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★2014年7月 PAGE  三门峡外国语高中2015届暑假作业英语试题卷（八）  PAGE 7 三门峡外国语高中2015届暑假作业 英语试题卷（八） 第一部分 阅读理解（满分40分） A RECENTLY, I learned firsthand its a bad idea to judge people too early Im a nursing supervisor (主管), and its my job to evaluate workers performances at the hospital. Kenny was a new employee, and he seemed fine. After a few weeks’ try, I had to admit that he was clean, punctual and reasonably efficient. But he had this self-assured and energetic presence. He was a large man, both physically and socially—he was independent and strong. I worried that a place like our hospital, which demanded teamwork, was not right for such a personality. We had a patient Mary. At 94 years old, Mary was weak as a cobweb(蜘蛛网). She had outlived her husband and sisters and if she had any children, they had long abandoned her. Mary had a belief that someone had taken her purse. She searched for it all hours of the day and night. Unless tied to her bed or wheelchair, she would go through the door onto the street, through the laundry room and into the kitchen, mindlessly searching and never giving up. When limited, she wanted her wheelchair in the hallway, where she stopped everyone who came near. “Can you lend me a comb?” she would ask. “I’ve lost mine. It was my red purse. My money is gone, too. Where is my purse?” Every day it was the same. We all knew Mary didn’t have a purse, but we would answer: “Sure, Mary, if I see your purse I’ll bring it back.” One afternoon, just before supper, I saw Kenny walking down the hall with a plastic grocery bag. He walked toward Mary in her wheelchair. He pulled out a red purse. Mary’s thin old hands flew up to her face in a gesture of wonder and joy, then flew out hungrily like a starved child taking bread. Mary grabbed the red purse. She held it for a moment, just to see it, then pressed it to her breast, rocking it like a baby. Kenny leaned over, opened the purse and showed Mary a red cob inside. Tears of