One night, a little before nine o’clock, Dr Johnson was answering a telephone call. He was asked to go and give an operation to a very sick boy at once. The boy was in a small hospital in Glens Falls, sixty miles away from Dr Johnson’s city – Albany. The boy had hurt himself in a traffic accident. His wife was in danger, but his family was so poor that they could not pay the doctor anything. After he heard all this, Dr Johnson was driving carefully. He thought that he could get to the hospital before 12 o’clock. A few minutes later, the doctor’s car had to stop for a red light at a crossing. Suddenly a man in an old black coat opened the door of the car and got in.

“Drive on”, he said. “I’ve got a gun (枪).”

“I’m a doctor,” said Johnson, “I’m on my way to a hospital to operate on a very sick…”

“Don’t talk,” said the man in the old black coat, “Just drive.”

A mile out of the town he ordered the doctor to stop the car and get out. Then the man drove on down the road. The doctor stood for a moment in the snow. After half an hour, Dr Johnson found a telephone and called a taxi. At the railway station he learned that the next train to Glens Falls would not leave until 12 o’clock.

It was after two o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Glens Falls. Miss Clarke, a nurse, was waiting for him.

“I did my best,” said Dr Johnson. Miss Clarke said, “The boy died an hour ago.”

They walked into the waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat, with his head in his hands.

“Mr. Shute,” said Miss Clarke to the man, “this is Dr Johnson. He had come all the way from Albany to try to save your boy.”

1. From the story we know it took Dr Johnson _________ to get to the hospital.

A．12 hours          B．7 hours           C．only 1 hour        D．about 5 hours

2.Dr Johnson was late because __________.

A．there was something wrong with his car

B．a strange man made it hard to drive

C．a strange man drove his car away

D．the train to Glens Falls was late

3. The man in a black coat __________.

A．hit the boy and ran away

B．took the boy to the hospital

C．was the boy’s father

D．was the real doctor

4.The man in black would feel __________ in the end.

A．happy and pleased                      B．regretful(悔恨) and sad

C．worried and angry                       D．tired and hungry

 

Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs，its people are by now almost entirely an urban society . Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林业)，and most of the rest live in or around towns，small and large．Here the traditional picture is changing：every small town may still be very like other small towns，and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country，but most Americans do not live in small towns any more．Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs、of more than a million people each—a larger proportion than in Germany or England，let alone France)．The statistics(统计)of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day．As the rush to live out of town continues,rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses，so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb. But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment．

1.If now America has 250 million people．how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry? 

A．About 25 million．	B．More than 25 million．
C．Less than 25 million．	D．Less than 225 million

2.Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas?

A．United States．

B．Germany．

C．France．

D．England．

3.What’s the meaning of the word “metropolitan” in the middle of the passage?

A．Of a large city with its suburbs．	B．Of small and large towns．
C．Of urban areas．	D．Of rural areas．

4.According to the passage，what can we learn about small towns in                           the United States?   

A Most small towns become gradually crowded   

B．Small towns are still similar to each other．

C．As the traditional picture is changing，towns are different．

D .Small towns are turning into large cities

5.Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb?

A．Because they are the same．

B．Because the rush takes place too quickly

C．Because the process is gradual．

D．Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areas．

 

Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs，its people are by now almost entirely an urban society . Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林业)，and most of the rest live in or around towns，small and large．Here the traditional picture is changing：every small town may still be very like other small towns，and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country，but most Americans do not live in small towns any more．Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs、of more than a million people each—a larger proportion than in Germany or England，let alone France)．The statistics(统计)of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day．As the rush to live out of town continues,rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses，so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb. But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment．
【小题1】If now America has 250 million people．how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry? 

A．About 25 million．	B．More than 25 million．
C．Less than 25 million．	D．Less than 225 million

【小题2】Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas?

A．United States．

B．Germany．

C．France．

D．England．

【小题3】What’s the meaning of the word “metropolitan” in the middle of the passage?

A．Of a large city with its suburbs．	B．Of small and large towns．
C．Of urban areas．	D．Of rural areas．

【小题4】According to the passage，what can we learn about small towns in                           the United States?   
A Most small towns become gradually crowded   
B．Small towns are still similar to each other．
C．As the traditional picture is changing，towns are different．
D .Small towns are turning into large cities
【小题5】Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb?

A．Because they are the same．

B．Because the rush takes place too quickly

C．Because the process is gradual．

D．Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areas．

---- Isn’t it hard to drive downtown to work?

---- Yes, that’s why I ____ to work by train.

A．have been going

B．have gone

C．was going

D．will have gone

 

―Isn’t it hard to drive downtown to work?

   —Yes, that’s why I ________ to work by train.

A. have been going      B. have gone

C. was going      D. will have gone