________ either you or I to look after her?

  A. Am               B. Is                            C. Are                   D. Should

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　　Alex felt restless. Along with his sister Rosita and his friend Hugo. Alex had been waiting in the cave for nearly three hours expecting either an attack from the returning robbers or the arrival of a rescue party, but nothing had happened. He and Rosita had had some food and a sleep, and now it was Hugo's turn to sleep after his meal. Rosita was lying in the entrance to the cave keeping watch on the valley below. Alex threw himself down beside her.

　　“I do hope Ruark is all right,” she said, her eyes on the view outside.“I keep hoping I will see him somewhere.”

　　“I'm sure he's okay,”answered Alex “I'm pretty certain the enemy thought it was a ground attack. Anyway, they were too busy rushing to get away in their landrover to waste time firing at a condor. I'm not worried about him. What I am worrying about, though, are the words on that tape that was attached to Ruark's leg. I keep saying the words to myself:

　　What about the cave? There's a two-metre hole at the back of it. No one will find it. There are so many caves…

　　The money they stole is hidden somewhere out there and I should hate them to come back and take it from under our noses.”

　　“Well,” replied his sister,“you heard what the man said. There are so many caves. At a guess, I can see about two hundred of them dotted about. It could take a week to look in them all.”

　　“Yes. It's a clever hiding place, but I think we have one clue that might help us. Ruark was perched somewhere near enough for the tape to pick up their voices. He was probably situated just above the entrance. Condors are not exactly tiny birds so he may have been on a shelf or an overhanging rock large enough to take his big feet and body.”He half closed his eyes against the strong light outside and tried to examine the opposite side of the valley.

1．The people who had been waiting in the cave were ________.

[　　]

A．Alex, Ruark and Hugo

B．Rosita, Ruark and hugo

C．Ruark, Hugo and Alex

D．Hugo, Alex and Rosita

2．The characters were waiting in the cave because ________.

[　　]

A．they were tired

B．it was night-time

C．the cave was where Ruark lived

D．they were hoping to be rescued

3．Alex says that he thinks the robbers ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)re likely to come back to retrieve the money

B．will not be able to find the cave where the money is hidden

C．were angry at being attacked by a condor

D．may have injured Ruark during the attack

4．In the third paragraph, Alex says that he feels ________.

[　　]

A．doubtful that Ruark will return

B．confident that Ruark is safe

C．disappointed that Ruark has abandoned them

D．certain that Ruark will locate the robbers

5．What does Alex say will help them locate the cave where the money is hidden?

[　　]

A．following Ruark when he comes back

B．watching the robbers when they return to the area

C．finding a large shelf or overhanging rock above a cave's entrance

D．searching for a cave where a condor is likely to nest

This is the letter that Mr. White wrote before his death about his three books for children:

Dear Reader:

I receive many letters from children and can't answer them all -- there wouldn't be time enough in a day. That is why I am sending you this printed reply to your letter. I'll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly asked.

Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte's Web? Well, many years ago I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse. That's how the story of Stuart Little got started.

As for Charlotte's Web, I like animals and my barn（谷倉(cāng)） is a very pleasant place to be, at all hours. One day when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was doomed to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save a pig's life. I had been watching a big grey spider at her work and was impressed by how clever she was at weaving. Gradually I worked the spider into the story that you know, a story of friendship and salvation（拯救） on a farm. Three years after I started writing it, it was published. (I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)

Sometimes I'm asked how old I was when I started to write, and what made me want to write. I started early -- as soon as I could spell. In fact, I can't remember any time in my life when I wasn't busy writing. I don't know what caused me to do it, or why I enjoyed it, but I think children often find pleasure and satisfaction is trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures. I was no good at drawing, so I used words instead. As I grew older, I found that writing can be a way of earning a living.

Some of my readers want me to visit their school. Some want me to send a picture, or an autograph, or a book. And some ask questions about my family and my animals and my pets. Much as I'd like to, I can't go visiting. I can't send books, either -- you can find them in a bookstore or a library. Many children assume that a writer owns (or even makes) his own books. This is not true -- books are made by the publisher. If a writer wants a copy, he must buy it. That's why I can't send books. And I do not send autographs（親筆簽名，手稿） -- I leave that to the movie stars. I live most of the year in the country, in New England. From our windows we can look out at the sea and the mountains. I live near my married son and three grandchildren.

Are my stories true, you ask? No, they are imaginary tales, containing fantastic characters and events. In real life, a family doesn't have a child who looks like a mouse; in real life, a spider doesn't spin words in her web. In real life, a swan doesn't blow a trumpet（喇叭，小號(hào)） . But real life is only one kind of life -- there is also the life of the imagination. And although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too -- truth about the way people and animals feel and think and act.

Yours sincerely,

E.B. White

1.What does the author do?

2.What caused the author start to write?

3.Why does the author think he can’t seng his autographs?

4.How long had the author been writing the story of Chariotte’s web?

Alex felt restless. Along with his sister Rosita and his friend Hugo, Alex had been waiting in the cave for nearly three hours    1    either an attack from the returning robbers or the    2 of a rescue party, but nothing had happened. He and Rosita had some    3    and a sleep, and now it was Hugo's turn to sleep after his meal. Rosita was    4    in the entrance to the cave keeping watch on the valley below. Alex threw himself down beside her.

    “I do hope Ruark is all right,” she said, her eyes on the view outside. “I keep hoping I will __5    him somewhere.”

    “I'm sure he's okay,” answered Alex. “I'm pretty    6    the enemy thought it was a ground 7   . Anyway, they were too busy rushing to    8    in their jeep to    9    time firing at a condor (神鷹). I'm not worried about him. What I am worrying about, though, are the words on that    10    that was tied to Ruark's leg. I keep saying the words to myself: What about the cave? There's a two-meter hole at the back of it. No one will find it. There are so many caves ... The money they stole is hidden somewhere out there and I should hate them to come back and 11 it from under our noses.”

    “Well,” replied his sister, “you    12    what the man said. There are so many caves. At a 13  ,  I can see about two hundred of them dotted around. It could take a week to    14    in them all.” “Yes. It's a    15    hiding place, but I think we have one clue (線(xiàn)索)that might help us. Ruark was perched (落)somewhere    16    enough for the tape to pick up their 17   . He was probably situated just above the entrance. Condors are not    18    tiny birds so he may have been on a shelf or an overhanging rock    19    enough to take his big feet and body.” Alex    20    closed his eyes against the strong light outside and tried to examine the opposite side of the valley.

    1．

A. noticing　　　　　　　　　　  B. requiring

C. expecting　　　　　　　　    D. finding

    2．

A. care　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. advice

C. attention　　　　　　　　　　 D. arrival

    3．

A. wine　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. food

C. water　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. medicine

    4．

A. lying　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. laughing

C. eating　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. talking

    5．

A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. catch

C. feed　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. beat

    6．

A. clear　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. puzzled

C. certain　　　　　　　　　　    D. nervous

    7．

A. fire　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. attack

C. force　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. control

    8．

A. get down　　　　　　　　    B. get through

C. get away　　　　　　　　　　 D. get back

    9．

A. waste.　　　　　　　　　　    B. save

C. kill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have

    10．

A. rock　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. cave

C. paper　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. tape

    11．

A. send　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. throw

C. break　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. take

    12．

A. heard　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. told

C. found　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. understood

    13．

A. time.　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. guess

C. distance　　　　　　　　　　  D. moment

    14．

A. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. work

C. look　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. walk

    15．

A. small　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. warm

C. clever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. clean

    16．

A. quiet　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. near

C. tidy　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. wide

    17．

A. sound　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. birds

C. voices　　　　　　　　　　    D. money

    18．

A. exactly　　　　　　　　　　   B. simply

C. naturally　　　　　　　　　　 D. perfectly

    19．

A. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. high

C. flat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. large

    20．

A. just　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. still

C. half 　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. also

    “I do hope Ruark is all right,” she said, her eyes on the view outside. “I keep hoping I will __5    him somewhere.”

    “I'm sure he's okay,” answered Alex. “I'm pretty    6    the enemy thought it was a ground 7   . Anyway, they were too busy rushing to    8    in their jeep to    9    time firing at a condor (神鷹). I'm not worried about him. What I am worrying about, though, are the words on that    10    that was tied to Ruark's leg. I keep saying the words to myself: What about the cave? There's a two-meter hole at the back of it. No one will find it. There are so many caves ... The money they stole is hidden somewhere out there and I should hate them to come back and 11 it from under our noses.”

    “Well,” replied his sister, “you    12    what the man said. There are so many caves. At a 13  ,  I can see about two hundred of them dotted around. It could take a week to    14    in them all.” “Yes. It's a    15    hiding place, but I think we have one clue (線(xiàn)索)that might help us. Ruark was perched (落)somewhere    16    enough for the tape to pick up their 17   . He was probably situated just above the entrance. Condors are not    18    tiny birds so he may have been on a shelf or an overhanging rock    19    enough to take his big feet and body.” Alex    20    closed his eyes against the strong light outside and tried to examine the opposite side of the valley.

    1．

A. noticing　　　　　　　　　　  B. requiring

C. expecting　　　　　　　　    D. finding

    2．

A. care　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. advice

C. attention　　　　　　　　　　 D. arrival

    3．

A. wine　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. food

C. water　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. medicine

    4．

A. lying　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. laughing

C. eating　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. talking

    5．

A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. catch

C. feed　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. beat

    6．

A. clear　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. puzzled

C. cert

ain　　　　　　　　　　    D. nervous

    7．

A. fire　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. attack

C. force　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. control

    8．

A. get down　　　　　　　　    B. get through

C. get away　　　　　　　　　　 D. get back

    9．

A. waste.　　　　　　　　　　    B. save

C. kill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have

    10．

A. rock　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. cave

C. paper　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. tape

    11．

A. send　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. throw

C. break　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. take

    12．

A. heard　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. told

C. found　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. understood

    13．

A. time.　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. guess

C. distance　　　　　　　　　　  D. moment

    14．

A. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. work

C. look　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. walk

    15．

A. small　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. warm

C. clever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. clean

    16．

A. quiet　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. near

C. tidy　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. wide

    17．

A. sound　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. birds

C. voices　　　　　　　　　　    D. money

    18．

A. exactly　　　　　　　　　　   B. simply

C. naturally  
&
nbsp;　　　　　　　　  D. perfectly

    19．

A. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. high

C. flat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. large

    20．

A. just　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. still

C. half 　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. also