It was late on a snowing night. Doctor Van was driving fast to the hospital to do an operation (手术) on a badly hurt (受伤的) person. Minutes later he came to a red traffic light and had to stop to wait. A man suddenly opened the door of the car and got in.
“Drive on, ” shouted the man, “Just do what I’ve told you to. ” The man was strong and tall while Doctor Van was not.
“But I’m a doctor, ” Van tried to tell him what he was going to do. “I’m on my way to the hospital to save…” “Stop talking and drive faster, as fast as you can!” the man stopped Van and Van had to do so.
Only a few minutes had passed when the man made Van stop his car again and drove him off, and he himself drove away very quickly.
Van stood in the snow for a moment and then walked around to look for a taxi.
Another half an hour had passed when Van got out of the taxi and ran into the hospital. But it was too late and nothing could be done.
The man who had taken Van’s car was standing by the person all the time. He was so sad! Only then did Van know that the man was the father of that badly hurt person!
【小题1】What was the weather like that night?

It was late on a snowing night. Doctor Van was driving fast to the hospital to do an operation (手术) on a badly hurt (受伤的) person. Minutes later he came to a red traffic light and had to stop to wait. A man suddenly opened the door of the car and got in.

“Drive on, ” shouted the man, “Just do what I’ve told you to. ” The man was strong and tall while Doctor Van was not.

“But I’m a doctor, ” Van tried to tell him what he was going to do. “I’m on my way to the hospital to save…” “Stop talking and drive faster, as fast as you can!” the man stopped Van and Van had to do so.

Only a few minutes had passed when the man made Van stop his car again and drove him off, and he himself drove away very quickly.

Van stood in the snow for a moment and then walked around to look for a taxi.

Another half an hour had passed when Van got out of the taxi and ran into the hospital. But it was too late and nothing could be done.

The man who had taken Van’s car was standing by the person all the time. He was so sad! Only then did Van know that the man was the father of that badly hurt person!

1.What was the weather like that night?

A．Rainy             B．Snowy            C．Windy            D．Warm

2.Who needed an operation at once?

A．Doctor Van.                            B．The man

C．Doctor Van’s son.                      D．The man’s son.

3.Why did the man take Van’s car?

A．Because he was a doctor and had to get to the hospital as soon as possible.

B．Because he wanted to use the car to see a friend who was in hospital and needed his help.

C．Because he wanted to get to the hospital earlier than the doctor.

D．Because he was worried about his son and could not wait to see him.

4.Which of the following is not true?

A．The man lost his son.

B．Doctor Van was stronger than the man.

C．Doctors need cars.

D．The weather was not fine that night.

5.Which of the following can be the best title （标题） for this passage?

A．A Doctor Driving at Night.

B．A Good Doctor Met a Bad Man.

C．Too Worried to Be Helpful.

D．How to Save a Badly Hurt Person.

阅读理解

　　A man once said how useless it was to put advertisement in the newspapers “last week,” said he, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn't get it back.”

　　“How did you write your advertisement?” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.

　　“Here it is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street.”

　　“Now,” said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again and if it fails, I'll buy you a new one.”

　　The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn't wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No.10 Broad Street. He is well known.”

　　This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colours that had been thrown, and his own was among them. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.

1．What is an advertisement?

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A．A news item.

B．A public announcement in the press, on TV. etc.

C．One way to voice one's view

D．Public opinions

2．The man once thought advertising was________.

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3．Why did the merchant say“I often advertise and find that it pays me well”?

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A．He knew how to advertise

B．He had more money for advertising

C．He found it easy to advertise

D．He had a friend in the newspaper where he advertised

4．Did the merchant know who had taken the umbrella?

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5．This is a story about ________.

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A．a useless advertisement

B．how to make an effective advertisement

C．how the man lost and found his umbrella

D．what the merchant did for the umbrella owner