My mother lived in an old farm house in north Oregon.which was located far from

My mother lived in an old farm house in north Oregon，which was located far from any other neighbors.She lived with her elder brother and sisters.Since there were not enough rooms for them，her two sisters　 __1__　 the bigger bedroom downstairs，her brother in a room down the hall and she slept in the top room of the building.

The first　 __2__　 event that happened in that house was when my mother was about 10 years old.She was staying home sick with her brother.He had gone　 __3__　 to the kitchen when my mother heard a voice calling her name from the bottom of the stairs.The voice was __4__　 but that was impossible since the only other person in the house was her brother.That was followed by footsteps　 __5__　 the stairs to the top room.A few hours __6__　 her brother came up to see what she was doing.She asked him who the girl on the stairs was.He said there was no one in the house.

A few weeks later the __7__　 event happened.My grandmother was cooking supper in the kitchen.She turned around and two of the chairs were　 __8__.She pushed them in and went back　 __9__.About ten minutes later she turned around and three of the chairs were pulled out.My grandmother was quite　 __10__ by this because only my mother's little sister was home at the time.

The last event at the house was the　 __11__　 and the one that made them move away.Her elder sister Josie was babysitting her younger one，Sarah，when there was a knock on the door.Josie went to　 __12__　 it and no one was there.She went to the　 __13__　 for some water and when she returned to the living room，Sarah was　 __14__！She ran all over the house and　 __15__ found Sarah sleeping in her bed.This was　 __16__ because Sarah couldn't　 __17__　 the stairs without help because they were very steep.This frightened her so she woke up Sarah and　 __18__　 her downstairs.Then the phone rang.It was my grandma　 __19__ to say that my grandfather had died and she wouldn't be coming home that night.She was about to turn on the TV　 __20__　 she heard a woman's footsteps coming towards her.She turned around but nobody was there.

1．A.shared B．supported

C．offered 　 D．afforded

2．A.interesting 　 B．particular

C．strange 　 D．anxious

3．A.upstairs　 B．outsides

C．downstairs 　 D．indoors

4．A.male　 B．other

C．female D．another

5．A.turning up B．coming up　

C．picking up 　D．sending up

6．A.ago　 B．later

C．after D．former

7．A.last　 B．second　

C．third D．final

8．A.pulled out　 　 B．pointed out　

C．thrown out　 D．given out

9．A.turning B．pushing　

C．cooking　 　 D．pulling

10．A.delighted　 　 B．disappointed

C．frightened 　 D．satisfied

11．A.best　 B．worse

C．better 　 D．worst

12．A.receive 　 B．answer　

C．reply　 D．react

13．A.kitchen 　 B．living room　

C．sitting room 　D．bedroom

14．A.asleep B．lost

C．gone　 D．sleeping

15．A.in the end　 　 B．at first

C．firstly D．at the end

16．A.unnecessary　 　 B．desperate

C．separate　 　 D．impossible

17．A.run B．walk

C．climb　 　 D．wander

18．A.took　 B．held

C．carried 　 D．brought

19．A.crying B．shouting

C．calling　 D．laughing

20．A.when　 B．before　

C．while　 D．until

 

试题答案

本文作者用第三人称的口吻叙述了发生在母亲小时候居住的老房子里的三件令人感到恐怖的事情。

1．A　根据前面的语境Since there were not enough rooms for them可以推测，他们家没有足够的房间，因此母亲的两个姐妹只能共用较大的卧室。share表示“分享，共享”。

2．C　接下来的三段分别讲述了发生在母亲小时候居住的老房子里的三件恐怖的事情。第一，母亲10岁那年，莫名其妙地听见楼下有人喊叫自己的名字；第二，外婆在厨房做饭的时候，几把椅子自动来回移动，当时除了外婆外只有母亲的小妹妹在家；最后，明明听见有人敲门，但是将门打开时，门外却空无一人……这三件事都是非常奇怪的事情，故选C。

3．C　由第一段最后一句及本段第三句内容可知，她的哥哥应该是去了“楼下的”厨房。

4．C　根据下文的She asked him who the girl on the stairs was可以分析出，这里指女性的声音。

5．B　根据第一段her brother in a room down the hall and she slept in the top room of the building和本题之后的the stairs to the top room可以判断出，这里指上楼的脚步声。come up在此表示“上来”。

6．B　根据前后语境分析，这里指几小时后，母亲的哥哥过来看母亲在做什么。

7．B　根据第二段的信息词the first和第四段的信息词the last可以判断出，此处应该讲的是第二个令人胆战心惊的故事。

8．A　由下文About ten minutes later she turned around and three of the chairs were pulled out一句可推知此题答案。pull out 拉出。

9．C　根据前文My grandmother was cooking supper in the kitchen可以推测出，这里指外婆将两把椅子塞进去后又回去做饭。因此cooking符合语境和逻辑。

10．C　根据后面的语境because only my mother's little sister was home at the time可知，除了母亲的小妹妹只有外婆一个人在家，但几把椅子出出进进，自然让外婆感到害怕。故选择C。

11．D　根据故事发展的情节来分析，这里强调之最。因为前面两次并没有吓得他们搬家，而从the one that made them move away推测，这次吓得他们搬家了，因此这是最糟的一次“恐怖事件”。

12．B　根据语境when there was a knock on the door判断，这里指Josie 去开门，answer在此表示“应门声开门”。

13．A　根据后面的信息词some water和信息句when she returned to the living room可以推测，Josie是去厨房找水。

14．C　gone在此表示“不见了”。

15．A　语境found Sarah sleeping in her bed强调的是结果，因此in the end(最终)符合语境。

16．D　根据后面的语境because Sarah couldn't...the stairs without help because they were very steep可以推测，这是不可能发生的事情。

17．C　根据原因状语从句because they were very steep中的信息词steep(陡峭的)可以知道，这里指Sarah是不可能自己爬到楼上去的。

18．A　由上文可知，Sarah睡到了楼上她的床上，因此这里强调Josie将Sarah带下了楼。

19．C　语境Then the phone rang表明了这里是指我的外婆打电话说我外公去世了。

20．A　be about to do sth.when...表示“刚要做某事突然……”。