The city of Venice，in  Italy，is one of a kind．It is built on more than 120 islands，just off arrival．After explaining where my new house was，I told him that I had left the key under the doormat．Since I knew it would be quite late before I could get back，I suggested that be make himself at home and help himself to anything that was kept in the refrigerator（冰箱）．

　　Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house．At the moment，he said，he was listening to some of my records after having had a nice meal．He had found the pan and meat in the refrigerator．Now，he was drinking a cup of tea and hoped that I would join him soon．When I asked him if he bad any difficulty finding the house，he answered that the only problem  was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat，but luckily，the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and  he had climbed in through the window．I listened to all this in great surprise．There is no apple tree outside my window，but there is one by the living room window of my next-door  neighbor’s house！

　1.When my friend arrived，I could not go to meet him because________．

　2.A doormat is a mat______．

3.I listened to my friend’s phone call in great surprise because____．

　4.At last my friend______．

　5.The writer left the key under the doormat so that______．

The city of Venice，in Italy，is one of a kind．It is built on more than 120 islands，just off arrival．After explaining where my new house was，I told him that I had left the key under the doormat．Since I knew it would be quite late before I could get back，I suggested that be make himself at home and help himself to anything that was kept in the refrigerator（冰箱）．

　　Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house．At the moment，he said，he was listening to some of my records after having had a nice meal．He had found the pan and meat in the refrigerator．Now，he was drinking a cup of tea and hoped that I would join him soon．When I asked him if he bad any difficulty finding the house，he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat，but luckily，the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in through the window．I listened to all this in great surprise．There is no apple tree outside my window，but there is one by the living room window of my next-door neighbor’s house！

　　1．When my friend arrived，I could not go to meet him because________．

　　A．we were not good friends　　　　 B．I was busy at work

　　C．he had not told me that he would come　 D．I did not want to see him

　　2．A doormat is a mat______．

　　A．used as a door　　　 B．for cleaning the bottom of shoes

C. put up on a door as an ornament（装饰物）

D．near a door under which people put their keys

　　3．I listened to my friend’s phone call in great surprise because____．

　　A．he had not waited for me to eat together

　　B．he had eaten too much of the food

　　C．he mistook my neighbor’s house for mine

　　D．he had left the house with the window open

　　4．At last my friend______．

　　A．did not enter my house

　　B．entered my house after he opened the door

　　C．entered my house by climbing through the window

　　D．entered my house with the help of my neighbor

　　5．The writer left the key under the doormat so that______．

　　A．nobody would find it

　　B．he might not lose it

　　C．his family could use the same key

D．his friend could easily get it

　The city of Venice，in Italy，is one of a kind．It is built on more than 120 islands，just off arrival．After explaining where my new house was，I told him that I had left the key under the doormat．Since I knew it would be quite late before I could get back，I suggested that be make himself at home and help himself to anything that was kept in the refrigerator（冰箱）．

　　Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house．At the moment，he said，he was listening to some of my records after having had a nice meal．He had found the pan and meat in the refrigerator．Now，he was drinking a cup of tea and hoped that I would join him soon．When I asked him if he bad any difficulty finding the house，he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat，but luckily，the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in through the window．I listened to all this in great surprise．There is no apple tree outside my window，but there is one by the living room window of my next-door neighbor’s house！

　　1．When my friend arrived，I could not go to meet him because________．

　　A．we were not good friends　　　　 B．I was busy at work

　　C．he had not told me that he would come　 D．I did not want to see him

　　2．A doormat is a mat______．

　　A．used as a door　　　 B．for cleaning the bottom of shoes

C. put up on a door as an ornament（装饰物）

D．near a door under which people put their keys

　　3．I listened to my friend’s phone call in great surprise because____．

　　A．he had not waited for me to eat together

　　B．he had eaten too much of the food

　　C．he mistook my neighbor’s house for mine

　　D．he had left the house with the window open

　　4．At last my friend______．

　　A．did not enter my house

　　B．entered my house after he opened the door

　　C．entered my house by climbing through the window

　　D．entered my house with the help of my neighbor

　　5．The writer left the key under the doormat so that______．

　　A．nobody would find it

　　B．he might not lose it

　　C．his family could use the same key

D．his friend could easily get it

Sometimes children do not do what their parents tell them to do. When this happens, a parent tries to help the child to do the right thing. When this does not work, the parent usually punishes the child.
There are many things that a parent can do. One thing that people have done is to spank (打屁股) the child. When a parent spanks a child, they will use their hand or a hard object to strike them on their bottom. This is meant to show the child that they have done something wrong

everything and not try other ways to get the child to do the right thing。
Many parents are not sure of what to do instead of spanking. Some people think that their religion（宗教）tells them that spanking is okay. Some think that the law lets them do it. The courts (法院) say that parents have the right to teach their children how to behave.
Other things should be tried before a parent decides to spank a child. Telling the child exactly what is wanted from them can be one thing. Giving a child more than one choice is another thing that can be tried. Getting down to the child’s level and taking a more child-friendly approach (方法) can help as well.
【小题1】According to the passage, when children do something wrong, one thing that parents usually do to punish them is to ________.

　　The city of Venice，in  Italy，is one of a kind．It is built on more than 120 islands，just off arrival．After explaining where my new house was，I told him that I had left the key under the doormat．Since I knew it would be quite late before I could get back，I suggested that be make himself at home and help himself to anything that was kept in the refrigerator（冰箱）．

　　Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house．At the moment，he said，he was listening to some of my records after having had a nice meal．He had found the pan and meat in the refrigerator．Now，he was drinking a cup of tea and hoped that I would join him soon．When I asked him if he bad any difficulty finding the house，he answered that the only problem  was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat，but luckily，the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and  he had climbed in through the window．I listened to all this in great surprise．There is no apple tree outside my window，but there is one by the living room window of my next-door  neighbor’s house！

46．When my friend arrived，I could not go to meet him because________．

　　A．we were not good friends                      B．I was busy at work

　　C．he had not told me that he would come   D．I did not want to see him

47．A doormat is a mat______．

　　A．used as a door        B．for cleaning the bottom of shoes

C. put up on a door as an ornament（装饰物）

   D．near a door under which people put their keys

48．I listened to my friend’s phone call in great surprise because____．

　　A．he had not waited for me to eat together

　　B．he had eaten too much of the food

　　C．he mistook my neighbor’s house for mine

　　D．he had left the house with the window open

49．At last my friend______．

　　A．did not enter my house

　　B．entered my house after he opened the door

　　C．entered my house by climbing through the window

　　D．entered my house with the help of my neighbor

50．The writer left the key under the doormat so that______．

　　A．nobody would find it

　　B．he might not lose it

　　C．his family could use the same key

D．his friend could easily get it