One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good but rather frightening

One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good but rather frightening mystery story. After a time it was too dark for me to read easily, so I put my book down and turned on the light.
I was just about to draw the 36 as well when I heard a loud cry “Help! Help! ” It 37 to come from the trees at the end of the garden. I looked out but it was too 38 to see anything clearly. So I decided to go out and have a look in the garden, just 39 someone was in 40 . I took the torch and picked up a strong walking stick, 41 that this might come to be useful, too. 42 with these, I went out into the garden. 43 I heard the cry. There was no 44 that it came from the trees at the end of the garden.
“Who’s there?” I 45 as I walked, rather 46 , down the path that 47 to the trees. But there was no 48 . With the help of my torch I 49 the whole of that part of the garden and the lower 50 of the trees. There was no sign of anybody or anything. I came to the 51 that someone was playing a rather silly joke on me.
52 feeling rather puzzled, I went back to the house and 53 away the torch and the stick. I had just sat down when I was startled by the cry of “ Help! Help! ”, this time from 54 my shoulder. I dropped my book and climbed up. There, sitting 55 of the mantelpiece ( 壁炉 ), was a parrot!
【小题1】A．gun　　　 B．picture　　C．curtains　　　 D．car【小题2】A．seemed　　B．looked　　C．sounded　　　　D．proved【小题3】A．far　　　 B．distant　　C．dark　　　　　D．black【小题4】A．as if　　B．even thoughC．on time　　 　D．in case【小题5】A．difficultB．power　　　C．trouble　　　D．ease【小题6】A．thinking　B．wishing　　C．demanding　　D．requesting【小题7】A．SuppliedB．Loaded　　　C．ArmedD．Decorated【小题8】A．Again and againB．Now and thenC．From time to timeD．Once again【小题9】A．wonderB．doubtC．problem　　　D．question【小题10】A．spoke outB．called out C．got outD．said out【小题11】A．seriouslyB．nervously　C．curiouslyD．hurriedly【小题12】A．led　　　B．wentC．passed　　　　D．joined【小题13】A．person　　B．body　　　C．answer　　　　D．voice【小题14】A．studied　 B．searchedC．tested　　　　D．examined【小题15】A．roots　　B．branches　　C．leaves　　　　D．bushes【小题16】A．beginningB．end　　C．conclusion　　D．introduction【小题17】A．But　　　B．Yet　　　　 C．Already　　　D．Still【小题18】A．put　　　 B．took　　　　 C．threw　　　 　D．cleared【小题19】A．far off　 B．down belowC．left to　　　D．right behind【小题20】A．on top　　B．at the foot　C．inside　　　D．OutsideC

(答案→)C 解析：文章讲述了一个有点恐怖的小故事，在文章中提及的那个氛围中有那样的事情会让人感觉很害怕。【小题1】上下文串联。天黑了应该是把窗帘拉起来，准备开灯。【小题2】固定结构. 根据句意可知选A。It seem to do 似乎…【小题3】上下文串联。由第一段第二行可知。【小题4】连词辨析。由上下文可知我决定出去看一看，以防有人遇见麻烦，需要帮助。【小题5】名词辨析。解析同上。【小题6】动词辨析。根据上下文可知我认为手电和木棒可能会对我有所帮助。【小题7】词义辨析，be armed with 配备有…;根据句意可知我配备了这些东西，去了花园【小题8】词义辨析。由句意可知我又一次听见了求救的声音。【小题9】固定结构。There is no doubt that…毫无疑问….；【小题10】短语辨析。A清楚并响亮地说；B大声叫（喊）；C出版，泄漏；D说出；由句意可知我非常紧张，边走大声喊叫。【小题11】副词辨析。解析同上。【小题12】固定词组。Lead to通向；由句意可知是通向花园中大树的小路。【小题13】上下文串联。我大喊：谁在那里？没有人回答。我又一次仔细的检查花园的那个部分和树的低矮部分的树枝。【小题14】动词辨析。解析同上。【小题15】名词辨析。解析同48.【小题16】固定词组。Come to the conclusion得出结论；【小题17】副词辨析。由上下文可知我仍然根据很困惑，明明听到了声音，去看不到人。【小题18】固定词组。Put away收拾，整理；take away带走；throw away扔掉；clear away清除；由句意可知我回家已经把工具收拾好。【小题19】词义辨析。根据上下文可知这次的声音是来自我的背后。【小题20】常识。鹦鹉应该是不可能再壁炉的里面，在外面表达不准确。也不会是在壁炉的脚下。所以A准确。

我明天再问问老师，叫他解释下这个问题