阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

    For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been   1along the banks of Lake Waco with little   2. Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith 　3that there were still several hours of daylight 　4and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 　5.

Smith drove his pickup（小货车）a couple of miles along the　6road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy 　7area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the 　8of trees formed a leafy　9over the road and it suddenly seemed 　10in the evening.

“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.

Smith smiled, “We’re 　11there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 　12from his face.

“What the hell is that?”

　　He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a  13.

　　For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup 　14to decide whether they had happened to 　15someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 　16walked towards that thing some distance before them.

It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell 　17. Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road 　18he could turn around, then 　19back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he　20they had given up fishing and gone home early.

1.A．playing　　             B．boating　　         C．fishing　　　　  D．walking

2.A．failure　                  B．success　           C．disappointment     D．interest

3.A．quarreled　              B．argued　　          C．reasoned　          D．shouted

4.A．remaining　　         B．staying　　         C．keeping　　        D．leaving

5.A．starting off　　       B．running out　      C．sending away　   D．giving up

6.A．winding 　　          B．widening　          C．leading　　　      D．blocking

7.A．grassed 　　           B．wooded　　　    C．iced　　　　      D．snowed

8.A．trunks　　　           B．shadow　　        C．shade　　　　    D．shape

9.A．hat　　　　            B．umbrella　           C．sheet　　　        D．overcoat

10.A．foggy　　　         B．late　 　             C．early　　            D．rainy

11.A．almost 　　           B．already　　         C．only　　　         D．fairly

12.A．escaped　　         B．lost　 　　　     C．gone　　　         D．missed

13.A．body　　　　       B．trap　 　　　     C．pile　　　　       D．stream

14.A．talking 　　          B．hoping 　　       C．wanting　　        D．trying

15.A．come across　      B．turn out　　        C．bring about　      D．make up

16.A．loudly　　　         B．quietly　　　      C．quickly　　　     D．slowly

17.A．everybody　　       B．somebody　　     C．anybody　　　　D．nobody

18.A．until　　　　        B．before　　　       C．after　　　         D．when

19.A．turned 　　 　     B．ran　　　　　    C．headed　　　      D．walked

20.A．expected　　 　    B．hoped 　　 　    C．wished　　　     D．prayed

 

My House

My mother moved a lot when she was growing up on account of Grandpa being in the army. She hated having to adjust to new schools and make new friends. That’s why I thought she was joking when she put forward the idea of moving. But she was completely serious. “For just the two of us,” my mother said, “an apartment in the city will suit our needs much better.” Personally, I think she’s lost her mind. I guess I can understand why she would want to move, but what about me and what this house means to me?

I suppose if you looked at my house, you might think it was just another country house. But to me it is anything but standard. I moved into this house with my parents ten years ago. I can still remember that first day like it was yesterday. The first thing I noticed was the big front yard. To me it seemed like an ocean of grass—I couldn’t wait to dive in. The backyard was full of gnarled (扭曲的, 粗糙的) and scary trees that talk on windy nights. But I grew to like them and the shadows they cast in my room. My father and I even built a small tree house, where I often go to remember all the wonderful times we had before Father’s death.

This house is special—maybe only to me—but special nevertheless. It’s the little seemingly insignificant things that make this house so special to me: the ice-cold tile floors that make me tremble on midnight snack runs; the smell of my father’s pipe that still exists; the towering bookcases of my mother; the view outside my bedroom window.

This house holds too many memories, memories which would be lost if we gave it up.

1.Why did the author’s mother decide to move?

A. Because she hated the countryside.

B. Because Grandpa was on constant move.

C. Because Dad’s death made her lose her mind.

D. Because she thought a city flat more fit for them.

2. What impressed the author when she first moved into the house?

A. The tree house.  B. The big trees.    C. The cold floors.        D. The green grass.

3. How did the author let us feel that the house was special to her?

A. By arguing whether the house was standard.

B. By explaining why the house suited their needs.

C. By describing the small things related to her house.

D. By comparing the differences between country and city life.

4.My mother moved a lot when she was growing up because of   ________.

   A. Grandpa being in the army.  B.their family’s liking moving

   C. the life’s need             D. Mother’s work

 

My House

My mother moved a lot when she was growing up on account of Grandpa being in the army. She hated having to adjust to new schools and make new friends. That’s why I thought she was joking when she put forward the idea of moving. But she was completely serious. “For just the two of us,” my mother said, “an apartment in the city will suit our needs much better.” Personally, I think she’s lost her mind. I guess I can understand why she would want to move, but what about me and what this house means to me?

I suppose if you looked at my house, you might think it was just another country house. But to me it is anything but standard. I moved into this house with my parents ten years ago. I can still remember that first day like it was yesterday. The first thing I noticed was the big front yard. To me it seemed like an ocean of grass—I couldn’t wait to dive in. The backyard was full of gnarled (扭曲的, 粗糙的) and scary trees that talk on windy nights. But I grew to like them and the shadows they cast in my room. My father and I even built a small tree house, where I often go to remember all the wonderful times we had before Father’s death.

This house is special—maybe only to me—but special nevertheless. It’s the little seemingly insignificant things that make this house so special to me: the ice-cold tile floors that make me tremble on midnight snack runs; the smell of my father’s pipe that still exists; the towering bookcases of my mother; the view outside my bedroom window.

This house holds too many memories, memories which would be lost if we gave it up.

1.Why did the author’s mother decide to move?

A. Because she hated the countryside.

B. Because Grandpa was on constant move.

C. Because Dad’s death made her lose her mind.

D. Because she thought a city flat more fit for them.

2.What impressed the author when she first moved into the house?

A. The tree house.  B. The big trees.    C. The cold floors.        D. The green grass.

3.How did the author let us feel that the house was special to her?

A. By arguing whether the house was standard.

B. By explaining why the house suited their needs.

C. By describing the small things related to her house.

D. By comparing the differences between country and city life.

4. My mother moved a lot when she was growing up because of   ________.

A. Grandpa being in the army.  B.their family’s liking moving

C. the life’s need             D. Mother’s work

 

 

My House

My mother moved a lot when she was growing up on account of Grandpa being in the army. She hated having to adjust to new schools and make new friends. That’s why I thought she was joking when she put forward the idea of moving. But she was completely serious. “For just the two of us,” my mother said, “an apartment in the city will suit our needs much better.” Personally, I think she’s lost her mind. I guess I can understand why she would want to move, but what about me and what this house means to me?

I suppose if you looked at my house, you might think it was just another country house. But to me it is anything but standard. I moved into this house with my parents ten years ago. I can still remember that first day like it was yesterday. The first thing I noticed was the big front yard. To me it seemed like an ocean of grass—I couldn’t wait to dive in. The backyard was full of gnarled (扭曲的, 粗糙的) and scary trees that talk on windy nights. But I grew to like them and the shadows they cast in my room. My father and I even built a small tree house, where I often go to remember all the wonderful times we had before Father’s death.

This house is special—maybe only to me—but special nevertheless. It’s the little seemingly insignificant things that make this house so special to me: the ice-cold tile floors that make me tremble on midnight snack runs; the smell of my father’s pipe that still exists; the towering bookcases of my mother; the view outside my bedroom window.

This house holds too many memories, memories which would be lost if we gave it up.

1. Why did the author’s mother decide to move?

A. Because she hated the countryside.

B. Because Grandpa was on constant move.

C. Because Dad’s death made her lose her mind.

D. Because she thought a city flat more fit for them.

2. What impressed the author when she first moved into the house?

A. The tree house.  B. The big trees.    C. The cold floors.        D. The green grass.

3. How did the author let us feel that the house was special to her?

A. By arguing whether the house was standard.

B. By explaining why the house suited their needs.

C. By describing the small things related to her house.

D. By comparing the differences between country and city life.

4. My mother moved a lot when she was growing up because of   ________.

   A. Grandpa being in the army.  B.their family’s liking moving

   C. the life’s need             D. Mother’s work

 

I was a reporter of an evening paper in London． One day I was asked to write a few articles on    1   in London． It was   2    that all my adventure started．I made a    3  that the best way of collecting    4     was that I would go deep into the realities of life． I used to be an actor, of course． I had   5    all the skills of make-up（化妆） and I could still make good use of them．Having finished all necessary     6   , I placed myself in one of the busiest streets．At home that night I was   7    to find that I had received more than a pound．

Well, you can imagine how   8   it was to settle down to work hard on the newspaper at two pounds a week, when I knew that I could    9    as much as that 10    a single day! I    11   my job as a reporter, though my    12   was hurt． My knowledge of   13   helped me a lot and my clever answers quickly made me almost a public character． All day and every day the money    14   into my cap and I usually received   15    two pounds in a day． In the end, I   16   take a large bright beautiful white   17    in the country and later to    18  ．Nobody had any idea   19   my money really came from． My dear wife only knew that I had   20   in London: that was all．

1． A． playing             B． shopping          C． publishing          D． begging

2． A． then                B． than                C． soon              D． when

3． A． promise             B． conclusion                 C． decision                   D． preparation

4． A． facts               B． news              C． money             D． problems

5． A． played             B． acted             C． learned            D． tried

6． A． equipment            B． conditions         C． experiments        D． preparation

7． A． excited               B． pleased            C． surprised           D． disappointed

8． A． interesting          B． successful        C． easy                      D． hard

9． A． make              B． spend            C． save                     D． care

10．A． on                B． in                C． at                 D． for

11．A． gave in            B． gave off           C． gave up           D． gave out

12．A． heart              B． future             C． feeling             D． pride

13．A．make-up             B． play              C．act                 D． work

14．A． ran                B． came             C． threw             D． poured

15．A． nearly             B． totally             C． at least             D． at most

16．A． was able to         B． could             C． had to             D． must

17．A． land               B． house             C． garden              D． car

18．A． move in            B． sell out            C． marry              D． engage

19．A． where              B． when             C． how               D． what

20．A． office              B． job               C． bank               D． business