After supper, Mr. Hunt came out．The sun was setting down in the west and it was a little cool outside．Few people would stay at home There were a lot of people near the river．He was walking along the bank while some friends greeted him．An hour later, he felt tired and sat down on a chair near the end of the bridge．

    Suddenly, the old man heard a violent（激烈的）quarrel at the other end．He stood up and saw several people were there．As a policeman，he thought it was his duty to find out what was happening to them．He went there and noticed four women quarrelling with each other．He tried to prevent them from doing it，but nobody listened to him．He thought for a while and had an idea．

    “Let’s hear the oldest speak first!”

    Hearing this，all of them stopped and left in a hurry, with red faces．

1．Few people would stay at home because __________．

A．it was hot in the houses

B．they enjoyed doing some exercises

C．they hoped to talk with their friends

D．the scenery outside was nice

2．Mr. Hunt came out to __________．

A．greet to his friends                                      B．hear the women quarrel

C．walk along the bank                                   D．find a chair to sit on

3．Mr. Hunt thought __________，so he went to the other end of the bridge．

A．the women would listen to him

B．he should prevent them from quarrelling

C．the women would say something interesting

D．he should take the women to the police station

4．Each woman was afraid to __________，so they hurried off．

A．be beaten by the policeman                          B．be thought as the oldest

C．go home too late                                        D．see the old policeman

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的选项中选出一个最佳选项。
Tick, tick, tick! Good morning, Jim! It’s 6:30 now. It’s time   1   up. Do you know me? I’m your new friend. My name is Clock. Look   2  me. I have no feet,  3  I can walk with my hands. I have no mouth, but I   4  speak to you. Now please listen to   5 . Today is Monday. You have many things to do. Classes  6 at 8:00. You have four classes in the morning and two classes in the afternoon. After 3:40 you have a basketball match   7  Class Two. You come   8  at 5:40. You have supper at 6:00. You   9  CCTV news at 7:00. And you go to bed at 9:30. Now please get up quickly and have your breakfast or（否则）you will be   10 .

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后面的括号内选出可以填入短文空格处的词。 

One day, if your father gets older and older, will you dislike his more words and his unhealth? Here is a   1  letter to his son. Let’s read it and see what’s moving you.

Dear son,

When I grow old one day, please be good with me and try to   2   me. If I get dirty when eating or if I can not dress, help me. Remember the hours I spend  3   it to you. If I speak to you, I say some things again and   4   , please listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you the same story again and again until you went to   5   , When my tired legs do not let me walk, give   6   your hand. I did the same when you started walking.

Some day you will find I may make many mistakes, but I always want the best   7  for you. When I   8   near to you, you should be next to me, try to understand me and help me   9   I did when you started living. Help me walk to the   10   of my life with love and patience. I’ll pay you by a smile and love.

I love you, son…

Your father,

John

A．come               B．again               C．end                 D．father’s           E．as

F．understand              G．me                  H．sleep               I．teaching            J．things