A young American doctor was asleep when his doorbell rang. It was late at night, but he had to put on his coat to answer it.

It was a man! He was standing with a hat in his hand. 'How do you do?' said the man.

'Can you go with me right now to a place out of the town? It was quite far from here, but I know you have a car and I can show you the way. '

'Certainly,' says the doctor, 'I can go with you now.'

The car was at the front door. The man got into the doctor's car and they drove off.

They drove on for a long time, and then the man said, 'Here we are. This is my home. Now I give you money and you may go back.'

 'But I must see the patient(病人),' the doctor said. 'How can I go back without seeing the patient?'

'There's no patient, ' says the man, 'nobody is ill. I live here. There is no taxi at this time, but a doctor often goes out for night calls(夜诊). So, excuse me. Here is your money. Thank you, doctor. Good night!'

46. The doctor was _______when the doorbell rang.

   A. reading       B. watching TV     C. having supper     D. sleeping

47. Why does the man come to see the doctor so late at night?

   A. Because someone was badly ill.

   B. Because he was too tired to walk.

   C. Because he wanted the doctor to drive him home.

   D. Because he wanted to go to a place out of the town.

48. The man gave the doctor money, because_______.

   A. the doctor is a good doctor

   B. the doctor took him home late at night

   C. he was very rich

   D. he played a joke on the doctor

49. At the end of the story, the doctor knows _______.

   A. there were many patients

   B. there was no patient at all

   C. the man was bad

   D. there was something wrong with the man

50. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. The man could find a taxi at that time.

   B. The man and the doctor were good friends.

   C. It took the doctor quite a long time to the man's house.

   D. The man wanted to stay with the doctor.

A young American doctor was asleep when his door bell (门铃) began to ring. It was late at night . But what could the doctor do ? He had to put on his coat . It was a man ! He was standing outside with a hat in his hand .“How do you do?”said the man ,“Can you come at once(立刻)to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”“Certainly .?”said the doctor , “I can come at once.”

Soon the car was at the front door .The man got on the doctor’s car and they drove off. They drive for a long time , and then the man said ,“Here we are . This my home. Now I can give you money , and you can go back to the town.?”

“But I must see the patient(病人).”the doctor said ,“How can I go back without seeing the patient?”“There’s no patient,”said the man ,“No one is ill. I live here. There are no taxis at this time of night ,but a doctor often goes out for night calls(夜诊). So ,excuse me, here’s your money . Thank you ,doctor. Good night!”

(　 )55. The man asked the doctor________?

A. to travel　　　　　　　 B. to give him a present

C. to give him a car D. to go to a place out of town

(　 )56. The man wanted________.

A. to go boating　　

B. the doctor to take him out of town by car

C. a bed　　　　　　

D. to stay with the doctor

(　 )57. Why did the man give the doctor money?

A. Because he was rich.　　　

B. Because they were friends.

C. Because the doctor took him late night

D. Because the doctor couldn’t go to bed early.

(　 )58. The doctor knew ________ at last.

A. there were many patients　　 　 B. there was no patient

C. the man was doctor　　　　　　　 D. the man had a headache

"Tom? Are you in bed yet?" called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son's room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colourful dragon jumped and shouted.

     "Oh, Tom! You're still playing on that computer. You must stop now. It's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow," said Mrs White.

     "But I've nearly beaten the dragon," said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement on her son's face. She sat down beside him.

     "You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family," she said with a smile. "What's special about it? Show me what it can do!"

     "I think this is a great computer, Mum!" he said happily. "The hardware (硬件) is good. There's so much memory and it has some wonderful software programs. This game, 'Dragon Player', is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Daniel and other friends. I don't have to worry about any infected（感染） disks because I have a virus（病毒） detector (探测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!" Tom began tapping. The screen changed in answer to his orders.

    "Oh, Tom," laughed Mrs White. "I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about."

1.When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ______.

    A. playing computer games in' his bedroom      B. playing with a dragon in his bedroom

    C. playing "Dragon Player" in the study         D. lying in bed reading a book

2. Tom was excited because ______.

    A. the computer has a good memory            B. the hardware is good

    C. he had nearly won the game                 D. his mother came to see him

3. What do we know about Mrs White?

    A. She loves her son too much.

    B. She loves computer games too.

    C. She is very hard on his son.

    D. She is as wonderful as the computer game.

 

Started in 1636, Harvard (哈佛) University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
In the early years, these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could study in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.
Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer all.
【小题1】In the early years, people learned ________ in colleges.  

A．science

B．medicine

C．law

D．Latin and Greek

【小题2】Most of college graduates became ________ in the early years.

A．ministers or teachers

B．lawyers

C．doctors

D．workers

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．In the early years, everyone can go to colleges.

B．In 1782, Harvard began to teach German.

C．In the early years, different colleges majored in different fields.

D．More and more courses were taught in college with the improvement of knowledge.

【小题4】Which of the following is the right order of the courses taught in Harvard?
a. law
b. French and German
c. Latin and Greek
d. medicine
e. American history

A．d-b-e-c-a

B．a-d-b-c-e

C．c-d-a-b-e

D．c-d-b-e-a

【小题5】Nowadays college students ________.

A．can learn everything they are interested in

B．go to different smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning

C．learn the same subjects

D．must learn Latin and Greek

"Tom? Are you in bed yet?" called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son's room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colourful dragon jumped and shouted.
"Oh, Tom! You're still playing on that computer. You must stop now. It's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow," said Mrs White.
"But I've nearly beaten the dragon," said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement on her son's face. She sat down beside him.
"You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family," she said with a smile. "What's special about it? Show me what it can do!"
"I think this is a great computer, Mum!" he said happily. "The hardware (硬件) is good. There's so much memory and it has some wonderful software programs. This game, 'Dragon Player', is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Daniel and other friends. I don't have to worry about any infected（感染） disks because I have a virus（病毒） detector (探测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!" Tom began tapping. The screen changed in answer to his orders.
"Oh, Tom," laughed Mrs White. "I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about."
【小题1】When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ______.

A．playing computer games in' his bedroom	B．playing with a dragon in his bedroom
C．playing "Dragon Player" in the study	D．lying in bed reading a book

【小题2】 Tom was excited because ______.

A．the computer has a good memory	B．the hardware is good
C．he had nearly won the game	D．his mother came to see him

【小题3】 What do we know about Mrs White?

A．She loves her son too much.

B．She loves computer games too.

C．She is very hard on his son.

D．She is as wonderful as the computer game.