单选题 Text
　　When my father was getting ready for work, our (26) was ruled by knocks and words. One (27) on the table meant "I am ready for my breakfast". Two knocks on the table (28) "I am ready for my tea".
　　 (29) breakfast he said,"Boots." The paper was (30) for him over the back of an armchair. Today's paper was put on the chair for his (31) , and his boots were brought to him, freshly brushed. He read (32) ,at the same time putting on his boots and lacing them (33) . After finishing one boot, he said,"Bus." At that (34) one of the girls went outside to the garden gate (35) waited there. Her job was to stop the bus (36) it came. It came early sometimes, and it had to (37) my father.
　　"Overcoat, hat. "One of my sisters had already (38) his overcoat. Now she held it (39) for him and guided his arms into it. Then she (40) his jacket down under the coat. Another girl (41) his hat, nicely brushed. "Handkerchief, pipe. "They were brought and put, with his tobacco,into his pockets. He (42) the window and said either "Walking stick" or "Umbrella". It was handed to him. Ready now, he was (43) reading the newspaper.
　　He didn't put it down (44) he heard the shout "Bus coming!" Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls all breathed freely.
　　 (45) lucky a man is to have a wife and five daughters at home!

单选题 A. house
B. room
C. ears
D. mind
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 通过其后父亲一系列行为，以及对家具的描写可推知，地点应为家中。
单选题 A. knock
B. knocks
C. words
D. word
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据下句“Two knocks on the table．．．”推知此处应填 knock，以构成前后关系承接一致。
单选题 A. means
B. showed
C. indicated
D. made
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 首先从时态上排除A项，本文为一般过去时态；show意为“展示，显示”；indicate指“暗示”；make词意不符，文中的父亲只通过简单的肢体动作以及简洁的单词来表明其意图，故只能是一种暗示，即“indicate”。
单选题 A. During
B. After
C. In
D. On
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 由第一段中"I am ready for my breakfast"可知第二句中连接词应为after。
单选题 A. scattered
B. opened
C. spread
D. covered
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] spread．．．over铺在…上，是固定搭配。
单选题 A. feet
B. boots
C. coat
D. elbows
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 此时脑海中应浮现出这么一幅图象：面无表情、如同僵尸的父亲将脚放在凳子上，看着当天的报纸，静候孩子们为其擦鞋。
单选题 A. lying
B. standing
C. sitting
D. walking
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 自始至终，父亲始终坐在椅子上。
单选题 A. up
B. on
C. tight
D. together
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] up常与动词连用，强调动作的彻底性。如eat up吃光，吃完；split up分手；lace．．．up将…系好。
单选题 A. case
B. moment
C. point
D. time
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] at that moment=at that time在那时候；而本句的意思为“领会父亲的要点后，一个女孩跑出门外…”，故at the point=having heard the point of what the father said。
单选题 A. when
B. while
C. in order
D. and
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 空格前后时态一致，说明应为平行结构，表并列、承接关系。
单选题 A. and
B. when
C. since
D. for
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] when引导的时间状语从句，A、C、D项无此功能。
单选题 A. wait for
B. missed
C. picked
D. taken
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 动词不定式后只能跟动词原形，故排除选项B、C、D。
单选题 A. dried
B. polished
C. brushed
D. washed
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 由后文中"Another girl came with his hat，nicely brushed．"此处应选brushed。
单选题 A. open
B. up
C. down
D. on
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 由后半句"and guided his arms into it"，即此场景为“女儿为他展开外套，然后将他的胳膊套入”，故选open；hold down压制，抑制；hold on坚持。
单选题 A. hauled
B. pushed
C. dragged
D. pulled
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] haul，drag，pull均为朝着一个方向拖拉某物之意。pull是最常用语，指从任何一个方向(上、下、左、右)的拖或拉；drag指与水平面平行或沿斜线向上拖曳；haul则指费力地拖，尤指重载的交通运输。
单选题 A. came with
B. came up with
C. came to
D. came
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] come up with想起；come to来到，涉及到。come with a hat拿来顶帽子。
单选题 A. looked into
B. looked up
C. looked out of
D. looked at
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] look out of the window朝窗外看；look into调查，向内看; look up查找；look at看着。
单选题 A. also
B. still
C. yet
D. too
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 由后文的“He didn't put it down until he heard the shout "Bus coming!"推知他此时仍在"reading the newspaper"。
单选题 A. before
B. than
C. when
D. until
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] not．．．until为固定搭配，意为“直到…才”。
单选题 A. How
B. What
C. So
D. Too
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 感叹句的基本构成有两种形式：
①What a/an+adj．+n．+it+is!
What a fine day it is today!=What nice weather it is today!今天天气多好呀!
②How+adj．/adv．+人称代词+be动词!
How delicious they are!多么好吃啊!