Question

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa, we lived in a ___36___ house. One evening， my father and sister and I were sitting together. He was ___37___the window.  I suddenly _ _38__  that he was turning very pale. I sat still, for I did not want to __39__ my sick sister. Soon father said in a __40__ voice, “Kate and Joan, a friend of mine ___41___ here to see me this evening, and I wish to be ___42___ him. Will you go up to your own room?” We obeyed, went up to our room and closed the door.

Soon I heard a ___43___ like that of a door burst in, and then a climb of feet. They were hurrying __44__ the narrow stairs. Fearing that there was ___45__ near, I seized the pistol (手枪) on the table. Then I heard my father cry out, “For God’s sake(快!), child,  __46___ the door.” I did so. To my horror(恐怖), I saw, _  47   my father’s shoulder, a gorilla (大猩猩), the worst enemy of the soldier in Africa. He was    48     my father. I raised the pistol and fired. The animal fell backwards with ___49___ loud cry. Father took the still   50   pistol from my hand, and fired another shot, which __51___ the gorilla.

It happened that father ___52___ us upstairs because he thought he would be able to __53_ the door—which was twenty feet away—___54___ the animal reached it. However, the gorilla was too  55   for him; and this was the cause of the hurried flight(逃跑) up the stairs.

36. A. two-storeyed                            B. two storeyed     C. two-storeys       D. two storeys

37. A. towards      B. opposite            C. inside                D. behind

38. A. knew           B. learned              C. felt                   D. noticed

39. A. hurt             B. frighten            C. lose                  D. trouble

40. A. loud             B. sad                   C. calm                 D. pleasant

41. A. was             B. comes              C. would be           D. is coming

42. A. friendly to    B. alone with         C. helpful to           D. careful with

43. A. sound          B. cry                   C. voice                D. shout

44. A. to                B. down                C. through             D. up

45. A. dangerous something    B. some dangerous   C. something dangerous   D. an accident

46. A. open            B. close                C. pull                   D. draw

47. A. on               B. above               C. over                  D. from

48. A. aiming at       B. marching towards   C. shooting at         D. running after

49. A. an exciting    B. a calm              C. an angry            D. a natural

50. A. smoked    B. smoke       C.  smokefully    D. smoking

51. A. hit                B. murdered          C. frightened          D. killed

52. A. had taken     B. had sent            C. had driven         D. had forced

53. A. push            B. lock                  C. guard                D. defend

54. A. until             B. when                C. before               D. though

55. A. quick           B. huge                 C. heavy                D. stupid

Answer 1

36-40 ABDBC 41-45 DBADC 46-50 ACDCD 51-55 DBBCA