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. Then, 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(发烧）.”

“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 see a patient      B. to please the nurse

C. to clean the floor    D. to surprise the story-teller

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

A. nurse    B. visitor

C.cleaner    D.  patient

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

A. It is a children’s hospital.

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

C. The conditions there aren’t very good.

D. It has strict rules about visiting hours.

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

A. Strange   B. Warm-hearted

C. Clever  D. Hardworking

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：医院有严格的探视病人的时间规定。为了不让父亲担心，也不让自己担心母亲的病情如何，文中的这位Mum机智地想到用当清洁工的身份，偷偷溜去看望了Grandma，知道她很好，没有发烧，就安心回来了。

1. Mum told me “Grandma is fine. No fever(发烧）.”在外面，妈妈告诉我，奶奶很好，没有发烧。可知Mum拿出一把扫把，是为了不让值班护士起疑心，方便去看病人的。故选A。

2. “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?” "是的，我很高兴他们最后决定要弄干净它们，"护士回答说。她奇怪地看着妈妈，说，"但，难道你工作到这么晚吗?"故选C。

3. course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow.当然，我告诉了她医院的规定，她直到明天才能见到我们。已经前文Mum通过假扮一名清洁工才成功地看望了Grandma，可以推断出D项正确，故选D。

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