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 with 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. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum stopped 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 (视野) 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 (弯腰) politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.”

  Outside, Mum told me, “Dagmar is fine. No fever (发热).”

  “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 no 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 writer

2.After reading the story what can we infer (推断) about the hospital?

A. It is a children’s hospital.    

B. It has strict (严格的) rules about visiting hours.

C. The conditions there aren’t very good.

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

3.From the text we know that Dagmar may be_________.

A. the writer’s sister

B. Mum’s friend

C. the writer’s classmate

D. Dad’s boss

4.Which of the following words best describes Mum?

A. strange     B. warm-hearted

C. clever       D. hard-working

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：我们是如此静悄悄地走着，以至于在桌子旁边的护士都没有抬头看。妈妈指着一个门旁边的大椅子，我知道她想要我坐下。妈妈脱掉她的帽子和外套让我拿着。她悄悄地走到电梯的小房间里，拿出一个湿的拖把。妈妈以聪明的方式看到了达格玛。

1. told me, “Dagmar is fine. No fever (发热).” “You saw her, Mum?”句意：妈妈告诉我，“达格玛是好的。没有发烧。” “你看见她了，妈妈？” 分析：明确暗示她们是来看一位病人的。故选C

2.达格玛进行了看望。还有护士说到不要工作很晚，因此明确这家医院对看望的时间规定很严格。故选B

3. told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. 句意：我告诉她关于医院的规则，她不会期望我们等到明天。爸爸也不会再担心。分析：作者和妈妈来看这个人，同时爸爸也不会担心了。明确这个人是作者的姐妹。故选A

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考点：故事类短文阅读。