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    I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It　　 was an eccentric (怪僻的) farmer. I had never met him before although　　 I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and　　 he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything.　　 Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had　　 a very bad accident. I hadn't the slightest idea who she was but I　　 obviously had to go.

    It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn't know the way. I had　　 been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was　　 standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died. "She meant　　 more to me than anyone…even my own wife!" he said. I could see that he　　 had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a　　 possible scandal (丑闻). I was even more shocked when he told me he had　　 put her in the barn (厩)."I wouldn't leave her out in the cold!"he　　 said.

    Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell　　 him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the　　 barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the　　 ground. "She was such a good cow! I wouldn't let anyone but a doctor　　 touch her!" he said, and burst into tears again.

 (1)The underlined phrase make out in the first paragraph means______. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　  ］    A.expect　　B. understand　　C. see clearly   D. hear clearly  (2)Before he arrived at the farmer's house, the writer expected to    see Milly lying__________________.　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　   ］    A. on the ground of a barn　　B. on the floor of a room    C. in bed in a room　　　　   D. in bed in a barn (3) What do we know about Milly from the story?　　　　　　 ［　　  ］    A. She had met with an accident.    B. She had caused a scandal.    C. She was seriously ill.    D. She was hidden somewhere.

(4)The farmer wished that the writer might_____________.   ［　　  ］    A. look into the matter　　   B. bring Milly back to life    C. free him from a scandal　　D. keep the whole thing a secret (5)The person who told the story is probably a__________.  ［　　  ］    A. farmer　　　　　　B. policeman       C. country doctor　　D. newspaper reporter

Answer 1

答案：B;C;A;B;C