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Text1

ThenAlicesawasmallglasstable.Therewasalittlegoldenkeyonit.Shepickeditandput

itinallthelocksonthedoorsbutitdidn'topenanyofthem.Shemovedacurtainononeofthe

wallsanddiscoveredanotherdoor,averysmallone.Sheputthekeyinthelock.Itwasexactlythe

rightsize!Sheopenedthedoorandlookedthroughit.Attheendofalowpassage,shesawa

beautifulgarden.Itwasfullofbrightlycolouredflowersandfountains.

“Oh,howbeautiful!,?shesaid."I'dlovetogotherebutTmtoobigtogetthroughthedoor.”

Shewalkedbacktothetable.Therewasabottleonitnow.

'Tmsurethatbottlewasn'ttherebefore,Mshesaid,alittleconfused.

Sheputdownthekeyandpickedupthebottle.Shereadthewords"DRINKME"onit.Alice

wasn'tastupidgirl.Shedidn'tdrinkitimmediately.Firstshelookedatthebottlecarefully.There

wasn'talabelonitthatsaid"POISON”.

Sosheputthebottletoherlipsanddrank.

“Mmm,it'snice,“shesaid.Ittastedlikecherrytart,pineapple,roastturkeyandtoast—all

thethingsthatshelikedtoeat—soshedranksomemore.Andsomemore.Soonthebottlewas

empty.

“Whatacuriousfeeling,Mshesaid.“I'mgettingsmallerandsmaller.^^Itwastrue!Shewas

nowassmallashercatDinah.

“Good!Icangothroughthedoorintothegarden,shesaid.But,poorAlice!Whenshegotto

thedoor,shedidn'lhavethekey!Itwasonthetable.Shecouldn'treachitbecauseshewastoo

smallnow.Shesatdownandcried.

Afterawhileshesaid,"Alice!Stopcrying!Cryingdoesn'thelp!Dryyourtears

immediately!?,

Whenshelookedatthetableagain,shesawasmallglassboxunderit.Shepickeditupand

openedit.Therewasasmallcakeinside.Ithadthewords"EATME"onit.Sheputasmallpiece

ofitinhermouth.

“IfIgrowbigger,Icanreachthekey,,,shethought."AndifIgrowsmaller,Icangounder

thedoor.^^

Butnothinghappenedsoshefinishedit.

()1.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat.

A.atfirstAlicecouldgothroughthedoorintothegardeneasily

B.thenAlicefoundtherewasalittlegoldenkeyonasmallwoodentable

C.AlicewasassmallasherrabbitDinahaftershedranksomethinginthebottle

D.Alicesawasmallglassboxwithasmallcakeinitunderthetable

()2.Alicedidthefollowingthingsintheorderof.

a.Shesawabeautifulgardenattheendofalowpassage.

b.Shemovedacurtainanddiscoveredanotherdoor.

c.Sheputasmallpieceofthecakeinhermouth.

d.Sheputthebottletoherlipsanddrank.

e.Shecriedbecauseshecouldn'treachthekey.

A.a-b-c-d-eB.b-a-d-e-cC.d-a-b-e-cD.b-d-e-a-c

()3.Theunderlinedword'inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.thesmallboxB.theglasstable

C.thesmallcakeD.thegoldenkey

()4.Accordingtothepassage,thebestwordstodescribeAliceare.

A.carefulandbraveB.curiousandhelpful

C.cleverandfriendlyD.organizedandstrange

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Scene1

(ThesettingisaroominthepalaceoftheQueenofSheba.TheQueensitsatoneendofthe

roomonachair.Zahrahstandsononesideofthechair.Amramisshowingsomesilkstothe

Queen.)

Amram:WouldyourMajestybegoodenoughtofeelthissilk?Seehowfineandsoftitis!

(AmramcomesalittleclosertotheQueenandholdsoutsomepurplesilk.Shefeelsit.)

Queen:Yes,itis.AndIlikethisbrightpurplecolorverymuch.(SheturnstoZahrah.)Zahrah,

whatdoyouthinkofit?

Zahrah:Ilikeitverymuchanditisagoodcolorforaqueen,yourMajesty.(Shefoldsupthesilk

andputsittooneside.)

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Amram:Thekingofmyowncountry,thewiseKingSolomon,likesthisbrightpurplebetterthan

anyothercolor.

Queen:Ihaveheardmanythingsaboutyourking.

Amram:Heisagoodking,yourMajesty,andakindman.Allhispeoplelovehim.

Queen:Ihavealsoheardthatheisverywise.Isittrue,Amram,thatKingSolomonunderstands

whatanimalssay?

Amram:Itistrue,yourMajesty.

Queen(Smiles):It'sveryhardtobelieve.

Amram:IfItoldyouwhathappenedonetimewhenIwaswiththeking,Ithinkyouwould

believeit.

Queen:Tdliketohearyourstory.

Amram:Well,onedayourkingandsomemenofhispalacewereridingonhorsebacktoanearby

city.Thekingwasridingaheadoftherestofus.Allatoncehepulledhishorsetostop.

Helookeddownatthesandintheroad.

Queen:Goon.

Amram:Thenthekingturnedhishorseofftheroadandontothegrass.Hekepthishorseonthe

grassalittlewaybeforeturningbackontotheroad.

Queen:Didhesaywhyhestoppedandthenturnedhishorseofftheroad?

Amram:KingSolomontoldushehadseensomeantshurryingalonginthesandoftheroad.He

saidhehadheardthemsaytheywereafraidthatthehorseswouldwalkonthem.

Queen{Surprised)'.Andthatwaswhyyourmightykingturnedofftheroad?

Amram(Proud):Yes,yourMajesty.ThemightyKingSolomonstoppedtohearwhatthelittle

antsinthesandweresaying.Heturnedofftheroadtosavethemfrombeing

hurt.

Queen:Thenhemustbeaswiseandaskindaspeoplesayheis.

Amram:Nowyoucanbelieveit,can'tyou?

Queen:Iwon'tfullybelieveituntilIseeandhearhimmyselfAmram.

Amram:Thenwhydon'tyoucometoourcountryandpayhimavisit,yourMajesty?

Queen:Yes,IthinkIshalldothat,Amram.ButfirstImustthinkofawaytotestthiswiseking.

Youmaygonow,Amram.

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Amram:Goodday,yourMajesty.(Hebacksaway.)

(Curtain)

()1.Wheredoesthisscenetakeplace?

A.Onthewaytoacity.B.Inaroomofapalace.

C.Inthesandofaroad.D.Onthegrassneararoad.

()2.Amramtoldthestoryofhiskingtoshow.

A.KingSolomoniswiseandkindB.KingSolomonisafraidofants

C.KingSolomonlooksafterhishorsewellD.KingSolomoncantalktoanimals

()3.KingSolomonturnedhishorseofftheroadbecause.

A.therewassandinthewayB.thehorseneededtohavearest

C.hewantedtoenjoythebeautythereD.hewantedtoavoidhurtingtheants

()4.WhichofthefollowingwordsisusedtohelpreadersknowthefeelingoftheQueen?

A.Fine.B.Surprised.C.Proud.D.Afraid.

()5.WhatmayhappennextaccordingtoScene1?

A.AmramwillrefusetoleavetheQueen'spalace.

B.Zahrahwillcertainlykeepthepurplesilkforherself.

C.KingSolomonwilltestwhetherAmram'sstoryistrue.

D.TheQueenwillpayavisittoKingSolomon'scountry.

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WeneverforgetwhenPerronetcametous.Itwasonaspringafternoon.Weneverknewwho

drownedPerronet,butDavidpulledhimoutofthewaterandsavedhislife.Peoplesometimes

askeduswhatkindofdoghewas,butweneverknew,exceptthathewasthenicestpossiblekind.

Mothersaidwecouldnotaffordhimbecauseofthetax(稅)andhiskeep.Thetaxwasfive

shillings(先令),butitwasnearlyayearbeforethetimewhenitmustbepaid.Atlast,wedecided

thatallthreeofuswouldgiveupsugartowardsavingthecostofhiskeep.Itwasthehardestfor

Davidbecausehewasfondofsweetthings,butthen,hewasfondofPerronet.Soweallgaveup

sugar,andPerronetwasallowedtoremain.

Wewereveryhappythatsummer.Theboyswereespeciallyhappy.Theonlythingthatvexed

mewasPerronet'staxmoney,fbrmonthsandmonthswentonandwedidn'tsaveit.Oneday,I

foundDavidalonewithPerronetinhisarms.Hewascrying,andfeedingPerronetwithcake.I

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can'tbeartoseeboyscry.IbeggedofDavidtostop,andtoldhimIshouldcertainlythinkof

something.

Oneday,wewereallinschool.Theschoolmastertoldusthattherewastobeaflowershow

fortheschoolchildrenthisyear,andthatanoldgentlemanwouldgiveprizestothebestarranged

wildflowers.Therewastobeafirstprizeoffiveshillings,andasecondprizeofahalfcrown,for

thebestcollectionofwildflowers,withtheirnamesuponthem.Isqueezed(擠)David'sarm,and

whispered,t4Fiveshillings!^^

IthoughtIcouldnevergetmylessonsthatday,foralldayIwasthinkingaboutPerronet'stax

money.Atnight,Isaidtothem,“Lookhere!rilmakeacollectionofflowers.Youtwocanmakea

collectionofmosses(苔薛).Therearetenkindsofmossesbytheriver,andwehavenamesofour

ownforthem.^^Theboysagreed.Richardmademeabox.Weputwetsandatthebottom,then

feathermoss,andintothatIstucktheflowers.Igotalltheflowersandallthegrassesreadyand

printedthenamesonpiecesofcardboard,tostickinwiththem.Ididn'tlikeitwhenitwasdone,

butRichardpraiseditandthatcheeredme.Ithoughttheirmosseswerebeautiful.

Thedayoftheflowershowwasveryhot.Whenwereachedthetent,itwasfilledwith

grown-uppeople.Itwasveryhardworkgettingaboutandtryingtoseethestandswithflowers.

Wekeptseeingticketswith“FirstPrize^^and"SecondPrize”.Itmademefeelsickwithheatand

anxiety,tothinkofthem.Wehadwalkedslowlyallroundthetent.Wehadseenallthecucumbers,

onions,lettuce,grapes,longpotatoes,roundpotatoesandeverythingelse.Atlastwesawmy

collection!Ithadalabelonit,marked“FirstPrize",andnexttoitcametheboys'moss,marked

“SecondPrize".Wecried44Perronetispaidfbr!”

()1.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“vexed“iscloseto"

A.surprisedB.worriedC.pleasedD.attracted

()2.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderaccordingtothestory?

a.Thethreechildrendecidedtogiveupsugar.

b.Theboyswonthesecondprizeintheflowershow.

c.Thewritermadeacollectionofwildflowers.

d.Theheadmastertoldthechildrenabouttheshow.

e.MotherallowedthechildrentokeepPerronet.

A.a-d-c-b-eB.a-e-d-c-bC.e-a-d-c-bD.e-a-d-b-c

()3.Thelastparagraphtellsusthat.

A.thewriterwassureshewouldwintheprizeintheshow

B.otherchildren'scollectionswereallmadeofvegetables

C.fewschoolchildrenwonprizesintheflowershow

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D.thechildrenwalkedslowlytoseethecollections

）4.Fromthepassage,weknowthat.

A.thechildrenhadtosavesomemoneyiftheywantedtokeepPerronet

B.theoldgentlemanwantedtohelpthechildrensavemoneyforPerronet

C.thechildrensavedmoneybygivingupsugartopaythetaxmoney

D.Davidwasonceseencryingbecausehecouldn'teatcakeanylonger

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Garrisonhadbeentreasuringhislastpiece.Allhehadleftnowwasasheetofthebeautiful

brownpaperPahadbroughtbackfromhislastsailingtrip.

“You'vebeenquiet,“Pasaid."CouldIseeyourpicture?”

Garrisonhandedoverhissketch.Pastudiedit,thenlookedathisson."You'retennow,eh?”

Garrisonnodded,hopingPawouldn'tsaythathewastoooldtobefoolingaroundwithpencils

andpaper.

“WhenIwasten,Iwantedtoworkonmyfather'sship,“Pasaid."WhenThomaswasten,he

askedmetolethimplantthecom.^^

Garrison\throat（嗓子）tightened,t4IknowI'mnotlikeeitherofyou."Palookedatthe

drawingagain.

“No,youarelikebothofus.Youworkhard,likeThomas.Andyou'relikeme,too.Ihave

wanderingfeet,butyouhaveawanderingmind.Weneedtoseethingsdifferently.”

Garrisonfrowned."I'dratherlovetheland,likeThomas,orthesea...^^

Papattedhishand."Thomascaresaboutourfamilyverymuch——that'swhyhe'sworkedso

hardtobringusfood.Andmylovefortheseamakesgoodmoney.Butthere*smoreinlifethan

foodandmoney.There\happiness,forone.Doesitmakeyouhappytodraw?”

Garrisonnodded.

“Anditmakesmehappytolookatyourdrawings.Notmanyfolkscancatchhappinessona

pieceofpaper.Somemightsaydrawingisawasteoftime,buttheydon'tunderstandhowthings

are.Why,askingyoutostopdrawinglikeaskingThomastostopfarming,ormetostopgoingto

sea.Itwouldbelikeaskingustostopbreathing,wouldn'tit?"

Garrisonconsideredthis,thenreplied,t4No,sir.Notquitelikebreathing.IfIcouldn'tdraw

anymore,itwouldbe...likesomeonetookawaymyvoice.^^Hehunghishead.Inhismindhe

couldhearThomaslaughing,"It'snotlikeyoueverspeakup,anyway.”

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ButPapattedhisshoulderandsaid,“Thatwouldbeapureshame.Yourvoiceisimportant,

Garrison,whetherit'soutloudoronpaper.Andspeakingofpaper...”Pasmiled."Takealookin

mybag.”

Garrisonreachedintothebagandfoundasketchbook.Foramomenthewasspeechless

happinessseemedtofillhisbodyandstickinhisthroat.Thenhemanagedtofindhisvoice."Oh,

Pa—thankyou.”

()1.WhydidGarrison'sthroattighten?

A.Becausehefeltthirsty.

B.Becausehefeltveryscared.

C.BecauseheknewhewasnotlikePaorThomas.

D.BecausehethoughtPawouldstophimdrawing.

()2.WhenGarrisonfrowned,hemostprobablyfelt.

A.unhappyB.worriedC.afraidD.ashamed

()3.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutGarrison?

A.Helivedinabigwealthyfamily.B.Hewashisfather'sfavouriteson.

C.Hewouldgoonwithhisdrawing.D.Hewouldlearntoworkonthefarm.

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GoodNeighboursLOUISAALCOTT

1.ITTLE

Mr.andMrs.Marchlivedtogetherwiththeirfourdaughters.Amywas他Q喋N

veryshy.Bethlovedbeingathome.Meglookedverypretty.Jowastalland

thinandshewasatomboy.Theirhomewasalwaysbusyandfullofnoiseand

people.NexttothemlivedoldMr.Laurenceandhisgrandson,Laurie.They

livedinaverylargeandcomfortablehouse.Butitwasahousewithoutlife.

Oneday,JosawLauriestandingatanupstairswindowinhishouseandlookingdownattheir

garden.Jo'ssisterswereplayinginthesnowthere.Theywerethrowingsnowballsandhavinga

lotoffun.ButLaurie'sfacewasverysad.

“Poorboy!”Jothought."He'sallalone.Heneedssomefriends.vShecouldn'tstopthinking

abouthim.Shewantedtogoandseehim,buthowcouldshegotothehousewithoutan

invitation?

Thenonesnowyafternoon,shesawLaurie'sgrandpagoout.Thisgaveheranidea.Shetook

abroomfromthekitchen.

“Whatareyougoingtodo,Jo?"askedhersisterMeg.

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“Toclearthegardenpath,“answeredJo.

WhenLauriesawJofromthewindow,abigsmilechangedhispale,sadface.

Jolaughedandshouted,cuHowareyou?Areyouill?^^

Laurieopenedthewindowandsaid,"I'mbetternow,thankyou.Ihadabadcoldandhadto

stayinsideforaweek.”

"I'msorry,saidJo."Areyoubored?,,

“Yes,very,“hereplied.

“Don'tyourfriendscometovisityou?”

“No.ButIdon'twanttoseeanybody.Boysarenoisyandtheygivemeaheadache.^^

“Girlsarequiet.”

“Idon'tknowanygirls.^^

“Youknowus.”

“That'strue!Canyoucomeandvisitme?”criedLaurie.

"I'mnotquiet,butTdliketocome,“repliedJo."ImustaskMotherfirst."Sheranbackinto

herhouse.

Afewminuteslater,shereturnedandrangthebellonthedoorofLaurie'shouse.Aservant

tookherupstairs.

“HereIam!”shesaidbrightly."Mothersendsherloveandmysistersgavemethis

blancmange（牛奶凍）fbryou.”

t6Thatlooksdelicious,vLauriesaid.HewasveryhappytoseeJo.

Jolookedaround.Therewerelotsofbooksontheshelves.

“Aniceroom!”shesaid."Icanreadtoyouifyoulike.^^

“NoJet'stalk,vrepliedLaurie.

“AUright,saidJo,“Icantalkforhours.MysisterssayIneverknowwhentostop.”

“Youhavethreesisters—Amy,BethandMeg,“Lauriecontinued.

“Howdoyouknowthis?”Jowassurprised.

“Youcalleachother'snameswhenyouareinthegarden.SometimesIcanseeyouallaround

thetablewithyourmother.Shehasaverykindface.Ilikelookingather.Ihaven'tgotamother.”

Jofeltsadwhensheheardthis.

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“Whydon'tyoucomeandvisitus?”shesaid."Itisn'tgoodforyoutostayinthishouseall

the

“Thankyou.Tdliketocomeverymuch,^^saidLaurie.

“Weknowallourneighboursexceptyou,“Josaid.'Tmgladwe'refriendsnow.^^

Shetoldhimaboutalltheinterestingthingsinherlife.Shesaid,"Besides(除了之夕卜)

plays,Ialsolovebooks.^^Laurielovedbookstoo,andofferedtoshowherthelibraryinthehouse.

Thelibrarywasawonderfulroom.Jolovedit.

"Wow!"shesaid."Allthosebooks!”

Lauriesaid,“Apersunneedsmorethanbooks.”

(AdaptedfromLittleWomen)

()1.Fromthefirstparagraph,weknow.

A.Jo'sfamilyhadfivemembersB.JoandLauriewereneighbours

C.LaurieandhisgrandpawerebusyD.thefoursistershadthesamehobby

()2.JowantedtovisitLauriebecause.

A.shewantedtovisithislargehouse

B.Laurieinvitedhertoplaywithsnowballs

C.shefelthewaslonelyandneededfriends

D.Lauriewasseriouslyillandneededhercare

()3.Whatmightbethecorrectorderofwhathappenedinthestory?

a.JosawLauriestandingatanupstairswindowinhishouse.

b.JoandLauriewerehavingatalkhappilyatLaurie'shome.

c.JowenttoLaurie'shomeaftertellinghermother.

d.Jocouldn'tstopthinkingaboutLaurie.

A.a-b-c-dB.b-a-c-dC.b-d-a-cD.a-d-c-b

()4.WhichwordscanbestdescribeJoandhersisters?

A.Kindandfriendly.B.Generousbutrude.

C.Quietandsmart.D.Funnybutcareless.

()5.WhatdoesLauriemeanbysaying“Apersonneedsmorethanbaoks."?

A.Peopleneedtostayintheirownhouses.

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B.Peopleshouldlearnmuchmorefromthebooks.

C.Peopleneedloveandfriendshipbesidesbooks.

D.Peopleshouldrelaxthemselvesbesidesreading.

Text6

Thatmorning,wenoticedacabfollowingSirHenryandDr.MortimerinLondon.Butwho?

WewenttoSirHenry'shotel.HolmesaskedDr.Mortimerifanyonewithablackbeardlived

inornearBaskervilleHall.

“Yes,"saidDr.MortimerJ'Barrymore.”

“WemustsendatelegramtocheckwhetherBarrymoreisinLondonoratBaskervilleHall,^^

saidHolmes.

SirHenrysaidhewantedtogotoBaskervilleHall.

“OK,"saidHolmes."Butyoumustn'tgoalone.Watsoncangowithyou.”

SirHenryandIagreedtotakethe10:30trainonSaturday.

Holmesthoughtdeeplyonthewayhome:thestoryoftheHound,SirCharles'sdeath,the

strangeletter,themissingbootandtheblack-beardedman.Hesatinhisroomallafternoon,

smokingandthinking.

Justbeforedinner,atelegramarrived.Itsaid,"BarrymoreisatBaskervilleHalLn

“Thalbecomesadeadend,Watson.Wewillhavetolookforanotherwaytogoforward.^^

Justthenthedoorbellrang.Itwasthecabdriverwhodrovethemanwiththeblackbeard."I

gotamessagethatyouareaskingforme,"hesaid."I'veneverhadacomplaint.Icameheretoask

youwhatyouhadagainstme!”

“No,no,“saidHolmes.''Instead,I'llgiveyoumoneyifyoutellmeaboutthemaninyour

cabthismorning.Hewatchedthishouseat10:00andthentoldyoutofollowthetwogentlemen.^^

Thedriverlookedsuiprisedandthenanswered,<4ThemansaidhewasadetectiveandthatI

shouldn'ttellanyoneabout

"It'sserious,myfriend,andyoumaybeintroubleifyourefusetoanswer.”

“Hisname,“saidthedriver,"wasSherlockHolmes.”

rdneverseenHolmesmoresurprised.Thenhelaughed."Hescoredagainstmethattime,

Watson.”

Thedrivertolduseverythingheknew.Holmesgavehimthemoneyandsenthimaway.

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“Thisisadangerousenemy,Watson.^^

—TakenfromTheHoundoftheBaskervilles

()1.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedphrase,deadend“inParagraph10means

A.Holmeswantedtogiveupsolvingthecase

B.theroadinfrontofBaskervilleHallwasclosed

C.thecabdriverdidn'tfindhiswayandturnedround

D.theydidn'tknowwhothemanwithablackbeardwas

()2.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthatthecabdriver.

A.wasasdangerousastheblack-beardedman

B.receivedacomplaintfromtheblack-beardedman

C.didn'tknowwhyHolmesaskedforhimatthebeginning

D.didn'ttellHolmesanythingabouttheblack-beardedman

()3.Bythesentence"Hescoredagainstmethattim。".Holmesmeans“Themangainedan

advantageovermeby

A.watchingthishouseatteno'clock

B.followingSirHenryandDr.Mortimer

C.tellingthedriverhisnamewasHolmes

D.askingthedrivertokeephissecret

()4.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderaccordingtothepassage?

a.Holmesreceivedthetelegram.

b.ThecabdrivercametoseeHolmes.

c.WatsonwasaskedtogowithSirHenry.

d.Holmeswassurprisedandthenlaughed.

e.WatsonandSirHenrytookthe10:30train.

A.cabdeB.ceabdC.abedeD.acebd

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II

(anextractfromadetectivestory)

“Sitdown,^^Hendersonsaid,sittingdowninanarmchairhimselfandlookingatLogan.

“Whatareyouherefbr?”

“Iunderstandyouhadaparrylastnight,“saidLogan,apoliceofficer.

“Yes,"saidHenderson,t€Oh!Ihopetheneighbourshaven'tbeencomplainingaboutthenoise

again.^^

“NotthatIknowof7'saidLogan."Butayounggirl,Fran,whocametothepattyhasn'tbeen

homeyet.”

“Fran,“saidHenderson."Yes,shewashere.Sheleftearly,asIremember—aboutone

o'clock.Ihappenedtonoticewhatthetimewaswhenshecametosaygoodbye.Butnobodyelse

leftuntilaboutfourinthemoming.^^

Hendersonlookedquiterelaxed.

“DidyouknowClare?”askedLogansuddenly.

"Oh,God!”Hendersonsatforward.t4Youdon'tthink...thesamethinghashappenedto

Fran?”

“We'rekeepinganopenmind,^^saidLogan,watchinghimcarefully,"butwe'regivingitour

fullattention.^^

“Well,yes.Icanunderstandthat,“repliedHenderson,gettingcomfortableinthearmchair

again.

“So,"repeatedLogan,“didyouknowClare?^^

“Well,sure.Iknewwhoshewas.Butweneverhadanythingtodowitheachother,“said

Henderson,givingLoganabigsmile.

“Whoelsewasatyourparty?^^askedLogan.

“Peoplefromtheuniversity,“saidHenderson."Students,teachers.^^

“David?”askedGrant,Logan9spartner.

“Yes,Davidwashereforatime,"Hendersonsmiledagain."Buthe'snotreallyaparty

animal.Heprobablyleftearly.^^

“Whatd。youmean,probably?”askedGrant.

HendersonlookedatGrant.Grantwassixtywiththickblackhairandalargemoustache.His

clothes,asalways,lookedratherold:abluejacketandgreytrousers.Hedidnotlookmuchofa

partyanimaleither.

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"Well,1don'tcheckwhenmyguestsarriveandleave,vsaidHenderson."Andsomepeople

justleavewhentheywanttogohome.Theydon'tcomeandsaygoodbye.Anyway,sometimesI

canbedifficulttofind."AgainhelookedatLogan,raisedhiseyebrowsandgaveherabigsmile.

“Isometimesendupinthebedroom.”

（）1.Howmanycharactersarementionedinthestory?

A.Five.B.Six.C.Seven.D.Eight.

（）2.WhydidLoganandGrantgotoHenderson'shouse?

A.BecausethegirlFranwhoattendedthepartydisappeared.

B.BecausetheywenttothepartyheldinHenderson'shouse.

C.BecauseHenderson'sneighbourscalledthemforthenoise.

D.BecausetheywantedtoknowwhyHendersonheldtheparty.

（）3.Whatcanbeinferred（推斷）fromGrant'squestion"Whatdoyoumean,probably?”?

A.GranthelpedLogantoaskthisquestion.

B.Grantdidn'tunderstandHenderson\words.

C.Granthimselfwasn'tapartyanimallikeDavid.

D.GrantwantedtoknowtheexacttimeofDavid'sleaving.

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AfterawhileattentiontoTomended,andtheusualschoolmurmur（嗡嗡讀書(shū)聲）roseupon

theboringaironcemore.Nowtheboybegantostealsecretglances（偷看）atthegirl.Shenoticed

it,madeafaceathimandgavehimthebackofherheadforthespaceofaminute.Whenshe

slowlyfacedaroundagain,anapplelaybeforeher.Shepusheditaway.Tomgentlyputitback.

Shepusheditawayagain,butwithlessanimosity（敵意）.Tompatientlyreturnedittoitsplace.

Thensheletitremain.Tomwroteonhispaper,"Pleasetakeit—Igotmore."Thegirlglancedat

thewords,butmadenosign.

Nowtheboybegantodrawsomethingonthepaper,hidinghisworkwithhislefthand.Fora

timethegirlrefusedtonotice;butherhumancuriosity（好奇心）soonbegantoshowitselfby

hardlynoticeable（明顯的）signs.Theboyworkedon,seeminglynotaware.Thegirlmadesome

non-committal（含糊的）effortstosee,buttheboydidnotdisplaythathewasawareofit.Atlast

shecouldn'tbearitandwhispered:

“Letmeseeit.”

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Tompartlyuncoveredthep