本试题来自北京四中期中英语试卷

　　　　　　通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　　　　　Ever since Jonathan had set up the house in Compton Street, he had looked after it very carefully. Before he left the house in the morning, he carefully closed all the 　　38　 downstairs, opened some windows to let the air in and locked the front gate. 　39 　Jonathan did was tidy and orderly.

　　　　　　One summer evening Jonathan returned home 　40　 　at five minutes to seven exactly. When he opened the front gate, he immediately noticed something strange. There was a heavy footprint in the earth in one of the flower beds. Jonathan was just going to blame（责怪）the milkman or the postman 　41　 　he noticed that one of the curtains in the front room downstairs was out of place. Jonathan never left anything out of place.

　　　　　　He walked up to the front door and opened it quietly. He listened carefully for a few moments, but could hear nothing. The front-room door was half-open. Jonathan studied it carefully,　　42　 　if he had forgotten to close it that morning. He had never forgotten before. He stepped silently across the hall to the door and looked 　43　 　the room. The shadow（影子） of a man was clearly reflected on （映在） the far 　44　 　in the evening sunlight. He had been standing behind the door since Jonathan"s return. Jonathan grabbed the door-handle, 　45　 　the door quickly and turned the key. Then he 　46　 　the telephone in the hall and set about calling the police.

　　　　　　The thief tried to climb through a window to get out, but Jonathan had 　47 　that. He attacked him with his umbrella, 　48　 　it as a sword（剑）. Three minutes later the 　50 　arrived there. Jonathan was a little angry that he had to have dinner later than usual, but on the whole he felt quite pleased with himself.

　　　　38. A. windows　　 B. rooms　　　　　 C. doors　　　　　 D. houses

　　　　39. A. Things　　　 B. Something　 　　 C. Anything　　　 D. Everything

　　　　40. A. as usual　　　 B. all the time　 C. right away　　 D. as soon as

　　　　41. A. as　　　　　 B. while　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 D. before

　　　　42. A. thinking　　 B. guessing　　　 C. wondering　　　　 D. surprising

　　　　43. A. at　　　　　 B. through　　　　 C. inside　　　　　 D. over

　　　　44. A. door　　　　 B. window　　　　　 C. gate　　　 　　　 D. wall

　　　　45. A. opened　　　 B. locked　　　　　 C. shut　　　 　 　　 D. tied

　　　　46. A. picked away　 B. picked up　　　 C. picked down　　　 D. picked out

　　　　47. A. hoped　　　 B. wished　　　　 C. expected　　　　 　 D. supposed

　　　　48. A. using　　　　 B. doing　　　　　 C. making　　　　　 D. holding

　　　　49. A. milkman　　　 B. postman　　　　 C. thief　　　　　　 D. police

　　　　38.C　　 39.D 40.A　　 41.C　　 42.C　　 43.C　　 44.D

　　　　45.C　 46.B　　 47.C　　 48.A　　 49.D