题目内容
Jennifer walked into the hospital and shivered (寒颤). She did not like them because ___36___ were always so cold, and everything in them was so white. Unwillingly, she ___37___ her mother and father into her grandmother’s room. Up to her chin in blankets, her grandmother looked small and ___38___. Jennifer saw a tube in her grandmother’s arm and all types of machines beside her. [
Her mother gently kissed her grandmother on the cheek, ___39___ Jennifer was afraid to get too close. Her grandmother smiled at her and ___40___ for her to come closer, and ___41___ Jennifer walked over and took her grandmother’s hand. “Hi, Sweetie,” whispered her grandmother. “Don’t be ___42___ by all these machines. It’s still me.”
The nurse came in to ___43___ on her grandmother. She used a thermometer to take her grandmother’s ___44___ and a stethoscope (听诊器) to listen to her heart. Jennifer found everything the nurse did for her grandmother extremely ___45___. She asked about the medical instruments, and the nurse ___46___ how they were used. Jennifer listened closely, examining each instrument carefully.
The nurse was really ___47___ toward her grandmother. She softened her pillows and made sure she was ___48___ comfortably. She supplied her with ___49___, food, and reading materials. Jennifer could see what a positive ___50___ the help had on her grandmother. She asked, “Do you enjoy being a nurse?” “Yes, I love taking care of people,” the nurse replied, “and I find it ___51___ to watch people get better. It’s exciting to be a part of all these different people’s lives.”
As the nurse left the room, Jennifer ___52___ at her grandmother and her parents. She was filled with excitement as she ___53___ herself attending Nursing School and learning to care for sick people. For the first time, she didn’t ___54___ being in a hospital. She was starting to like the smell and the white walls of the hospital. They were ___55___ of people trying to help other people.
36. A. patients B. hospitals C. doctors D. nurses
37. A. followed B. led C. showed D. invited
38. A. angry B. kind C. weak D. young
39. A. so B. or C. for D. but
40. A. headed B. longed C. gestured D. looked
41. A. rapidly B. immediately C. surprisingly D. hesitantly
42. A. frightened B. unsatisfied C. discouraged D. disappointed
43. A. visit B. call C. meet D. check
44. A. hand B. temperature C. blanket D. tube
45. A. meaningful B. interesting C. perfect D. useless
46. A. explained B. wondered C. learned D. promised
47. A. hopeful B. special C. attentive D. serious
48. A. recovering B. laying C. sitting D. resting
49. A. machines B. water C. pillows D. support
50. A. behavior B. effect C. attitude D. experience
51. A. tiresome B. painful C. rewarding D. amusing
52. A. stared B. laughed C. waved D. smiled
53. A. imagined B. found C. admitted D. enjoyed
54. A. mind B. escape C. forbid D. regret
55. A. signals B. signs C. marks D. images
36. B 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. C
41. D 42. A 43. D 44. B 45. B
46. A 47. C 48. D 49. B 50. B
51. C 52. D 53. A 54. A 55. B
One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river. When he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"
The woodcutter told him that he had dropped his axe into water. God went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe.
"Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter said "No."
God again went down and came up with a silver axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter said "No."
God again went down and came up with a iron axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter said "Yes."
God was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all the three axes.
The woodcutter went home happily. One day while he was walking with his wife along the river, his wife fell into the river. W hen he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"
"My wife has fallen into water."
God went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez.
"Is this your wife?" God asked him.
"Yes." he said.
God was furious(狂怒的),"YOU CHEAT !Now I am going to curse you."
The woodcutter quickly said, “Forgive me my lord. It is a misunderstanding. IF I say 'No' to Jennifer Lopez, you will come up with Catherine Zeta Jones, If I also say 'No' to her, you will finally come up
With my wife and I will say, 'Yes.' Then you will give all the three to me .I am a poor man .I will not be able to look after all the three. So that's why I've to say 'Yes' "
【小题1】Which of the following best describes the author's tone in telling the story?
| A.Optimistic | B.Humoristic | C.Objective | D.Critical |
| A.foolish but honest | B.foolish and honest |
| C.smart but honest | D.smart and honest |
| A.They are the secret lovers of the woodcutter |
| B.They look much like the woodcutter's wife. |
| C.They are both rich women with a lot of gold and silver. |
| D.They are both popular with women, much worthy than his wife |
One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river. When he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"
The woodcutter told him that he had dropped his axe into water. God went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe.
"Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter said "No."
God again went down and came up with a silver axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter said "No."
God again went down and came up with a iron axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter said "Yes."
God was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all the three axes.
The woodcutter went home happily. One day while he was walking with his wife along the river, his wife fell into the river. W hen he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"
"My wife has fallen into water."
God went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez.
"Is this your wife?" God asked him.
"Yes." he said.
God was furious(狂怒的),"YOU CHEAT !Now I am going to curse you."
The woodcutter quickly said, “Forgive me my lord. It is a misunderstanding. IF I say 'No' to Jennifer Lopez, you will come up with Catherine Zeta Jones, If I also say 'No' to her, you will finally come up
With my wife and I will say, 'Yes.' Then you will give all the three to me .I am a poor man .I will not be able to look after all the three. So that's why I've to say 'Yes' "
【小题1】 Which of the following best describes the author's tone in telling the story?
| A.Optimistic | B.Humoristic | C.Objective | D.Critical |
| A.foolish but honest | B.foolish and honest |
| C.smart but honest | D.smart and honest |
| A.They are the secret lovers of the woodcutter |
| B.They look much like the woodcutter's wife. |
| C.They are both rich women with a lot of gold and silver. |
| D.They are both popular with women, much worthy than his wife |