The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite forgotten what it was to have neighbors. One day, __36__, a great furniture lorry drew up near our front gate and a short time, all kinds of furniture were __37__ on the pavement. A small car arrived, out of which came seven people , a man a woman and five children of __38__ ages. The children rushed out and began laughing__39__ as the whole family moved into the house. Windows were __40__ open; furniture was put into__41__; and little faces looked curiously at us over the fence and disappeared. It was our first__42__ to the Robinsons. Though we became firm__43__ with our neighbors, we often had causes to be made angry by them. Our garden became an unsafe place: little boys __44__up as cowboys or Indians would jump up from somewhere, __45__wooden guns at us and __46__ us to put up our hands. Sometimes our lives were __47__; at others, we were killed with a __48__ “Bang, Bang!”. Even more dangerous were the arrows that occasionally came sailing __49__ the garden fence. But we did not __50__ go in fear for our lives. The Robinsons were friendly and helpful and when we left for our holidays, we knew we had nothing to fear __51__our neighbors were around. We understood what it was like to have __52__ in the long, dull winter evening __53__ Mr Robinson would __54__ in for a cup of tea and chat; or when Mr. Robinson would __55__ over the fence and talk endlessly with father about gardening problems.
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:C
题目分析：作者一家在久无邻居为伴之后，突然有一天来了新邻居，新邻居家有5个孩子。本文讲述作者一家与新邻居之间的友谊与烦恼。
小题1:考查副词：长时间没有邻居做伴之后，突然有一天隔壁门前拖来一大车家具。这里要表示转折之意，根据本句结构只能用副词however，不能用连词but。therefore因此。选C
小题2:考查动词：unload卸车，指把家具从车上搬下来；remove搬走；load装卸。Buy买，选A
小题3:考查形容词：5个孩子，年龄当然不同，of various ages指"不同年龄的"。选B。
小题4:考查副词：A. delightedly高兴地，B. angrily生气地，C. sadly难过的， D. friendly友好的（形容词）搬到新家，孩子们自然是"愉快地"欢笑。选A。
小题5:考查动词：推开窗子。A、B、C均有"撞开"之意，刚搬来心情不错，没有必要做破坏性的事情。选D。
小题6:考查名词：place指放置某物的地方。此处指把家具摆放到合适的位置。B. order命令，秩序，C. room房间D, building建筑，选A。
小题7:考查名词：A. interview面试，采访，B. introduction认识，介绍，C. arrangement安排，D. management管理，句意：我们第一次见面就是这样的。选B。
小题8:考查名词：A. strangers陌生人，B. enemies敌人C. friends朋友D. relatives亲戚，
邻居之间自然是以"朋友"相处。选C
小题9:考查动词：A. pretending假装B. looking看C. dressing 穿衣D. making制作， dressed as意为"打扮成"，常用搭配。邻居的男孩子打扮成牛仔或印第安人。选C
小题10:考查动词：A. put放，B. take 拿C. throw扔D. point指着，装扮成牛仔或印第安人的男孩子们用木头枪"指着"point at我们，选D
小题11:考查动词：A. lead领导B. order命令C. ask 问D. make制作， "命令"我们举起手来当俘虏。选B。
小题12:考查动词：有的时候他们会"饶"我们一命。save救命，这里并没有真正的危险；spare one's life饶某人一命。选B。
小题13:考查形容词：A. fast快的，B. soft软的，C. sharp尖锐的D. slow慢的，这里形容枪声"尖锐、刺耳"。选C
小题14:考查介词：箭从篱笆上方飞过来。sailing形容玩具箭飞的速度并不快；over是从上方飞下来。选C
小题15:考查副词：但我们并不总是（always）有这样的烦恼(指孩子们的打闹嬉戏)，有时还有高兴的事。选A
小题16:考查连词：A. though虽然B. unless除非C. so long as只要， D. even if即使，句意：只要邻居在，我们就没有什么可担心的。选C
小题17:考查名词：A. cheers欢呼B. fun快乐C. discussion讨论D. company陪伴， have company有人做伴。选D
小题18:考查定语从句：when引导定语从句修饰evenings，在从句中作状语。选B
小题19:考查动词搭配A. drop掉，B. jump跳C. slip滑，D. break打破， drop in表示"过来拜访"。选A。
小题20:考查动词：A. fall落下B. swim游泳C. lean 依靠D. lie躺，有时候两个父亲靠在篱笆上谈很久。lean over sth. 靠在……上面。选C
点评：作者一家在久无邻居为伴之后，突然有一天来了新邻居，新邻居家有5个孩子。本文讲述作者一家与新邻居之间的友谊与烦恼。本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。