“This one’s for you,” Sergeant (警官) Barstow shouted and left quickly through the back door. I was a little puzzled. I looked out a window of the Ashfordly Police Station and saw an elderly woman come into the building.
“Good morning, Madam,” I said.
“Good morning,” she said pleasantly. “You’re new, aren’t you?”
“Yes, Madam.”
“It’s about that man who’s been annoying me,” she said. “I’ve been here about him before.”
“Could I have your name and address, please?”  
“Miss Fraser. Josephine Fraser. I live at 43 Prince Terrace. Now, can you please do something about Jackson?”
“What’s he done, Miss Fraser?”
“Done? He’s thrown garbage all over my stairs again. He must be stopped.”
“Where does he live?”
“Next door, Number 41,” she said.  
“I’ll go and see later and warn him off, Miss Fraser.”
“I would be most grateful.” With that she left.
Half an hour later, I reached Prince Terrace. NO. 41 was in a bad state of repair. I knocked. No reply. I entered. The place was deserted. I wondered if the Jackson was a tramp (流浪者). Anyway, it seemed he had left, possibly because of Miss Fraser’s threatening police action. I decided to visit her.
I knocked on her door and it was opened almost immediately. “Ah!” she said gladly. “You’re just in time for coffee.” I followed her inside. Miss Fraser told me more about her battle with Jackson. But when I asked specific questions, it clearly showed that she had never seen Jackson. Finally, I managed to leave.
Sergeant Barstow smiled kindly as I returned. “Nick, did you kick(踢出) Jackson out of that house?”
“Jackson!” I cried. “Who is he?”
“There is no Jackson,” he said. “Miss Fraser is lonely and she likes company. We always let the new young men deal with Miss Fraser. It gives her deep satisfaction. That’s what we are here for, isn’t it — to satisfy the public?”
【小题1】Why did Sergeant Barstow leave quickly when Miss Fraser came?

“This one’s for you,” Sergeant (警官) Barstow shouted and left quickly through the back door. I was a little puzzled. I looked out a window of the Ashfordly Police Station and saw an elderly woman come into the building.

“Good morning, Madam,” I said.

“Good morning,” she said pleasantly. “You’re new, aren’t you?”

“Yes, Madam.”

“It’s about that man who’s been annoying me,” she said. “I’ve been here about him before.”

“Could I have your name and address, please?”  

“Miss Fraser. Josephine Fraser. I live at 43 Prince Terrace. Now, can you please do something about Jackson?”

“What’s he done, Miss Fraser?”

“Done? He’s thrown garbage all over my stairs again. He must be stopped.”

“Where does he live?”

“Next door, Number 41,” she said.  

“I’ll go and see later and warn him off, Miss Fraser.”

“I would be most grateful.” With that she left.

Half an hour later, I reached Prince Terrace. NO. 41 was in a bad state of repair. I knocked. No reply. I entered. The place was deserted. I wondered if the Jackson was a tramp (流浪者). Anyway, it seemed he had left, possibly because of Miss Fraser’s threatening police action. I decided to visit her.

I knocked on her door and it was opened almost immediately. “Ah!” she said gladly. “You’re just in time for coffee.” I followed her inside. Miss Fraser told me more about her battle with Jackson. But when I asked specific questions, it clearly showed that she had never seen Jackson. Finally, I managed to leave.

Sergeant Barstow smiled kindly as I returned. “Nick, did you kick(踢出) Jackson out of that house?”

“Jackson!” I cried. “Who is he?”

“There is no Jackson,” he said. “Miss Fraser is lonely and she likes company. We always let the new young men deal with Miss Fraser. It gives her deep satisfaction. That’s what we are here for, isn’t it — to satisfy the public?”

1.Why did Sergeant Barstow leave quickly when Miss Fraser came?

A．Because he wanted to let Nick deal with her alone.

B．Because he had to go and catch Jackson at once.

C．Because he was tired of the elderly woman.

D．Because he knew she would tell a lie.

2.Miss Fraser told Nick that _____.

A．her neighbor had often caused her trouble

B．it was her first visit to the police station

C．she was looking for Sergeant Barstow

D．someone had broken into her house

3.Miss Fraser made up the story of Jackson because _____.

A．she liked to play jokes on the policemen

B．she wanted to have someone to talk with

C．she loved to show others her nice coffee

D．she hated Jackson very much

“This one’s for you,” Sergeant (警官) Barstow shouted and left quickly through the back door. I was a little puzzled. I looked out a window of the Ashfordly Police Station and saw an elderly woman come into the building.
“Good morning, Madam,” I said.
“Good morning,” she said pleasantly. “You’re new, aren’t you?”
“Yes, Madam.”
“It’s about that man who’s been annoying me,” she said. “I’ve been here about him before.”
“Could I have your name and address, please?”  
“Miss Fraser. Josephine Fraser. I live at 43 Prince Terrace. Now, can you please do something about Jackson?”
“What’s he done, Miss Fraser?”
“Done? He’s thrown garbage all over my stairs again. He must be stopped.”
“Where does he live?”
“Next door, Number 41,” she said.  
“I’ll go and see later and warn him off, Miss Fraser.”
“I would be most grateful.” With that she left.
Half an hour later, I reached Prince Terrace. NO. 41 was in a bad state of repair. I knocked. No reply. I entered. The place was deserted. I wondered if the Jackson was a tramp (流浪者). Anyway, it seemed he had left, possibly because of Miss Fraser’s threatening police action. I decided to visit her.
I knocked on her door and it was opened almost immediately. “Ah!” she said gladly. “You’re just in time for coffee.” I followed her inside. Miss Fraser told me more about her battle with Jackson. But when I asked specific questions, it clearly showed that she had never seen Jackson. Finally, I managed to leave.
Sergeant Barstow smiled kindly as I returned. “Nick, did you kick(踢出) Jackson out of that house?”
“Jackson!” I cried. “Who is he?”
“There is no Jackson,” he said. “Miss Fraser is lonely and she likes company. We always let the new young men deal with Miss Fraser. It gives her deep satisfaction. That’s what we are here for, isn’t it — to satisfy the public?”

1. 1.

   Why did Sergeant Barstow leave quickly when Miss Fraser came?

   1. A.
      Because he wanted to let Nick deal with her alone
   2. B.
      Because he had to go and catch Jackson at once
   3. C.
      Because he was tired of the elderly woman
   4. D.
      Because he knew she would tell a lie
2. 2.

   Miss Fraser told Nick that _____

   1. A.
      her neighbor had often caused her trouble
   2. B.
      it was her first visit to the police station
   3. C.
      she was looking for Sergeant Barstow
   4. D.
      someone had broken into her house
3. 3.

   Miss Fraser made up the story of Jackson because _____

   1. A.
      she liked to play jokes on the policemen
   2. B.
      she wanted to have someone to talk with
   3. C.
      she loved to show others her nice coffee
   4. D.
      she hated Jackson very much

A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was  1  a beautiful day that I drove to go for a look in the country.

       On the way back home, my car  2  .It was out of gas on a lonely road far from a town. I decided to walk  3  I found someone who could  4  some gas.

       I had walked almost a mile  5  I finally found a house near the road. I was glad to see it  6  it was getting dark.

       I knocked at the door and a little old lady   7  long white hair answered. She said,“I’ve been  8  for you for a long time. Come in.  9  is almost ready.”

       “But I only come  10  some gas,”I answered. I couldn’t imagine 11  she was talking about.

       “Oh, Alfred! Gas？You used to like tea.”

       I quickly explained that my car was out of gas,  12  she didn’t seem to hear me. She just  13   calling me Alfred and talking about how long  14  since she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to 15  .As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could.

        16  ,there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my  17  ,he said：“Oh that’s Miss Emily. She lives  18  herself in that big house, She’s out of her mind, but she wouldn’t hurt  19  .She is still waiting for the man she was supposed to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and   20  came back because of the war.”

1．A．so                        B．such                  C．that               D．very

2．A．jumped                 B．stopped             C．moved           D．slid

3．A．until                      B．when                 C．so that      D．because

4．A．fetch                    B．sell                    C．buy               D．send

5．A．before                   B．so                     C．then               D．since

6．A．if                          B．and                   C．because     D．however

7．A．with                     B．of                     C．had                D．wore

8．A．cooking                B．looking              C．calling      D．waiting

9．A．Gas                      B．Coffee               C．Tea         D．Lunch

10．A．for                      B．with                  C．without          D．buy

11．A．when                B．what                   C．why                D．that

12．A．but                         B．though             C．and                 D．so

13．A．suggested               B．kept                 C．stopped        D．enjoyed

14．A．had it been              B．it had been       C．has it been              D．it has been

15．A．stay                        B．leave                C．speak         D．answer

16．A．Finally                    B．Fortunately       C．Exactly       D．Unexpectedly

17．A．incident                  B．surprise           C．experience           D．adventure

18．A．on                          B．for                  C．by                   D．with

19．A．anyone                   B．someone          C．everyone          D．none

20．A．soon                       B．often               C．never         D．seldom