My first reaction was annoyance．It was Friday afternoon, and I was within an hour of finishing my work for the week．As I was leaving, a nurse brought me one more patient message．The statement read：“Mrs．Jones called to say that she has had blurred vision (
视觉模糊) ever since her medical test this morning．”I smiled．Suddenly our tests were causing eye problems．
This week my patients had questioned everything．My patient with high blood pressure had stopped coming to her treatment on the advice of an Internet chat room．A woman who had a mental problem was substituting(
用…代替) St．John’s word for her medication．Now Mrs．Jones was imagining problems．I rolled my eyes．
My second reaction was worry．As I looked through her record, I tried to figure out why she would have blurred vision, but nothing in her record explained the new problem．She’s probably just anxious, I thought．Still, she wouldn’t have called if she had been all right．I picked up the phone．
What I next felt can only be described as delight．Before I made the call, the nurse ran in：Mrs．Jones called．Her vision is fine．Turns out she picked up the wrong glasses when she left the office．The X-ray technician has been having the same problem．I let out a laugh．Mrs．Jones had been right．Her vision had been blurred．Now we know why．
Finally I felt shame．I came to realize what Mrs．Jones had taught me．I had first known she was wrong, that her anxiety had clouded her judgment．Instead, my medical training had clouded mine．Now I feel thankful that Mrs．Jones figured it out before I made a mistake about our relationship．Patients come to me for my help．They pay me to listen, diagnose (
诊断), treat and talk．That suggests trust; I must remember that, and trust them too．
(1)
The writer smiled while reading the patient message because he knew________．
[ ]
A．
Mrs．Jones would ask for more tests
B．
the patient was being unreasonable
C．
the nurse was joking with him
D．
Mrs．Jones would call him
(2)
What has caused Mrs．Jones’ eye problem?
[ ]
A．
Wrong glasses．
B．
Medical checkup．
C．
Her own imagination．
D．
Chatting on the Internet．
(3)
The underlined words“clouded her judgment”in the last paragraph probably mean ________．
One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read：
For washing the car ＄5.00
For making my own bed this week ＄1.00
Going to the provision shop ＄0.50
Playing with little sister ＄0.25
Taking out the rubbish ＄1.00
Getting a good report card ＄5.00
And for sweeping the common corridor ＄2.00
Total ＄14.75
His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment．I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind．So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote：
For nine months I carried you, growing inside me No Charge
For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you No Charge
For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose No Charge
When you add it all up, the full cost of my love No Charge
Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes．He looked at his mother and said,“Mummy, I love you．”Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the“bill”“All paid．”
(1)
What's the best title for this passage?
[ ]
A．
Part-time Job
B．
Mother's Love, No Charge
C．
Payment for House Work
D．
Greedy Mother
(2)
The write wrote the passage in order to ________．
[ ]
A．
show that children should be paid for their housework
B．
show that children should not be paid for their housework
C．
show a clever way of teaching children
D．
tell children how to spend their spare time
(3)
How do you think of the mother in the passage?
[ ]
A．
Clever
B．
Greedy
C．
Cold－hearted
D．
Selfish
(4)
From the last passage we know that ________
[ ]
A．
the boy got all the money he wanted
B．
the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy
C．
the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework
D．
the mother was angry with what the boy said
阅读理解
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
