Question

We walked in the hospital 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. 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, "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 conditions there aren't very good.

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

4.From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely________.

A. the story-teller's sister

B. Mum's friend

C. the story-teller's classmate

D. Dad's boss

5.Which of the following words best describes Mum?

A. strange      B. warm-hearted

C. clever       D. hard-working

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述作者和妈妈去医院看望姐姐，但是因为医院的规定不允许，妈妈只好装成是清洁工，进入病房探望

1.C推理题：这道题要求读者判断"妈妈"从一间小房间拿拖把的真正意图是什么。应该说除了 D 选项与文段的信息完全无关外，其它三个选项相互都有一定的干扰性，但只要我们注意到文段所叙述的事件的背景是在一家医院，再结合文段末尾作者与母亲之间的对话，就不难判断 该题的正确答案是 C 选项。

2.D推理题：根据第二段的句子："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?"可知护士以为妈妈是一个清洁工，所以选D

3.B 细节理解题。文章讲述作者和妈妈去医院看望姐姐，但是因为医院的规定不允许，妈妈只好装成是清洁工，进入病房探望，故可以推断出医院有严格的探视制度，因此选B项。

4.A推理题：根据最后一段的句子："Of course I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. 可以推断出Dagmar 是作者，作者的妈妈和爸爸都关心的人，应该是很亲密的家人，四个选项中只有A符合

5.C 推断题。作者和妈妈去医院看望姐姐，但是因为医院的规定不允许，妈妈只好装成是清洁工，进入病房探望可知妈妈很聪明，故选C项。

考点：故事类阅读。