2017年公共英语二级短文阅读试题

　　第26题单选修改

　　What made it difficult for the teacher to help the little girl put her boots on?

　　A.The wrong size of the boots.

　　B.The unwillingness of the girl.

　　C.The gloves in the toes of the boots.

　　D.The slowness of the teacher.

　　参考答案：C

　　参考解析：C【解析】推理判断题。题干的意思是“什么使老师帮小女孩穿靴子特别困难?”从文中最后一段小女孩的话可知她把手套放在靴子里脚趾头的地方了，所以靴子难穿。故选C。

　　第27题单选修改

　　Why did the little girl put her gloves into her boots?

　　A. She worried to lose them.

　　B.To make her teacher find them.

　　C.She didn' t know the reason.

　　D.She didn' t like them.

　　参考答案：A

　　参考解析：A【解析】事实细节题。题干的意思是“小女孩为什么把手套放进靴子里?”文章的最后一段小女孩说，她害怕把手套给弄丢了。故选A。

　　第28题单选修改

　　阅读下列短文,回答{TSE}题目.

　　We walked so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn' t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed to a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to have a seat. While ! 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 said. She looked at mum strangely and said, "But aren't you working late?"

　　Mum just pushed harder, each swipe(拖) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until I couldn't see her and the nurse had turned back to write in the big book.

　　After a long time mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She rapidly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, mum nodded 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. "

　　{TS}When she took a mop from the small room what mum really wanted to do was__________.

　　A.lto clean the floor

　　B.to please the nurse

　　C.to see a patient

　　D.to surprise the storyteller

　　参考答案：C

　　参考解析：参考译文

　　我们走路走得非常轻，桌子后面的护士甚至眼睛都没有离开过书本妈妈指着门旁的一个大椅子，我知道她想让我坐下休息一下。我吃惊看着妈妈脱下了帽子和大衣，让我拿着它们。她悄悄地走到了电梯旁自一个小房间里拿出了一个湿拖把。当护士抬起头的时候，她正好拖过子，妈妈点着头说：“地板真脏啊。”

　　“是啊。我很高兴他们终于决定要清洁一下了，”护士说。她看着妈，说道：“但是，你不是在很晚的时候才开始工作吗?”妈妈只是更起劲地拖着地板，拖把每拖一次就把她带到越来越深走廊。我一直看着她直到我看不见为止，而护士则继续在书里写着。

　　很长时间之后，妈妈回来了。她的眼睛闪着亮光。她迅速地把拖放回原来的地方，拉起我就走。当我们转过身走出门的时候，妈妈礼貌向护士点了点头.说：“谢谢。”

　　在外面，妈妈告诉我：“达格玛很好。没有发烧。”“妈妈.你看见她了“当然，我告诉她医院的规定，而她只有到明天才能再见到我们。一爸也可以不用再担心了。这是一个好医院。但是，那地板啊!光靠拖.是不行的，得需要一把刷子。”

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