山东省枣庄市第四十二中学-学高一英语上学期期中试卷.docVIP

2014-2015学年度山东省枣庄市四十二中高一第一学期期中考试 英语试题 时间：100 分钟 总分：120 第一部分 略 第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） A We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book．Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down．While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold．She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop（拖把）．She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floors.” “Yes, I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered．She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working late?” Mum just pushed harder, each swipe （拖一下） of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall．I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book．After a long time Mum came back．Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand．As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.” Outside, Mum told me “Grandma is fine．No fever.” “You saw her, Mum?” “Of course．I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow．Dad will stop worrying as well．It’s a fine hospital．But such floors! A mop is not good．You need a brush.” 21．When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was ______. A．to clean the floor B．to please the nurse C．to see a patient D．to surprise the story-teller 22．When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a ______. A．nurse B．visitor C．patient D．cleaner 23．After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital? ______ A．The nurses and doctors there don’t work hard. B．It has strict rules about visiting hours. C．The conditions there aren’t very good． D．It is a children’s hospital. 24．Which of the following words best describes Mum? ______. A．Clever