Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself. The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her __36____ window was open. In fact, it was so wide open that she had ___37___ closing it. Then she realized that things were not in their proper __38____. Finally, when she found her empty ___39___ on the kitchen table, she realized the awful __40____. At first, she didn’t know what to do. Then she decided to ___41___ her son, Derek.
Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone, “It’s your mother,” she _42___him, coldly. Louise told Derek about the open window, about things being in the wrong places and about the ____43__ missing from her purse.
“ All right,” said Derek, “Don’t __44___ anything. I’ll be __45___ in half an hour.
Louise ___46__ and made herself a pot of tea and some toast. Then she went from room to room wondering __47___ anything else was missing.
When Derek arrived, he was content to __48___ her looking so calm. “Have you rung the ___49___?”he asked. “No? Then I’ll do that straight away.” So he rang the police.
As it was Sunday，__50____ the only detectives were out. However, the police were polite, but vague(含糊的) . “ We’ll send __51__ round as soon as possible.” They said.
Derek telephoned his wife. “I’m not sure when I’ll be home, love,” he told her. “I’ve got to ___52__ for the police.” While Derek and his mother waited, Derek _53___ the catches （挂钩） on the windows and locks on the doors. All of them were old and some of the catches hardly__54___ at all. Derek felt __55___. His mother was an old woman, after all. “I’ll have to change all these.” he told her.

Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself. The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her __36____ window was open. In fact, it was so wide open that she had ___37___ closing it. Then she realized that things were not in their proper __38____. Finally, when she found her empty ___39___ on the kitchen table, she realized the awful __40____. At first, she didn’t know what to do. Then she decided to ___41___ her son, Derek.

Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone, “It’s your mother,” she _42___him, coldly. Louise told Derek about the open window, about things being in the wrong places and about the ____43__ missing from her purse.

“ All right,” said Derek, “Don’t __44___ anything. I’ll be __45___ in half an hour.

Louise ___46__ and made herself a pot of tea and some toast. Then she went from room to room wondering __47___ anything else was missing.

When Derek arrived, he was content to __48___ her looking so calm. “Have you rung the ___49___?”he asked. “No? Then I’ll do that straight away.” So he rang the police.

As it was Sunday，__50____ the only detectives were out. However, the police were polite, but vague(含糊的) . “ We’ll send __51__ round as soon as possible.” They said.

Derek telephoned his wife. “I’m not sure when I’ll be home, love,” he told her. “I’ve got to ___52__ for the police.” While Derek and his mother waited, Derek _53___ the catches （挂钩） on the windows and locks on the doors. All of them were old and some of the catches hardly__54___ at all. Derek felt __55___. His mother was an old woman, after all. “I’ll have to change all these.” he told her.

Louise was asked to ______ the man who stole her purse.

1. A.
   confirm
2. B.
   recognize
3. C.
   show
4. D.
   identify

Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself. The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her 1 window was open. In fact, it was so wide open that she had 2 closing it. Then she realized that things were not in their proper 3. Finally, when she found her empty 4 on the kitchen table, she realized the awful 5. At first, she didn’t know what to do. Then she decided to 6 her son, Derek.
Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone, “It’s your mother,” she 7him, coldly. Louise told Derek about the open window, about things being in the wrong places and about the 8 missing from her purse.
“ All right,” said Derek, “Don’t 9 anything. I’ll be 10 in half an hour.
Louise 11 and made herself a pot of tea and some toast. Then she went from room to room wondering 12 anything else was missing.
When Derek arrived, he was content to 13 her looking so calm. “Have you rung the 14?”he asked. “No? Then I’ll do that straight away.” So he rang the police.
As it was Sunday，15 the only detectives were out. However, the police were polite, but vague(含糊的) . “ We’ll send 16 round as soon as possible.” They said.
Derek telephoned his wife. “I’m not sure when I’ll be home, love,” he told her. “I’ve got to 17 for the police.” While Derek and his mother waited, Derek 18 the catches （挂钩） on the windows and locks on the doors. All of them were old and some of the catches hardly19 at all. Derek felt 20. His mother was an old woman, after all. “I’ll have to change all these.” he told her.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      washroom
   2. B.
      bedroom
   3. C.
      kitchen
   4. D.
      bathroom
2. 2.
   1. A.
      strength
   2. B.
      puzzle
   3. C.
      reason
   4. D.
      trouble
3. 3.
   1. A.
      positions
   2. B.
      places
   3. C.
      directions
   4. D.
      situations
4. 4.
   1. A.
      purse
   2. B.
      vase
   3. C.
      pot
   4. D.
      envelope
5. 5.
   1. A.
      mistake
   2. B.
      message
   3. C.
      truth
   4. D.
      news
6. 6.
   1. A.
      visit
   2. B.
      ask
   3. C.
      ring
   4. D.
      punish
7. 7.
   1. A.
      invited
   2. B.
      informed
   3. C.
      stated
   4. D.
      scolded
8. 8.
   1. A.
      note
   2. B.
      coin
   3. C.
      money
   4. D.
      bill
9. 9.
   1. A.
      say
   2. B.
      move
   3. C.
      touch
   4. D.
      prepare
10. 10.
    1. A.
       here
    2. B.
       round
    3. C.
       off
    4. D.
       away
11. 11.
    1. A.
       sighed
    2. B.
       relaxed
    3. C.
       whispered
    4. D.
       hurried
12. 12.
    1. A.
       if
    2. B.
       why
    3. C.
       how
    4. D.
       where
13. 13.
    1. A.
       realize
    2. B.
       find
    3. C.
       know
    4. D.
       sense
14. 14.
    1. A.
       police
    2. B.
       neighbour
    3. C.
       hospital
    4. D.
       friend
15. 15.
    1. A.
       generally
    2. B.
       luckily
    3. C.
       considerably
    4. D.
       unfortunately
16. 16.
    1. A.
       anyone
    2. B.
       someone
    3. C.
       everyone
    4. D.
       none
17. 17.
    1. A.
       hope
    2. B.
       ask
    3. C.
       wait
    4. D.
       call
18. 18.
    1. A.
       examined
    2. B.
       repaired
    3. C.
       fixed
    4. D.
       tested
19. 19.
    1. A.
       locked
    2. B.
       opened
    3. C.
       helped
    4. D.
       worked
20. 20.
    1. A.
       excited
    2. B.
       silly
    3. C.
       worried
    4. D.
       Guilty

     Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself．The flint thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning Was that her  36  window was open In fact，it was so wide open that she had  37  closing it．Then she realized that things were not in their proper    38  ．  Finally，when she found her empty  39  on the kitchen table，she realized the awful   40．At first．she didn’t know what to do．Then she decided to  41  her son，Derek．

    Derek，s wife Sybil answered the phone，“it's your mother，”she  42   him，coldly．Louise told Derek about the open window, about things being in the wrong places and about the  43 missing from her purse．

    “All right，”said Derek，“Don’t  44  anything．I'll be  45  in half an hour.”

     Louise  46   and made herself a pot of tea and some toast．Then she went from room to room wondering  47  anything else was missing．

    When Derek arrived．he was content to  48  her looking so calm．“Have you rung the  49    ? he asked.“No”? Then I’ll do that straiight away．”So he rang the police．

    As it was Sunday．  50  the only detectives were out．However，the police were polite，but vague(含糊的)．“We’Il send  51  round as soon as possible，”they said.

    Derek telephoned his wire．“I'm not sure when I'll be home，love．”he told her．“I’ve got to  52  for the police．”while Derek and his mother waited，Derek  51  the catches(挂钩)on the windows and locks on the doors．All of them were old and some of the catches hardly  54  at a11．Derek felt   55 ．His mother was an old woman，after a11．“I'll have to change all these，”he told her．

 Louise was very patient _______ me.

  A. with         B. of             C. at             D. upon

 (河北省衡水中学2009届高三第三次模拟考试)

Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself．The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her  21  window was open. In fact，it was so wide open that she had  22  closing it．Then she realized that things were not in their proper    23  ．Finally，when she found her empty  24  on the kitchen table，she realized the awful   25 ．At first, she didn’t know what to do．Then she decided to  26  her son，Derek．

Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone，“It's your mother，”she  27   him coldly．Louise told Derek about the open window，about things being in the wrong places and about the  28  missing from her purse．

“All right，”said Derek，“Don’t  29  anything．I'll be  30  in half an hour.”

Louise  31   and made herself a pot of tea and some toast．Then she went from room to room wondering  32  anything else was missing．

When Derek arrived，he was content to  33  her looking so calm．“Have you rung the  34    ?”he asked.“No? Then I’ll do that straight away．”So he rang the police．

As it was Sunday，  35  the only detectives were out．However，the police were polite，but vague（含糊的）．“We’ll send  36  round as soon as possible，”they said.

Derek telephoned his wife．“I'm not sure when I'll be home，love．”he told her,“I’ve got to  37  for the police．”While Derek and his mother waited，Derek  38  the catches（挂钩） on the windows and locks on the doors．All of them were old and some of the catches hardly  39  at all．Derek felt   40 ．His mother was an old woman，after all．“I'll have to change all these，”he told her．

21．A．kitchen   　　  B．bedroom   　 C．washroom　　　      D．bathroom

22．A．strength   　　 B．trouble   　　 C．reason 　　　 　     D．puzzle

23．A．positions   　　B．situations   　 C．directions 　 　       D．places

24．A．purse          B．vase          C．pot                 D．envelope

25．A．mistake        B．message       C．news               D．truth

26．A．visit           B．ask           C．ring                 D．punish

27．A．invited         B．informed      C．stated                D．scolded

28．A．money         B．coin          C．note                 D．bill

29．A．say            B．move         C．touch               D．prepare

30．A．round          B．here          C．off               D．away

31．A．sighed         B．relaxed        C．whispered         D．hurried

32．A．how           B．why          C．if                D．where

33．A．realize         B．find          C．know             D．sense

34．A．hospital        B．neighbour     C．police             D．friend

35．A．generally       B．luckily        C．considerably        D．unfortunately

36．A．someone       B．anyone        C．everyone           D．none

37．A．hope          B．ask           C．wait               D．call

38．A．tested         B．repaired       C．fixed               D．examined

39．A．locked         B．worked      C．helped             D．opened

40．A．excited        B．silly        C．worried            D．guilty

  Louise Caola,a 23-year-old Londoner,has just quitted her job in advertising to pursue her fun kitchen hobby as a full-time career,naming her business Poppy &- Lulu. The creative baker has been baking since she was a young girl. At that time,she would always be in the kitchen helping her mother make cakes. After studying fashion marketing at university,she landed a job in an advertising firm and would bake cakes in her free time.

  Louise created her first cake as a joke for a friend's birthday,but she couldn't believe the positive response she got. Immediately she began creating more and more cakes,whenever she was free. Then she posted the pictures on her Twitter and Instagram pa­ges. As a result,orders began flooding in from people all over the Internet. She said, "I was working really long hours, and then would come home and bake. I got so much positive feedback(反馈) that I thought there must be something in this. After struggling with my­self for some days,I decided to quit my job to pursue this full-time career."

  Louise is now in the process of setting up a web­site and fully creating her own brand. But she has al­ready been flooded with requests for fun cakes. It can take her up to four hours to make a cake,and she often takes a lot of trial and error(反复试验) ."I don't know how I am going to get the cake to look like a tomato,but I love a challenge!" she added. "I am always deter­mined to complete a cake,even if it takes a few failed attempts."

  Louise loves creating and making things and has great plans for the future. "At the moment I just offer hand-delivery to places in London,but my dream is to expand it nationwide and have a team of bakers that help me create wonderful cakes.”

1. What has Louise decided to do for the moment?

   A.To find a good job in an advertising firm.

   B.To begin learning how to make tasty cakes.

   C.To quit her job and bake cakes full-time.

   D.To start an advertising firm of her own.

2.         Louise's first amazing cake was made

   A.under the direction of her mother

   B.as a joke for her friend's birthday

   D.on the Internet to teach baking skills

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE,ac- cording to the passage?

   A.Louise had no time to bake cakes while at uni­versity.

   B.Louise showed no interest in baking cakes in her free time.

   C.Louise didn't want to give her secrets to making cakes to others.

   D.Louise's amazing cakes are very popular with people.

4. What can we learn from the third paragraph?

   A.It takes effort for Louise to make a wonderful cake.

   B.Louise is just teaching people how to bake cakes now.

   C.Making cakes leaves Louise tired and stressed.

   D.Louise is quite puzzled about her future.

5. Which of the following words can best describe Louise?

   A.Creative and determined.

   B.Generous and kind.

   C.Brave and wealthy.

   D.Honest and wise.

   Louise Erdrich,in her book, “The Bingo Palace,” 1. (details,detail) the continuing story of Lipsha Morrisey,the young Native American man who 2. (try,tries) to find a comfort- able identity for himself. Lipsha,along with many other characters in “The Bingo Palace,” 3.(were,was) introduced in an earlier Erdrich novel, “Love Medicine." Anyone who reads either of these novels 4. (develops,develop) a sense of the experience of members of a distinct cultural group who 5. (wants,want) to come to terms with both their traditions and contemporary American life. A reviewer of “The Bingo Palace” stated,in The New York Times Book Review,that Erdrich “6. (show,shows) us a place where there’s love,fate,and chance; a world where daily life is enriched by a powerful spiritual presence." Erdrich herself,in her book’s acknowledgements,7. (mentions,mention) her father and grandfather as inspiration,among others. Actually,many people serve as inspiration for any writer.

Philip was among the first to settle in________ is now St. Louise, Missouri.

A．the place

B．where

C．which place

D．what

A．the place

B．where

C．which place

D．what

I was a newcomer of Miss Burn’s seventh grade. Past“newcomer”experiences had been difficult, so I was
very anxious to fit in.
Lunchtime was a pleasant surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. Their chat was friendly, so
I began to relax. My new classmates filled me in on the school, the teachers and the other kids. it wasn’t long
before the class herd(书呆子)was pointed out to me: Mary Lou. Actually she called herself Mary Louise. A
formal, overmodest young girl with old-fashioned clothes, she wasn’t ugly—not even funny looking. Practical
shoes, long wool skirt and a blouse completed the image of a complete herd. The girls’ whispers got louder and
louder. Mary Lou didn’t notice this. After school, the girls invited me to join them in front of the school.
Arms wrapped around her backpack, Mary Lou came down the school steps. The taunting began—rude,
biting comments and disrespectful words from the girls. I paused, then joined right in. My force began to pick
up as I approached her, mean(卑劣)remarks falling from my lips. I even pulled the belt of her backpack and then
pushed her. The belt broke, Mary Lou fell. Everyone was laughing and patting me. I fit in. But I was not proud.
Something inside me hurt.
Mary Lou got up, gathered her books and—without a tear shed—off, she went. She held her head high as a
small trickle of blood ran down from her injured knee.
I turned to leave with my laughing friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. His skin, dark hair
and handsome features told me this was her father. Respectful of Mary Lou’s proud spirit, he remained still and
watched the lonely girl walk toward him. Only his eyes—shining with both grief and pride—followed. As I
passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that spoke to my shame and scolded my heart. He didn’t
speak a word.
No scolding from a teacher or a parent could linger(逗留)as much as that hurt in my heart from the day a
father’s eyes taught me kindness and strength and dignity. I never again joined the cruel herds. I never
again hurt someone for my own gain.
【小题1】 The writer felt she fit in when      .

I was a newcomer of Miss Burn’s seventh grade. Past“newcomer”experiences had been difficult, so I was

very anxious to fit in.

    Lunchtime was a pleasant surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. Their chat was friendly, so

I began to relax. My new classmates filled me in on the school, the teachers and the other kids. it wasn’t long

before the class herd(书呆子)was pointed out to me: Mary Lou. Actually she called herself Mary Louise. A

formal, overmodest young girl with old-fashioned clothes, she wasn’t ugly—not even funny looking. Practical

shoes, long wool skirt and a blouse completed the image of a complete herd. The girls’ whispers got louder and

louder. Mary Lou didn’t notice this. After school, the girls invited me to join them in front of the school.

   Arms wrapped around her backpack, Mary Lou came down the school steps. The taunting began—rude,

biting comments and disrespectful words from the girls. I paused, then joined right in. My force began to pick

up as I approached her, mean(卑劣)remarks falling from my lips. I even pulled the belt of her backpack and then

pushed her. The belt broke, Mary Lou fell. Everyone was laughing and patting me. I fit in. But I was not proud.

Something inside me hurt.

   Mary Lou got up, gathered her books and—without a tear shed—off, she went. She held her head high as a

small trickle of blood ran down from her injured knee.

   I turned to leave with my laughing friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. His skin, dark hair

and handsome features told me this was her father. Respectful of Mary Lou’s proud spirit, he remained still and

watched the lonely girl walk toward him. Only his eyes—shining with both grief and pride—followed. As I

passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that spoke to my shame and scolded my heart. He didn’t

speak a word.

   No scolding from a teacher or a parent could linger(逗留)as much as that hurt in my heart from the day a

father’s eyes taught me kindness and strength and dignity. I never again joined the cruel herds. I never

again hurt someone for my own gain.

1. The writer felt she fit in when       .

   A. she relaxed and talked with her new classmate    B. she became a leader of a school club

   C. she picked a wing off a butterfly       D. others cheered for her after she treated Mary badly

2.What does the underlined word“taunting”mean in the article?

   A. Playing a game        B. Joining a club

   C. Criticizing a person     D. Watching a movie

3.Mary’s father      after he saw what happened to her daughter.

   A. felt shameful and angry for his daughter      B. felt sad and proud for his daughter’s bravery

   C. felt it necessary to teach the writer a lesson    D. felt it a pity that she didn’t fight back

4.The writer would never hurt someone for her own gain because she     .

   A. was impressed by Mary’s calmness    

B. was afraid to be scolded by Mary’s father

   C. was sorry she hurt Mary’s knee

   D. was aware that it was a shame to make fun of Mary

5.According to the article, the writer is probably      .

   A. a rude girl who enjoys making fun of others

   B. a clever girl who is good at making friends with others

   C. a shy girl who isn’t good at communicating with others

   D. a brave girl who is willing to correct her mistakes

Philip was among the first to settle in________ is now St. Louise,Missouri.

1. A.
   the place
2. B.
   where
3. C.
   which place
4. D.
   what