Norah has a cottage on a cliff above a big bay. In winter it could be very nasty because of strong winds and sea spray. In fact, when a gale was blowing, Norah and her husband got used to sleeping in a small room downstairs, because their bedroom upstairs, which faced the gales, had a very big window, and they were afraid that an extra violent gust might break it and blow pieces of broken glass over them.
Also, the salt spray from the sea put an end to many of the colorful plants Norah planted in the garden. She tried putting up a fence to protect them, but the wind just hit it, went up over the top and then down the other side, so in the end she filled the garden with trees and bushes that liked salt.
But most of the summer Norah enjoyed her cottage and garden very much. At weekends she could sit out-of-doors in the sun, looking at the beautiful view, with interesting ships and boats passing by, and she could very easily cycle down to the sea for a swim.
Now, Norah and her husband had plenty of friends and relations. In the summer most of them used to come to enjoy the beautiful place, and in the end it really became quite annoying for Norah and her husband. When they were at home, they found friends and relations arriving, expecting to be given unlimited drinks and meals, and to sit in the sun for hours, talking as if Norah and her husband had nothing else to do but entertain and listen to them.
This went on for several years. Norah did not wish to appear rude by refusing to let her friends and relations in, but on the other hand, she was getting tired every summer.
Then one day Norah was complaining about this to her hairdresser while she was doing her hair. “You’re disturbed by too many uninvited guests, are you?” said the hairdresser. “Why don’t you try my way of escaping?”
“What’s that?” asked Norah.
“Well,” the hairdresser answered, “when the bell rings, I put on my coat and take my shopping bag. If it’s someone I don’t want to see, I say innocently, ‘I’m sorry, but I’ve got to go out. But…’”
小題1:In paragraph one the underlined word “spray” probably means 　　　. 
A．wastes produced by some birds living near the sea
B．great waves caused by strong wind
C．plants floating on the surface of the sea
D．very small drops of sea water sent through the air by something
小題2:We can infer that 　　　. 
A．a(chǎn) lot of friends came to visit them in winter
B．few friends came to visit them in winter.
C．Friends came to visit them only for drinks and meals
D．Norah was a good cook
小題3:The best title for the passage might be 　　　. 
A．A Good Place of Enjoying the Sea
B．A Warm-hearted Couple
C．A Clever Way of Escaping
D．A Visit to Norah
小題4:What the hairdresser is likely to continue to say in the end is “　　　” 
A．If I am tired, I say, ‘Sorry, can you come next time?’
B．If it’s someone I like to see, I say, ‘How lucky! I’ve just come in!’
C．If it’s someone I like to see, I say, ‘How happy to see you! I was going shopping, but now I’ve changed my mind.’
D．If it is fine that day, I say, ‘I am tired, but I’ll show you around the place, anyhow.’

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：本文敘述了Norah夫婦住在一個懸崖上的茅屋里，冬天的時候，由于離海近再加上刮風(fēng)，天氣很糟糕，很少有親戚朋友來玩，可是到了夏天這里陽光很好，又可以看見大海，經(jīng)常有親戚朋友來拜訪，可是他們很苦惱，于是Norah就請教理發(fā)師應(yīng)該如何應(yīng)對這種情況，他告訴她如果是不愿見到的人，那就借故離開，如果是愿意見到的人，你就給他說：你真幸運我剛回來。
小題1:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)because of strong winds and sea因為刮大風(fēng)夫妻害怕海水會被大風(fēng)刮上來，故選D。
小題2:推理判斷題。根據(jù)In winter it could be very nasty because of strong winds and sea spray. 冬天這里的情況非常糟糕，所以可以推測有很少的朋友和親戚來，故選B。
小題3:標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)Why don’t you try my way of escaping? Norah 請教理發(fā)師怎樣婉言拒絕來訪的客人，理發(fā)師給出了擺脫這種境遇的好的方法，找借口離開，故選C。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)‘I’m sorry, but I’ve got to go out. But可知轉(zhuǎn)折連詞后應(yīng)是與前面相反的情況，遇到喜歡愿意相見的就說“你真幸運我剛回來”，故選B。
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Jeb let go of his jacket, grasped Tom and held him across his body, making a cross. Now the cougar’s enemy looked even bigger, and it rose up, ready to move away, but unfortunately Tom got scared and struggled free of Jeb.
“Tom, no!” shouted his father.
But Tom broke and ran and that’s the last thing you do with a cougar. The second Tom broke free, Jeb threw himself on the cougar, just as it jumped from the rock. They hit each other in mid-air and both fell. The cougar was on Jeb in a flash, forgetting about Tom, which was what Jeb wanted.
Cougars are not as big as most people think and a determined man stands a chance, even with just his fists. As the cougar’s claws（爪子）got into his left shoulder, Jeb swung his fist at its eyes and hit hard. The animal howled and put its head back. Jeb followed up with his other fist. Then out of the corner of his eye, Jeb saw Tom. The boy was running back to help his father.
“Knife, Tom,” shouted Jeb.
The boy ran to his father’s bag, while Jeb started shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougar’s attention away from Tom. Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb. The cougar was moving its head in and out, trying to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms. Tom swung with the knife, into the cougar’s back. It howled horribly and ran off into the mountains.
The whole fight had taken about thirty seconds.
小題1:Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?
A．To get ready to fight.B．To frighten it away.
C．To protect the boy.D．To cool down.
小題2:What do we know about cougars?
A．They are afraid of noises.
B．They hesitate before they hit.
C．They are bigger than we think.
D．They like to attack running people.
小題3:Which of the following happened first?
A．The cougar jumped from the rock.
B．Tom struggled free of his father.
C．Jeb asked Tom to get the knife.
D．Jeb held Tom across his body.

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My eighth grade consisted of 28 classmates. We knew each other so well that most of us could distinguish each other's handwriting at a glance. Although we grew up together, we still had class outcasts．From second grade on, a small group started harassing （騷擾） two or three of the others．I was one of those two or three, though I didn't know why．In most cases when children get picked on, they aren't good at sports or they read too much or they wear the wrong clothes or they are of a different race．But in my class, we all read too much and didn't know how to play sports．We had also been brought up to carefully respect each other's race．This is what was so strange about my situation．Usually, people are made outcasts because they are in some way different from the larger group．But in my class, large differences did not exist．It was as if the outcasts were invented by the group out of a need for them．
The harassment came in the form of laughter when I talked, and rolled eyes when I turned around．If I was out on the playground and approached a group of people, they often fell silent．Sometimes, someone would not see me coming and I would catch the tail end of a joke at my expense．
There was another girl in our class who was perhaps even more rejected than I．She provided the group with a lot of material for jokes．One day one popular girl came up to me to show me something she said I wouldn't want to miss．We walked to a comer of the playground．Three or four girls there were reading aloud from a small book, which I was told was the girl's diary．
I sat down and, laughing till my sides hurt, heard my voice finally mixed with the others．Often being accepted by others is more satisfying than being accepted by oneself, even though the satisfaction does not last．Looking back, I wonder how I could have participated in making fun of this girl when I knew perfectly well how it felt．If I were in that situation today I would react differently, but I can't honestly be sure．
小題1:The author was made an outcast because ____．
A．she couldn't play sports as well as others
B．her classmates needed to find an outcast her
C．her classmates found her clothes funny
D．family belonged to a minority group
小題2:How was the author treated as an outcast?
A．She was refused to approach others．
B．No one responded to her talking．
C．She was often the target of teasing．
D．Her diary was often made public．
小題3:What did the author do to the girl mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A．She showed great sympathy with the girl．
B．She found more materials about the girl for jokes．
C．She stopped the others from hurting the girl．
D．She joined others in making fun of the girl．
小題4:What does the passage intend to tell us?
A．Everyone is likely to become an outcast．
B．We shouldn't hit a person when he is down．
C．Everyone has a desire to be accepted by others．
D．One should pay somebody back in his own way．

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