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

题文

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.
小题1:A．sharedB．supportedC．offeredD．afforded小题2:A．interestingB．particularC．strangeD．anxious小题3:A．upstairsB．outsidesC．downstairsD．indoors小题4:A．maleB．otherC．femaleD．another小题5:A．turning upB．coming upC．picking upD．sending up小题6:A．agoB．laterC．afterD．former小题7:A．lastB．secondC．thirdD．final小题8:A．pulled outB．pointed outC．thrown outD．given out小题9:A．turningB．pushingC．cookingD．pulling小题10:A．delightedB．disappointedC．frightenedD．satisfied小题11:A．bestB．worseC．betterD．worst小题12:A．receiveB．answerC．replyD．react小题13:A．kitchenB．living roomC．sitting roomD．bedroom小题14:A．asleepB．lostC．goneD．sleeping小题15:A．in the endB．at firstC．firstlyD．at the end小题16:A．unnecessaryB．desperateC．separateD．impossible小题17:A．runB．walkC．climbD．wander小题18:A．tookB．heldC．carriedD．brought小题19:A．cryingB．shoutingC．callingD．laughing小题20:A．whenB．beforeC．whileD．until 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:A

解析

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。
小题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”。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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”。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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”。
小题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”。
小题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。
小题14:C gone在此表示“不见了”。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题20:A be about to do sth.when...表示“刚要做某事突然……”。

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