56. Mother called her son because 　　　.

A. the bulb in Grandma’s room had gone

B. she had found the stripped blue tie

C. a girl was waiting for his son outside

D. she wanted to put up a flag in the garden

55. What do you think Albert was probably dressed up for?

A. An important exam.　　　　　　　 B. An evening class.

C. A night out.　　　　　　　　 D. Finding the missing bulb.

54. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Comfortable Touch　　　　　　　　　 B. Smile

C. Wonders of Touch　　　　　　　　　 D. Keep in Touch

B

The kitchen of Mr Stokes’ small house in the south of London. Clean and Tidy.

Albert, a young man of 28, is standing in his shirt and trousers, combing his hair in the kitchen mirror over the mantelpiece. A woman’s voice calls his name from upstairs. He ignores it , picks up a brush from the mantelpiece and brushes his hair. The voice calls again. He slips his comb in his pocket, bends down, reaches under the sink and takes out a shoe duster. He begins to polish his shoes. Mrs Stokes goes down the stairs, passes through the hall and enters the kitchen.

Mother：Albert! Albert! Albert, I’ve been calling you.(She watches him.) What are you doing?

Albert：Nothing.

Mother：Didn’t you hear me call you, Albert? I’ve been calling you from upstairs.

Albert：You seen my tie?

Mother：Oh, I say, I’ll have to put the flag out.

Albert：What do you mean?

Mother：Cleaning you shoes, Albert? I’ll have to put the flag out, won’t I?

　　 Albert puts the brush back under the sink and begins to search the sideboard and the cupboard.

What are you looking for?

Albert：My tie. The striped one, the blue one.

Mother：The bulb’s gone in Grandma’s room.

Albert：Has it?

Mother：That’s what I was calling you about? I went in and switched on the light, and the bulb had gone.

　 She watches him open the kitchen cabinet and look into it.

　　　　 Aren’t those your best trousers, Albert? What have you put on your best trousers for?

Albert：Look, Mum, where’s my tie? The blue one, the blue tie, where is it? You know the one I mean, the blue striped one, I gave it to you this morning.

Mother：What do you want your tie for?

Albert：I want to put it on. I asked you to press it for me this morning. I gave it to you this morning before I went to work, didn’t I?

53.The underlined word“benefits”in the second paragraph probably means“　 ”.

A. becomes useful or helpful　　　　　　 B. gets something useful or helpful

C. falls ill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gets hurt

52. According to the passage,　　　　 .

A. human brains need oxygen and blood supply now and then

B. touches from doctors and nurses have nothing to do with treatment

C. new-born baby monkeys should stay away from their mothers

D. not all people like being touched

51. This passage is mainly about 　　　　.

A. how to touch people with your fingertips

B. how babies react to touches form nurses

C. what body touch can do to human beings

D. in what way is body touch different form smiles

49.A. exciting　　　　　　　 B. tiring　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. relaxing　　　　　　　　　　 D. amazing

48.A. saved　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. trapped　　　　　　　　　　 D. informed

47.A. not　　　　　　　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fewer　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. less