Mrs. Jones was very fond of singing. She had a good voice, except that some of her high notes tended to sound like a gate which someone had forgotten to oil. Mrs. Jones was very conscious(知道的) of this weakness, and took every opportunity she could find to practise these high notes. As she lived in a small house, where she could not practise without disturbing (干扰) the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time, and practised her high notes there. Whenever she heard a car or a person coming along the road, she stopped and waited until she could no longer be heard before she started practising again, because she was a shy person, and because she was sensitive (敏感的) about those high notes.

　　One afternoon, however, a fast, open car came up behind her so silently and so fast that she did not hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most difficult notes at the time, and as the car passed her, she saw an anxious expression suddenly come over its driver's face. He put his brakes on violently, and as soon as the car stopped, jumped out and began to examine all his tyres carefully.

　　Mrs. Jones did not dare to tell him what the noise he had heard had really been, so he got back into his car and drove off as puzzled as he had been when he stopped.

1．What was Mrs. Jones very fond of?

2．What kind of voice did she have?

3．What did she do about her weakness?

4．Why did she not practise at home?

5．What did she usually do to practise?

6．Whenever she heard a car or a person coming along the road, what did she do?

7．Why did she do that?

8．What happened to her one afternoon?

9．What was she singing at the time?

10．What did Mrs. Jones not dare to tell the driver?

I was woken up by a strange sound. I saw something moving by my window. I was terrified and ran downstairs. I found my mom in the kitchen, getting my brother ready for school.

"Mum, did you hear anything? I, uh. I thought I saw an alien."

"Are you all right? Just a dream ! "Mum answered.

Then I went back to my room. As I walked to the window, I cried, I saw a little alien, no more than three feet tall, with big and black eyes. It tried to run between my legs and escape through the window. Although I was scared, for some reason, I squeezed (挤) my legs together in time to catch it. It took out something and hurt me. I felt a terrible sense of nothingness and fainted (晕倒). Then I woke up.

At first, I could hardly move. I wasn't sure whether it was a dream or not. I pulled myself out of the bed and walked downstairs. I saw my mum in the kitchen. She was really getting my brother ready for school, wearing her pink clothes. Then I realized it was just a dream because in my dream she was wearing her work clothes.

From then on, I always dreamt about aliens and all the dreams felt so real. At that time, I really thought maybe I had some kind of relationship with aliens. About two months later, I stopped having such dreams. Later I realized that l used to have those dreams because I always read books or watched TV programs about aliens before I fell asleep!

1.What did the writer first do when he saw the alien?

A．He was too scared to move.

B．He knew it was a dream and wasn't afraid.

C．He was so scared that he fainted.

D．He thought against the alien.

2.The writer found that it was just a dream _____.

A．as soon as he woke up

B．before he went downstairs

C．when he saw his mother

D．when he was hurt by the alien

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The writer had the dream at night.

B．The writer's mother's work clothes might not be pink.

C．The writer's mother was worried about his dream.

D．When the writer had the dream, his family were sleeping.

4.Why did the writer use to have dreams about aliens?

A．He had some kind of relationship with aliens.

B．He was terribly ill.

C．He often did something about aliens before going to bed.

D．The dreams were all about the writer's real experiences.

根据句子中所给的单词首字母或中文提示，填写正确的单词。
【小题1】Li Ming invited me to  d        coffee yesterday evening.
【小题2】If you study hard, your  d         will come true.
【小题3】The house is too expensive. I can’t  a         it.
【小题4】I can’t  r          what she looked like because I only saw her once.
【小题5】The boy is very  h          because he hasn’t eaten anything for a day.
【小题6】You can borrow some books from the library, but you must            (归还) them on time.
【小题7】He likes playing football, and his sister likes playing the             (钢琴).
【小题8】She is an             (诚实的) woman. People in this town all believe her.
【小题9】Don’t worry about your son. He can look after            (他自己).
【小题10】My brother sent an             (电子邮件) to his pen pal in America last night.

I was woken up by a strange sound. I saw something moving by my window. I was terrified and ran downstairs. I found my mom in the kitchen, getting my brother ready for school.
"Mum, did you hear anything? I, uh. I thought I saw an alien."
"Are you all right? Just a dream ! "Mum answered.
Then I went back to my room. As I walked to the window, I cried, I saw a little alien, no more than three feet tall, with big and black eyes. It tried to run between my legs and escape through the window. Although I was scared, for some reason, I squeezed (挤) my legs together in time to catch it. It took out something and hurt me. I felt a terrible sense of nothingness and fainted (晕倒). Then I woke up.
At first, I could hardly move. I wasn't sure whether it was a dream or not. I pulled myself out of the bed and walked downstairs. I saw my mum in the kitchen. She was really getting my brother ready for school, wearing her pink clothes. Then I realized it was just a dream because in my dream she was wearing her work clothes.
From then on, I always dreamt about aliens and all the dreams felt so real. At that time, I really thought maybe I had some kind of relationship with aliens. About two months later, I stopped having such dreams. Later I realized that l used to have those dreams because I always read books or watched TV programs about aliens before I fell asleep!
【小题1】What did the writer first do when he saw the alien?

根据句子中所给的单词首字母或中文提示，填写正确的单词。

1.Li Ming invited me to  d        coffee yesterday evening.

2.If you study hard, your  d         will come true.

3.The house is too expensive. I can’t  a         it.

4.I can’t  r          what she looked like because I only saw her once.

5.The boy is very  h          because he hasn’t eaten anything for a day.

6.You can borrow some books from the library, but you must            (归还) them on time.

7.He likes playing football, and his sister likes playing the             (钢琴).

8.She is an             (诚实的) woman. People in this town all believe her.

9.Don’t worry about your son. He can look after            (他自己).

10.My brother sent an             (电子邮件) to his pen pal in America last night.