D. special

57． A. smiled      B. screamed        C. cried         D. whispered

58． A. still           B. almost     C. also          D. just

59． A. look                B. smile       C. care          D. comfort

60． A. ordinary          B. perfect      C. clever             D. similar

One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said. “ 1 .” She held my head against her 2 , and after a puzzled moment I felt a 3 foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” she said, “It’s alive. You can 4 it, can’t you ?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without 5 . It was as good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never 6 about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I 7 noticed. That there were soon to be 8 of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe. 9 , certainly not a baby, could 10 that.

I was 11 , however. I soon found that things had 12 a great deal. I had never been the 13 . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the 14 . My sister had certain 15 because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much 16 boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.

As he grew, it became 17 that my brother had been the center of everything. People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy 18 by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second 19 . He was so charming that he was immediately loveable. Later he also turned out to be 20 , although perhaps not quite as clever as I was.

1．A．Look　　　　 B．See　　　　 C．Listen　　　 D．Stop

2．A．stomach　　　 B．back　　　　 C．side　　　　 D．shoulder

3．A．strong　　　 B．hard　　　　 C．soft　　　　 D．tiny

4．A．believe　　　 B．feel　　　　 C．notice　　　 D．touch

5．A．surprise　　 B．delay　　　 C．trouble　　 D．effort

6．A．worried　　　 B．argued　　　 C．regretted　 D．doubted

7．A．hardly　　　 B．certainly　 C．possibly　　 D．willingly

8．A．two　　　　　 B．three　　　 C．four　　　　 D．five

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

10．A．improve　　 B．threaten　　 C．compare　　 D．prevent

11．A．curious　　 B．careless　　 C．wrong　　　 D．anxious

12．A．improved　　 B．changed　　 C．increased　 D．disturbed

13．A．oldest　　　 B．youngest　　 C．cleverest　 D．dearest

14．A．family　　　 B．house　　　 C．middle　　　 D．trouble

15．A．manners　　 B．knowledge　 C．opinions　　 D．rights

16．A．admired　　 B．blamed　　　 C．hated　　　 D．loved

17．A．strange　　 B．obvious　　 C．serious　　 D．special

18．A．usually　　 B．curiously　 C．gradually　 D．simply

19．A．look　　　　 B．smile　　　 C．care　　　　 D．comfort

20．A．ordinary　 　 B．perfect 　　　 C．clever 　　 D．similar

阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　One evening，sitting at the window sewing，my mother called me，“Come here，”She said，“　1　”．She held my head against her 　2　，and after a puzzled moment I felt a 　3　 foot drumming on my cheek．“You see？”she said，“It's alive．You can 　4　 it，can't you？”l accepted it，as l accepted every-thing，without 　5　 It was good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never 　6　 about why it got in nor how it would finally get out．

　　A baby would come？I 　7　 noticed．That there were soon to be 　8　 of us would not make any difference to me．l had my place，star-like in my small universe．　9　，certainly not a baby，could 　10　 that．

　　I was 　11　，however．I soon found that things had 　12　 a great deal．I had never been the 　13　 Now I was no longer the youngest．I was simply the one in the 　14　 My sister had certain 　15　 because she was the oldest，and my brother the baby，the son，the much 　16　 boy．More than that，he had all sorts of things that never came to me．

　　As he grew，it became 　17　 that my brother had been the center of every-thing．People smiled when they saw him．He made them happy 　18　 by being there．And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second 　19　 He was so charming that he was immediately love able．later he also turned out to be 　20　，although perhaps not quits as clever as I was．

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阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said. “ 36 .” She held my head against her 　37 , and after a puzzled moment I felt a 38 foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” she said, “It’s alive. You can 39 it, can’t you?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without 40 . It was as good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never 　41 about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I 42 noticed. That there were soon to be 43 of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe. 44 , certainly not a baby, could 45 that.

I was 46 , however. I soon found that things had 47 a great deal. I had never been the 　48 . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the 　49 . My sister had certain 50 because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much 51 boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.

As he grew, it became 52 that my brother had been the center of everything. People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy 53 by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second 54 .He was so charming that he was immediately loveable. Later he also turned out to be 55 , although perhaps not quite as clever as I was.

36. A. Look　　　 B. See　　　 　 C. Listen　　 D. Stop

37. A. stomach　 B. back 　　　　 C. side　　　 D. shoulder

38. A. strong　　 B. hard　　　　　 C. soft　　　 D. tiny

39. A. believe　 B. feel　　　　　 C. notice　　 D. touch

40. A. surprise　 B. delay　　　　 C. trouble　 D. effort

41. A. worried　 B. argued　　　　 C. regretted D. doubted

42. A. hardly　　 B. certainly　　 C. possibly　 D. willingly

43. A. two 　　　 B. three　　　　 C. four　　　 D. five

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

45. A. improve　 B. threaten　　　 C. compare　 D. prevent

46. A. curious　 B. careless　　　 C. wrong　　 D. anxious

47. A. improved　 B. changed　 　 C. increased　 D. disturbed

48. A. oldest　　 B. youngest　　　 C. cleverest D. dearest

49. A. family　　 B. house　　　　 C. middle　　 D. trouble

50. A. manners　 B. knowledge　　 C. opinions　 D. rights

51. A. admired　 B. blamed　　 　 C. respected　 D. favored

52. A. strange　 B. obvious　 　 C. serious　　 D. special

53. A. usually　 B. curiously　　 C. gradually D. simply

54. A. look　　　 B. smile　　　　 C. care　　　 D. comfort

55. A. ordinary　 B. perfect　　　 C. clever　　 D. similar