It was a Christmas night．I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on such a beautiful festival．When I was complaining（抱怨）about it，three people appeared at my desk﹣a tired woman and two children．
"Are you all sick？"I asked doubtfully because they seemed all right．
"Yes，"the woman answered weakly and lowered her head．
But when they started to present their problems，things became unclear．One child had a fever，but his temperature was OK．The other child had an earache，but she could not tell me which ear hurt．It seemed that the mother was pretending（假装）to cough．
Something was wrong．But I only explained that it might take a while before a doctor could meet them．"Take your time，please，"said the mother．I checked their charts﹣no address．Suddenly I knew，they were homeless while the hospital was warm．
The family huddled（蜷缩）together under the Christmas tree，smiling and talking with each other sweetly．Quietly，I went back to the nurses'station and told them what happened in the waiting room．It was just like God sending us a gift on Christmas Day．The nurses'station suddenly came back to life．All the nurses went into action for"a Christmas emergency（急诊）"．
We took out our meals for our Christmas"patients"．We also put together oranges and apples as presents．We tried to exceed the needs of a family who only wanted a warm place on Christmas night．Later，the little girl kissed me and said，"Thanks for being our angel（天使）．"
56．Before the family appeared in the hospital，the writer was very ．
A．proud
B．unhappy
C．pleased
57．The family came to the hospital because ．
A．they came to visit a patient
B．they were all sick
C．they were homeless
58．The nurses offered the family meals and gifts in order to ．
A．make them feel at home
B．make them leave
C．make them feel upset
59．What does the underlined word"exceed"in this passage mean？
A．降低
B．超出
C．拒绝
60．From the story，we learn that ．
A．homeless people often tell lies
B．a hospital is a good place to spend Christmas night
C．we should always be friendly and kind to those in need．
Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid.
About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.
In 1750,Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow Street.
Fifty years later, there were 120 “Bow Street Runners”, but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829 , the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men.
Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others.In 1700, the men who protected the streets were paid.
| A．a few | B．nothing | C．a little | D．a lot |
About 300 years ago, many people.
| A．wanted to leave London |
| B．had big houses in London |
| C．became policemen |
| D．came to live in London |
People didn’t leave their houses because.
| A．they had no money |
| B．they were afraid of losing money |
| C．the city was not clean |
| D．they liked homes |
The “Bow Street Runners”.
| A．stopped people stealing |
| B．stole money |
| C．paid people to steal |
| D．stopped people riding horses |
| Guitar lessons An excellent musician. Good-at teaching kids for 5 years..Your home or mine. Call Larry at 67895532. |
Lost dog Medium size, spotted white short hair..Answer you when you call it David. Many thanks for returning it. Call Susan at 7328059. |
| Taxi driver wanted Full time. Experience and good knowledge of the city are necessary. Under 45 years old. Call Mr. White at 5132683 |
Apartment for sale Two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. Hot water 8:00 - 18:00. Beautiful sights out of the windows. E-mail: sdgt@ 163.com. |
If you want to ______,you can make a call. The number is 67895532.
| A．take guitar lessons | B．employ a musician |
| C．learn to drive | D．sell your guitar |
Who should you call if you find the lost dog ?
| A．Larry | B．David | C．Mr. White | D．Susan |
When is hot water provided in the apartment?
| A．At any time. | B．At night. |
| C．In the day time. | D．Only in the morning |
The four passages above are ______.
| A．pieces of news | B．letters |
| C．telephone messages | D．advertisements |
Dolores Huerta has worked hard most of her life to help other people. She has helped change things so that farm workers can have a better life.
Dolores grew up in California. She was a good student and liked school. After she finished high school, she went to college and studied to be a teacher. After she became a teacher, Dolores noticed that many of her students were not getting enough food to eat. Some of them wore very old clothes. Dolores wondered how she could help them.
Dolores decided to stop teaching so that she could spend more time helping the farm workers and their families. One thing she wanted to do was to get more pay for farm workers so they could buy their children the things they needed.
Dolores knew that many farm workers moved often from one place to another to help pick different kinds of fruits and vegetables. She began talking and writing about these workers. Even people who lived far from California read what Dolores wrote.
Getting higher pay for the farm workers was not easy. Dolores worked hard to make sure that farm workers got good pay for their work. She knew that nothing would change unless people made new laws to help the workers. Through all her hard work, new laws were made that gave farm workers good pay.
Dolores Huerta has worked for more than 30 years in many different ways to make life better for working people. She has shown how much one person can change things.Dolores became a ____ after she left college.
| A．farmer | B．teacher | C．worker | D．lawyer |
Dolores gave up her first job because ____.
| A．she found it was too boring for her |
| B．the work condition was too bad |
| C．she wanted to do more for others |
| D．she got little pay for her work |
How did Dolores help farm workers?
| A．She gave them food and clothes. |
| B．She helped them teach their children. |
| C．She helped them got more pay. |
| D．She made new laws for them. |
My name is Sam. I’m tall. I have a round face and big eyes. I have a good friend. His name is Tom. He is short. He has red hair and big eyes. His favorite actor is Jackie Chan, and he thinks Jackie Chan is strong and cool.
Our Chinese teacher is Miss Zhang. She is from Shanghai. She is 25 years old. She has long, black hair. She’s Tom’s favorite teacher.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
A．tall B．cool C．short
A．Sam B．Tom C．Sam and Tom
A．teacher B．actor C．student
A．England B．China C．Cuba
A．Jackie Chan is cool and strong.
B．Tom doesn’t like Miss Zhang.
C．Miss Zhang is a young woman.
Look at the woman in a yellow dress. She is my teacher. She teaches（教）me English. She is a good teacher. She is from England. Her Chinese name is Li Hong. Her bike is green. Lin Mei is her friend. She’s a Chinese teacher. Her bike is red. They are in the same school.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
A．an English teacher B．a Chinese teacher C．Li Hong’s sister
A．Blue B．Red C．Yellow
A．Chinese B．teachers C．students
A．Red B．Green C．Blue
A．Li Hong and Lin Mei are in different schools.
B．Li Hong is an English teacher.
C．Lin Mei is in a yellow dress.