Two old men lived in a room on the third floor of an old people’s home. Both men were very old and badly ill, and they spent 24 hours a day in bed in the room.
Luckily, one of the old men had his bed by the window, and every day he spent hours telling his friend far from the window what he could see through the window. He told him about the traffic going by, the children playing in the park opposite, and the birds flying in trees. The old man far from the window got a lot of pleasure from hearing about the world outside, but after a time he began to get rather unhappy. How nice it would be, he thought, if he had the bed by the window and could see everything for him, instead of just hearing about it.
One night, the man by the window called to his friend, “Quick! Pull the alarm by your bed; I don’t think I can get through the night!” But his friends, expecting an empty bed by the window, did nothing---he just closed his eyes and went back to sleep.
The next morning, the nurse found the man dead in his bed by the window.
The old man was very excited as they moved him into the empty bed by the window. He sat up in bed, pulled back the curtain, looked out --- and saw only a wall.
【小题1】Who do you think was kind in the story?

　　Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance party at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not one of the lucky ones. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself.

　　She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to one little boy, Dicky. He was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult. Poor Dicky had a very serious illness, and now he was hardly able to move any part of his baby except his hands. Joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of about himself.

　　Dicky knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted her with the words, “I'm very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer(抽屉), you'll find a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it's quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there. You can buy something to drink with that. And I'd get up and dance with you myself if I am able to.” he added. Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan.

1．Joan felt unlucky that evening mainly because ________.

[　　]

A．there was a dance ball at the hospital

B．of her unlpleasant job

C．she was obligated(被迫) to look after the sick children

D．she would lose the chance to go to the big dance at the hospital

2．Poor Dicky ________.

[　　]

A．was no more than a boy of eleven

B．was seriously ill

C．was clever at talking though he was very young

D．all the above

3．Dick was lovely because ________.

[　　]

A．he was a nice, kind boy of eleven

B．he was always thinking about others more than himself

C．he saved a piece of cake for the nurse

D．he could foresee(预知) that he would never get any better

4．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

[　　]

A．Dicky knew why Joan was unhappy.

B．Dicky heard about the dance.

C．Dicky showed sympathy(同情) for Joan.

D．Dicky rose up to greet Joan when she came.

5．At that party arranged(安排) for Joan, Dicky probably ________.

[　　]

A．got up and danced with her

B．gave Joan some cakes he had saved

C．brought her something to drink

D．lost the dollar which he was going to give Joan

　　Dicky knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good night to him, he greeted her with the words,“I'm very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer（抽屉）, you'll find a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it is quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there. You can buy something to drink with that. And I'd get up and dance with you myself if I was able to”, he added.

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（1） Joan felt unlucky that evening mainly because ________.

A．there was a dance ball at the hospital

B．of her unpleasant job

C．she was obligated（被迫）to look after the sick children

D．she would lose the chance to go to the big dance at the hospital

（2）Poor Dicky _________.

A．was no more than a boy of eleven

B．fell seriously ill

C．was clever at talking though he was very young

D．all the above

（3）Dicky was lovely because ________.

A．he was a nice, kind boy of eleven

B．he was always thinking about others more than himself

C．he saved a piece of cake for his nurse

D．he could foresee（预知）that he would never get any better

（4） Which of the following is not true?

A．Dicky knew why Joan was unhappy.

B．Dicky heard about the dance.

C．Dicky showed sympathy（同情）for Joan.

D．Dicky rose up to greet Joan when she came.

（5）At that party arranged（安排）for Joan, Dicky probably _________.

A．got up and danced with her

B．gave Joan some cake he had saved

C．brought her something to drink

D．lost the dollar which he was going to give Joan

阅读理解。

　　Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not of the lucky ones. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start working that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself.

　　She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to one little boy, Dicky. He was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult. Poor Dicky had a very serious illness, and now he was badly able to move any part of his body except his hands. Joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of himself.

　　Dicky knew that Joan loved dancing, so when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted her with the words, “I'm very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us, but we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer(抽屉), you'll find a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it's quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there. You can buy something to drink with that. And I'd get up and dance with you myself if I was able to.” he added.

　　Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan.

1．Joan felt unlucky that evening mainly because ________.

[　　]

A．there was a dance ball at the hospital

B．of her unpleasant job

C．she was obligated(被迫) to look after the sick children

D．she would lose the dance to go to the big dance at the hospital

2．Poor Dicky________.

[　　]

A．was no more than a boy of eleven

B．fell seriously ill

C．was clever at talking though he was very young

D．all the above

3．Dicky was lovely because________.

[　　]

A．he was a nice, kind boy of eleven

B．he was always thinking about others more than himself

C．he saved a piece of cake for his nurse

D．he could foresee(预知) that he would never get any better

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．Dicky knew why Joan was unhappy.

B．Dicky heard about the dance.

C．Dicky showed sympathy(同情) for Joan.

D．Dicky rose up to greet Joan when she came.

5．At that party arranged(安排) for Joan, Dicky ________.

[　　]

A．got up and danced with her

B．gave Joan some cakes he had saved

C．brought her something to drink

D．was going to give Joan a dollar.