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    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.  
    小题1:According to Mary’s mother, “a skeleton in a closet” means _______.
    A．a family honorB．a family wealth
    C．a family storyD．a family secret
    小题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.
    小题3:Mary’s mother fell down into a faint because she was_________.
    A．knockedB．terrifiedC．injuredD．surprised
    小题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.
    小题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.

    小题1:D
    小题2:A
    小题3:B
    小题4:C
    小题5:C 

    试题分析：文章介绍了和have a skeleton(骨架）in the closet(衣橱)有关的词语的含义，以及讲述玛丽家发生的和skeleton有关的有趣的故事。
    小题1:语义猜测 根据第一段母亲所说的话“it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else to know about”“它是一件你不希望其他人所知道的事情”，选择D
    小题2:细节推断：由第二段”Yes，but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners”，“如今的人们说如果你的祖先不是以囚犯的身份到达澳大利亚的话，那么你就不是一个真正的澳大利亚人。”选择A
    小题3:细节理解 由第三段“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.”“正当她打开门伸进手去挂短裙的时候，一只骨头胳膊从暗处伸出来然后一堆骨头摔倒了地板上。”得出妈妈因该是被吓晕的。选B
    小题4:细节理解 由最后一段“I brought it home to help me with my health project.”“我把它带回家是为了帮我搞定我的健康课题”，project此处有“学校的科研习作项目, 课题”之意判断出C选项。
    小题5:推断题 答案：C 结合全文理解，开头讲述了Jessica的一个提问“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣橱）?”引出了父母之间的争论，之后妈妈被孩子藏在衣橱中的用来完成学校课题的骷髅吓晕过去，最后Jessica解释时说，“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.”即本想告诉妈妈衣橱里的骷髅的情况，可是每当提到骷髅和衣橱的问题后却总会让父母之间有摩擦，然而最后真相大白，Jessica的父母都意识到了这是一个误会，故而狂笑。故而选择C
    点评：本文集中考查了细节题，推理题，题目设置较为合理，在推理的时候，要结合人物的对话进行准确理解，确定考点，准确判断。要求考生仔细阅读这篇文章，耐心审题，结合题目做出准确的定位判断。必要的时候要进行推理，透过句子表面看作者的真正意图。
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    He looked up, smiling. “I’m making you a surprise.’’ I thought it could be just about anything. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us. Today, however, Dad would say no more ，and caught up in the business of our new life ，I eventually forgot about his surprise.
    Until one gloomy day the next March when I glanced out of the window，I saw a dot of blue across the yard. I headed outside for a closer look. They were crocuses (番红花）throughout the front lawn 一 blue, yellow and my favorite pink ，with little faces moving up and down in the cold wind. I remembered the things Dad secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. What could have been more perfectly timely to my needs?
    My father’s crocuses bloomed (开花）each spring for the next five seasons, always bringing the same assurance： Hard times are almost over. Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon.
    Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms and the next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses ，so I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did. He died suddenly one October day. My family were in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith.
    On a spring afternoon four years later, I was driving back when I felt depressed. It was Dad’s birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual — my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived up to his faith. Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. There on the muddy grass with small piles of melting snow ，bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus.
    How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years ago, one that hadn’t bloomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.
    Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day, but it built my faith for a lifetime.
    小题1:According to the first three paragraphs, we learn that ______.
    A． it kept bothering the author not knowing what the surprise was
    B． the author was unpacking when her father was making the surprise
    C． it was not the first time that the author’s father had made a surprise
    D． the author knew what the surprise was because she knew her father
    小题2:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
    A． The author usually felt depressed in the season of winter.
    B． The author’s father planted the crocuses to lift her low spirits.
    C． The author often thought about her father after he died.
    D． The crocuses bloomed each spring before her father died.
    小题3:The author’s father should be best described as ______.
    A． a part-time worker who loved flowers
    B． a kind-hearted man who lived with faith
    C． a full-time gardener with skillful hands
    D． an ordinary man with doubts in his life
    小题4:What can be the best title for the passage?
    A． Crocuses — My Source of FaithB．Crocuses— Father’s Surprise
    C． A Pink Crocus — My MemoryD．Crocuses in Blossom — My Favorite

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    语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
    Little Robert tried to take a big bottle of milk out of the fridge. However, he __小题1:__ (lose) his grasp on the bottle and it fell, spilling (溢出) the milk all over the kitchen floor! Instead of scolding (责备) __小题2:__, his mother said, “You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how you can effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out to the back yard and fill the bottle __小题3:__ water and see if you can discover a way to carry it __小题4:__ (safe).” This little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What __小题5:__ wonderful lesson! The little boy has now become a famous scientist and he remarked that it was at that moment __小题6:__he knew he didn't need to be afraid of __小题7:__ (make) mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something, __小题8:__ is what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't work”, we usually learn something __小题9:__ (value) from it. Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded __小题10:__ him?

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