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【题目】Mrs Mullen had just got a new heart. She’d waited a year for it, she told me— not that she was complaining. In fact, Mrs Mullen never complain about anything. She just got on with it. Although she was getting over a serious operation, she didn’t even like to bother the nurses for a painkiller. She put me, and most of my patients in the hospital, to shame.

My generation are a generation of complainers. We think the world owes us something. But if the world owes anyone anything, it owes people like Mrs Mullen. She left school at 14, even though she’d won a place at grammar school. She worked in a factory until she retired. She never had a day off sick in her life and never had a holiday — not even when she gave birth to her three children. That’s nearly 50 years of hard work. I’ve never worked as hard as Mrs Mullen, and I’ll almost certainly never have to.

Mrs Mullen recovered well and soon left hospital. It never occurred to me that I’d see her again, so I couldn’t believe my eyes when a few weeks later I went to buy a sandwich from the hospital Friends’ shop.

“What are you doing here?” I asked. “You’re supposed to be resting.”

“Oh I am,” she replied. “It’s only a few hours a week. I saw the ad for volunteers while I was staying here. It’s my way of saying thank you for all that this hospital has done for me.”

Thank you? Mrs Mullen is the sort of person who gives back more than she takes. I asked for a cheese and tomato sandwich. She handed me egg instead — it was all they had got. I hate egg, but I decided to eat it anyway and not to complain.

【1】Mrs Mullen made the author feel ashamed because ______.

A. he liked bothering others

B. He often made complaints

C. He wasn’t as brave as her

D. He didn’t give her painkiller

【2】We know from the text that Mrs Mullen ______.

A. was hardworking

B. was in debt for years

C. once taught at school

D. received a good education

【3】When the author met Mrs Mullen at the shop, he ______.

A. felt very surprised

B. Treated her to a sandwich

C. Helped her get a job there

D. Asked her to rest immediately

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【解析】本文介绍一个心脏病患者Mrs Mullen和作者的故事。她从不抱怨，她是一个努力工作的人。Mrs Mullen使作者感到羞愧的是他经常抱怨。

【1】B

推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句和第二段第一句She put me, and most of my patients in the hospital, to shame.My generation are a generation of complainers.可知Mrs Mullen使作者感到羞愧的是他经常抱怨。故选B。

【2】A

推理判断题。根据第二段中She worked in a factory until she retired. She never had a day off sick in her life and never had a holiday — not even when she gave birth to her three children. That’s nearly 50 years of hard work.可知Mrs Mullen是一个努力工作的人。故选A。

【3】A

推理判断题。根据第三段中It never occurred to me that I’d see her again, so I couldn’t believe my eyes when a few weeks later I went to buy a sandwich from the hospital Friends’ shop.可知作者在商店里见到Mrs Mullen很是惊讶。故选A。