Jerry turned the key in the heavy lock and put it calmly in his pocket．He did so much more from caution than from any kind of fear．This was the only entrance to the house，and he did not want to be caught by any danger from outside．He wondered if David Jackson had been as careful the night before．Though David would be away for at least three days，Jerry had a strange feeling of his nearness．In the stillness he seemed to hear David’s voice．He looked around quickly，for the tricks of hearing were the most realistic of all．But there were only the women．It seemed impossible that David should not be there．

The girl，carrying a smoky oil lamp，led Jerry upstairs．He threw open one after another the doors along the passage．At this，the girl stopped and raised the lamp in each doorway，staring at him at the same time．Satisfied he was the only guest，Jerry came to the last door，which the girl threw open herself．

“You sleep here，sir，”she said，giving him the lamp．“Your friend sleep here，too．It is our most comfortable bed．”

“Good night，miss，”he said politely．

Her lips moved in reply，but he did not catch the words．Her eyes never for a moment left his face．He stepped in and as he turned to close the door，she was still standing there motionless．He paused，and in the silence，he thought he again heard the sound of David’s voice．The sound terrified him now，not only because it seemed much nearer，but also because he imagined a note of warning it．

1．We know from the passage that David Jackson           ．

A．had left the house three days before

B．had felt quite as suspicious（疑心的）as Jerry

C．had stayed in the house for three days

D．had slept in the house the night before

2．Jerry was surprised when he turned around because           ．

A．David was not there

B．he had not expected to find Tom there

C．there was no danger behind him

D．the women were there

3．Why did Jerry look inside each room?

A．Because he wanted to choose the best room for himself．

B．Because he was looking for David Jackson．

C．Because the girl wanted him to examine each of the rooms．

D．Because he wished to make sure there was no one inside．

4．Although Jerry politely wished the girl good night，           ．

A．she gave him a rude answer                  B．she did not leave him

C．she refused to look at him              D．she said nothing to him

For some minutes, all was quiet in the street. Then from across the street someone came walking.

It looked like a man of middle height, dressed in a big raincoat, a soft hat and rubber-soled boots or shoes, and making little sound while walking. No one was in sight. It was a street with two rows of about fifty small houses and there were three lamps on either side. The lamp nearest to the child’s house could be seen clearly, but the others were almost hidden by the smoky air. A car passed the end of the street and its lights showed faintly，but clearly enough to show the smooth skin of a woman’s face. The car disappeared as the woman, wrapped up in her coat, reached the doorway of the child’s house. She put a key in the lock quickly, pushed the door open and stepped inside, then closed the door without looking round. She began to breathe hard.

She leaned against the door for a moment, then straightened up as if with an effort, and walked towards the door of the front room, the passage leading to the kitchen, and the narrow staircase. She hesitated outside the door, then went up the stairs quickly but with hardly a sound. There was enough light from the narrow hall to show the four doors leading off a small landing(樓梯平臺(tái)). She pushed each door open in turn and shone a torch inside, and the light fell upon beds, walls, furniture, a bathroom hand-basin, a mirror which flashed brightness back; but this was not what the woman was looking for. She turned away and went downstairs, and hesitated again at the foot of the stairs, then turned towards the kitchen. Clearly there was nothing there, or in the small washroom that she wanted. Two rooms remained; the front room and a smaller one next to it. She opened the front room door. After a moment, she saw the child’s bed and the child.

1.The lights of the car passing the end of the street showed that ______.

A．a(chǎn) woman was driving the car

B．someone was standing by a street lamp.

C．a(chǎn) man and a woman were walking up the street.

D．a(chǎn) woman was walking by herself up the street.

2.After the woman closed the front door, she ___________.

A．looked round quickly	B．started breathing again
C．rested before moving	D．walked straight towards the front door

3. When she was upstairs, the woman _______.

A．saw that there was a wash-basin in each room

B．noticed a mirror which she was looking for

C．found a torch in one of the rooms

D．opened four different doors

4. Once she was in the house, the woman behaved as if what she was looking for ____

A．might be in the kitchen

B．was more likely to be upstairs

C．would be easily seen by the light from the hall

D．would look frightening to a child

 

　　For some minutes, all are quiet in the street. Then, from across the street, someone came　　1　 .

　　It looked like a man of middle　　2　 , dressed in a big raincoat, and a soft hat, and　　3　　little sound while walking; a most soft, sliding sound. No one was in　　4　 . It was a street with two rows of about fifty small　　5　 , and there were three lamps on either side. The lamp nearest the child's house could be seen　　6　 , but the others were almost hidden by the smoke air. A car　　7　　the end of the street and its light showed faintly,　　8　　clearly enough to show the smooth skin of a woman's face. The car　　9　　as the woman, wrapped up in her coat, reached the doorway of the child's house.

　　She put a key in the lock quickly,　　10　　the door open without looking round. She began to breathe hard.

　　She　　11　　against the door for a moment, then straightened up as if with　　12　 , and walked towards the door of the front room, the　　13　　leading to the kitchen, and the narrow staircase. She hesitated outside the door, then　　14　　the stairs, quickly but with hardly a sound. There was enough light from the narrow hall to show the four doors leading off a small landing. She pushed each door open in　　15　　and shone a torch inside, and the light　　16　　beds, walls, furniture, a bathroom hand-basin, and a mirror which　　17　　brightness back; but this was not what the woman was longing for. She turned away and went downstairs, and hesitated again at the foot of the stairs,　　18　　turned towards the kitchen. Clearly there was　　19　 , or in the small washroom, that she wanted.　　20　　remained: the front room and a smaller one next to it. She opened the front room door. After a moment, she saw the child's bed and the child.

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