We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book

We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum 36 at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to 37 down. While I watched 38 open in surprise, Mum 39 her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked 40 to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She 41 the mop past the desk and 42 the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very 43 floors.”
“Yes, I’m 44 they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum 45 and said, “But aren’t you working late?”
Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop 46 her farther and farther down the hall. I watched 47 she was out of sight and the nurse had 48 to writing in the big book.
After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were 49 . She quickly put the mop back and took my 50 . As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, “ 51 .”
Outside, Mum told me: “Dogmas is 52 . No fever.”
“You saw her, Mum?”
“Of course. I told her about the hospital 53 , and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop 54 as well. It’s a fine hospital. But such 55 ! A mop is no good. You need a brush.”
36. A. stared B. pointed C. came D. aimed
37. A. sit B. lie C. fall D. bend
38. A. eyes B. hands C. mouth D. arms
39. A. put on B. took off C. hung over D. threw away
40. A. bravely B. proudly C. poorly D. quietly
41. A. dragged B. pulled C. pushed D. rushed
42. A. as B. because C. after D. as soon as
43. A. pretty B. good C. cheap D. dirty
44. A. delighted B. surprised C. anxious D. disappointed
45. A. respectfully B. pitifully C. carefully D. strangely
46. A. taking B. fetching C. forcing D. advancing
47. A. when B. while C. after D. until
48. A. turned back B. turned round C. turned down D. turned into
49. A. nervous B. sad C. crying D. shining
50. A. clothes B. hat C. hand D. mop
51. A. Excuse me B. I’m sorry C. Good luck D. Thank you
52. A. ill B. better C. well D. wrong
53. A. rules B. rights C. advice D. limits
54. A. visiting B. worrying C. smoking D. working
55. A. a hospital B. beds C. floors D. nurses36-40 BACBD 41-45 CADAD 46-50 ADADC 51-55 DBABC

(答案→)36-40 BACBD 41-45 CADAD 46-50 ADADC 51-55 DBABC 解析：36. point at‘指向’符合情景。Stare at‘盯’，come at‘扑向’，及aim at‘瞄准’都不贴切。37.与前文chair呼应。38.惊讶时的举动或表情。Mouth open为独立主格结构作伴随状语，起补充说明的作用。39.呼应下文gave them to me to hold.40.根据当时的情景，修饰walk最恰当的副词应该是quietly.41. 用拖把mop擦洗地板，应该用push。drag 表示‘拽’，pull表示‘拉，拖’，不符合英语表达习惯。42. 表示‘当……的时候’最自然。43. 呼应全句和下文护士说的话。44. 句子意思是‘我很高兴他们终于决定擦洗地板了’。45. 从后文But aren’t you working late?‘你怎么晚还干活’来推理护士看母亲的神态应该是‘strangely’。46. 句意是‘每拖一把就让她走得更远’。each swipe…taking her…为伴随状语。47. 这里应该用until‘一直到’，因为主句动词watch是延续性动词。48. 呼应前文。意思是‘回到，重新’。turn round意思是‘回头’，turn down 意思是‘关低，拒绝’，turn into是‘变成’的意思。49. 注意主语和下文。eyes作主语，谓语不能用crying，nervous和sad。Her eyes were shining意思是‘眼睛发亮’，可能是高兴所致，也可能是‘含着泪花’。但是，‘泪’不一定是痛苦的。50. 注意这里my作为限定词，同时与下文对应。51. 与前文bow politely 对应。此时应该得知mother想了一个非常聪明的办法去探望了病人。52. 从下文可知，Dogmas就是mother去探望的病人。better 表示‘好些了’，而well‘健康’与病人意义矛盾。53. 画龙点睛。rules表示‘规定’。此句说明了mother假扮清洁工进入医院的原因。54. 与下文as well呼应。55. 与下文mop和brush呼应。

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