2011江西
What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes. Mary had 36 them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting(照看) the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely 37 ,” she thought.
“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could! “But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she 38 her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(n) 39 way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Mary’s 40 felt heavier and heavier. “I mustn’t sleep.” she thought—which was 41 what she did, of course.
Strangely enough, she soon 42 that she was a world-famous chef (主厨). She made a 43 and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or 44 —her favorite hobby. She 45 took the leading role in her own TV show.
That is, until she became too 46 .” I am definitely the best in the world, “she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But 47 seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she 48 to get the chicken into the stove. Soon smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. 49 set in, but Mary could not run—she was 50 to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, 51 a sharp sound awoke her.
She got shocked and confused— 52 was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three 53 little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were 54 , so we tried to make some bread”, explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She 55 them never to fall asleep on the job again!
36. A. given B. written C. told D. taught
37. A. successful B. helpful C. tiring D. surprising
38. A. shook B. put C. bent D. kept
39. A. difficult B. boring C. important D. easy
40. A. eyes B. mind C. heart D. legs
41. A. nicely B. exactly C. curiously D. carelessly
42. A. realized B. reminded C. learned D. dreamt
43. A. decision B. fortune C. business D. plan
44. A. cooking B. reading C. running D. babysitting
45. A. just B. ever C. even D. only
46. A. selfish B. proud C. stubborn D. sensitive
47. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
48 .A .tired B. arranged C. managed D. prepared
49. A. Panic B. Pain C. Noise D. Stress
50. A. frozen B. dragged C. pushed D. brought
51. A. because B. until C. as D. unless
52. A. smoke B. light C. water D. fire
53. A. cheerful B. strange C. guilty D. confident
54. A. busy B. hungry C. worried D. asleep
55. A. promised B. allowed C. expected D. persuaded
答案【36-40】: CCBDA 【41-45】: BDBBC 【46-50】: BDCAA 【51-55】: BACDA
翻译：
2011江西
真是忙碌的一天！喂饱了三个小孩，又给他们洗完澡换上睡衣，玛丽开始给他们讲故事，最后他们也都睡着了。她想，当三个男孩的保姆可真累人啊！ （分别为四岁、六岁、八岁的男孩）
心想：睡觉？！要是我能这样就好了！但她还有艰巨的任务要做。她靠着椅背，把脚舒适地放在沙发上。无论谁说，照顾孩子是种很容易的赚钱方式——那这个人明显没有见识过这三个小孩。电视开着，房间很暖和，而且灯光也很暗淡。此时的玛丽，眼皮感到越来越沉重。她想，我绝对不能睡——当然，这也正是她在做的。
奇怪的是，她很快梦见自己成为了世界著名的厨师。发财后的她，戴着钻石，穿着名牌（设计师衣服）；大多数的日子都在泳池边休闲，和富人聚会或做着自己最喜爱的事——读书。甚至还做了自己电视节目的主演。
这是她没变得太骄傲之前（发生的事情）。她想，我绝对是这个世界上最优秀的。但当她去准备美味的鸡时，却似乎诸事不顺。面粉洒了、鸡蛋倒了，手指也被割破了。尽管障碍重重，最后还是把鸡放入了烤炉。但不久后，厨房便冒了烟，鸡也着了火。玛丽感到惊慌失措，但她（由于惊吓）并不能动，只是僵在原地；她也试图挪动过，但动弹不得，直到一阵尖叫将她惊醒。
让她感到震惊和困惑的是厨房也有烟冒出。她抢前去查看究竟，只见三张小脸满脸歉意，和一些烤得很焦的面包。一个男孩解释道，“对不起！我们饿了，但看到你睡着了，所以我们想自己烤面包吃”。玛丽松了口气，给他们弄了点吃的，又打发他们回去睡觉了。同时也答应他们，永远不会再在工作时间打瞌睡！
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