2．Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．Stores make good houses for people to live in.

　B．All buildings have at least two stores in them.

　C．The people who built our cities did not plan ahead.

1．At the comer of the pretty street was ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．a house

　B．just land

　C．one store

　D．a barn

5．From the story we may see that ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．the father was so lazy that he hardly did anything

　B．the father was the “centre” of the family

　C．Every girl in the family was afraid to do wrong because they didn't know clearly enough what to do

　D．The father was hated by all his daughters

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It was a pretty street with many nice houses. At the comer, there was no house, just land. Mr. March bought the land . On it he put a building with two stores.

The people on that street did not like the stores. The stores made their street ugly. But there was no law to stop Mr. March.

A man across the street sold his house. The people who bought it did not live there.

They used it to make things to sell.

Before long, other houses were sold. These houses were used as stores, too. Once these houses had cost a lot of money. Now they were not worth as much money. And the pretty street was not pretty any more.

Today, we have a law to keep this from happening. This law is called “Zoning(美国的区域法). ” The zoning law tells people where they can build stores and where they can build houses.

4．What was the father's favourite?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．Reading newspaper.

　B．Having bread buttered on both sides.

　C．Giving instructions.

　D．Being clean and tidy.

3．All the daughters were quite busy in the morning because ______.　　 [　　 ]

　A．their father never helped them

　B．their father always gave different instructions at the same time

　C．each of them had to start and finish her job just on time

　D．they were not clever or quick enough to do their jobs

2．What does “Edith” mean?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．A kind of bread.

　B．One of the writer's sisters.

　C．The writer.

　D．The writer's mother.

1．When the father made the first knock, he meant ______.　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．he had begun to read the morning newspaper

　B．he was made to feel sad by the “Deaths” news

　C．he would start to read the other parts of the paper

　D．his breakfast should begin

4．How many people are there in the story?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．Three.

　B．Tow.

　C．Many.

　D．More than three.

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When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled(支配)by knocks and words.

He used to come downstairs to breakfast.

The morning paper lay beside his plate. He always read the “Deaths” first, and then he knocked once on the table. One of my sisters brought his bread, already buttered(涂黄油) for him. Usually he said nothing, but once I heard him say, “I love you very much, Edith. I would love more if you buttered my bread on both sides. ” He read the paper all through breakfast.

Two knocks on the table meant “I am ready for my tea. ” If a single knock followed that meant, “More bread, please. ”

After breakfast he said, “Boots. ”The paper was spread(展开) for him over the back of an arm-chair. Yesterday's paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him, freshly cleaned. He read standing at the same time putting on his boots. With one boot finished he said, “Bus. ” At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and waited there. Her job was to stop bus when it came. It came early sometimes and it had to wait for my father. “Overcoat, hat. One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat. Now she held it open for him. Another girl came with his hat, nicely brushed. “Handkerchief(手帕), pipe(烟斗). ”They were brought and put, with his tobacco(烟草), into his pocket. He looked out of the window and said either “Walking stick” or “Umbrella”. It was handed to him. Ready now, he was still reading the paper. He didn't put it down until he heard the shout “Bus coming! ” Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls breathed(呼吸)freely.

How lucky a man is to have a wife and five daughters at home!

3．Why did the waiter give them two tickets for a bull-fight?　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．Because Rodgers drew a cow not a bull (公牛).

　B．Because the waiter was foolish.

　C．Because the cow drawn by Rodgers looked like a bull.

　D．Because Rodgers drew a bull, not a cow.

2．The waiter did not understand Rodgers and Simon, ______.　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．because he ran out of the restaurant

　B．because he did not know American English and they did not know Spanish

　C．because they wanted some milk and bread

　D．because they drew a cow on a piece of paper