It must have been around nine o'clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark． As I came near to the gates I turned off the head lights of the car so as to prevent the beam from swinging (摆动) through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me． But I needn't have done so． I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway—unless he had fallen asleep while reading． I put the car away and went up the steps．

Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack's room． He was in bed awake, but he didn't even turn towards me．

“What's up, Jack﹖” I asked．

“For God's sake, don't make a noise,” he said．

The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself serious injury．

“Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said．

I thought that he must be ill and that I had better give way to him to keep him happy． “There is a snake here,” he explained． “It's asleep between the sheets． I was lying on my back reading when I saw it．I knew that moving was out of the question． I could not have moved even I'd wanted to．” I realized that he was serious． “I was depending on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on． “It has not bitten me yet but I dare not do anything to upset it． It might wake up． I'm sick of this,” he said．“I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago．”

There was no time to argue or apologize for being late．I looked at him as encouraging as I could and went to telephone the doctor．

When he got home, Neville found that ＿＿＿＿＿．

    A．Jack had fallen asleep while reading     B．Jack had been reading for some time

    C．Jack's light was not turned off          D．Jack was ready to answer the doctor

The underlined phrase in Paragraph 6 means ＿＿＿＿＿．

    A．impossible     B．no problem       C．no doubt     D．without difficulty

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage﹖

    A．Neville and Jack lived in the same house．

    B．Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill．

    C．Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke．

    D．Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for being late．

The reason why Neville thought that Jack must be ill is that Jack ＿＿＿＿．

    A．asked Neville to take off his shoes

    B．made a gesture to show the presence of the snake

    C．was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets

    D．behaved strangely as if he were badly hurt

According to the passage, Neville should have been home at ＿＿＿＿．

    A．7 p．m．     B．8 p．m．     C．9 p．m．    D．6 p．m．

It must have been around nine o’clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark． As I came near to the gates I turned off the head lights of the car so as to prevent the beam from swinging (摆动) through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me． But I needn’t have done so． I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway—unless he had fallen asleep while reading． I put the car away and went up the steps．
Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack’s room． He was in bed awake, but he didn’t even turn towards me．
“What’s up, Jack﹖” I asked．
“For God’s sake, don’t make a noise,” he said．
The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself serious injury．
“Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said．
I thought that he must be ill and that I had better give way to him to keep him happy． “There is a snake here,” he explained． “It’s asleep between the sheets． I was lying on my back reading when I saw it．I knew that moving was out of the question． I could not have moved even I’d wanted to．” I realized that he was serious． “I was depending on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on． “It has not bitten me yet but I dare not do anything to upset it． It might wake up． I’m sick of this,” he said．“I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago．”
There was no time to argue or apologize for being late．I looked at him as encouraging as I could and went to telephone the doctor．
【小题1】When he got home, Neville found that ＿＿＿＿＿．

It must have been around nine o'clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark． As I came near to the gates I turned off the head lights of the car so as to prevent the beam from swinging (摆动) through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me． But I needn't have done so． I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway—unless he had fallen asleep while reading． I put the car away and went up the steps．

Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack's room． He was in bed awake, but he didn't even turn towards me．

“What's up, Jack﹖” I asked．

“For God's sake, don't make a noise,” he said．

The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself serious injury．

“Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said．

I thought that he must be ill and that I had better give way to him to keep him happy． “There is a snake here,” he explained． “It's asleep between the sheets． I was lying on my back reading when I saw it．I knew that moving was out of the question． I could not have moved even I'd wanted to．” I realized that he was serious． “I was depending on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on． “It has not bitten me yet but I dare not do anything to upset it． It might wake up． I'm sick of this,” he said．“I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago．”

There was no time to argue or apologize for being late．I looked at him as encouraging as I could and went to telephone the doctor．

1.When he got home, Neville found that ＿＿＿＿＿．

    A．Jack had fallen asleep while reading     B．Jack had been reading for some time

    C．Jack's light was not turned off          D．Jack was ready to answer the doctor

2.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 6 means ＿＿＿＿＿．

    A．impossible     B．no problem       C．no doubt     D．without difficulty

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage﹖

    A．Neville and Jack lived in the same house．

    B．Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill．

    C．Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke．

    D．Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for being late．

4.The reason why Neville thought that Jack must be ill is that Jack ＿＿＿＿．

    A．asked Neville to take off his shoes

    B．made a gesture to show the presence of the snake

    C．was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets

    D．behaved strangely as if he were badly hurt

5.According to the passage, Neville should have been home at ＿＿＿＿．

    A．7 p．m．     B．8 p．m．     C．9 p．m．    D．6 p．m．

It must have been around nine o’clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark． As I came near to the gates I turned off the head lights of the car so as to prevent the beam from swinging (摆动) through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me． But I needn’t have done so． I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway—unless he had fallen asleep while reading． I put the car away and went up the steps．
Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack’s room． He was in bed awake, but he didn’t even turn towards me．
“What’s up, Jack﹖” I asked．
“For God’s sake, don’t make a noise,” he said．
The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself serious injury．
“Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said．
I thought that he must be ill and that I had better give way to him to keep him happy． “There is a snake here,” he explained． “It’s asleep between the sheets． I was lying on my back reading when I saw it．I knew that moving was out of the question． I could not have moved even I’d wanted to．” I realized that he was serious． “I was depending on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on． “It has not bitten me yet but I dare not do anything to upset it． It might wake up． I’m sick of this,” he said．“I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago．”
There was no time to argue or apologize for being late．I looked at him as encouraging as I could and went to telephone the doctor．

1. 1.

   When he got home, Neville found that ＿＿＿＿＿．

   1. A.
      Jack had fallen asleep while reading
   2. B.
      Jack had been reading for some time
   3. C.
      Jack’s light was not turned off
   4. D.
      Jack was ready to answer the doctor
2. 2.

   The underlined phrase in Paragraph 6 means ＿＿＿＿＿．

   1. A.
      impossible
   2. B.
      no problem
   3. C.
      no doubt
   4. D.
      without difficulty
3. 3.

   Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage﹖

   1. A.
      Neville and Jack lived in the same house．
   2. B.
      Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill．
   3. C.
      Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke．
   4. D.
      Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for being late．
4. 4.

   The reason why Neville thought that Jack must be ill is that Jack ＿＿＿＿．

   1. A.
      asked Neville to take off his shoes
   2. B.
      made a gesture to show the presence of the snake
   3. C.
      was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets
   4. D.
      behaved strangely as if he were badly hurt
5. 5.

   According to the passage, Neville should have been home at ＿＿＿＿．

   1. A.
      7 p．m．
   2. B.
      8 p．m．
   3. C.
      9 p．m．
   4. D.
      6 p．m．

It must have been around nine o’clock when I  1   back home from work because it was already dark. As I approached the gate I turned   2   the headlamps of the car   3   prevent the beam from swinging in through the window and   4   Jack, who shared the house with me. But I needn’t have bothered．I noticed that his light was still   5   , so he was awake anyway   6   he’d fallen asleep while reading. I put the car away and went up the steps. Then I opened the door   7   and went to Jack’ s room. He was in bed   8   but he didn’t even turn towards me.

    “What’s up, Jack?” I said.

    “For god’s sake don’t make a noise,” he said.

    The way he spoke reminded me of someone   9   who is afraid to talk in case he should do himself a serious injury.

    “Take your shoes off, Nellille,” Jack said.

    I thought he   10   ill and that I had better humor him to keep him happy. “There’s a snake here,” he explained．“It’s asleep between the sheets. I was lying  11   my back reading when I saw it. I knew that moving was out of   12   I couldn’t have moved   13   I’d wanted to. ” I realized that he was serious. “I was relying on you to   14   a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on. “It hasn’t   15   me yet but I   16   do anything to upset it. It might wake up. I’m   17   of this,” he said．“I   18   you’d be home an hour ago.”

　　 There was no time to   19   for being late. I looked at him as   20   as I could and went out to telephone the doctor.

1. A．drove

B．walked

C．moved

D．stepped

2. A．on

B．up

C．off

D．down

3. A．so that

B．so as to

C．in order not to

D．in order that

4. A．waking

B．to wake

C．interrupt

D．to bother

5. A．in

B．off

C．out

D．on

6. A．if

B．unless

C．when

D．otherwise

7. A．loudly

B．quickly

C．quietly

D．anxiously

8. A．awake

B．asleep

C．reading

D．crying

9. A．with pain

B．in pain

C．with joy

D．of sorrow

10. A．must be

B．can’t be

C．would be

D．had been

11. A．in

B．on

C．beside

D．below

12. A．question

B．questions

C．a question

D．the question

13. A．if

B．even if

C．because

D．so that

14. A．call

B．see

C．ask

D．send for

15. A．interrupted

B．moved

C．bitten

D．bothered

16. A．must

B．needn’t

C．daren’t

D．wanted to

17. A．short

B．fond

C．ill

D．sick

18. A．think

B．made it certain

C．am sure

D．took it for granted

19. A．apologize

B．excuse

C．talk

D．discuss

20. A．bravely

B．encouragingly

C．hopelessly

D．helpfully