When John Weston awoke that morning, he remembered that his mother was going into hospital. He hadn’t worked out quite what was wrong with her. He knew, though that she hadn’t been well for some time now, and it had become almost familiar to him to see her eyes narrowed in a sudden attack of pain, and her hand pressing against her heart. Their own doctor, who she had finally gone to for advice, had sent her to an expert who knew all about these things. He had told her that just as soon as there was a bed for her, she would have to come into his hospital where he could look after her himself.
During the weeks since then the pains had come even more frequently, and the narrowed eyes became an almost permanent part of her expression. Always rather sharp, she began losing her temper over little things so that John’s father kept his thoughts to himself more and more. John, as ready as possible to make allowances, tried to think what it would be like to have toothache all the time and how bad-tempered that would make you.
So his mother would go into hospital for a few days. He was going to stay with his Aunt Daisy till she came back, and his father would stay on at home by himself. John’s cousin, Mona, was to come in and make the bed and wash the pots and dust round now and again. That was the arrangement, and John didn’t care much for it. Apart from missing his mother(and he was glad she was going away because they would make her better), he wasn’t very fond of his Aunt Daisy because she was even more bad-tempered than his mother.
【小題1】Mrs Weston went to see her doctor_________.

A．a(chǎn)s soon as she realized that something was wrong
B．only after her husband advised her to
C．a(chǎn) long time after the trouble began
D．when John asked what was wrong with her
【小題2】what did Mrs Weston’s own doctor decide to do?
A．he decided to send her to hospital
B．he decided to get an expert to examine her
C．He decided to treat her himself
D．He advised her to wait for a few weeks.
【小題3】how did John react to his mother’s bad temper?
A．he tried to imagine himself in her place.
B．He tried not to notice it.
C．He pretended that he had toothache.
D．He behaved himself as well as possible.
【小題4】John regarded ______as most bad-tempered.
A．his fatherB．his motherC．his cousin MonaD．his aunt Daisy


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：文章介紹了約翰的媽媽生病后，約翰的生活和感受。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：though that she hadn’t been well for some time now, 可知Mrs Weston是病了一段時(shí)間采取看醫(yī)生的。選C
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Their own doctor, who she had finally gone to for advice, had sent her to an expert who knew all about these things.可知醫(yī)生建議Mrs Weston去看一個(gè)專(zhuān)家。選B
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：John, as ready as possible to make allowances, tried to think what it would be like to have toothache all the time and how bad-tempered that would make you.可知約翰試圖把自己放在媽媽的角度考慮問(wèn)題。選A
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：he wasn’t very fond of his Aunt Daisy because she was even more bad-tempered than his mother.可知約翰認(rèn)為Aunt Daisy是脾氣最壞的。選D
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“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done.” He said.
University applications rose 7% last year, but there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed interest in careers in the public sector(部門(mén)), which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.
A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.
Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said, “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn(衰退) will be a generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.”
【小題1】Professor John Beath’s lectures are ___________.

A．given in a traditional way
B．connected with the present situation
C．open to both students and their parents
D．warmly received by economics
【小題2】In the opinion of most parents, ___________.
A．economics should be the focus of school teaching
B．more students should be admitted to universities
C．the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened
D．children should solve financial problems themselves
【小題3】What’s the main idea of the text?
A．Universities have received more applications.
B．Economics is attracting an increasing number of students.
C．College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty.
D．Parents are concerned with children’s subject selection.

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