Ⅵ. 完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

One morning, all the young pixies (小精灵) came to Shalbus Egbert’s house.

“Please. Mr. Egbert, please tell us a story,” they said.

“Maybe a little   36  ,” replied Shalbus. He was unkind. “I am cleaning the house and I’m tired. I   37   finish it this morning.”

One little pixie named Susie had a wonderful   38  . “Will you tell us a story   39   we help you clean the house?” she asked.

“Yes, yes!” shouted all the other little pixies. “We will gladly do the cleaning as long as you tell us a story.”

40   this, Shalbus began to laugh.

“Ho, ho, my little friends.   41   can I turn down such a fine offer (主动提议) as this? You clean the house, and I will   42   a wonderful story to tell you!”

So the little pixies began working. They cleaned here and there   43  . As soon as they were finished, Shalbus seated himself in a comfortable chair and the little pixies   44  . Their brown eyes shone (发光)   45   joy as Shalbus began his story.

“Once upon a time, when your grandparents were just little pixies at your age ...”

(    )36. A. smaller                  B. slower

C. longer                            D. later

(    )37. A. can                      B. must

C. could                      D. would

(    )38. A. idea                          B. promise

C. question                   D. decision

(    )39. A. if                         B. while

C. unless                      D. though

(    )40. A. Doing                    B. Feeling

C. Reading                    D. Hearing

(    )41. A. How                      B. Why

C. What                        D. When

(    )42. A. give out                  B. set up

C. make up                    D. depend on

(    )43. A. easily                     B. happily

C. luckily                      D. fairly

(    )44. A. woke up                  B. hung out

C. came over                  D. got lost

(    )45. A. with                       B. from

C. for                          D. about

Ⅶ. 阅读理解(每小题2分，共20分)

A

Hi! I’m Lilly. My family and I live in a big house. I’m 11 and I have a younger brother, Tom. He is 8.

My mom is a nurse, and she works in a hospital. She works a lot, and usually at night. She doesn’t have enough time to do the housework, so my dad often helps her and he likes it. My dad works in a bank. He arrives home at about 4 p.m., so he can do a lot of things at home.

Every evening Dad cooks dinner. My brother and I help him. After dinner Dad does the dishes and I help him dry them. Then we take a shower and Dad reads us short stories.

In the morning, Mom makes breakfast. Tom and I make our beds. Then Dad takes us to school by car.

On Saturday, we clean the house. I clean the furniture (家具) and Dad sweeps the floor. Tom takes the rubbish out and waters the plants. Dad likes cleaning the windows but he hates ironing (熨). He never does it. My grandma comes to us twice a week and she irons our clothes.