阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-15各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一　　 个最佳答案。

    Of all the men who ever liked fresh air, no one like it more than James Wilson. He took long walks in the fresh air. He ran long distances in the fresh air.

　　     He played football and other games in the fresh air.

　　    He liked to climb mountains and breathe the fresh air at the top. He used to sit 1 and watch the great waves in the fresh air. He always slept with his windows 　　 2 . He had an open car with no roof, and he drove it madly through the fresh air.

　　     If Wilson entered a room where the windows were shut, he immediately opened them. He did this 3 snow was falling outside. If　　 someone else shut the windows again, he walked out of the room in a　　 manner which showed his opinions without any doubt. When he travelled by sea, he could 4 in a place on board (在船上) where the wild wind was blowing through his hair.

　　    One winter Wilson went to Finland (芬兰) on business. Good hotels in Finland 5 during the cold winter, and this winter was even colder than usual. When Wilson reached his room in the hotel, he found that the windows were closed tokeep the icy air out. He did his best to open one, but 　　 6 . It was absolutely (绝对) impossible to open it　　 because the manager had very wisely arranged that. Wilson undressed and got into bed. He was a very angry man.　　 　　

　　     The bedroom was on 12. Two or three pictures on the walls showed　　 views of some beautiful parts of Finland. There was no noise at all. The bed was really excellent, but Wilson could not sleep. He could not forget the 7 window. No fresh air! It was terrible to think of! He got 8 and tried once moreto open the window, but it was useless, and he sadly got back into bed.　　 　　

　　     At about one o'clock in the morning he was still awake (醒着) worrying about 9 in the bed room. He had turned over bed two hundred and thirty-six times. He was very hot. As he turned over for the twohundred and thirty-seventh time; one arm came out of the bedclothes and 10. His hand touched the floor. It alsotouched something on the floor. This thing was 11.An idea came into his worried mind. Angry men 12 and the shoe was in his hand in less than a second. Where was the window? He could see something that looked like glass over there. He threw the shoe through the darkness with all the force of his strong right hand.

　　     The shoe flew straight through the air and 13. A terrible sound of breaking glass 14 the bed room, but to Wilson's sad heart it seemed like the sound of sweet and beautiful music."Now I have some freshair in the room." he thought, "Now I 15".　　 Five minutes later he was peacefully asleep. He did not move formany hours.　　

1. A. by sea    B. by the sea   C. at sea    D. on the sea

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2. A. wide open    B. widely open　　

   C. open wide    D. open widely

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3. A. except for    B. even if when　　

   C. even when　　 D. besides when

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4. A. find    B. be found    C. found    D. finding

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5. A. are heated    B. is heated    C. are cooled    D. is cooled

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6. A. failed in    B. failed to　　 C. failed    D. failed not

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7. A. closed    B. closing　　 C. being close    D. to be closed

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8. A. out of bed    B. out of the bed　　 C. in bed    D. in the bed

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9. A. window    B. the window    C. air    D. the air

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10. A. hanged down under the bed

    B. hung down beside the bed

    C. hanged down near the bed

    D. hung it down below the bed

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11. A. the cap    B. a glass   C. the stone    D. a shoe

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12. A. think quickly    B. act quickly　　 C. quick act    D. quick think

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13. A. touched the glass on the middle

B. stroke the glass towards the middle

C. hit the glass in the middle

D. beat the glass against the middle

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14. A. filled with    B. filledC. full of    D. full

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15. A. don't need die    B. needn't die　　

   C. needn't to die　　 D. need to die

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Something roared like thunder. The earth shook a little and we heard the rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire. ‘‘Father!” Hassan cried. We sprung to our feet and raced out of the living room.

“Father! What’s that sound?” Hassan screamed, his hands outstretched toward Ali. Ali wrapped his arms around us. A white light flashed and lit the sky in silver. It flashed again and was followed by rapid sharp sounds of gunfire.

“They’re hunting ducks, ” Ali said in a hoarse voice. “They hunt ducks at night, you know. Don't be afraid.”

A siren(汽笛）went off in the distance. Somewhere glass broke and someone shouted. I heard people on the street, woken up from sleep. Hassan was crying. Ali pulled him close and held him with tenderness.

We stayed huddled (蜷缩）that way until the early hours of the morning. The shootings and explosions had lasted less than an hour, but they had frightened us badly, because none of us had ever heard gunshots in the streets. They were foreign sounds to us then. The generations of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sounds of the bombs and gunfire were not yet born. Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise, none of us had any idea that a way of life had ended. The end came when Russian tanks were rolling into the very same streets where Hassan and I played, bringing the death of the Afghanistan I knew and marking the start of a still ongoing era of bloodletting.

         Just before the sunrise, Baba’s car pulled into the driveway. His door slammed shut and his running footsteps pounded the stairs. Then he appeared in the doorway and I saw something on his face. Something I didn’t recognize right away because I’d never seen it before: fear. “Amir! Hassan!” He cried as he ran to us, opening his arms wide. “They blocked all the roads and the telephone didn’t work. I was so worried!”

We let him wrap us in his arms and, for a brief moment, I was glad about whatever had happened that night.

1.Who is the author of this passage?

A. Amir.                                 B. Ali.                                     C. Baba.                                 D. Hassan.

2.By saying “They’re hunting ducks”, Ali _______.

A. told the children the truth                                          B. played a joke on the children

C. tried to calm the children                                       D. cheered the children up

3.We can infer from the passage that  _______.

A. there were thunderstorms that night                               

B. Afghan children were used to the war

C. people on the street shouted and broke the windows

D. that night was the end of people's peaceful life    

4.From the last sentence of the passage, we know _______.

A. Baba's arms gave the author temporary comfort and joy

B. there was a chance that a world in peace was to come

C. what happened that night seemed nothing to the author

D. the author was glad to see his father come home safe

Something roared like thunder. The earth shook a little and we heard the rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire. "Father!" Hassan cried. We sprung to our feet and raced out of the living room.

"Father! What's that sound? Hassan screamed, his hands outstretched toward Ali. Ali wrapped his arms around us. A white light flashed and lit the sky in silver. It flashed again and was followed by rapid sharp sounds of gunfire. "They're hunting ducks." Ali said in a hoarse voice. "They hunt ducks at night, you know." Don't be afraid.

A siren(汽笛) went off in the distance. Somewhere glass broke and someone shouted. I heard people on the street, jolted from sleep and probably still in their pajamas, with ruffled hair and puffy eyes. Hassan was crying. Ali pulled him close, clutched him with tenderness.

We stayed huddled that way until the early hours of the morning. The shootings and explosions had lasted less than an hour, but they had frightened us badly, because none of us had ever heard gunshots in the streets. They were foreign sounds to us then. The generation of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sounds of bombs and gunfire was not yet born. Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise, none of us had any notion that a way of life had ended. The end came when Russian tanks were rolling into the very same streets where Hassan and I played, bringing the death of the Afghanistan I knew and marking the start of a still ongoing era of bloodletting.

Just before sunrise, Baba's car peeled into the driveway. His door slammed shut and his running footsteps pounded the stairs. Then he appeared in the doorway and I saw something on his face. Something I didn't recognize right away because I'd never seen it before: fear. "Amir! Hassan!" He cried as he ran to us, opening his arms wide. "They blocked all the roads and the telephone didn't work. I was so worried!"

We let him wrap us in his arms and, for a brief moment, I was glad about whatever had happened that night.

1.Who is the author of the passage?

A. Hassan         B. Ali         C. Baba          D. Amir

2.By saying “they are hunting ducks”, Ali ___________.

A. told the children the truth

B. tried to calm the children

C. played a joke on the children

D. cheered the children up

3.We can infer from the passage that__________.

A. there were thunderstorms that night

B. Afghan children were used to the war

C. that night was the end of people’s peaceful life

D. people on the street shouted and broke the windows

4. From the last sentence of the passage, we know_________.

A. the author was glad to see his father come home safe

B. there was a chance that a world in peace was to come

C. what happened that night seemed nothing to the author

D. Baba’s arms gave the author temporary comfort and joy

Something roared like thunder. The earth shook a little and we heard the rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire. "Father!" Hassan cried. We sprung to our feet and raced out of the living room.

"Father! What's that sound? Hassan screamed, his hands outstretched toward Ali. Ali wrapped his arms around us. A white light flashed and lit the sky in silver. It flashed again and was followed by rapid sharp sounds of gunfire. "They're hunting ducks." Ali said in a hoarse voice. "They hunt ducks at night, you know." Don't be afraid.

A siren(汽笛) went off in the distance. Somewhere glass broke and someone shouted. I heard people on the street, jolted from sleep and probably still in their pajamas, with ruffled hair and puffy eyes. Hassan was crying. Ali pulled him close, clutched him with tenderness.

We stayed huddled that way until the early hours of the morning. The shootings and explosions had lasted less than an hour, but they had frightened us badly, because none of us had ever heard gunshots in the streets. They were foreign sounds to us then. The generation of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sounds of bombs and gunfire was not yet born. Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise, none of us had any notion that a way of life had ended. The end came when Russian tanks were rolling into the very same streets where Hassan and I played, bringing the death of the Afghanistan I knew and marking the start of a still ongoing era of bloodletting.

Just before sunrise, Baba's car peeled into the driveway. His door slammed shut and his running footsteps pounded the stairs. Then he appeared in the doorway and I saw something on his face. Something I didn't recognize right away because I'd never seen it before: fear. "Amir! Hassan!" He cried as he ran to us, opening his arms wide. "They blocked all the roads and the telephone didn't work. I was so worried!"

We let him wrap us in his arms and, for a brief moment, I was glad about whatever had happened that night.

56. Who is the author of the passage?

A. Hassan         B. Ali         C. Baba          D. Amir

57. By saying “they are hunting ducks”, Ali ___________.

A. told the children the truth

B. tried to calm the children

C. played a joke on the children

D. cheered the children up

58. We can infer from the passage that__________.

A. there were thunderstorms that night

B. Afghan children were used to the war

C. that night was the end of people’s peaceful life

D. people on the street shouted and broke the windows

59. From the last sentence of the passage, we know_________.

A. the author was glad to see his father come home safe

B. there was a chance that a world in peace was to come

C. what happened that night seemed nothing to the author

D. Baba’s arms gave the author temporary comfort and joy