I was sitting in the room reading when I hear...

I was sitting in the room reading when I heard a loud noise. To defend my home from break-in, I picked up my defense weapon--- a broom and went out. There on the roof of my porch（门廊）, I saw a grey fluffy squirrel. I drove her away with the broom, but the next day I heard her again.

I searched squirrels on the net and found because their teeth keep growing, they have to constantly chew on things to shorten their teeth. This was disturbing so I asked my husband to call in some wildlife control people.

On Monday morning two men showed up, with guns in their hands. I pointed uneasily to the hole in my porch roof. They held up their guns. Suddenly I saw in my mind the baby nursery inside. I stopped them and confirmed that they wouldn’t harm her. They hesitated, but finally put down their guns. Then they brought out a bottle of deodorizer（除臭剂）and sprayed it into the squirrel’s home. They told me she would not like the smell and would leave.

There was no sign of Mrs. Squirrel, so they blocked the hole, took my cheque for $250 and left. Shortly after they left, Mrs. Squirrel returned from her shopping trip. She was mad at being driven out and began feverishly clawing at the porch roof. In order to stop the destruction of my home, I drove her away with the broom again.

Each day thereafter, Mrs. Squirrel continued her attack on my possession. I then called the company to report that “SHE’S BAAAAAACK…” The receptionist said that if Mrs. Squirrel had managed to find another way into my porch roof, it would be a new charge. I replied I couldn’t continue contributing my husband’s hard-earned income to their silly wildlife experts and hang up.

I went to the porch and banged on the roof. Mrs. Squirrel came out and glared at me. We negotiated some terms, came to an agreeable arrangement and went back into our respective homes.

All is quiet these days, although large quantities of materials have been removed from my garage wall and my daughter claims that some of her doll-house furniture has disappeared. I still hope that Mrs. Squirrel would leave, but I will wait until it is warmer and hopefully until after the birth of the little ones.

1.What did the author think of the squirrel at first?

A．Troublesome.      B．Dangerous.        C．Interesting.        D．Clever.

2.Why didn’t the author ask the wildlife control people to come again?

A．She worried about the safety of the squirrel.

B．She thought the company charged too much.

C．She decided to drive away the squirrel herself.

D．She doubted the ability of the wildlife control people.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Getting rid of the squirrel needs patience.

B．The squirrel has destroyed the author’s house.

C．The author has developed affection for the squirrel.

D．The author singed an agreement with Mrs. Squirrel.

4.The author has written the passage in a (an) ________ way.

A．persuasive        B．serious           C．informative        D．amusing

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It was Saturday morning. I heard loud noises of moving furniture in the next room. I could almost feel the excitement of John who was soon going to get a room of his own. I remember my own feelings when I was 13. I knew how much he longed for his right to privacy when he was sharing a room with his younger brother, Robot. He said, “Mum, can I please have a room of my own? I could use Jeff’s. He won’t mind.”

It was true that Jeff had graduated from college and flown from the nest. But would he mind? The room was the place where I told him a thousand stories and we had a thousand talks. As close as we were, though, the time came when Jeff needed a door between us. His life was spreading into areas that had less to do with family. I no longer could—or should—know everything about him.

It turned out that getting Jeff’s permission was easy. He said, “Of course, Mum, it would be selfish of me to hold on to it.” Then his voice softened, “Mum, I won’t be living at home again—　 you know that.” Behind his glasses, his eyes were lit with all the love. There were no doors closed here—they had all opened up again.

As John and I were cleaning the room, I fixed my eyes on Jeff’s things around me and could almost touch the little boy I knew was gone forever. I looked at the room and, in my heart, I let it go. To hold on would be, as Jeff said, selfish. Now it was time for John, shouldering through the door, his eyes bright with promise of independence, to disappear behind the door. It was time for letting go to happen again.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. John was eager to get a room of his own.

B. Jeff was moving to live with his brother.

C. Jeff refused to let his brother have his room.

D. Jeff volunteered to give his room to John.

2.The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably means “Jeff_______.”

A. finally flew out of the house

B. would have less to do with his family

C. needed his right to privacy

D. got tired of those familiar stories

3.How did the author feel about his children’s sense of independence?

A. Delighted.　　 B. Confused.

C. Jealous.　　 D. Embarrassed.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. the children did not like to live with adults

B. all her three kids made the author feel depressed

C. none of the members in the family thought the same way

D. the author loved and missed the time together with her kids

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It was Saturday morning. I heard loud noises of moving furniture in the next room. I could almost feel the excitement of John who was soon going to get a room of his own. I remember my own feelings when I was 13. I knew how much he longed for his right to privacy (私人空间) when he was sharing a room with his younger brother, Robot. He said, “Mum, Can I please have a room of my own? I could use Jeff’s. He won’t mind.”

It was true that Jeff had graduated from college and flown from the nest. But would he mind? The room was the place where I told him a thousand stories and we had a thousand talks. As close as we were, though, the time came when Jeff needed a door between us. His life was spreading into areas that had less to do with family. I no longer could-or should-know everything about him.

It turned out that getting Jeff’s permission was easy. He said, “Of course, Mum, it would be selfish of me to hold on to it.” Then his voice softened, “Mum, I won’t be living at home again—you know that.” Behind his glasses, his eyes were lit with all the love. There were no door closed here—they had all opened up again.

As John and I were cleaning the room, I fixed my eyes on Jeff’s things around me and could almost touch the little boy I knew was gone forever. I looked at the room and, in my heart, I let it go. To hold on would be, as Jeff said, selfish. Now it was time for John, shouldering through the door, his eyes bright with promise of independence, to disappear behind the door. It was time for letting go to happen again.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. John was moving to live with his brother.

B. John was eager to get a room of his own.

C. Jeff volunteered to give his room to John.

D. Jeff refused to let his brother have his room.

2. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably means “______”.

A. Jeff finally flew out of the house

B. Jeff would have less to do with his family

C. Jeff needed his right to privacy

D. Jeff got tired of those familiar stories

3.How did the author feel about her children’s sense of independence?

A. Delighted. B. Jealous. C. Confused. D. Embarrassed.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. the children did not like to live with adults

B. all her three kids made the author feel depressed

C. none of the members in the family thought the same way

D. the author loved and missed the time together with her kids

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The noise from the top floor, loud and constant, of the meeting-room ______ can be clearly heard in our classroom.

A. to be decorated                                                      B. having been decorated

C. being decorated                                                           D. decorated

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The noise from the top floor，loud and constant，of the meeting-room_________ can be clearly heard in our classroom．

A．to decorate　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．having been decorated

C．being decorated　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．decorating

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The noise from my neighbor’s sitting room ______can be clearly heard in my apartment, which makes me distracted from reading.

A.is decorated B.being decorated C.decorated D.to be decorated

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.There was so much noise in the room that the speaker couldn't make himself

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I was sitting in my room and my cat Smartie was on my lap when the roof of my room 　　　　　　 .

A.was blown away B.blew away

C.had blown away D.had been blown away

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---Was Mary in the reading room when you arrived there?

---Yes,but she _____ soon afterwards.

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In the reading room, we found him 　　 at a desk, with his attention 　　 on a book.

A. sitting; fixing　　 B. to sit; fixed　　　　　

C. seating; fixing　　　 D. seated; fixed

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