One day, Mary asked her mother, “Mum, what do people mean by saying they have a skeleton(骨架）in the closet(衣橱)?” Her mother paused thoughtfully and said, “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be a skeleton in his family’s closet. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”

“Why pick my family?” Mary’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?”  “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now.” Mary cut in before things grew worse.

After dinner, the house was quiet. Mary’s parents were quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Mary’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Mary’s mother sank into a faint(晕倒), waking only when Mary put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.

“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Mary. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Mary looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re crazy,” she thought. 

1.According to Mary’s mother, “a skeleton in a closet” means _______.

A. a family honor                    B. a family wealth

C. a family story                     D. a family secret

2.What can we learn about some Australians’ ancestors from Paragraph 2?

A.They were brought to Australia as prisoners.

B. They were the earliest people living in Australia.

C. They were involved in some crimes in Australia.

D. They were not regarded as criminals in their days.

3.Mary’s mother fell down into a faint because she was_________.

A. knocked           B. terrified     C. injured      D. surprised

4.Why did Mary bring a skeleton home?

A. She was curious about it.           B. She planned to keep it for fun.

C. She needed it for her school task.     D. She intended to scare her parents.

5.Mary’s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because________.

A. They were mentally ill.

B. They were over happy.

C. They understood what had really happened.

D. They both thought they had won the quarrel.

V. 阅读理解(共40分)

第一节,阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。(共20小题,  每小题2分, 共40分)

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    Mr．and Mrs．White had two sons and three daughters．One Sunday，Mrs. White said to her husband，“The children don’t have any lessons today，and you’re free too．There’s a new funfair(游乐场)in the park．Let’s all go there to play.

     Her husband said，“1 want to finish some work today. “oh, forget it．Go there and make our children happy．That’s the most important work” Mrs. White said.

    So Mr. and Mrs. White took their children to the funfair．Mr. White was forty-five years old.

but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another，and ate lost of sweets. One of the children said to her mother，“Dad is just like a small child，isn’t he, Mom?” Mrs. White didn’t want to follow her husband around any more at that time and answered， He is even worse than a small child，Mary，because he might spend more money than a small child.

46. There were ________ children in the White family??

A. two    B. three    C. four     D. five

47．One Sunday，Mr．and Mrs. White wanted to go to _______ with their children.

    A．school   B. work    C. a funfair   D. a shop

48．Mr．White liked the place so much that he_______.

  A．bought lots of sweets         B. followed his wife all the time

  C．hurried from one thing to another     D. asked a lot of questions

49．From the story we know Mrs．White________ when Mary asked her the question.

  A．was still excited to play      B. was a little angry with  Mr. White

  C．looked for Mr．White everywhere    C. are a lot of sweets

50．Of all he family members,_________ enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.

A．Mr．White    B．Mrs．White   C. Mary    D. the boys

Mr. and Mrs. White had two sons and three daughters．One Sunday，Mrs. White said to her husband，“The children don’t have any lessons today，and you’re free too．There’s a new funfair(游乐场)in the park．Let’s all go there to play. ”

　　 Her husband said，“I want to finish some work today. ” “Oh, forget it．Go there and make our children happy．That’s the most important work.” Mrs. White said.

　　 So Mr. and Mrs. White took their children to the funfair．Mr. White was forty-five years old, but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another，and ate lots of sweets. One of the children said to her mother，“Dad is just like a small child，isn’t he, Mom?” Mrs. White didn’t want to follow her husband around any more at that time and answered，“He is even worse than a small child，Mary，because he might spend more money than a small child.”

56. There were ________ children in the White family.

A. two　　　 B. three　 C. four　　 D. five

57．One Sunday，Mr. and Mrs. White wanted to go to _______ with their children.

A．school　 B. work　 C. a funfair　 D. a shop

58．Mr. White liked the place so much that he_______.

A．bought lots of sweets　　　　　　　　　　 B. followed his wife all the time

C．hurried from one thing to another　　 D. asked a lot of questions

59．From the story we know Mrs. White________ when Mary asked her the question.

A．was still excited to play　　　　　　　　　 B. was a little angry with Mr. White

C．looked for Mr. White everywhere　 D. ate a lot of sweets

60．Of all he family members,_________ enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.

A．Mr. White　　 B．Mrs. White　　 C. Mary　　 D. the boys