I lived on a farm with my parents and my elder brothers and sisters when I was a little boy. We had the 36 to play and run wherever we wanted to go.
We often 37 games just by pretending we were cowboys. Sometimes we played hide-and-seek. One of us would 38 and the others would e and find him. I remember one 39 I hid behind some old wood in the cottage. All was 40 . I couldn’t hear a sound, just the wind 41 . The situation became tense (紧张的) 42 the possibility of someone finding me, and the longer I 43 , the more tense I became. 44 , I heard footsteps ing down the yard. My 45 beat fast and I stood 46 , frozen like a block of ice. I saw my brother getting closer and closer. When he saw me, he laughed 47 , shouting at the top of his voice so that 48 could hear him say, “Eh, I’ve 49 our Tommy!” I can still see the 50 on his face today. Afterwards he said he didn’t think I would hide there. I shrugged my shoulders and said, “Why, it’s a good place, isn’t it?”
I don’t have any 51 of these events, just memories, as we had no camera at that time. 52 it was a long time ago, I can see them now as if they 53 yesterday.
Now I live in town on a busy street. My girls don’t have the freedom that we 54 have to run off down the road and play whatever they want. Anyway, is it 55 to let children out of sight these days?
【小题1】A．rightB．freedomC．prideD．confidence【小题2】A．set upB．worked outC．helped outD．made up【小题3】A．disappearB．leaveC．hideD．run【小题4】A．thingB．timeC．placeD．period【小题5】A．silentB．beautifulC．darkD．colorful【小题6】A．flyingB．flowingC．blowingD．changing【小题7】A．because ofB．except forC．according toD．instead of【小题8】A．expectedB．sleptC．waitedD．moved【小题9】A．In timeB．At lastC．At timesD．Once again【小题10】A．handB．mindC．faceD．heart【小题11】A．hardB．stillC．tallD．straight【小题12】A．softlyB．sadlyC．loudlyD．confusedly【小题13】A．nobodyB．someoneC．anyoneD．everyone【小题14】A．attractedB．foundC．metD．touched【小题15】A．lookB．colorC．feelD．spirit【小题16】A．notesB．proofsC．photosD．diaries【小题17】A．BecauseB．AlthoughC．UnlessD．As【小题18】A．appearedB．showedC．existedD．happened【小题19】A．ought toB．used toC．had toD．set to【小题20】A．funnyB．badC．safeD．strangeB
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(答案→)B
解析：作者回忆了过去在乡间和哥哥自由自在的玩耍捉迷藏的事情，当时的情境到现在还记忆犹新，作者感慨现在的孩子没有过去自由了，也没有过去安全了。
【小题1】考查名词：A. right 权利B. freedom自由C. pride 骄傲D. confidence自信，我们有自由，想去哪儿玩就去哪儿玩。选B
【小题2】考查词组：A. set up建立B. worked out制定出C. helped out帮助解决问题，D. made up编造，我们经常编些游戏，好像我们是牛仔。选D
【小题3】考查动词：A. disappear消失B. leave离开C. hide躲藏D. run跑，从前面的played hide-and-seek.可知选 C
【小题4】考查名词：A. thing事情 B. time时间C. place地方D. period期间，我记得有一次我躲在一些旧木材后面。选B
【小题5】考查形容词：A. silent 沉默的B. beautiful美丽的C. dark黑暗的D. colorful彩色的，从后面的I couldn’t hear a sound,可知一切都是沉寂的。选 A
【小题6】考查动词：A. flying飞行B. flowing漂流 C. blowing吹D. changing改变，什么声音都听不见，只有风吹的声音。选C。
【小题7】考查词组：A. because of因为B. except for除了C. according to根据D. instead of代替，因为有人可能找到我，形势变得很紧张。选A
【小题8】考查动词：A. expected期待B. slept睡觉 C. waited等待D. moved感动，我等的时间越长，形势就越紧张。选C
【小题9】考查词组：A. In time及时B. At last最后C. At times有时D. Once again再一次，最后，我听见脚步声从院子传过来。选B
【小题10】考查名词：A. hand 手B. mind思想C. face面对D. heart心，我的心跳的很快。选D
【小题11】考查形容词：A. hard困难B. still不动C. tall高的D. straight直的，我站在不动，就象一块冰。选B
【小题12】考查副词：A. softly柔软地B. sadly悲伤地C. loudly大声地D. confusedly困惑地，他大声的笑。选C
【小题13】考查代词：A. nobody没有人B. someone有人C. anyone任何人D. everyone每个人，他大声说，以便每个人都能听见。选D
【小题14】考查动词：A. attracted吸引B. found发现C. met遇到D. touched触摸，我已经找到Tommy了。选B
【小题15】考查名词：A. look表情B. color颜色C. feel感觉D. spirit精神，我现在还能看他当时的表情。选A
【小题16】考查名词：A. notes便条B. proofs证据C. photos照片D. diaries日记，从后面的句子：as we had no camera at that time 可知是没有照片。选C
【小题17】考查连词：A. Because因为B. Although虽然C. Unless除非D. As由于，当…时候，虽然这是很久前的事情，选B
【小题18】考查动词：A. appeared 出现B. showed展示C. existed存在D. happened发生，我还能看见这件事好像昨天发生的一样。选 D
【小题19】考查情态动词：A. ought to 应该B. used to过去常常C. had to不得不D. set to设置，我女儿没有我们过去拥有的自由。选B
【小题20】考查形容词：A. funny滑稽的B. bad坏的C. safe 安全的D. strange奇怪的，现在让孩子离开视线安全吗？选C。