According to Andrew, it never would have happened if he had not had a flat tire on Highway 10 last night at about 7:30. He was on his way to attend a three-day sales meeting when he had the flat. tyre. Unfortunately, he did not have a spare, so he pushed the car off the road, locked it up, and managed to thumb a ride back to Pine Grove. It was after eleven o'clock when he finally got home, and it was then that his real problems started.
When Andrew left home at about 5:30, he had told his wife not to expect him back until Thursday or Friday. Knowing that his wife was nervous about staying in the house alone at night, Andrew took the precaution of checking all the windows in the house to be sure they were locked, so that he could report to his wife that the house was secure. He convinced his wife that the house was burglar-proof, and that she would be perfectly safe, providing she bolted （闩上）the front door as soon as he drove away.
Andrew's only thought as he made his way in the dark to his front door was how surprised his wife was going to be to see him, since he was not supposed to be back until Thursday or Friday. He had forgotten about the bolt on the front door. When he turned his key in the lock and the door wouldn't budge, he remembered the bolt. And he remembered that he had carefully locked all of the windows.
Although Andrew didn't know it at the time, a next-door neighbor had seen him approaching the house and had watched him go up the steps to the front door. In the dark, it was impossible for the neighbor to recognize Andrew, and, besides, the neighbor knew that Andrew had gone out-of-town for a three-day meeting. As a matter of fact, Andrew had asked the neighbor to keep an eye on the house while he was gone.
Finding that he couldn't get in, Andrew began pounding（砰砰地敲） on the front door to get his wife to open the door. According to Andrew, however, his wife is a very sound sleeper, and he knew it was going to be hard to wake her up. In the meantime, because of all the noise he had been making, the neighbor was convinced that somebody was trying to break into the house; so she called the police.
When we talked to Andrew at the country jail this morning, he said that he still didn't understand how the police managed to circle the house without his seeing them. He stated that he had decided the only way to get in was to break one of the dining room windows, and that he was about, to hurl his briefcase into the window to break it when two of the officers grabbed him from behind.
Andrew could not make the officers believe that he lived there; so they took him off to jail. Apparently, he did succeed in convincing them that they ought to wake up the woman in the house to check his story. But there was no answer when they knocked at the door. He tried to explain to them that his wife was a very sound sleeper, but they concluded there was nobody in the house.
【小题1】As Andrew had a flat tyre on the way, he          .

A．had to take another car to attend the meeting

B．rode on a bike to attend the meating

C．asked for a lift to go back home

D．borrowed a car to go back home

【小题2】When Andrew was approaching the house        .

A．he was sure he would pleasently surprise his wife

B．he was deep in thought

C．he was sure that his neighbor would help him

D．he was worried about how to wake his wife up

【小题3】The  underlined word “budge” in Paragraph 3 probably means           .

A．move slightly

B．lock tightly

C．knock lightly

D．close tightly

【小题4】Why did the police officers take Andrew off to jail?

A．It was too late for them to contact Andrew’s wife.

B．Andrew did not explain clearly why he broke into the house.

C．They thought it unnecessary to check Andrew’s story.

D．they concluded that Andrew’s story was a complete invention.

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the  ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too  for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of .One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there  between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She  her head and continued to sew the quilt.

  I was very worried because I thought I had  her. I was  and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words: “Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen , but it’s really there. Love is.” I listened carefully but I  her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly  seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father  on the country road．

  “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

  “Susan, don’t  me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”  his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

  Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and . But from this experience, I understand that love is just  in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

A. keep fit		B. rise early		C. collect money		D. earn money
A. romantic		B. magic		C. fantastic		D. attractive
A. simple		B. luxurious		C. relaxing		D. easy
A. question		B. control		C. reach		D. the question
A. feeling		B. quarrel		C. love		D. smile
A. bowed		B. shook		C. nodded		D. raised
A. harmed		B. injured		C. wounded		D. hurt
A. in great surprise C. in a great embarrassment				B. with deep depression D. at extreme sorrow
A. appears		B. comes about		C. happens	D. occurs
A. warm and soft		B. strong and durable		C. thin and cool	D. hot and hard
A. somewhere and sometime C. anywhere or anytime				B. more or less D. here and there
A. outside	B. inside			C. faraway	D. nearby
A.couldn’t understand C. wouldn’t recognize				B. might know D. could believe
A. threw up			B. got stuck	C. got sick	D. became disabled
A. much surprised			B.quite healthy	C. fairly red	D. very pale
A. jump high			B. walk slowly	C. run fast	D. go hurriedly
A. think about			B. talk with	C. laugh at	D. worry about
A. Saying			B. Seeing	C. Reading	D. Writing
A. fresh r oses			B. gold ring	C. sweet kisses	D. beautiful jewelry
A. a needle			B. a thread	C. the cloth	D. the cotton

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，共30分）

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to   36   in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me．They don’t act in the   37   ways that I read in books or I see on TV．In their opinion, “I love you” is too   38   for them to say．Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of   39  ．One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I sat down beside her．“Mom, I have a question to ask you．Is there   40   between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice．She didn’t answer immediately．She   41   her head and continued to sew the quilt．

    I was very worried because I thought I had   42   her．I was   43   and I didn’t know what I should do．But at last I heard my mother say the following words: “Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it   44  , but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt   45  ．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen   46  , but it’s really there．Love is   47  ．” I listened carefully but I   48   her until the next spring．At that time, my father suddenly   49   seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．When they returned from the hospital, they both looked   50  ．It seemed both of them had had a serious illness．After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father   51   on the country road．

   “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day．

   “Susan, don’t   52   me．” he said gently．“To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom．”  53   his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply．

    Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and   54  ．But from this experience, I understand that love is just   55   in the quilt of our life．Love is inside, making life strong and warm．

36．A．keep fit         B．rise early     C．collect money   D．earn money

37．A．romantic        B．magic       C．fantastic    D．attractive

38．A．simple      B．luxurious  C．relaxing    D．easy

39．A．question   B．control     C．reach D．the question

40．A．feeling     B．quarrel     C．love D．smile

41．A．bowed      B．shook       C．nodded     D．raised

42．A．harmed     B．injured     C．wounded   D．hurt

43．A．in great surprise             B．with deep depression

       C．in a great embarrassment D．at extreme sorrow

44．A．appears     B．comes about     C．happens    D．occurs

45．A．warm and soft         B．strong and durable

       C．thin and cool           D．hot and hard

46．A．somewhere and sometime       B．more or less

       C．anywhere or anytime       D．here and there

47．A．outside     B．inside       C．faraway    D．nearby

48．A．couldn’t understand B．might know

       C．wouldn’t recognize        D．could believe 

49．A．threw up       B．got stuck   C．got sick    D．became disabled

50．A．much surprised B．quite healthy    C．fairly red  D．very pale 

51．A．jump high      B．walk slowly     C．run fast     D．go hurriedly

52．A．think about     B．talk with   C．laugh at    D．worry about

53．A．Saying     B．Seeing   C．Reading         D．Writing

54．A．fresh roses      B．gold ring      C．sweet kisses      D．beautiful jewelry

55．A．a needle    B．a thread    C．the cloth   D．the cotton

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，共30分）

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to   36   in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me．They don’t act in the   37   ways that I read in books or I see on TV．In their opinion, “I love you” is too   38   for them to say．Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of   39  ．One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I sat down beside her．“Mom, I have a question to ask you．Is there   40   between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice．She didn’t answer immediately．She   41   her head and continued to sew the quilt．

    I was very worried because I thought I had   42   her．I was   43   and I didn’t know what I should do．But at last I heard my mother say the following words: “Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it   44  , but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt   45  ．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen   46  , but it’s really there．Love is   47  ．” I listened carefully but I   48   her until the next spring．At that time, my father suddenly   49   seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．When they returned from the hospital, they both looked   50  ．It seemed both of them had had a serious illness．After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father   51   on the country road．

   “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day．

   “Susan, don’t   52   me．” he said gently．“To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom．”  53   his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply．

    Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and   54  ．But from this experience, I understand that love is just   55   in the quilt of our life．Love is inside, making life strong and warm．

36．A．keep fit         B．rise early     C．collect money   D．earn money

37．A．romantic        B．magic       C．fantastic        D．attractive

38．A．simple             B．luxurious    C．relaxing        D．easy

39．A．question          B．control       C．reach         D．the question

40．A．feeling            B．quarrel       C．love         D．smile

41．A．bowed             B．shook      C．nodded         D．raised

42．A．harmed            B．injured       C．wounded       D．hurt

43．A．in great surprise                   B．with deep depression

       C．in a great embarrassment          D．at extreme sorrow

44．A．appears           B．comes about C．happens      D．occurs

45．A．warm and soft                      B．strong and durable

       C．thin and cool                        D．hot and hard

46．A．somewhere and sometime            B．more or less

       C．anywhere or anytime                D．here and there

47．A．outside              B．inside         C．faraway            D．nearby

48．A．couldn’t understand B．might know  C．wouldn’t recognize        D．could believe 

49．A．threw up            B．got stuck     C．got sick            D．became disabled

50．A．much surprised      B．quite healthy  C．fairly red          D．very pale 

51．A．jump high           B．walk slowly    C．run fast             D．go hurriedly

52．A．think about          B．talk with     C．laugh at            D．worry about

53．A．Saying              B．Seeing         C．Reading                 D．Writing

54．A．fresh roses         B．gold ring     C．sweet kisses          D．beautiful jewelry

55．A．a needle             B．a thread      C．the cloth           D．the cotton

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to  26  in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the  27  ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too  28  for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of   29  .

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there  30  between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She  31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.

I was very worried because I thought I had  32  her. I was  33  and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:

“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it  34  , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt   35  . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen     36  , but it’s really there. Love is  37 .”

I listened carefully but I  38  her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly  39  seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked  40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father   41  on the country road．

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan, don’t  42  me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”  43  his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and  44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just  45  in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

1.A. keep fit	B. rise early	C. earn money	D. collect money
2.A. magic	B. romantic	C. fantastic	D. attractive
3.A. simple	B. easy	C. relaxing	D. luxurious(奢侈)
4.A. the question	B. question	C. reach	D. control
5. A. feeling	B. love	C. quarrel	D. smile
6.A. raised	B. shook	C. lifted	D. bowed
7.A. hurt	B. injured	C. wounded	D. harmed
8. A. in great surprise	B. in a great embarrassment
C. with delight	D. in great astonishment
9.A. happens	B. comes about	C. appears	D. occurs
10.A. warm and soft	B. hot and hard
C. thin and cool	D. strong and durable (耐用的)
11. A. somewhere and sometime	B. anywhere or anytime
C. more or less	D. everyhere and everywhere
12.A. inside	B. outside	C. faraway	D. nearby
13. A. could believe	B. couldn’t understand
C. wouldn’t recognize	D. might know
14.A. got sick	B. got stuck	C. threw up	D. became disabled
15. A. quite healthy	B. very pale	C. fairly red	D. much surprised
16.A. jump high	B. go hurriedly	C. run fast	D. walk slowly
17.A. think about	B. talk with	C. worry about	D. laugh at
18.A. Reading	B. Listening	C. Speaking	D. Writing
19.A. fresh roses	B. gold ring	C. sweet kisses	D. beautiful jewelry
20.A. a thread	B. a needle	C. the cloth	D. the cotton