A. He felt excited.
B. He felt desperated.
C. He felt worried.
D. He felt lucky.
④ What did the husband do with the five-dollar bill?
A. He threw it into the air.
B. He gave it to a nearby porter.
C. He put it into his pocket.
D. He waved it above the crowd.
⑤ From the passage we can see that the man was_____ .
A. slow-minded
B. quick-minded
C. foolish
D. childish
124.绝妙的技巧
我的朋友们在繁忙的纽瓦克机场着陆后，他们却不能招呼到脚夫来
帮他们搬行李。无奈，丈夫拿出一张五美元的钞票在人群上面摇晃。
一个带宽边帽的人马上来到他身边。“先生，”脚夫说道，“很明
显你有绝妙的交际技巧。”
125. Maternal Instinct
As a new father, I quickly learned the true meaning of maternal
instinct. Late one night, I was summoned to the hospital to attend
to one of my patients. I quietly got up in the dark but tripped
over a toy and crashed to the floor. As I lay there rubbing my sore
leg, my wife slept on.
Then there was a faint cough from the nursery . Debra leaped
out of bed, running past me down the hall to our baby's room. When
she returned, she looked at me and said, "What on earth are you
doing on the floor?"
Notes:
(1) maternal adj.母性的
(2) instinct n.本能
(3) summon v.召唤；召集
(4) attend（to）照顾；用心
(5) trip over 绊在某物上而跌跤；失足
(6) crash v.猛跌或猛撞并带破碎声
(7) nursery n.保育室
(8) leap v.跳；跃
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：
① Late one night, the husband was called to take care of one
patient.
② The husband knocked something over on to the floor.
③ The husband hurt his own leg.
④ The wife didn't response although her husband made a loud
noise.
⑤ The husband learned the true meaning of maternal instinct.
125.母性的本能
刚刚作了父亲，我就很快体会到母性本能的涵义了。一个深夜，医
院召我去照应一位病人。我悄悄地在黑暗中起了床，但一只脚绊在一个
玩具上，扑通一声摔在地板上。我倒在那里，揉着疼痛的腿，妻子毫无
反应地继续睡着。
突然，保育宣传来轻微的咳嗽声。戴博拉跃下床来，从我身边跑过，
下了客厅到我们婴儿的房间。她返回来时，看了看我说：“你究竟在地
板上干什么？”
126.An Excellent Scheme
After 20 years as a pilot, I became an airport manger and soon
found the stress was getting to me. I needed a release and wanted
to buy a motorcycle, but my family thought it was too dangerous.
My wife said, "Why don't you start flying again?"
The next day, as I showed a businessman around the airport,
he looked longingly at the planes." I used to take flying lessons,
but my wife made quit," he lamented. "She said it was dangerous.
"Tell her you want to get a motorcycle," I advised. My newfound
friend has now earned his pilot's license.
Notes:
(1) stress n. 压力；压迫
(2) Why don't you start flying again？何不再度开始飞行呢？
Why don' t you.？用来提出建议等。
(3) longinly adv. 渴望地
(4) lament v.惋惜
Exercises:
根据短文填空：
① After 20 years_____ a pilot, I became an airport manager.
② Soon t found the stress was getting _____ me .
③ I needed a_____ and wanted to buy a motorcycle.
④ The next day, as I showed a businessman _____the airport,
he looked longingly at the planes.
⑤ I used _____take flying lessons, but my wife made quit.
126.妙计
做了二十年的飞行员后，我成为一名机场管理人员。不久，我就发
现压力向我袭来。我需要放松，于是想买一辆摩托，但我的家人认为那
玩艺儿太危险了。我妻子说：“何不再度开始飞行呢？”
第二天，我带领一个商人参观机场时，他渴望地望着那些飞机。
“我过去经常参加飞行方面的学习，但我太太硬是让我放弃掉，”
他惋惜道，“她说那有危险。”
“告诉她你想买一辆摩托，”我建议道。我这位新朋友现在已经拿
到飞行执照。
127. Easy or Not
Pulling alongside our drive-up bank window, a woman was not
happy with her position. So she backed up and pulled closer. Still
not satisfied, she backed away and tried again. After five attempts,
she finally parked the car and rolled down her window. I greeted
her with a simple "Good morning".
"Good morning," she replied cheerfully. "I'm going to have to
use this drive-up all the time. It's so easy!"
Notes:
(1) alongside adv.沿着；靠着
(2) drive-up n.驱车直达处
(3) back up 退后
Exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
① The woman was_____ .
A. at a railway station
B. at a supermarket
C at a bank
D. at a hotel
② What did the woman want to do?