A man decided to take off early from work and go drinking. He stayed there until the bar closed at three in the morning, and he was drunk at that time. After leaving the bar, he returned home on foot. When he entered his house, he didn't want to wake his wife, so he took off his shoes and started tiptoeing(用脚尖走) up the stairs. Halfway up the stairs, he fell down. That wouldn't have been so bad, but he had some empty bottles in his back pockets, and they broke. The broken glass hurt his back terribly. He was so drunk that he didn't know he was hurt. A few minutes later, when he was taking off his clothes, he noticed the blood, so he looked himself over in the mirror. He found his back was hurt terribly. He repaired the damage as best as he could and then he went to bed. The next morning his head was hurting, his back was hurting, and he was trying to think up a good story when his wife came into the bedroom. He told his wife his story. “Well, you really tied one on last night,” she said, “and where did you go?” “I worked late,” he said, “and I stopped for a cup of beer.” “A cup of beer? That’s a joke,” she replied, “and you were drunk last night. Where did you go?” “What makes you so sure I got drunk last night?” “Well,” she replied, “my first big clue(线索) was when I got up this morning, I found many Band-Aids(创可贴) on the mirror.”

54. The man didn't want to wake his wife because 　　　　　　 .

A. he loved his wife very much　

B. he was afraid that he would be hurt

C. he was afraid his wife would find him drunk　

D. his wife liked him doing so

55. How did the wife find her husband got drunk?

A. She was very clever.　　　　　　 B. She found many Band-Aids on the mirror.

C. She found some broken bottles.　　 D. She knew her husband very well.

56. The underlined phrase “tied one on” may mean “　　　　　　 ”.

A. 摔倒　　　　　 B. 躺在地上　　　　　　　　 C. 受伤　　　　　　　　　 D. 喝醉

57. When did the man find himself hurt?

A. When he took off his clothes to go to bed.

B. When he fell down to the ground.

C. At three o’clock in the morning.

D. When his head and back were hurting.

The Wilsons decided to go overseas for vacation. They had a family meeting to plan the vacation. "First," Mr. Wilson said, "we should decide where we are going."
"I don't agree," Mrs. Wilson said, "I think we should decide when we are going first. We don't want to go to places when they are cold."
Mr. Wilson agreed, so the family's first decision was when to go on vacation. They decided to go in July. "Now we can decide where to go," said Mr. Wilson. "But, Dad," Ben said, "don't you think that where we go depends on(依赖，取决于)how we go? If we plan to fly, we can go a long way. If we plan to drive, we can't go far."
Again, Mr. Wilson agreed, and they discussed this. At last they agreed to travel by plane. And so the planning meeting went on. The next day, one of Mr. Wilson's friends at work asked, "Where are you going for vacation?"
"Well," Mr. Wilson told him, "we are going in summer by plane, but I don't know where we are going!
【小题1】 Why did they have a family meeting?

A

It is very important to be able to control yourself. Losing control may bring things that would never want to see. We can learn something from the following story.

Once a boy often made trouble. His mother gave him many nails （钉子）. She told him to hammer （锤，钉） one in the garden fence （栅栏）, every time he lost his patience （耐心） and fought with someone. The first day he hammered 27 nails. In the following weeks he learned how to control himself better and the number of the nails he hammered became smaller and smaller. He learned it was easier to control himself than to hammer nails.

The day finally came when he didn’t hammer any nails. He went to tell his mother about it. Then his mother told him to pull off a nail from the fence each time he didn’t lose his patience. After some days he told his mother that all the nails had been pulled off. Thus, she took him to the fence and said to him, “You’ve behaved（表现） well, but look at all the holes in the fence. The fence will never be again like it was before. When you fight with someone, you leave wounds（伤口） in him like these. The trouble may be over, but the wounds will always be there.”

So, learn to control yourself before you hammer the nails in the fence. Try not to leave any holes in your past.

（   ） 1. Losing control may bring you ________.

A. good luck         B. trouble             C. nails                   D. a hammer

（   ） 2. The boy used to _______.

A. be polite           B. do wrong         C. be careless          D. be friendly to others

（   ） 3. Why did the mother give her son nails?

A. To put the garden fence right.        B. To put them away.

C. To help him understand something. D. To make him lose patience.

（   ） 4. In what condition （条件） could the boy pull off a nail?

A. He could control himself.              B. He fought with others.

C. He wanted to do so.                      D. His mother asked him to do so.

（   ） 5. The writer wants us to ______.

A. praise the clever mother                B. correct our mistakes

C. learn to control ourselves              D. know hammering nails is useful

B

    A man once had a dream about the Black Forest In Germany. In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could, but they followed him. He reached a place where he saw two roads in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left. Which road should he take? He heard the two men behind him, getting nearer, and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to go to the right, and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. He was received there kindly and given a room, and he was saved from the two men. That was the dream.

    Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and, as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the dream. He remembered the dream and took the road to the right. He soon reached a small hotel, was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had saved him.

（    ） 6. The Black Forest is ______.

         A. a place in Germany                          B. not a real place

         C. invented by the writer                       D. a place in Britain

（    ） 7. When he was walking in the forest, _______ ran after him.

         A. two dogs           B. two tigers           C. two men             D. two women

（    ） 8. At last he came to _______.

         A. a forest              B. another road        C. another dream      D. a small hotel

（    ） 9. It was ______ that saved the man’s life 20 years later.

         A. a voice     B the dream     C. someone else    D. God

（    ） 10. The story tells us that ______.

A. a dream may come true some time later

B. a dream is always a dream

C. people should not believe their dreams

D. people should always believe their dreams

    Two friends．Jack and Henry, were discussing where to spend their weekend．They often went hiking to the mountains or had picnics on the islands．

    “What about having a trip in the forest?”said Jack．”The fruit has been ripe(成熟的)and the fish in the small river are fat．It’s a good place to spend a weekend in autumn．I think．”

   “But I hear there’re some bears there．It’s too dangerous to go there．”

   “Don’t worry，”Jack said bravely(勇敢地)，“I’ll be able to protect you。”

    The next morning Jack and Henry were walking in the forest．The scenery(风景)was really beautiful there．The leaves turned red．all kinds of fruit could be seen everywhere．the birds were  singing happily in the trees and the fish were swimming in the clear water．The two friends had a good time there．

    Suddenly there was a noise nearby．Jack jumped up immediately．He looked around but saw nothing．He didn’t know what happened and looked worried．At that moment a woodcutter(樵夫)appeared on the path(小路)．He ran to the woodcutter and asked，“Excuse me，sir．What roared(咆哮)over there?”

    “Two bears．”

    “Where are they?”

    “About two hundred metres north of here．”

    “Which way is south．then?”

1．The two young men were discussing their holiday on         ．

    A．Tuesday       B．Wednesday          C．Thursday         D．Friday

2．Henry wouldn’t go to the forest because        ．

    A．he was afraid of the bears                  B．he was afraid to lose the way

    C．it was far from their town                    D．he liked to slay at home

3．Jack thought himself        ，so he said he would protect his friend．

    A．strong          B．tall                C．brave              D．able

4．Jack．jumped up           ．

    A．when he saw the woodcutter             B．after he had heard the noise

    C．as soon as he saw the bears          D．after they had their picnic

5．Jack wanted to             ．

    A．catch the bears                          B．protect his friend

    C．leave the dangerous place            D．help the woodcutter