Something roared like thunder. The earth shook a little and we heard the rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire. "Father!" Hassan cried. We sprung to our feet and raced out of the living room.
"Father! What's that sound? Hassan screamed, his hands outstretched toward Ali. Ali wrapped his arms around us. A white light flashed and lit the sky in silver. It flashed again and was followed by rapid sharp sounds of gunfire. "They're hunting ducks." Ali said in a hoarse voice. "They hunt ducks at night, you know." Don't be afraid.
A siren(汽笛) went off in the distance. Somewhere glass broke and someone shouted. I heard people on the street, jolted from sleep and probably still in their pajamas, with ruffled hair and puffy eyes. Hassan was crying. Ali pulled him close, clutched him with tenderness.
We stayed huddled that way until the early hours of the morning. The shootings and explosions had lasted less than an hour, but they had frightened us badly, because none of us had ever heard gunshots in the streets. They were foreign sounds to us then. The generation of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sounds of bombs and gunfire was not yet born. Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise, none of us had any notion that a way of life had ended. The end came when Russian tanks were rolling into the very same streets where Hassan and I played, bringing the death of the Afghanistan I knew and marking the start of a still ongoing era of bloodletting.
Just before sunrise, Baba's car peeled into the driveway. His door slammed shut and his running footsteps pounded the stairs. Then he appeared in the doorway and I saw something on his face. Something I didn't recognize right away because I'd never seen it before: fear. "Amir! Hassan!" He cried as he ran to us, opening his arms wide. "They blocked all the roads and the telephone didn't work. I was so worried!"
We let him wrap us in his arms and, for a brief moment, I was glad about whatever had happened that night.
小題1:Who is the author of the passage?
A．HassanB．AliC．BabaD．Amir
小題2:By saying “they are hunting ducks”, Ali ___________.
A．told the children the truth
B．tried to calm the children
C．played a joke on the children
D．cheered the children up
小題3:We can infer from the passage that__________.
A．there were thunderstorms that night
B．Afghan children were used to the war
C．that night was the end of people’s peaceful life
D．people on the street shouted and broke the windows
小題4: From the last sentence of the passage, we know_________.
A．the author was glad to see his father come home safe
B．there was a chance that a world in peace was to come
C．what happened that night seemed nothing to the author
D．Baba’s arms gave the author temporary comfort and joy

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：文章介紹一個(gè)阿富汗家庭的孩子聽到街上傳來的槍聲的反應(yīng)，預(yù)示阿富汗人的寧?kù)o的生活從此被打破了。
小題1:推理題：從第二段的句子："Father! What's that sound? Hassan screamed, his hands outstretched toward Ali. 可知這個(gè)故事不是Hassan和Ali寫的，從倒數(shù)第二段的句子： Something I didn't recognize right away because I'd never seen it before: fear. "Amir! Hassan!" He cried as he ran to us,可知是Amir寫的，選 D
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第四段的句子："They're hunting ducks." Ali said in a hoarse voice. "They hunt ducks at night, you know." Don't be afraid.可知Ali這樣說是想安慰孩子。選B
小題3:推理題：從第四段的句子：The generation of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sounds of bombs and gunfire was not yet born. Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise, none of us had any notion that a way of life had ended.可知阿富汗人的寧?kù)o的生活從此被打破了，選 C
小題4:推理題：從最后一段的句子：We let him wrap us in his arms and, for a brief moment, I was glad about whatever had happened that night.可以推知爸爸的臂膀給了作者暫時(shí)的快樂和安慰。選D
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“You looked really great on those hats, ”a middle-aged man        there waiting to be helped…and said to me.
“Oh, thank you.” I        answered and increased my pace. I was in no mood to have a        with a stranger. I stopped by a sale rack and looked through colorful shirts.
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Before I could do or say anything, he continued with what he wanted to say. “I’m sorry to         you, but those hats looked really nice on you. You see, I don’t         anybody to buy a Valentine’s gift for this year, so I got you one of the hats. I         you don’t mind.” he said while handing me a plastic bag and disappeared immediately.
“Thank you!” I finally breathed out ,feeling quite surprised. Who would imagine that a        would walk up to you and give you a present?
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A．retireB．speakC．defeatD．graduate
小題2:
A．searchingB．searching forC．lookingD．looking for
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)nnouncedB．suggestedC．realizedD．declared
小題4:
A．hatB．glassC．shirtD．bag
小題5:
A．proudlyB．suddenlyC．curiouslyD．patiently
小題6:
A．studyB．rewardC．tripD．present
小題7:
A．handed overB．taken overC．given outD．turned out
小題8:
A．boughtB．madeC．keptD．saw
小題9:
A．on businessB．in particularC．a(chǎn)t workD．in danger
小題10:
A．formedB．tiedC．collectedD．torn
小題11:
A．lyingB．stoppingC．standingD．following
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)ngrilyB．politelyC．unhappilyD．sadly
小題13:
A．bargainB．tradeC．cooperationD．conversation
小題14:
A．continuedB．interestedC．a(chǎn)ttractedD．interrupted
小題15:
A．tiredB．shyC．surprisedD．sorry
小題16:
A．botherB．satisfyC．meetD．fit
小題17:
A．catchB．a(chǎn)skC．haveD．a(chǎn)dvise
小題18:
A．thinkB．considerC．findD．hope
小題19:
A．loverB．patientC．teacherD．stranger
小題20:
A．in timeB．on timeC．a(chǎn)t timesD．over time

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