2026屆上海實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校英語高三上期末質(zhì)量檢測試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．IwantedtomajorinEnglishatfirst,butlaterI________mymindandnowIamawriter.A．changedB．havechangedC．wouldchangeD．willchange2．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived3．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly4．Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.5．________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever6．Thebook______throughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.A．gotB．pushedC．sailed7．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed8．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends9．WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．beforeD．since10．Withthedevelopmentofagriculture,thepeople_____villageItaughtarenowlivingahappylife.A．inwhose B．whose C．inwhich D．which11．Mycousininsistedthatshe______toAustraliaforfurtherstudy.Butthecompanyrefusedherapplication.A．sends B．willbesentC．besent D．wouldbesent12．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit13．WhatdoesPM2.5mean？It'saprofessional_____________indicatingtheconditionofairpollution.A．number B．markC．term D．item14．—Guesswhat!Icameacrossanoldfriendatthestationlastweekend.—I’msureyoutalkedwithhimhappily.A．Soundsgood! B．Verywell.C．Hownice! D．Allright.15．Muirsucceeds______otherdesignershavefailed—herclothesareOriginal,yetstylish.A．that B．what C．which D．where16．Guangdongprovincerolledoutnewguidelines,_____offensivenicknamesandonlineviolenceasschoolbullying.A．defining B．definedC．todefine D．havingdefined17．Wearelivinginanage________QRcodes(二維碼)arebecomingmoreandmorepopularinourdailylife.A．why B．thatC．whose D．when18．Atthemeeting,theheadmastersaidthatthegovernmentshouldpreventsuchthingsashurtchildren________again.A．happening B．happen C．tohappenDhappened19．Alargenumberofexcellentfilms______allovertheworldoverthepastdecades.A．haveproduced B．havebeenproducedC．wereproduced D．produced20．____________thefiercecompetitioninjobseeking,manyuniversitygraduateshavenochoicebuttoreducetheirowndemandforthesalary.A．FacedB．FacingC．TofaceD．Havingfaced第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Belowisawebpagefrom/.KidoftheYearPhotoContestEnteryourkid’sphototodayandwin!We’regivingaway52weekly$250prizesfromReaders’Choicevotes.PLUSoureditorswillselectoneentry(參賽作品)towinourgrandprizeof$7,000.OfficialContestRulesNopurchasenecessarytoenterorwin.TheKidoftheYearPhotoContestentryperiodbeginsat12:00a.m.March23,2019,andendsonJanuary21,10(the“EntryPeriod”).Entriesmustbereceivedby9:00p.m.onJanuary21,10(“EntryDeadline”).Entrieswillnotbeacknowledgedorreturned.SPONSOR:MeredithCorporation,1716LocustStreet,DesMoines,Iowa.ENTRY:Therewillbetwomethodsofentry.ShareMyEntry:Visit/photos/photo-contests-1/kid-of-the-year/andclickthebuttontoenter.Thencompletetheregistrationformandfollowtheinstructionstouploadonealbumofuptosixphotosofyourchildagedthreemonthstoeightyears.Photosmustbetakenbyentrant,non-professional,unpublishedandmaynothavewonanyprizeoraward.Photosmustbe.jpegor.bmpimageformats(格式)andcannotexceed3MB．FacebookEntry:VisitF/ParentsMagazineandclicktheKidof2019tab.Fillouttheregistrationformanduploadonealbumofuptosixphotosofyourchildagedthreemonthstoeightyears.Youmayprovideonedescriptionandonealbumtitlethatwillbeappliedtoallphotos.Photosmustbetakenbyentrant,non-professional,unpublishedandmaynothavewonanyprizeoraward.Photosmustbe.jpegor.bmpimageformatsandcannotexceed3MB．Thispromotionisinnowaysponsored,supportedorrunby,orassociatedwithFacebook.YouareprovidingyourinformationtoParentsMagazineandnottoFacebook.TheinformationyouprovidewillonlybeusedtorunthepromotionandregisterforP.Photosmustnotcontainmaterialthatinfringestherightsofanother,includingbutnotlimitedtoprivacy,publicityorintellectualpropertyrights,orthatconstitutescopyrightviolation.Photosmustnotcontainbrandnamesortrademarks.LIMIT:Oneentryperhousehold,pereligible(有資格的)child,perweek.Oneweeklyprizeperchild.Forentriesofmorethanoneeligiblechildinthehousehold,theentryprocessmustbecompletedseparatelyforeachchild.Nogroupentries.1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．youshouldbuysomethingfirstbeforeyouenterthecontestB．yourentrywillnotbereturnedevenifyoudon’twinthecontestC．youshouldsendyourentrybefore12:00p.m.onMarch23,2019D．theeditorsofthecontestwilldecidewhowillwinthe20,000dollarsinprizes2、Linda,amotherwithseven-year-oldtwins,wantstoenterthecontest.SheMUST________.A．provideadescriptionandanalbumtitleforthekid’sphotosB．gotoMeredithCorporationtofillouttheregistrationformsC．completetheentryprocessseparatelyforeachofherkidsD．providetheinformationtoFacebookifshechoosesFacebookEntry3、Toenterthecontest,photosmust________.A．havewonsomeprizeorawardB．betakenbynon-professionalentrantsC．containbrandnamesortrademarksD．containparents’personalinformation4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“infringes”mean?A．violates. B．obtains.C．grasps. D．cheats.5、Thepurposeofthepassageis________.A．toadvertisethewebsiteFacebook.comB．tomakeprofitsbyattractingphotographers’interestC．tointroducetwomethodsofenteringaphotocontestD．toencourageparentswithchildrentoenteraphotocontest22．（8分）ThenewsofHarperLee’ssecondnovelbroketheinternet.GoSetaWatchmanwouldbepublishedinJuly.Leebecamearecluse(隱士)afterthepublicationofherfirstbook,ToKillaMockingbird,in1960.Althoughtheauthorhasbeenoutofthepubliceyeformorethan50years,thewavethatfollowedtheannouncementshowedhernovel’sbelovedplaceintheAmericanliteraryworks.In1991,TheBookoftheMonthClubandthelibraryofCongressconductedasurveythatmadereadersidentifybooksthathadmadeadifferenceintheirlives.Lee’sbookfollowedonlyTheBible.AlongsidetheworksofShakespeareandTwain,ToKillaMockingbirdremainsoneofthemostwidelytaughtbooksnationwide,reachinganestimated70%ofAmericanpublicschools.Whatmakesitsuchaperfectreadforyoungpeople?EnglishclassisaplacewhereyoungAmericanscometoknowthemselves.Inthefoldsofdustybooks,studentscanmakecontactwithhumanitybeyondthesuperficial(膚淺的)conversationsoftheschoolhallways.Literaturepromisesrelief,aplacetofigureoutone’sproblemsandgettoknowoneselfbetter.ToKillaMockingbirdparticularlydistinguishesitselfinthisregard.Itspeaksinchild’svoicewithouttreatingitsreadershipaschildren.Peoplehavecalleditan‘impossible’achievement,achildren’sbookpennedintheprose(散文)ofawell-educatedadult—it’sunlikelythatachildlikeScoutcouldexistintherealworld.Butthat’sexactlywhatmakesitsuchacharmingreadforyoungpeople.Italludesto(轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角地說到)theconsciousnessofawell-educatedadultgoingthroughdifficultrealities,butshowsitthroughthelightandplayfulvoiceofacuriouslittlegirl.1、InwhichyearmightGoSetaWatchmancomeout?A．2015B．1960C．1910D．19912、WhichbookleavesthedeepestimpressiononAmericanreaders?A．GoSetaWatchmanB．ToKillaMockingbirdC．TheBibleD．Shakespeare’sworks3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaboutToKillaMockingbird?A．Itsauthormaybeaplayfulchild.B．It’sastoryaboutawell-educatedadult.C．Youngpeoplecanseethemselvesfromit.D．It’simpossibleforchildrenlikeScouttoexist.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheGreatWriter:HarperLeeB．TheGreatYoungPeopleNovelC．VoicesfromChildrenD．DifferencesHarperLeemade23．（8分）Theshower,Ifind,isthebestplacetocry.Thewatercoversthesoundofmysadness,whilewashingawayanyevidenceofmypain.Ishowerafterthekidshavegonetobed;it'stheonlytimeIcanbealone.Ialwaysdidmybesttoprotectmytwochildrenfrommytears.IfIneededtocry,Icriedbymyself.Yet,Iencouragemytwoboystocry.My7-year-oldprideshimselfonnevercryingatschool."Oh,butyoumustcry,"Iinsist."Cryingisgood.Itgetsthesadnessout.Neverholdbackyourtears."ButthenIdidjustthat.Whatmightitdotothemtoseetheirmotherupset?Thenmyfatherdied,andtherewasnowayIcouldschedulemygriefandkeepmyfeelingsinside.Itriedtogetonwiththings,butthesadnessstillcame.Therealizationthatmydadwasactuallygonehitmewithanintensity（緊張）thatwasimpossibletocoverup.Tomysurprise,myboysdidn'tseemtooalarmed.Later,theyfoundmehidinginthebedroomoneafternoon,weeping."It'sOK,mommiesgetsadtoo,"Itoldthem,smilingthroughmytears.“Don'tbesad,Mommy.Granddadiscomingbackasababy,”my7-year-oldsaid,histinyarmstretchedacrossmyshoulders."Thinkaboutlove,"hewenton."Thinkaboutallthepeoplewholoveyou."Irealizedthatinhidingmypain,Iwasonlydenyingwhatitmeanstobehuman,IfeltasifIhadledmysonstobelievethat"negative"emotionsareonlyaconcept,andnotsomethingtheyshouldpossess.It'sonethingtotellmychildrenit'sOKtocry.It'sanothertoshowthemhowit'sdone.Weowethattoourchildren,accordingtosocialresearcherandauthorBreneBrown.DuringherTEDtalk,Brownsaid,"It'snecessarywebeseen—deeplyseen"."Ourjobisnottoprotectourchildren,tokeepthemperfect,"saidBrown."Ourjobistolookandsay,‘you'reimperfect,andyou'remadeforstruggles,butyouareworthyofloveandbelonging’."1、Accordingtothepassage,theauthor.A．seldomscheduleshergriefB．believesboysshouldbetoughC．findsinspirationwhensheshowersD．oftengetshersadnessout2、Wherewastheauthorwhenshewasfoundcryingbyherson?A．Inthebathroom.B．Intheauthor'sbedroom.C．Inherfather'shouse.D．Inthekitchen.3、Whatdidtheauthorrealizeaftershefailedtohideherpain?A．Hisson'swordsweremovingandcomforting.B．Hersoncompletelyunderstoodhersadness.C．Thewayshehandledsadnesshadmisledherchildren.D．Herchildrendidn'tworryabouthersadnessatall.4、Thearticleismeanttotellparentsthattheyshould.A．tellkidsit'snotallrighttocryB．getanyoftheiremotionsoutC．pushchildrentoworktowardperfectionD．teachtheirchildrenhowtodealwithgrief24．（8分）OnSept.15,TripAdvisor,oneoftheworld’slargesttravelreviewwebsites,namedtheworld’stop25museumsinitsTravelers’ChoiceAwardaccordingtothereviewsandopinionsoftravelersworldwide.Nowlet’stakealookatthetopfourmuseumswhicharerankedasfollowsbythepopularityaroundtheworld.MetropolitanMuseumofArt,NewYorkCityItisthelargestmuseumintheWesternHemisphere,withacollectionof2millionitemsfrommorethan5,000yearsofworldculture.TheiconicmuseumincludesimportantcollectionsfromancientEgyptandmedievalEuropeaswellasancientGreeceandRome.Here,visitorscangetlostindifferentcenturies:TheycanseetheTempleofDendurfromearlyEgypt,DutchpainterVincentvanGogh’sWheatfieldWithCypressesanUSpopAndyWarhol’sSouperDress,allinoneplace.Mused’Orsay,ParisLocatedinthecenterofParisonthebankoftheRiverSeine,theMuseed’Orsayhousestheworld’smostamazingcollectionsofimpressionistandpost-impressionistart.ItoffersthechancetoviewmajorworksfromgreatslikeVanGoghandClaudeMonet.ThemuseumisfamousforbeinghometoStarryNightovertheRhone,anoilpaintingbyVanGoghthatisoftenpraisedalongwithhismasterpieceStarryNight.ArtInstituteofChicago,IllinoisItwasnamedtheworld’sbestmuseumin2014.Theworld-famousWindyCitymuseumhousesnearly300,000works,includingoneofthelargestcollectionsofmodernart,includingpiecessuchasSpanishpainterPabloPicasso’sTheOldGuitarist,USartistGeorgiaO’Keeffe’sBlackCrossandFrenchartistHenriMatisse’sBathersbyaRiver.ATripAdvisorreviewercommented,“NomatterhowmanytimesIvisit,itnevergetsold.Paintingsfromeveryera,worksfroeverygreatartist.”MuseoNacionaldelPrado,MadridNowhereisabletopresenttheentirehistoryofSpanishartliketheMuseoNacionaldelPrado.Here,visitorscanenjoyadetailedviewoftheSpanishschooloftheModernAge.OutstandingmasterpiecesbyartistssuchasDiegoVelazquez,FranciscoGoyaandJoaquiinSorollamakeupaninternationally-famouscollection.TheItalianschoolisanotherhighlightofthemuseum’scollection,asitincludesthe15thcenturymasterpiecessuchasTheAnnunciationbyFraAngelico,TheDeathoftheVirginbyAndreaMantegnaandTheDeadChristSupportedbyAngelsbyAntonellodaMessina.1、HowistheMetropolitanMuseumofArtdifferentfromtheotherthreemuseums?A．ItisthelargestartmuseumintheworldB．ItissobigthatvisitorsmayeasilygetlostinitC．ItisthemostpopularmuseumofthefourmuseumsD．ItsmaincollectionisfromancientEgyptandmedievalEurope2、Ifyouareinterestedinimpressionistart,_____isaplaceyoucannotmiss.A．MetropolitanMuseumofArtB．Museed’OrsayC．ArtInstituteofChicagoD．MuseoNacionaldelPrado3、Whichisacorrectmatchofthepaintingandthemuseum?A．PabloPicasso’sTheOldGuitarist—Museed’OrsayB．HenriMatisse’sBathersbyaRiver—MetropolitanMuseumofArtC．VincentvanGogh’sWheatfieldWithCypresses—ArtInstituteofChicagoD．AndreaMantegna’sTheDeathoftheVirginMuseoNacionaldelPrado25．（10分）MyneighborOrlandoisaparamedic(急救醫(yī)士).HeandhiswifearesomeofthenicestpeopleIhaveevermet.Afewyearsbackwestartedthissortof“favorwar”,whereoneofuswoulddosomethingfortheother,suchasshoveling(鏟)theirdrivewayorhelpingthembuildashed,andnexttimetheotherwouldtrytotopitwithanotherfavor.Yesterdaymorningtherewasmaybe2or3feetofsnowonthegroundandIrememberedheshoveledmydrivewayformelastsnowfall.SoItookoutmyshovelandtookcareofbothoursidewalksanddrivewaysbecauseitwasmyturntodoafavorback.IttookawhilebutIfinishedandgotintomycarforwork.WhatIdidn’trealizewasthatOrlandohadtoworkthatdaytoo.FastforwardtothismorningIgotaknockonmydoor.Itwashim.HeimmediatelyshookmyhandandinformedmethatbecauseIshoveledhisdrivewayandsidewalkforhim,hewasabletogettoworkearlier.Assoonashestartedhisshift,acallcamethroughthatayoungboywasinamedicalemergency.Luckilyheandhispartnerwereonlyabout2minutesaway,butthenextclosestambulancewasin10minutes.Thiskiddidnothave10minutes.Hebarelyhad2minutes.Becausemyneighborgottoworksooner,theyoungboygottolivehislife.Thisisn’tahumblebrag(吹牛).Thisistoinformothersthateventhesmallestfavorscanhavethebiggestimpacts.Itwasn’ttoomuchoftroubletoshovelhisdrivewayforhim,butbecauseIdid,theyoungkidgottoseehisfamilyagain,gobacktoschoolagain,talktohisfriendsagainandlivehislife.1、WhatcanweknowaboutthewriterandOrlando?A．Theyoncehadaconflict.B．Theysignedafavorableagreement.C．Theyfavorshovelingsnowtogether.D．Theyarealwaysreadytohelpeachother.2、Whosavedtheboybeforeitwastoolate?A．Thewriter. B．Theboy’sparents.C．Orlandoandhiswife. D．Orlandoandhispartner.3、Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?A．Neveraskfortrouble. B．Nofavoristoosmall.C．Onecannotalwaysbelucky. D．Don’tloseheartinanemergency.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）I’dbeentravellingforlonghoursonalonelycountryroadwhenIhadaflattyre.SoIhadto1andgetthetoolstofixtheproblem.Itcertainlywasn’t2doingthiswithawhiteshirtandsuiton.Nightfallwasapproaching.Suddenlyacarpulledupbesideme.Amangotoutandofferedto3me.Seeingtattoos(紋身)onhisarm,Ibecame4asthoughtsofrobberiesflashedthroughmymind.But5Icouldsayanything,hehadalreadybeguntotakethetoolstochangethe6.Whilewatchinghim,Ihappenedtolookbackathiscarandnoticedsomeonesittinginthepassengerseat.This7me.Then,withoutwarning,itbegantorain.HesuggestedthatIwaitinhiscarbecausemycarwasunsafe.Astherainincreased,Iunwillinglyagreed.WhenIsettledintothebackseat,awoman’svoicecamefromthefrontseat.Irepliedwithmuch8whenseeinganoldwomanthere.Itmustbehismother,Ithought.Tomysurprise,theoldwomanwasaneighborofthemanwhowashelpingme.“Jeffinsistedonstoppingwhenhesawyou9thetyre.”“Iamgratefulforhishelp,”Isaid.“Metoo!”shesaidwithasmile.Hehelpeddrivehertoseeherhusbandtwiceaweekinanursinghome.Shealsosaidthathe10atthechurchandtaughtdisadvantagedstudentsforfree.Finally,Jeffhelpedmechangethetyre.Itriedtoofferhimmoneyandofcourseherefusedit.AsweshookhandstosaygoodbyeIapologizedformystupid11atthefirstsightofhim,andthisincidentwarnedusthatweshouldn’tjudgepeoplebythewaythey12.1、A．stop B．move C．see D．look2、A．difficult B．easy C．bad D．polite3、A．lift B．carry C．drive D．help4、A．discouraged B．disappointed C．frightened D．a(chǎn)stonished5、A．a(chǎn)s B．before C．until D．when6、A．tyre B．suit C．shirt D．tools7、A．puzzled B．embarrassed C．calmed D．concerned8、A．fear B．relief C．satisfaction D．delight9、A．takingon B．fightingfor C．pickingout D．strugglingwith10、A．volunteered B．studied C．grew D．performed11、A．ignorance B．words C．reaction D．comment12、A．drove B．walked C．behaved D．looked第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.MistakesthatworkThebestwaytolearnsomethingistomakemistakesfirst.ThomasEdison,1．inventedthelightbulb,toldhiscolleagues:“Ofthe200lightbulbsthatdidn’twork,everyfailuretoldmesomethingwasabletoincorporate(融入)intothenextattempt.”BenjaminFranklin,theUSstatesmanandscientistoncesaid:“Ihaven’tfailed.Ihavehad10,000ideasthatdidn’twork.”2．ofthesepeopleunderstoodthatfailuresandfalsestartsaretheconditionofsuccess.Infact,3．surprisingnumberofeverydayobjectshadtheirbeginningsinamistakeoramisunderstanding.Post-itnotes,packetsofcrispsandevenbreadareallunexpectedinventions.In2600BC,atiredEgyptianslaveinvented4．isnowcalledbreadwhenthedough(面團(tuán))roseduringhissleep.AndcrispswerefirstcookedbyacookintheUSAwhenacustomersuggestedhisfriedpotatoesbe5．(thin)thantheywere.In1968SpencerSilverwastryingtodevelopastronggluewhenheaccidentallyinventedaveryweakglueinstead.Hiscolleague,ArtFrydecidedtouseitsixyearslater,in1974,tohavehisbookmarks6．(hold)inhisbooksandthepost-itnotewasinvented.Successfulbusinesspeoplehaveoftenmadebig,expensivemistakesintheirpast.WhenanemployeeofIBMmadeamistakethatcostthecompany$600,000,ThomasWatson,thechairman,7．(ask)ifhewouldfiretheman.“No,”hereplied.“Ihavejustspent$600,0008．(train)him.Iwon’tletanothercompany9．(benefit)fromtheexperience.Theimportantthingtorememberisthatyouneedtolearnfromyourmistakes.10．youdon’t,thenthereisnopointmakingthem.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，下文就是你同桌的一篇作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。NowI’dliketosharewithyouastrangeexperienceIhadamonthbefore、Itmaysoundfunny,andit’strue、Afteraday’shardworkIwenttobedearlythanusual、Itwasabouttwoo’clockinthemorning,andsuddenlyIwokeup、Iheardanoise、Igotoutofbedandwentslowdownstairs、Ilistenedcarefully、Icouldheardtwomenspeakingquietly、IbelievedtwothieveshadbrokenintomyhouseandIwasreallyfrightened,soIwentbacktoupstairs,andimmediatelyphonethepolicefrommybedroom、Thepolicearrivedquickly、Theyopenedfrontdoorwithaspecialkeyandwentintothelivingroom、YoucanimaginewhatembarrassedIwaswhentheycameupstairsa