阅读理解 Herb was at home alone one night while his parents were out．He had often stayed alone before.so he wasn't afraid．As he waited for his parents to return home.he watched the late film on TV．His 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Herb was at home alone one night while his parents were out．He had often stayed alone before，so he wasn't afraid．As he waited for his parents to return home，he watched the late film on TV．His eyes became heavier and heavier as the time passed．

　　Suddenly Herb's eyes were opened wide．What was that noise in the next room？Herb heard the window slowly being inched open．For a minute Herb was so frightened that he could not move，and his body felt like ice．

　　He knew that he mustn't lose his head and began to think of the things he could do．He couldn't reach the telephone without passing the window where he had heard the noise，and he couldn't reach the door．Again he heard the sound of someone trying to climb into his home．

　　Herb's drums were standing in the corner near the TV．“Wait，maybe there is something I can do．” thought Herb．

　　He picked up the drumsticks and beat on his drums as hard as he could．The commotion was so terrible that Herb surprised even himself．He also surprised the person in the window，who ran away as fast as possible．The burglary was nipped in the bud．

　　Herb had just used his drums in a very unusual way．“Maybe drums aren't such bad instruments after all．”thought Herb with a smile on his face．

　　Note：commotion 振动声 burglary 盗窃

(1)

The burglar ran away when he heard the drum noise because ________．
[　　]
A．	he felt that he was in great danger
B．	he couldn't stand the great noise
C．	he knew a frightened boy was at home alone
D．	he thought he would be hit by the drumstick

(2)

When he was almost falling asleep，________ woke Herb up suddenly．
[　　]
A．	drum beating
B．	the TV play
C．	a window opening
D．	the telephone ringing

(3)

Why didn't he call the police when he heard something unusual？Because he ________．
[　　]
A．	could not think clearly
B．	was too frightened to move
C．	was ready to fight against the burglar
D．	was afraid of being seen by the burglar

(4)

The underlined words “nipped in the bud” in the story mean “________”．
[　　]
A．	finish something quickly in the end
B．	stop something before it happens
C．	suddenly best something hard
D．	stop something as soon as it starts

(5)

The story just shows us that Herb is a boy ________．
[　　]
A．	who is easy to be frightened
B．	who is clever though not very brave
C．	who always watches TV at night
D．	who likes beating his drums

答案：1．A;2．C;3．D;4．D;5．B;

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