“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 di
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ill happen?

A．A twister will find its way to China.

B．The audience will sing high raise for the film.

C．Many Chinese people suffering from the floods will feel thankful to the CFEIC.

D．More box offices will be set up.

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

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 Mother 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

阅读理解

　　We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk did not even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I know 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 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 of the mop taking farther and farther down the hall, I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to write 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?”

　　“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 the 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 ________.

[　　]

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

[　　]

A．It's 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 sister classmate

D．Dad's boss

5．Which of the following words best describes Mum?

[　　]

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 ．She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floor．”

    “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 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 nurse

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 can’t be 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

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. 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 and said, “But aren’t you working late?”

Mum just pushed harder, each sweep 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 found. 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.”

56. 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

57. When the nurse talked to mum, she thought mum was a         .

A. nurse                  B. visitor                      C. patient                            D. cleaner

58. 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.

59. 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

60. Which of the following words best describes mum?

A. beautiful                                                       B. warm-hearted                 

C. clever                                                           D. hard-working