Question

Our neighborhood used to be very quiet. However， these days， 1. ____ things are happening in our neighborhood and everyone is unhappy. Zhao Jun， the local school teacher is extremely worried. When he was interviewed by the local newspaper， he said， “Every night we hear strange noises 2. ____ our window. My wife thinks that is could be an animal， but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun. My parents called the police， but they can't 3. ____ anything strange. They think it might be the wind. I don't think so!”

Zhao Jun's next door neighbor Xiang Dan is 4.____，too. “At first， I thought it might be a cat， but I can't see a cat， and I still hear the noises outside.” Everyone in our neighborhood is worried， and everyone has his or her own ideas. There must be something 5.____ the homes in our neighborhood， but what is it？

6.A .interesting     B. exciting      C. strange 

7.A. of            B. outside       C. from      

8.A. find          B. think         C. make      

9.A. nervous       B. surprised      C. unhappy   

10.A. to visit        B. visiting        C. visit  

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：作者的所在的社区最近发生了一些奇怪的事情，每天晚上都会听到一些奇怪的声音。但就是找不到原因，使得每个人都不高兴。

1.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：在我们社区发生了一些奇怪的事情，每个人都不高兴。A .interesting有趣的B. exciting令人兴奋的；C. strange 奇怪的。因为大家不开心，因此可推测不是好的事情，答案为C。

2.B考查介词及语境理解。句意：每天晚上我们都会听到窗外有奇怪的声音。A. of ……的 ；B. outside 在……范围之外；C. from来自于。结合语境理解，声音来自窗外，答案为B。

3.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：我的父母打电话报警，但他们找不到什么奇怪的东西。A. find发现；B. think 认为；C. make 使，制造。结合句意可知，答案为A。

4.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：赵军的隔壁邻居向丹也很不高兴。A. nervous紧张的；B. surprised感到惊讶的；C. unhappy不开心的。 前文提到大家都不开心，故答案为C。

5.B考查分词及语境理解。句意：一定有什么东西拜访我们社区的家庭。There is sb./sth doing sth.是英语中一个固定句式，表示有某人（某物）在做某事。故答案为B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。