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My son and I were trying to sell the house we had repaired but in the barn(谷仓) there were bats (蝙蝠) and they would not leave . The barn was their home. They told us so in their own way. They hung there in the barn and seemed determined to stay for the season. “Don't worry about it, Dad.”Patrick said.“They keep down the mosquitoes(蚊子).”
Unfortunately they also kept the buyers away. When we had asked a person to sell the house for us he had refused to show it because of the bats. “Bats are popular.” Patrick comforted me. “They're ecological(生态学的) .” “Isn't there a machine you can buy that produces high frequency sounds to keep bats away?”“I don't know. ”said Patrick. “But I like bats, and whoever buys this house will probably like them too.” “Probably?”I hated that word. “How many bats are there, anyway?”“I counted about 90 last night. ”said Patrick. “They were dropping out from under the edge of the roof.”“You mean there are more—outside?” “They're everywhere, Dad. But look at it this way. When the cold weather comes, they'll be off to Mexico. Maybe in the spring we can keep them out, Don't worry about it. ”he said for the hundredth time. “It's not a problem. ”
The bat expert I called was even more active than Patrick. “I think you've got a large number there.” he said in wonder. “I've been trying to attract bats to our house for 25 years. A single bat eats up his weight in mosquitoes and black flies three times every night. You're a very lucky man.”
I offered to share my luck with him. He could take them away. “Bats have a remarkable homing instinct(本能) .”he said. “They'd fly straight back even if I transported them 100 miles. Once they have settled, you can't stop them from coming back. ”I was silent. Finally we managed to rent(出租) the house to a young family, who were also interested in buying it. “What about the bats?” I said to Patrick.
“Oh, they love the bats.” he said. “No mosquitoes. No black flies. It's one of the things that attracted them. ”Do you think they will really buy the house? “Probably. ”“Probably? Well. if they do, I suppose I'll have to admit that I was wrong. ”“You mean you're going to eat your words?”“Yes, I am. ”
1.What was the problem the author had with his house?
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A.Bats were living in the barn and wouldn't go away.
B.The author end his son couldn't sleep well because of the bats.
C.The author and his son might be able to stay for the season.
D.The house was still badly in need of repair.
2.What did Patrick suggest the author should do to stop the bats living in the barn?
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A.He should buy a high frequency machine.
B.He should move them one hundred miles away.
C.He should reduce the number of mosquitoes.
D.He should close the barn in the spring.
3.Why did the author fall silent when he talked with the bat specialist?
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A.He felt sure about the situation.
B.He found out that it would be impossible to move the bats.
C.He learned that he would be able to share his luck with the expert.
D.He liked the advice given by the expect.
4.What happened regarding the house in the end?
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A.Some people agreed to rent the house.
B.The author failed to find anybody who wanted to live in the house.
C.The bat expert made the decision to buy the house.
D.The bets left the house for Mexico in the spring.
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Some people do not like anything to be out of place, they are never late for work; they return their books to the library on time; they remember people's birthday and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. Mr. Dodds is such a person.
Mr. Dodds works in a bank, and lives alone. The only family he has were in the next town: his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, Mark. Mr. Dodds does not see his sister, or his family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of Mark's seventeen birthdays. Last week Mr. Dodds had quite a surprise. He drove home from the bank at the usual time and drove neither too slowly nor too fast; he parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. At once, there was a knock at the door. Mr. Dodds opened the door to find a policeman standing at the door.
“What have I done wrong?”Mr Dodds asked himself.“Have I driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?”
“Hello, Uncle”said the policeman,“My name's Mark.”
(1) Mr. Dodds sees his sister ________.
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A.very little |
B.only at Christmas time |
C.only at the end of the year |
D.on Mark's birthday every year |
(2) Mr. Dodds ________.
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A.has forgotten more than one Mark's birthday
B.has not sent Mark anything on his seventeenth birthday
C.always sends a Christmas card on Mark's birthday
D.always sends Mark something on his birthday
(3) When he heard a knock at the door, he was ________.
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A.cooking a meal |
B.parking his car |
C.at the door |
D.just beginning to cook a meal |
(4) Mr. Dodds was surprised that ________.
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A.a policeman visited him
B.Mark came to see him
C.he had forgotten Mark's birthday
D.someone was knocking at the door
(5) Which of the following best describes the writer's attitude towards Mr. Dodds? ________.
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A.Mr. Dodds always insists on his opinion
B.Mr. Dodds is not strict in his work
C.Mr. Dodds never makes a mistake
D.Mr. Dodds does not care about others
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此行错一个词:在错的词下划一个横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错误的不要改。
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the weather is warm or dry. It can be very 2._____________
unpleasant of winter when it is cold and 3._____________
the rain is pour down. It can also be 4._____________
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此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词:在错的词下划一个横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错误的不要改。
I use my bike most in the summer when 1._____________
the weather is warm or dry. It can be very 2._____________
unpleasant of winter when it is cold and 3._____________
the rain is pour down. It can also be 4._____________
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missing. It was a long walk towards the 9._____________
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