Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head his walking stick. McKay's wife, Laurence told us that while McKay is usually a person, he had been to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often.
Smith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a collector. Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKay's, or too often, on the McKays .
“For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our ,” said Laurence. She added that it wasn't so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant bothered them, it was more the way he cleaned his fish tanks. “We'd be there happily reading our newspapers, when so much water would come from above that we'd be as wet as if we'd with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the of fish!”
And on Saturday evening it was just too . “It was James's birthday,” explained Laurence, “and I'd made him a birthday cake. The candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didn't get to blow them out.” , Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet . Rarely had Laurence seen McKay move so fast. “I couldn't him. He was up there in a flash. It was the fastest I'd seen him move since 1964.”
Smith is not going to take things further with the police. He has also promised to change his from now on. And what of James McKay? he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”. “ the most exciting birthday !” said the cheerful old man. “The best since my adolescence I'd say!”
1.A. hitting B. tapping C. pushing D. touching
2.A. by B. via C. through D. with
3.A. quiet B. peaceful C. sensitive D. stubborn
4.A. Accustomed B. taken C. driven D. attracted
5.A. fish B. seed C. plant D. newspaper
6.A. himself B. itself C. themselves D. herself
7.A. Bathroom B. kitchen C. bedroom D. balcony
8.A. which B. what C. that D. whether
9.A. sitting B. exercising C. sleeping D. eating
10.A. Regularly B. Unconsciously C. precisely D. suddenly
11.A. swum B. showered C. watered D. drowned
12.A. taste B. sense C. feeling D. smell
13.A. little B. soon C. late D. much
14.A. Beside B. Instead C. Otherwise D. Conseque5ntly
15.A. over B. across C. through D. down
16.A. stop B. blame C. ignore D. stand
17.A. views B. attitude C. ways D. mind
18.A. While B. Since C. Until D. As
19.A. Sincerely B. Impossibly C. Definitely D. Previously
20.A. Before B. ever C. already D. Since
1.A
2.D
3.B
4.C
5.A
6.C
7.D
8.C
9.A
10.D
11.B
12.D
13.D
14.B
15.C
16.A
17.C
18.D
19.C
20.B
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试题分析：本文讲述了意为八十岁的退休老人在他过生日那天因用拐杖打一个三十岁男子的头部而被判入狱的故事，起因是他无法忍受对方长期以来因侍弄植物和养鱼而每天把水淋到他家阳台上，甚至淋透了夫妇两人的衣服。事后，一大群支持者为她庆祝生日，老人感到无比幸福。
1.考查动词。Hitting击中；tapping轻敲，轻拍；pushing推；touching接触。根据第一段第一句Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail，八十岁的James McKay在监狱中度过了星期六的夜晚，由此可知他“打”了三十岁的Keith Smith的头。故选A。
2.考查介词。 By通过；via经由；through通过，穿过；with用。这位老人“用”拐棍打了对方的头。此处表示的使用某种工具，故选D。
3.考查形容词。Quiet安静的；peaceful和平的；sensitive敏感的；stubborn顽固的。句意是James McKay平常是一个非常“不爱争吵的”人，做出这种举动实属忍无可忍。故选B。
4.考查动词。Accustomed是习惯于；taken拿，带；driven驾驶；Attracted被吸引。句意是他经常被弄湿，再也无法忍受，才有了上述暴力行为。此处drive意为“驱使”，故选C。
5.考查名词。Fish鱼；seed种子；plant植物；newspaper报纸。根据第三段中的内容可知Keith Smith不仅是一个痴迷的园艺家，还喜欢养“鱼”。故选A。
6.考查代词。每天Keith Smith家阳台上的水都会流到James McKay家的阳台上，而且经常流到夫妇两个人的身上。此处的反身代词themselves指的是这里指代的是James McKay夫妇两人。故选C。
7.考查名词。 Bathroom浴室；kitchen厨房；bedroom卧室；balcony阳台。联系上下文可知James McKay夫妇几乎不敢去“阳台”。下一句中的balcony也是线索提示。故选D。
8.考查句型。句意是：她补充说明特别困扰他们的不是对方因给植物浇水而把水流到他们的阳台上。本句是强调句型，被强调部分是主语“the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant”，故选C。
9.考查动词。Sitting坐；exercising练习；sleeping睡；eating吃。句意是：他们正高兴地“坐”着读报纸时，突然被从上面阳台上流下来的水淋湿了。故选A。
10.考查副词。 Regularly定期地；unconsciously 无意识地；precisely精确地； suddenly突然地。句意是：他们正高兴地坐着读报纸时，“突然”被从上面阳台上流下来的水淋湿了。故选D。
11.考查动词。 Swum游泳；showered淋浴；watered浇水；drowned淹死。句意是：他们全身都湿透了，仿佛是穿着衣服洗了一次“淋浴”。故选B。
12.考查名词。Taste味道；sense感觉；feeling感情；smell气味。根据本段中间部分的内容可知从上面流下来的是Keith Smith清洗浴缸的水，所以他们无法去掉鱼的“气味”。故选D。
13.考查副词。句意是：星期六晚上简直“太”过分了。此处的much表示的是程度故选D。
14.考查副词。Beside在旁边；Instead代替，反而；Otherwise否则；consequently因此，结果。句意是：James McKay没有把那些蜡烛吹灭，“相反”，发生了另外一件意想不到的事情。故选B。
15.考查副词。 Over结束；across横过；through彻底；down向下。句意是：Keith Smith在上面清洗其中一只比较大的鱼缸，所以夫妇两人和蛋糕都湿透了。Wet through表。示“湿透”。故选C。
16.考查动词。 Stop阻止，停止；blame责备；ignore忽视；stand忍受。根据后面两句中的内容可知Laurene无法阻止她的丈夫。故选A。
17.考查名词。Views见解；attitude态度；ways方法；mind意见。句意是：Keith Smith不想让事态进一步扩大，他承诺从今以后改变自己的“行为方式”。故选C。
18.考查连词。 While当...的时候；Since自...以来；Until直到...时；As当...时候。句意是：当他离开警察局的时候，一大群支持者为他唱生日歌。此处as表示“当...时候”。While虽然也表示“当...时候”，但需要与延续性动词联用。故选D。
19. 考查副词。 Sincerely真诚地；Impossibly不可能地；Definitely清楚地，肯定地；Previously以前。根据下一句中的内容可知老人当时无比高兴，认为“肯定”是有生以来最令人兴奋的生日。故选C。
20.考查副词。Before以前；ever曾经；already先前；Since后来。此处ever表示“曾经”，表示这是他曾经度过的最美好的生日。故选B。
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