A.isn't it
B.doesn't it
C.wasn't it
D.hasn't it
A.decrease dramaticlly
B.increase dramaticaly
C.remain steady
you would rather not have anyone else know about.For example if in the past someone in Dad's family
had been arrested for stealing a horse it would be 'a skeleton in his family's closet'.He really wouldn't
want any neighbor to know about it.”
“Why pick on my family?” Jessica's father said with anger.“Your family history isn't so good you
know.Wasn't your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes? ”“Yes but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as
prisoners.” “Gosh sorry I asked.I think I understand now ”Jessica cut in before things grew worse.
After dinner the house was very quiet.Jessica's parents were still angry each other.Her mother was
ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband who hid behind newspaper pretending
to read.When she finished she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica's
closet.Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt a bony arm stuck out from the dark
depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor.Jessica's mother sank into a faint (晕倒) waking
only when Jessica's put a cold wet cloth on her forehead.She looked up to see the worried faces of her
husband and daughter.
“What happened? Where am I? ”she asked.“You just destroyed the school's skeleton Mum”
explained Jessica.“I brought it home to help me with my health project.I meant to tell you but it seemed
that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica
looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly.“They're both crazy” she thought.
1.According to Jessica's mother“a skeleton in the closet”means ______.
A.a family honor
B.a family secret
C.a family story
D.a family treasure
2.What can we learn about some Australians' ancestors from Paragraph 2?()
A.They were brought to Australia as prisoners
B.They were the earliest people living in Australia
C.They were involved in some crimes in Australia
D.They were not regarded as criminals in their days
3.Jessica's mother fell down into a faint because she was _____.
A.knocked
B.frightened
C.injured
D.surprised
4.Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?
A.She was curious about it
B.She planned to keep it for fun
C.She needed it for her school task
D.She intended to scare her parents
5.Jessica's parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because_______.
A.they were crazy
B.they were overexcited
C.they realized their misunderstanding
D.they both thought they had won the quarrel
some reason said: “I wish all of the white students to stand for a moment.” I rose with the others.The teacher looked at me and, calling my name, said: “You sit down for the present, and rise with the others.” I did not quite understand her.She repeated: “You sit down now, and rise with the others.” I sat down puzzled.I saw and heard nothing.When the other were asked to rise, I did not know it.When school was dismissed, I went out unconsciously.A few of the white boys laughed at me, saying: “Oh, you’re a nigger, too.”
I hurried on as fast as I could to where my looking-glass hung on the wall in my own little room.For an instant I was afraid to look, but when I did, I looked long and earnestly.I was accustomed t o hearing remarks about my beauty, but now, for the first time, I became conscious of it and recognized it.I noticed the ivory(象牙)whiteness of my skin, the beauty of my mouth, the size and the liquid darkness of my eyes.I ran downstairs and rushed to wh ere my mother was sitting.I buried my head in her lap and cried out: “Mother, tell me, am I a nigger?” I could not see her face, but I felt her hands on my head.I looked up into her face.There were tears in her eyes and I could see that she was sufferin g for me.And then it was that.
I looked at her critically for the first time.I had thought of her in a childish way only as the most beautiful woman in the world; now I looked at her searching for defects(缺点).I could see that her skin was almost brown,and that she did differ in some way from the other ladies who came to the house; yet, even so I could see that she was more beautiful than any of them.She must have felt that I was examining her, for she hid her face in my hair and said with difficulty:“No, my darling, you are not a nigger.” She went on: “If anyone calls you a nigger, don’t notice them.”
But the more she talked, the less was I reassured, and I stopped her by asking:“Well, mother, am I white? Are you white?” She answered tremblingly(颤抖的): “No, I am not white, but your father is one of the greatest men in the country.The best blood of the South is in you.” This suddenly opened up in my heart a fresh fear, and I almost fiercely demanded: “Who is my father? Where is he?” She stroked my hair and said: “I’ll tell you about him some day.” I sobbed(抽泣): “I want to know now.” She answered: “No, not now.”
1.We can infer from the passage that “a nigger ”means().
A.a white person
B.a black person
C.anyone that is not white
D.anyone that i s not black
2.When the teacher asked him to sit down and rise with the others ,the author was confused because().
A.he never considered himself a non-white person
B.he thought the teacher didn’t recognize him
C.he thought he should be considered
D.he thought it rude for the teacher to call his name
3.It was on that day that he began to realize that().
A.he was a nigger
B.he was different from others because of his beauty
C.his color was like that of his mother
D.he differed from oth er white people even with his beauty
4.From the passage we can learn that().
A.the boy’s father left them for some reasons
B.the boy’s mother didn’t want to mention his father at all
C.the boy never met his father before
D.the boy’s mother hated his father
5.This passage generally tells us a story of ().
A.a boy who suddenly realized that he was a colored person
B.a boy who had been looked down upon because he had no father
C.the miserable life of colored people
D.the life of a one-parent family
1.A.worked
B.played
C.written
D.bought
2.A.afraid
B.popular
C.expensive
D.surprised
3.A.still
B.hardly
C.often
D.sometimes
4.A.lessons
B.friends
C.exams
D.business
5.A.doctor
B.teacher
C.driver
D.visitor
6.A.interested
B.interesting
C.uninterested
D.uninteresting
7.A.games
B.businesses
C.friends
D.subjects
8.A.money
B.help
C.grades
D.results
9.A.goes on
B.finds out
C.stops
D.hurries
10.A.food
B.sleep
C.fruit
D.pleasure
Ann's parents were out of town for the weekend when something wrong in the room caused the fire to start in the middle of the night. The girl was (1) up by the family dog,Danny,who was barking loudly in the back garden. Ann smelled something burning. She (2) up and at once ran through the smoke-filled house to wake her old brother,Frank.
When Frank would not wake up,Ann got some help from the dog. Frank's unconscious body was far(3)heavy for the little girl to move alone,but the clever girl brought the dog inside and (4) the dog's leash to Frank's left ankle. She then held her brother's right ankle,and together the girl and the dog (5) Frank to safety. The 10-year-old girl,Ann,saved her big brother from death.
1.A.too
B.got
C.waken
D.pulled
E.tied
2.A.too
B.got
C.waken
D.pulled
E.tied
3.A.too
B.got
C.waken
D.pulled
E.tied
4.A.too
B.got
C.waken
D.pulled
E.tied
5.A.too
B.got
C.waken
D.pulled
E.tied
A.Oh, I’m awfully sorry, Professor Thyme, but I really will try to be on time.
B.Oh, dear! I’m sorry, Professor Thyme.
C.Ok, I’m sure to come earlier next time.
D.Please excuse me this time. I won’t be late next time.
A.were filled with
B.were full with
C.were filled of
D.were looked as
54. A.sold
B.ordered
C.bought
D.borrowed
55. A.handed
B.put
C.paid
D.borrowed
56. A.milk
B.sugar
C.vegetable
D.book
57. A.friendly
B.kind
C.open
D.strange
58. A.worried about
B.fond of
C.interested in
D.proud of
59. A.some money
B.taxes
C.a visit
D.great attention
60. A.difficult
B.good
C.bad
D.simple
61. A.excite
B.worry
C.interest
D.pay
62. A.need
B.future
C.trouble
D.fact
63. A.famous
B.ordinary
C.sick
D.honest
64. A.In fact
B.For example
C.At once
D.Long, long ago
65. A.among people
B.in passengers
C.in a queue
D.between two
66. A.to
B.in
C.on
D.at
67. A.moment
B.duty
C.turn
D.time
68. A.had remembered
B.had forgotten
C.thought of
D.lost
69. A.telephone number
B.name
C.address
D.age
70. A.turned to
B.looked at
C.listened to
D.passed on
71. A.even worse
B.more worried
C.much better
D.more excited
72. A.check-up
B.talk
C.medicine
D.time
73. A.me
B.your wife
C.patient
D.scientist