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(發燒）.”

“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

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：醫院有嚴格的探視病人的時間規定。為了不讓父親擔心，也不讓自己擔心母親的病情如何，文中的這位Mum機智地想到用當清潔工的身份，偷偷溜去看望了Grandma，知道她很好，沒有發燒，就安心回來了。

1. Mum told me “Grandma is fine. No fever(發燒）.”在外面，媽媽告訴我，奶奶很好，沒有發燒。可知Mum拿出一把掃把，是為了不讓值班護士起疑心，方便去看病人的。故選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，我很高興他們最后決定要弄干凈它們，"護士回答說。她奇怪地看著媽媽，說，"但，難道你工作到這么晚嗎?"故選C。

3. course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow.當然，我告訴了她醫院的規定，她直到明天才能見到我們。已經前文Mum通過假扮一名清潔工才成功地看望了Grandma，可以推斷出D項正確，故選D。

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