Question

We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book．Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down．While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold．She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop（拖把）．She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floors.” “Yes, I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered．She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working late?”

Mum just pushed harder, each swipe （拖一下） of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall．I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book．After a long time Mum came back．Her eyes were shining.

She quickly put the mop back and took my hand．As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.”

Outside, Mum told me “Grandma is fine．No fever.”

“You saw her, Mum?”

“Of course．I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow．Dad will stop worrying as well．It’s a fine hospital．But such floors! A mop is not good．You need a brush.”

1.When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was ______.

A．to clean the floor

B．to please the nurse

C．to see a patient

D．to surprise the story-teller

2.When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a ______.

A．nurse    B．visitor

C．patient   D．cleaner

3.After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital? ______

A．The nurses and doctors there don’t work hard.

B．It has strict rules about visiting hours.

C．The conditions there aren’t very good．

D．It is a children’s hospital.

4.Which of the following words best describes Mum? ______.

A．Clever    B．Warm-hearted

C．Strange   D．Hardworking

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一个母亲想去医院看病人，可是医院已经过了接待家属的时间，所以母亲把衣服脱掉拿起拖把假装自己是清洁工人而看到了病人的过程，最后母亲还夸奖这个医院非常好。

1. Mum told me “Grandma is fine．No fever.”“You saw her, Mum?可知Mum去看的是Grandma，所以可知去看的是病人。故选C。

2. 当成了清洁工所以第一题选D。

3.

4. 归纳推理题。可用典型事例归纳加以解决，重温一下第一小节，许多细节的叙述能给我们新的启示。值班护士为什么见人连头都不抬?Mum为什么一进去就让记者坐 在椅子上，自己却脱下用衣帽，轻手轻脚进入电梯房的工具间，拿出清扫工具拖地呢?认真做一下因果关系分析，合乎逻辑的解释是：探视病人的时间已经过去，值班护士不再接待病人家属，也不会再入任何探视者入内 ，Mum大概已经碰到钉子，知道医院规定严，无法通融，才会想出冒充清洁工入内这一“滑头”的主意 ，故选A。

考点：考查日常生活类短文的阅读。