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)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 nodded politely to the nurse and said，“Thank you.”

　　Outside，Mum told me，“Dagmar 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 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 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.It is a children’s hospital.

　　B.It has strict rules about visiting hours.

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

　　D.A lot of patients come to this hospital every day.

　　4.Why did Mum go to see Dagmar in the hospital?

　　A.To give her some message about Dad.

　　B.To make sure her room was clean.

　　C.To check that she was still there.

　　D.To find out how she was.

　　5.Which of the following words best describes Mum?

　　A.polite  B.patient

　　C.changeable  D.clever

　　【試題舉例】(2008年陜西卷)

　　This was no ordinary class. The students who came together were all science or engineering professors at Cornell University. They had interrupted their research to accept an invitation to take part in an unusual experiment: “an interesting week of poetry.” This class was part of a study to answer the questions: Why is science difficult for many nonscience students? What can teachers learn about teaching if they take a class that is not in their field?

　　The students in the poetry class listened to lectures and took notes. They had reading tasks and had to write three short papers. All students noticed one thing－the importance of spoken words. In science and engineering classes, the instructors put tables and drawings on the blackboard. But in this poetry class, the instructors just talked. They didn’t write anything on the board.

　　The scientists and engineers noticed one similarity between science and poetry. In both subjects, students need to find layers (層次)of meaning . Some layers are simple, clear, and on   the surface; other layers are deeper and more difficult. This search for different levels of meaning doesn’t happen much in undergraduate(本科)science classes, but it is important later, in graduate school. And it is always important in humanities(人文學(xué)科).

　　Both the poetry instructors and their students learned something about teaching from this experience. One poetry instructor, for example, now sees the importance of using careful, clear definitions(定義) when he explains a poem.He also plans to be more informative as he teaches. Most of the scientists agreed on several points. First, humanities classes might help science students to see patterns and decide which information is important. Second, the poetry class was fun. One engineer decided, “We need to change the way we teach engineering to make it an enjoyable experience for students.”

　　But perhaps the most important result of the experience was this: All of the professors began to think about how they teach and how they can teach better.

　　49.What do we know about this unusual class?

　　A. The teachers did lots of writing on the board.

　　B. The teachers were invited to attend several lectures.

　　C. The students were professors from a university.

　　D. The students were studying science and humanities.

　　50. The experiment was designed to find out________.

　　A. how to teach the students in the science class

　　B. whether poetry is difficult for science students

　　C. what to be taught in the humanities class

　　D. why many humanities students find science hard

　　51. Finding levels of meaning is________.

　　A. important for graduate students in humanities

　　B. difficult for graduate students in humanities

　　C.common for undergraduate students in science

　　D. easy for undergraduate students in science

　　52. What did the science professors learn after the experiment?

　　A. They should change the way they teach.

　　B. A poem could be explained in clear definitions.

　　C.A poetry class could be more informative.

　　D. Their teaching was an enjoyable experience.

　　【文章大意】本文介紹了一堂不同尋常的課。

　　49. 【答案】C

　　【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一句可知本題選C。

　　50. 【答案】D

　　【解析】推理判斷題。由第一自然段的后兩句可知本題選D。

　　51. 【答案】A

　　【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三自然段的后兩句可知本題選A。

　　52.【答案】A

　　【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一自然段可知本題選A。

　　二、完形填空題

　　Washoe is a young chimpanzee(黑猩猩). She is no __1__chimpanzee, though. Scientists are doing a research __2__ her. They want to see how civilized(馴化)she can __3__. Already she does many things a human being can do.

　　For example, she has been learning how to exchange __4__ with people. The scientists are teaching her __5__ language.

　　When she wants to be picked __6__， Washoe points up with one finger.

　　She rubs her teeth with her finger __7__ she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.

　　Washoe has also been __8__ to think out and find answers to problems. Once she was put in a __9__ with food hanging from the ceiling. It was too high to __10__.

　　After she considered the __11__，she got a tall box to__12__.

　　The food was still too high to be reached. Washoe found a __13__ pole.

　　Then she climbed onto the __14__， grasped(抓取)the pole, and   __15__ down the food with the pole. Washoe __16__ like a human, too. The scientists keep her in fully furnished house. After a hard __17__in the laboratory, she goes home. __18__she plays with her toys.

　　She__19__enjoys watching television before going to bed.

　　Scientists hope to__20__more about people by studying our closest relative chimpanzee.

　　1.A.foolish  B.simple  C. special  D.ordinary

　　2.A.for  B.on   C.to  D.by

　　3.A.experience  B.change  C.develop  D.become

　　4.A.actions  B.views  C.messages  D.feelings

　　5.A.human  B.sign  C.spoken  D.foreign

　　6.A.out  B.at  C.on  D.up

　　7.A.when  B.until  C.since  D.while

　　8.A.trained  B.raised  C.ordered  D.led

　　9.A.hole  B.zoo  C.room  D.museum

　　10.A.pull  B.see  C.eat  D.reach

　　11.A.problem  B.position  C.food  D.ceiling

　　12.A.stand by  B.stand on  C.stand up  D.stand with

　　13.A.straight  B.strong  C.long  D.heavy

　　14.A.wall  B.box  C.ceiling  D.pole

　　15.A.knocked  B.picked  C.took  D.pulled

　　16.A.lives  B.works  C.thinks  D.plays

　　17.A.task  B.lesson  C.time  D.day

　　18.A.But  B.There  C.So  D.Besides

　　19.A.quite  B.already  C.even  D.still

　　20.A.see  B.answer  C.learn  D.gain