My husband, Micheal, and I were at a restaurant with his boss, a rather stern(嚴(yán)厲的) elderly man. When Micheal began a story I was sure he had told before, I gave him a kick under the table. There was no response, so I gave him another kick. Still the story went on. Suddenly he stopped and said with a smile, “Oh, but I’ve told you this one before, haven’t I ?” We all chuckled and changed the subject.
Later, on the dance floor, I asked my husband why it had taken him so long to get my message. “What do you mean?” he replied. “I cut off the story as soon as you kicked me.”
“But I kicked you twice, and it still took you a while to stop!”
Suddenly we realized what had happened and returned to our table. The boss smiled and said, “Don’t worry. After the second one I thought it wasn’t for me, so I passed it along!”
小題1:The writer kicked her husband because __________.
A．she didn’t like him
B．she didn’t like stories
C．he was telling a story he had told before
D．the story he told was not interesting
小題2:What can be inferred from the text?
A．Micheal was kicked three times.
B．Micheal kicked the boss.
C．The boss was kicked twice
D．The boss kicked the author.
小題3:They all chuckled because __________.
A．they kicked each other
B．they changed the subject in the end
C．they were all satisfied with the dinner
D．they all thought each of them had done something interesting
小題4:It took Micheal so long to stop his story because __________.
A．he wanted to finish the whole story
B．he got a kick only after a long while
C．he didn’t understand at once why he was kicked
D．the two kicks given were not heavy enough

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
文章介紹了一個(gè)有趣的小故事。
小題1:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2行Micheal began a story I was sure he had told before,可知C正確。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)2,3行, I gave him a kick under the table. There was no response, so I gave him another kick.我踢了他兩次。
小題3:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章可知我丈夫講了一個(gè)舊故事，被踢了以后，他知道這個(gè)故事已經(jīng)講過了，而我和老板都知道這是一個(gè)舊故事。所以要做一些更有意思的事情了。故D正確。
小題4:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知我踢了老板兩次，踢了第二次以后老板知道我是想踢我的丈夫，所以他就踢了我的丈夫。這里有一個(gè)過程，再根據(jù)第一段Still the story went on.故B正確。
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The atmosphere  50  her．After all she had been through，this is what she  51 ．“ It’s getting late，”she thought，“I must go home，my parents will be  52 where I am．”She wondered how her parents would react，when she got home after the three days she was 53 .
The sun had set by now and it was getting  54 ．She tried to imagine having her favorite 55 on until she saw her front door It seemed different.   56  had taken care of the outside garden for days．She was  57 : her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…It all seemed  58 ．She couldn't understand what was going on．
She entered the  59 ．First，she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n)  60 written by her father．It said：“Dear Ellen，there is some coffee ready, I went  61 ．”Ellen was her mother but—where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her  62 room．She went in．Then she saw her mother, lying on the bed sleeping．Her  63 looked so tired，as if she hadn’t  64 for days．She was really pale．Jenny just fell asleep beside her．When Jennifer woke up she found something  65 ．She was in her cosy bed in her nightclothes．
It felt so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice．“Are you feeling better  now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared．”
小題1:
A．risingB．settingC．shining D．smiling
小題2:
A．shapeB．shadowC．size D．color
小題3:
A．quicklyB．partlyC．softly D．probably
小題4:
A．wavesB．boatsC．trees D．sands
小題5:
A．relaxedB．puzzledC．disappointed D．interrupted
小題6:
A．understoodB．consideredC．needed D．regretted
小題7:
A．discussingB．findingC．a(chǎn)sking D．wondering
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)liveB．a(chǎn)sleepC．missingD．hardworking
小題9:
A．sunnyB．warmC．cold D．cloudy
小題10:
A．glassesB．hatC．skirt D．jacket
小題11:
A．SomebodyB．NobodyC．Mother D．Father
小題12:
A．shockedB．scaredC．exhausted D．comforted
小題13:
A．beautifiedB．rearrangedC．deserted D．destroyed
小題14:
A．gardenB．bedroomC．yard D．house
小題15:
A．bookB．noteC．a(chǎn)rticle D．poste
小題16:
A．1ookingB．workingC．fishing D．sightseeing
小題17:
A．ownB．parents’C．sister’s D．brother’s
小題18:
A．gestureB．bodyC．face D．eyes
小題19:
A．studiedB．sleptC．exercised D．moved
小題20:
A．differentB．newC．precious D．dangerous

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