19．Mrs．Squirrel and I Negotiated Terms
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﹩250and 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．
59．What did the author think of the squirrel at first？A
A．Troublesome． B．Dangerous． C．Interesting． D．Clever．
60．Why didn't the author ask the wildlife control people to come again？B
A．She worried about the safety of the squirrel．
B．She thought the company charged too much．
C．She decided to drive away the squirrel herself．
D．She doubted the ability of the wildlife control people．
61．What can we learn from the passage？C
A．Getting rid of the squirrel needs patience．
B．The squirrel has destroyed the author's house．
C．The author has developed affection for the squirrel．
D．The author singed an agreement with Mrs．Squirrel．
62．The author has written the passage in a （an）D way．
A．persuasiveB．seriousC．informativeD．amusing．
分析 本文主要讲述了我同松鼠夫人之间发生的一些事，开始时我觉得它很麻烦，因此每天拿扫帚赶它，但是第二天它又会回来，后来我请野生动物专家来帮忙但是仍然没有效果，最后我同松鼠夫人达成了和平的条款，各自回到自己的家，虽然我仍希望它会离开，但是我会等到它生下小松鼠．
解答 59．A 细节理解题，由第一段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．可知开始时我每天都赶松鼠，觉得它十分麻烦，故选A．
60．B 细节理解题，根据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．可知我觉得他们收费太多了，因此不让他们继续来帮忙，故选B．
61．C 理解推断题，由最后一段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．可知作者对松鼠夫人的感情提升了，故选C．
62．D 理解概括题，通读全文之后发现作者用有趣的方式写出了这篇文章，故选D．
点评 做阅读理解时要快速的浏览全文，把握文章主旨大意，带着问题回到原文，寻找细节或概括相应的答案，最后要理清作者写作思路．
