The Bride（新娘）Comes To Yellow Sky

       But as the distance from Yellow Sky grew shorter, the husband grew more restless. As a matter of fact, Jack Potter was beginning to get very nervous. He, the sheriff（警察）of Yellow Sky, a man known, liked, and feared, a well-respected person, had gone to San Antonio to meet a girl he believed he loved, and there, after the usual prayers, had actually married her, without telling anyone in Yellow Sky. Because he knew everyone in the community would be surprised and shocked, he was not looking forward to bringing his bride back home.

       Of course, people in Yellow Sky were free to marry, and the town often celebrated their marriages, but Potter, a bachelor（单身汉）of long standing, thought of his duty to his friends. He had promised them he would remain a bachelor forever, but face to face with this woman in San Antonio, he had gone head over heels（uncontrollably in love）. Because no one knew him in San Antonio, he had found it easy to get married. But now they were approaching Yellow Sky.

       He knew full well that his marriage was an important thing in his town. The men in town would not forgive him. Frequently he had thought of telling them by telegraph, but even though as sheriff he had often faced the guns of outlaws（歹徒）without fear, he was afraid to do it. And now the train was hurrying him toward his friends, who would laugh at him, curse him, and never drink with him again.

       Knowing that soon the train would leave them standing by the tracks in Yellow Sky, he planned the trip from the station to his house. They would get to his home as fast as possible, so no one would see them. Then, once home, he would quietly go out alone, tell someone—anyone—the awful news, and retreat to his house to hide until the citizens got tired of talking about him and his new bride.

1．Why was Jack afraid to tell his friends about his marriage?

       A．He had already married a nice girl.         B．Another woman was waiting for him.

       C．He had promised to remain a bachelor.   D．His bride was not very good-looking.

2．“Jack was not looking forward to bringing his bride back home” suggests       .

       A．Potter thought their train would be late   B．Potter was afraid to face his friends

       C．Potter regretted having got married        D．Potter didn’t love his bride very much

3．He planned to retreat to his house to hide because       .

       A．he feared those outlaws in his town      

       B．he wanted to get retired and have a rest

       C．he needed time to avoid people’s attention

       D．he wanted to stay with his bride at home

4．What kind of man should a sheriff be in the eyes of the town folks?

      A．A brave bachelor                                  B．A thoughtful father

       C．A loving husband.           D．A nervous fellow

The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat(喉咙)operation. His throat  1  ,and he was afraid. However, the young nurse  2  by his bed smiled so  3  that the little boy smiled back. He  4  to be afraid. The young nurse  was  May Paxton  5   she was deaf　(聋的).May Paxton graduated  6   the Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909.Three years   7  she went to see Dr. Richard son about   8  nurse. Dr Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City.  9  had never heard of a deaf nurse. She told May that her  10  would be very low and that the work would be   11   . However, May said that hard work did not frighten her. Dr. Richardson was  12  her, and accepted May as a student nurse.

Dr. Richardson never  13  her decision  14  ,she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses. The  15  was Miss Marian Finch, who was hard of  16  .The second was Miss Lillie Bessie. These three were   17  “the silent angles(天使) of Mercy Hospital” during the  18  they worked there.

Dr. Richardson often  19  her faith in the girls’ ability to learn nursing. She wrote to May, “For three years, you have been with us… It is wonderful to me that no man.  20   or child ever, to my knowledge, made a complaint(投诉)against you…”

1. A. cut                       B. hurt                 C. wounded             D. damaged

2. A. standing           B. jumping       C. lying         D. crying

3. A. shyly              B sadly                 C. cheerfully     D. weakly

4. A. continued          B. began                C. stopped        D. forgot

5. A. for               B. so                   C. and          D. but

6. A. as               B. from                 C. with           D. in

7. A. later              B. before               C. ago            D. then

8. A. seeking           B. changing             C. hiring           D. becoming

9. A. You             B. She                  C. We            D. He

10.A. money         B. check                       C .pay            D. price

11. A. easy                  B. disappointing          C. joyful           D. difficult

12. A. angry with      B. satisfied with          C. sorry for        D. ashamed of

13. A. regretted       B. thought of           C. liked            D. believed

14. A. In fact                B. In a hurry           C. In surprise       D. In public

15. A. one              B. others              C. first            D. other

16. A. reading           B. hearing               C. listening         D. writing

17. A. offered        B. chosen              C. told            D. called

18. A. year            B. month               C. time            D. term

19. A. spoke of       B. said                 C. heard of        D. noticed

20. A. person           B. woman             C. boy             D. girl

The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat(喉咙)　operation.His throat  1  ,and he was afraid.However.the young nurse  2  By his bed  smiled so  3  hat the little boy smiled back.He  4  to be afraid.The young  nurse  was  May Paxton  5   e was deaf　(聋的).May Paxton graduated  6   the Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909.Three years   7  she went to see Dr.Richard son about   8  nurse.Dr Richardson was one of the founders of  Mercy Hospital of Kansas City.  9  had never heard of a deaf nurse.She told May that her  10  would be very low and that the work would be   11   . However,May said that hard work did  not frighten her.Dr. Richardson was  12  her,and accepted May as a student nurse.

Dr.Richardson never  13  her decision  14  ,she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses.The  15  was Miss Marian Finch,who was hard of  16  .The second was Miss Lillie Bessie.These three were   17  “the silent angles(天使) of Mercy Hospital”during the  1  they worked there.

Dr.Richardson often  19  her faith in the girls’ ability to learn nursing.She wrore to May,“For three years,you have been with us… It is wonderful to me that no man.  20   or child ever,to my knowledge,made a complaint(投诉)　against you…”

1.A.cut          B.burt             C.wounded         D.darnaged

2.A.standing      B.jurnping         C.lying            D.crying

3.A.shyly        B sadly            C.cheerfully        D.weakly

4.A.continued     B.began           C.stopped          D.forgot

5.A.for           B.so              C.and             D.but

6.A.as            B.from           C.with            D.in

7.A.later          B.before          C.ago             D.then

8.A.seeking        B.changing       C.hiring           D.becoming

9.A.You           B.She           C.We             D.He

10.A.money         B.check        C .pay             D.price

11.A.easy           B.disappointing   C.joyful           D.difficult

12.A.angry with      B.sagtisfied with  C.sorry for        D.ashamed of

13.A.regretted       B.thought of      C.liked           D.believed

14.A.In fact         B.In a hurry      C.In surprise       D.In public

15.A.one            B.others         C.first          D.other

16.A.reading         B.hearing        C.listening      D.writing

17.A.offered         B.chosen         C.told          D.called

18.A.year            B.month         C.time         D.term

19.A.spoke of         B.said          C.heard of      D.noticed

20.A.person          B.wornan        C.boy         D.girl