One night, Mary heard some big  36_  noise.  “Doh, Doh, …” It  37   for a few minutes.  Mary went out of her bedroom to search everywhere.  Her parents were sleeping and there were no   38  people in the house.  Mary   39 _ to her bedroom.

Mary heard the noise again.  She thought, “Is it a cat?  Mike has a cat.  But cats miaow.  They don’t make such noise.”

“Maybe it’s a bird   40   around and looking for a place to rest.  No!  That doesn’t make any noise.”

Maybe it’s the whisper of my parents.  They _41   be   42   in their room.  But that noise wasn’t a whisper at all.”

Mary went to bed again but she heard the noise again. She was   43_   and fell  44_    her bed. Her legs were   45_   and she could not climb up any more.

1.	A．strongly B．strange C．frightened D．loud

 

2.	A．sounded B．went about C．went on D．went away

 

3.	A．any B．other C．the other D．others

 

4.	A．went B．ran C．returned D．walked

 

5.	A．going B．flying C．jumping D．running

 

6.	A．should B．may not C．must D．mustn’t

 

7.	A．sleep B．talking C．talk D．sleeping

 

8.	A．frightening B．frightened C．amazed D．amazing

 

9.	A．down B．from C．off D．in

 

10.	A．weak B．strong C．sick D．ill

 

　 The doctor in a small town was standing behind his desk, cleaning something．On the desk there are some books．A young man came in and asked quite excitedly： “Doctor, have you anything to stop the hiccups （打嗝） ?” The doctor looked at him with a smile for a moment and suddenly slapped （给……一巴掌）him in the face with the cloth he held in his hand．“What do you mean by that?” The young man shouted angrily．“Why! I only asked you a question．”“That was the cure（治疗） for the hiccups,” the doctor explained．“Are they gone?” “No, it is my wife．My wife has the hiccups and she is out in the car．”

36．What was the doctor doing when the young man came in?

A．He was reading 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．He was talking with others．

C．He was cleaning something．　　　　　　　　　　 D．He was making a phone call．

37．Why did the man go to see the doctor?

A．Because was ill．

B．Because he couldn't stop hiccupping．

C．Because his wife was ill in bed．

D．Because he wanted to help his wife stop hiccupping．

38．Why did the doctor slap the young man?

A．Because the young man was not polite to him．

B．Because the doctor was busy cleaning and didn't want to listen to him．

C．Because the doctor thought it would be great fun to slap the young man．

D．Because he thought the young man had hiccups．

39．How was the young man after the doctor slapped him?

A．He was happy because he stopped hiccupping．

B．He was angry and shouted to the doctor．

C．He went out without saying say a word．

D．He slapped the doctor．

40．What do you think the doctor would do after he heard what the young man said?

A．He would feel funny．

B．He would ask the young man slap him, too．

C．He would say sorry to the young man．

D．He would go and slap the young man's wife in the face．

Today was not a good day. Everything went wrong. First, I sleep late and Mom shout at me to wake up. When I went to the kitchen for breakfast, there was no cereal（粥）. I decided to have some toast（烤面包）instead, but I burned it. I had to eat it anyway because there was no more bread. There was no juice, either. I just had a glass of water.

When I was almost at the bus stop, I realized that I had forgotten my wallet, so I had to go back home and get it. Of course, I missed the bus and had to wait for the next bus.

I was late for school and the teacher told me to stay in the classroom at lunchtime to catch up on（弥补）the schoolwork I had missed.

After lunch, it was the time to give the teacher our homework. I reached into my bag to get it but it wasn’t there. I had left it at home. I was in trouble again.

When I got home, I went straight to my room to catch up on my homework. Mom cooked fish for dinner. She knows I don’t like fish, but she thinks it is good for her son. It was a horrible day. I hope tomorrow will be better.

36. What happened to the writer on this bad day?

　 A. The writer argued with his parents.　　　　　　　　 B. The writer heard some terrible news.

　 C. Many small things went wrong.　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Part of the writer’s house was on fire.

37. When did the writer’s bad day begin?

　 A. In the morning.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. At school.

　 C. At lunchtime.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In the afternoon.

38. What did the writer do after he went home?

　 A. He did some homework.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. He made a telephone call.

　 C. He made fun with his friend.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. He was tired, so he went to bed.

39. When you “burn” something, you ___________________.

　 A. cook it too long　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. eat it too fast

　 C. give it to others　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make it very well

40. According to the passage, we can know _______________.

　 A. the writer fell off from his bike B. the writer went to school

　 C. the writer got up early in the morning D. the writer left his homework at home

Are your parents “helicopters”(直升飞机)? That’s a new term I read about. It means parents who “hover” over(盘旋) their children. They __31 about every little thing in their child’s life: Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Too hot? Too cold? Do you need more books? __32 pens? More anything? More everything?

These　 33　 love their children and want to　 34　 that everything in their life is perfect. Some kids may become upset but　 35　 like being pampered(纵容). The pampered kids like the idea of being waited on hand and foot. They like the idea of not　 36　 to make decisions.

I don’t think this is a good idea. I think it’s important for kids to do things for　 37　 . I think it’s important for kids to make decisions. This 　 38　 them grow up. It helps them to　 39　 an independent(独立的) and responsible(负责任的) person.

　 40　 can you become independent and responsible? It’s easy, just　 41　 with little things. You can make your own meals sometimes for help with the cooking. You can also　 42 　your own bed and clean your room. You can　 43　 your parents that you can be responsible with money.

Your parents are “helicopter”　 44　 they love you. So, tell them that you understand and that they really shouldn’t worry. Tell them they can “　 45　 ” the helicopter because you are a responsible kid.

（　 ）31. A. worry　　　　　　　　　　　 B. change　　　　　　　　　　 C. collect　　　　　　　 D. bring

（　 ）32. A. Many 　　　 　　　　　　 B. Much　　　　　　　 C. More 　　　　　　 D. Most

（　 ）33. A. children　　　 　 　　　 B. parents　　　　　　 C. grandparents　　 D. teachers

（　 ）34. 　A. make up 　　　　　 B. make sure　 　 C. make of　 　　 D. make from

（　 ）35. A. another　　　　　　　　　　 B. the other　　　　　 C. other　　　　　　　　 D. others

（　 ）36. 　A. talking 　　　　 　 B. doing　　　　 　　　 C. giving　 　　　 D. having

（　 ）37. 　A. himself 　　　　　 B. yourselves 　　　　　　 C. themselves 　 D. ourselves

（　 ）38. A. asks　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. decides　　　　　　 C. helps　　　　　　　　 D. stops

（　 ）39. A. become　　　　　　　　　　 B. learn　　　　　　　　 C. believe　　　　　　 D. develop

（　 ）40. A. Why　　 　　　　 　　　 B. When 　　　　　 C. How　　　 　　 D. What

（　 ）41. A. talk　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. start　　　　　　　　 C. dream　　　　　　　 D. finish

（　 ）42. 　A. make　　　 　　　　 B. repair　　　　　　　 C. sweep　　　　　　　 D. move

（　 ）43. 　A. teach　 　 　　　　　　 B. train　 　　　　　 C. plan　 　　　　　 D. show

（　 ）44. 　A. so　　　 　 　　　　　　 B. because 　　　　 C. but　　 　　　　　 D. though

（　 ）45. 　A. land　　　　　 　　　 B. invent　　　　　　　 C. make　　　　 　 D. design