56. After the improvement of the hospital environment, _____

A. patients no longer take drugs to kill their pains

B. patients don’t have to stay long in hospital

C. patients need fewer pain killers when they suffer from an illness

D. patients feel happy in hospital

55. Some best artists of Britain have been called in to_____

A. set up new hospitals　　　　　　　　 B. make the corners of hospital collect paintings

C. bring art into hospitals　　　　　　　　　　 D. help patients recover from serious illness

54. From the text, we can infer that the writer_____

A. would stop working at night　　　　　　　　　 B. would stay on in San Francisco

C. would make friends with cleaners. D. would give up her job at the bank

D

Bringing Art into Hospitals.

The medical world is slowly realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play an important role in helping patients to recover(康复).

As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the museums and into public places, some of the country’s best artists have been called in to change older hospitals and to soften the hard, modern buildings. Of the 2500 national health service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have collections of art in passages(走廊), waiting areas and treatment rooms.

These recent movements were first started by one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970’s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by more people.

A. common hospital waiting room might have as many as 5000 visitors each week. What a good place to hold exhibitions(展览)of art! Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975. Believed to be Britain’s first hospital artist, Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates.

The effect is amazing. Now in the passages and waiting rooms the visitors experience a full view of fresh colors, playful images(形象)and restful courtyards.

The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A. study has shown that a patient who had a view onto gardens needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with(与……相比)patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at.

53. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?

A. Someone offered to take her back home

B. A. red-haired man came to see her. 　　　　 C. She heard someone call her name

D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck

52. On her way home the writer_____

A. lost her wallet unknowingly　　　　　　 B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver

C. was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife

D. found some homeless people following her

51. From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy_____.

A. solving her problem at the bank　　　　　　　 B. taking part in various city activities

C. learning acting in an evening school　　　　 D. preparing for the first night show

50. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?

A. Cold and sick　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Lucky and hopeful

C. Satisfied and cheerful　　　　　　　 D. Disappointed and helpless

49. The title of this passage could probably be_____

A. Let Us Teachers Stop Work　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Let Us Make Children Learn

C. Let Children Correct Their Exercises　　　　　　　 D. Let Children Learn by Themselves

C

That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.

As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away any possible robbers(抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.

About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.

Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.

Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck(垃圾车)pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.

It was nearly 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.

48. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are____

A. different from learning other skills　　　　　 B. the same as learning skills

C. more important than other skills　　　　　　　　　　 D. not really important skills

47. According to the writer, teachers in school should _____

A. allow children to learn from each other

B. point out children’s mistakes whenever found

C. correct children’s mistakes as soon as possible

D. give children more book knowledge