78、(1分)

　　 I’m a Chinese student studying in Canada. I have been a boarder(寄宿生) with the Carsons for more than a year and a half.

　　 The Carsons live in their own house, which has four bedrooms including the one in the basement(底层) which I live in. Judy does all the work in the house and Andrew is responsible for the work in the garden. When they go out in they evening, they often ask me to look after their children.

　　 Judy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris, lived in another city. Judy was their only child and naturally they doted on(溺爱) Judy’s children. They often sent the children presents.

　　 Last April Mr. Morris died. Now that Mrs. Morris was quite alone, I expected that Judy would want her to come and live with them. One day, Margaret told me grandma was coming to live with them and her daddy and mummy would want my room back. The news didn’t surprise me and the next day I went to Judy and asked her about it. I said I couldn’t think of living in their basement room any longer if it was needed for Mrs. Morris. Judy seemed surprised at first. Then she told me there was no deed for me to move, for they hadn’t yet come to any decision about her mother coming to live with them. “Naturally I’m worried about my mother. She has been in poor health.” She smiled sadly and added. “To be honest, Andrew and my mother have never got on well. We’ll wait a bit and see what happens. Perhaps Moter will be all right living herself, of perhaps they will both change their minds.”

　　 That was six months ago. During this time I’ve heard that Mrs. Morris has had two illnesses and that her health has got worse. A nursing home was mentioned once but Mrs. Morris refused to go there. So up to now she’s still living alone and I’m still living in the basement room.

5. According to the passage, the underlined word screamed in the third paragraph

　 probably means ____.

　 A. gave a sharp cry because of fear.　　　　　　　　 B. shouted out for help.

　 C. made some loud noise.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cried out in pain.

4. When did the attack take place?

　 A. Early in the morning　　　　　 B. At noon

　 C. Late in the afternoon　　　　　 D. At five before dark

3. The reason why the tiger attacked the man was　　 .

　 A. it was hungry　　　　　　　　　 B. it was angry

　 C. it was frightened by the man　　　 D. not mentioned in the passage

2. What was the victim’s professional job?

　 A. A hunter.　　　　 B. A teacher.　　　　 C. A farmer.　　　　　　 D. A manager.

1. How many people saw the tiger before it was driven off?

　 A One person.　　　 B. Two persons.　　　 C. Three persons.　 　　　D. Four persons.

77、(1分)

　　 One day last November, Tom Baker stopped out of his house into the morning light and headed across the rice fields toward the bank of the Rapti River. Tom, a 32-year-old school teacher in the farming village of Madanpur, was going for his morning bath.

　　 As he approached(走近) the river, the head of a tiger(老虎) suddenly appeared over the edge of the river bank. Before he could turn to run, the tiger was upon him. It jumped on his shoulder and threw him to the ground, its huge jaws attacked his head in a killing bite.

　　 Peter Smith was also on his way to the river and saw the attack. He screamed. The tiger lifted its head and roared(吼叫) at him. Peter ran.

　　 From the window of his house John Brown heard the tiger roar and ran out to see it attacking a man. He screamed, too, and all the villagers ran out shouting as the tiger dropped its victim(牺牲品) and ran off. When the villagers reached the river bank, Tom was already dead.

　 For the villagers, the horror of the incident intensified(加剧) by the tales of man-eating tigers that has once run around in the countryside, killing hundreds.

5. Blondin’s nationality was　　 .

　 A. American　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Canadian

　 C. Englishman　　　　　　　　 　　　　D. not mentioned in the passage

4. Blondin stopped six times during the crossing　　 .

　 A. in order to help Colcord

　 B. in order to get his strength back

　 C. because Colcord clung to his leg and the rope

　 D. because Colcord was heavier than him

3. Mr. Colcord agreed to act with Blondin because he　　 .

　 A. was brave

　 B. was Blondin’s true friend

　 C. did not want to disappoint the 300,000 people　　　

　 D. was Blondin’s manager