1996年高考英语试题及答案

　　Ⅲ. 阅读理解(共25小题。A)节每小题2分，B)节每小题1分;满分45分)

　　A)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　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 is 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. 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, "Dagmar 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 no good. You need a brush."

　　51. 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

　　B. to see a patient D. to surprise the story-teller

　　52. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a .

　　A. nurse B. visitor

　　C. patient D. cleaner

　　53. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?

　　A. It is a children's hospital.

　　B. It has strict rules about visiting hours.

　　C. The conditions there aren't very good.

　　D. The nurses and doctors there don't work hard.

　　54. From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely

　　A. the story-teller's sister

　　B. Mum's friend

　　C. the story-teller's classmate

　　D. Dad's boss

　　55. Which of the following words best describes Mum?

　　A. strange B. warm-hearted

　　C. clever D. hard-working

　　51. C 52. D 53. B 54. A 55. C

　　B

　　When you want to see if a library has the book you want, you can use the catalogue(目录)in the library. Most catalogues of books in a library take the form of small cards kept in boxes. One way of arranging(排列)the cards is in ABC order by the family names of the writers.

　　Catalogue cards usually give the following important information:(1)the name of the writer, (2)the shelf-mark(架号), that is, the Dewey number which helps people to find where the books are, (3)the title of the book, (4)the year of publication and the publisher, and (5) the number of pages in the book.

　　56. If you know the title of a book and want to find out if it is in the catalogue, what else do you need to know?

　　A. The shelf-mark.

　　B. The name of the writer.

　　C. The Dewey number.

　　D. The year of publication.

　　57. Which of the following is the kind of catalogue card described in the text?

　　56. B 57. A