1.　　　 D　 　根据文章第一段可以得知，Tina不出门是因为他父亲认为她太小，没有能力在危险的森林中保护自己，因此D是正确答案。

24. Would Nancy’s father be pleased with her present? Why?

答案及解析：

A篇

23. What did Nancy buy at last? Why?

22. Guess the meaning of “pipe” according to the text.　

　 A. 剃须刀　　　　　　　 B. 茶壶　　　　　　　 C. 烟斗　　　　　　 D. 餐具

21. The underlined word “the idea”(Paragraph 2) refers to ___________________________.

20. What festival would come soon?

19. Why did people outside cheer loudly?

E

　 As she walked around the biggest mall, Nancy realized how difficult it was to choose a Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy to please as her mother. Her mother was only interested in perfume(香水).

　 There were many people in the shopping mall; all of them were busy buying presents, especially the things on discount. Nancy stopped in front of a counter. There were many beautiful ties. “They are real silk,” the assistant told her. “Should I buy him a tie?” Nancy thought. Suddenly, she remembered she had bought a tie for him last year, but he wasn’t pleased at all. She gave up the idea at last.

　 She went on and noticed a small counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-but the prices were very high. Nancy didn’t think for long: his father liked smoking a pipe; she knew this would be a good present for him.

　 Then she got home with her small but well-chosen present in her bag. Her parents were having supper. Her mother was very happy when she saw her daughter, “I can’t wait to tell you the good news, your father has decided to stop smoking.”

18. What actually made the writer fall down near the window?

17. What’s wrong with the writer’s living building?

16. From the text, we can guess the writer’s name must be ________________.