Question

(A) When the sun goes down and the sky turns dark, people go back home. For them, this is the end of the day. But this is not the end of the day for some people. For them, work is just starting because they are night workers. When almost all people are sleeping, night workers are working hard..

Betty’s sister is a nurse. She works in a large hospital. Every month she works at night for ten days. She starts to work at 9 o’clock in the evening and finishes it at 6 o’clock in the morning. She says, “I have lunch between two and three o’clock in the morning.” Andy’s uncle works at the fire station（消防局）at night. Tonight he may drive to a house to put out a fire.

There are policemen who work at night. Some of them drive through the streets. They watch carefully. They say to themselves, “Is everything all right?” Many guards(护卫) work at night. They guard houses, buildings and factories. Many newspapermen work at night. They write news and stories for the morning newspapers. And there are soldiers who do not sleep at night. They guard our country for us.

Night workers finish their work when the sun comes up. On their way home, they meet the day workers who are just starting their work. We must remember that there are many night workers around us. They work hard when we sleep.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案：

1.This passage is about__________.

A. all kinds of jobs    B. nurses and policemen

C. policemen and newspapermen    D. people who work at night

2.Night workers start their work ________.

A. when the sun comes up    B. when they day workers finish their work

C. when the day workers fall asleep    D. at 9:00 in the morning

3.Betty’s sister works_______ .

A. every night    B. at a fire station

C. ten days a month as a night worker    D. for twelve hours at night

4.“to put out a fire” in the second paragraph means________.

A. to stop a fire from burning    B. to move a fire to another place

C. to look at a fire    D. to make a fire

5.Which of the following is not true?

A. Some nurses are night workers.    B. Many newspapermen work at night.

C. Many guards work at night .    D. Policemen only work at night.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】本文介绍的是一群在夜间工作的人们。在晚上，有护士在医院上班；有消防员在坚守岗位；有警察在夜间巡逻；有护卫在晚上站岗；有记者在为第二天的新闻写作……我们应该记住他们，当我们在睡觉时，他们还在坚守。

1.推理判断题。题意：本文是有关什么的？ A. all kinds of jobs各种各样的工作；B. nurses and policemen护士和警察；C. policemen and newspapermen警察和报社工作人员； D. people who work at night在夜间工作的人们。本文主要介绍的是在夜间工作的人们。故选Ｄ。

2.细节理解题。题意：夜间工作的工人们在什么时候开始工作？A. when the sun comes up日出时；B. when they day workers finish their work当白天工作的人们完成工作时；C. when the day workers fall asleep当白天工作的人们睡着时；D. at 9:00 in the morning在上午九点钟。由短文第一段可知，对于夜间工作的工人们来讲，白天工作的人们下班时，就是他们工作的开始。故选Ｂ。

3.细节理解题。题意：贝蒂的姐姐在什么时间工作？A. every night每天晚上；B. at a fire station在消防站；C. ten days a month as a night worker每月夜间工作十天；D. for twelve hours at night晚上工作十二小时。由第二段第三句：Every month she works at night for ten days.可知，她每个月有十天的夜班。故选Ｃ。

4.推理判断题。题意：第二自然段里的 “to put out a fire”是什么意思？A. to stop a fire from burning阻止大火燃烧；B. to move a fire to another place把火移动到另一个地方；C. to look at a fire看火；D. to make a fire生火。由第二段最后两句可知，安迪的叔叔是消防员，今天晚上他可能开车去put out a fire。可以推测出他开着消防车去灭火。故选Ａ。

5.推理判断题。题意：下面哪一个不对？ A. Some nurses are night workers.一些护士在夜间工作；B. Many newspapermen work at night.许多报社工作人员在晚上上班；C. Many guards work at night .许多护卫在晚上上班；D. Policemen only work at night.警察只在夜间工作。根据短文内容，晚上只有一些警察在巡逻。所以Ｄ错了。故选Ｄ。