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I was sitting in the room reading when I heard a loud noise. To defend my home from break-in, I picked up my defense weapon--- a broom and went out. There on the roof of my porch(门廊), I saw a grey fluffy squirrel. I drove her away with the broom, but the next day I heard her again.
I searched squirrels on the net and found because their teeth keep growing, they have to constantly chew on things to shorten their teeth. This was disturbing so I asked my husband to call in some wildlife control people.
On Monday morning two men showed up, with guns in their hands. I pointed uneasily to the hole in my porch roof. They held up their guns. Suddenly I saw in my mind the baby nursery inside. I stopped them and confirmed that they wouldn’t harm her. They hesitated, but finally put down their guns. Then they brought out a bottle of deodorizer(除臭剂)and sprayed it into the squirrel’s home. They told me she would not like the smell and would leave.
There was no sign of Mrs. Squirrel, so they blocked the hole, took my cheque for $250 and left. Shortly after they left, Mrs. Squirrel returned from her shopping trip. She was mad at being driven out and began feverishly clawing at the porch roof. In order to stop the destruction of my home, I drove her away with the broom again.
Each day thereafter, Mrs. Squirrel continued her attack on my possession. I then called the company to report that “SHE’S BAAAAAACK…” The receptionist said that if Mrs. Squirrel had managed to find another way into my porch roof, it would be a new charge. I replied I couldn’t continue contributing my husband’s hard-earned income to their silly wildlife experts and hang up.
I went to the porch and banged on the roof. Mrs. Squirrel came out and glared at me. We negotiated some terms, came to an agreeable arrangement and went back into our respective homes.
All is quiet these days, although large quantities of materials have been removed from my garage wall and my daughter claims that some of her doll-house furniture has disappeared. I still hope that Mrs. Squirrel would leave, but I will wait until it is warmer and hopefully until after the birth of the little ones

  1. 1.

    What did the author think of the squirrel at first?

    1. A.
      Troublesome
    2. B.
      Dangerous
    3. C.
      Interesting
    4. D.
      Clever
  2. 2.

    Why didn’t the author ask the wildlife control people to come again?

    1. A.
      She worried about the safety of the squirrel
    2. B.
      She thought the company charged too much
    3. C.
      She decided to drive away the squirrel herself
    4. D.
      She doubted the ability of the wildlife control people
  3. 3.

    What can we learn from the passage?

    1. A.
      Getting rid of the squirrel needs patience
    2. B.
      The squirrel has destroyed the author’s house
    3. C.
      The author has developed affection for the squirrel
    4. D.
      The author singed an agreement with Mrs. Squirrel
  4. 4.

    The author has written the passage in a (an) ______ way.

    1. A.
      persuasive
    2. B.
      serious
    3. C.
      informative
    4. D.
      amusing
ABCD
试题分析:本文讲述了是一只松鼠妈妈闯入了作者的家里,刚开始作者非常的反感,但是后来发生的事情使作者产生了同情,作者还是希望松鼠能够在这里生下小松鼠后,再离开。
1.细节题。从第一,二自然段及This was disturbing so I asked my husband to call in some wildlife control people. 可知,作者刚开始觉得自己对这只松鼠是觉得很麻烦的,故选A
2.细节题。从文章The receptionist said that if Mrs. Squirrel had managed to find another way into my porch roof, it would be a new charge. I replied I couldn’t continue contributing my husband’s hard-earned income to their silly wildlife experts and hang up. 可知,作者认为这个公司收费太多,故选B
3.细节题。从文章I still hope that Mrs. Squirrel would leave, but I will wait until it is warmer and hopefully until after the birth of the little ones. 可知,作者已经有点喜欢上这只松鼠了,故选C
4.推断题。从文章Squirrel came out and glared at me. We negotiated some terms, came to an agreeable arrangement and went back into our respective homes. 可知,作者写这篇文章主要是通过将松鼠拟人化,和她进行对话,定协议等等很有趣的方式来展开全文,故选D
考点:人生百味类记叙文
点评:文章叙述事情完整,很有人情味。本文主旨细节题较多,给文章降低了文章的难度。对于此类题目要求学生仔细认真的读懂文章,不能走马观花的看,要根据题目中的内容对比文章的上下,综合作答,尤其对于推断题,要准确理会作者的写作情感,事情发展的逻辑关系都需要特别注意。
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    2. B.
      The third full moon in a month with three full moons
    3. C.
      The second full moon in a season with four full moons
    4. D.
      The third full moon in a season with four full moons
  5. 5.

    What would be the best title for the passage ?

    1. A.
      Rare New Year’s Eve Blue Moon to Ring in 2010
    2. B.
      Blue Moon to Take Us Good Fortune
    3. C.
      The Best Time to Observe Blue Moon
    4. D.
      The Reason for Blue Moon’s Appearing

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