Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to    have a   21  the summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a   22 . One of her colleagues needed a full-time   23 . “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to   24  Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a   25  child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centres would not   26  him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium (平衡) problems. He couldn’t   27  or run properly. I was hesitating (猶豫)   28  I was to take the job when my mother   29 , “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the   30 .”
Then I told her I was   31  for the job.
The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little   32 , he was quite a mix.
In the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings (秋千)， the boy’s face   33  up — how he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be   34  to get a child to go down a slide (滑梯). Believe me, it wasn’t! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his   35  and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he   36  it to the top of the slide. With my arms   37  him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big   38  and asked, “May I go down again, alone?” I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children   39  for granted.  This   40  child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.
小題1:
A．grade B．courseC．projectD．relaxation
小題2:
A．serviceB．favourC．businessD．trade
小題3:
A．nurseB．waitressC．guardD．guide
小題4:
A．protectB．defendC．a(chǎn)ttendD．comfort
小題5:
A．normalB．naughtyC．cleverD．happy
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)dmitB．receiveC．a(chǎn)cceptD．a(chǎn)dopt
小題7:
A．speakB．playC．standD．walk
小題8:
A．ifB．whatC．whyD．where
小題9:
A．suggestedB．a(chǎn)rguedC．challengedD．commented
小題10:
A．energyB．courageC．faithD．time
小題11:
A．eagerB．sorryC．gratefulD．ready
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)warenessB．balanceC．knowledgeD．control
小題13:
A．delightedB．cheeredC．litD．shut
小題14:
A．difficultB．simpleC．interestingD．terrible
小題15:
A．fearsB．worriesC．chancesD．situations
小題16:
A．climbedB．gotC．managedD．made
小題17:
A．takingB．holdingC．bringingD．greeting
小題18:
A．kissB．clapC．welcomeD．surprise
小題19:
A．playB．doC．takeD．enjoy
小題20:
A．miserableB．smartC．braveD．special

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:A
小題6:C
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:D
小題12:B
小題13:C
小題14:B
小題15:A
小題16:D
小題17:B
小題18:A
小題19:C
小題20:D
文章講述的是作者利用一個暑假照顧一個身體不健康的孩子，從中得到了一些從來沒有過的快樂。
小題1:上下文，根據(jù)后文的before my busy senior year可知，作者想要在忙碌的日子到來前先放松一下。
小題2:上下文。固定短語，do sb a favour幫某人忙
小題3:上下文，根據(jù)后面的You planned to volunteer at the local hospital可知，母親的一個同事需要一個全職的護士。
小題4:上下文，因為是做一個護士，所以是要照顧nick。Attend sb 意為照顧某人
小題5:上下文，根據(jù)后文可知，nick與平常的孩子不一樣，所以此處指的是他不是一個正常的孩子。Normal意為正常的
小題6:句意理解，普通的護理中心不接受他。Accept 意為接受 receive收到 adopt收養(yǎng) admit成人，錄取
小題7:上下文，根據(jù)后面的run properly,可知此處指的是他不能很好地行走或者跑步。
小題8:句意理解，句意為，我在猶豫是否接受這份工作，
小題9:上下文，根據(jù)后面母親說的話I doubt if you even have the   30 可知，她是在挑戰(zhàn)，懷疑我。
小題10:句意理解，母親在說我懷疑你是否有這樣的勇氣。同29空相對應。
小題11:句意理解，根據(jù)后文的內(nèi)容可知，作者接受了這份工作，所以此處她說我準備好了接受這份工作了。
小題12:上下文，根據(jù)前文的As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium (平衡) problems可知，他在平衡方面有問題。
小題13:常用搭配。Light up意為面部呈現(xiàn)高興的表情。此處意為，孩子的臉上立刻露出了喜悅的表情。
小題14:句意理解，根據(jù)后面的it wasn't，It took time, a lot of time可知，該句的意為是，你可能會認為讓孩子去滑滑梯是很簡單的。
小題15:上下文，因為他沒有很好的平衡性，所以他在玩滑梯的時候會害怕，所以作者跟他一起面對滑梯時候的害怕。
小題16:句意理解，此處指的是他終于成功地爬到了滑梯的頂部，manage it="make" it =succeed
小題17:句意理解，此處意為我的手臂緊緊地抱住他，我們一起滑了下去。
小題18:語境，孩子高興的不得了，親了我一下
小題19:固定搭配，take sth for granted 認為……是理所當然的
小題20:上下文，根據(jù)上文可知，nick跟平常的孩子不一樣，因此他是一個特殊的孩子。
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This was a huge task. So Murrary had to find volunteers from Britain, the United States, and the British colonies to search every newspaper, magazine, and book ever written in English. Hundreds of volunteers responded, including William Chester Minor. Dr. Minor was an American Surgeon who had served in the Civil War and was now living in England. He gave his address as “Broadmoor, Crowthorne, Berkshire,” 50 miles from Oxford.
Minor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray. Over the next years, he became one of the staff’s most valued contributors.
But he was also a mystery. In spite of many invitations, he would always decline to visit Oxford. So in 1897， Murray finally decided to travel to Crowthorne himself. When he arrived, he found Minor locked in a book-lined cell at the Broadmoor Asylum for the Criminally insane.
Murray and Minor became friends, sharing their love of words. Minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10,000 submissions in 20 years. Murray continued to visit Minor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds.
In 1910, Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native America. Murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.
Minor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed. The 12 volumes defined 414,825 words, and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient.
小題1:According to the text, the first Oxford English Dictionary _________.
A．came out before minor died
B．was edited by an American volunteer
C．included the English words invented by Murray
D．was intended to be the most ambitious English dictionary
小題2:How did Dr. Minor contributed to the dictionary?
A．He helped Murray to find hundreds of volunteers.
B．He sent newspapers, magazines and books to Murray.
C．He provided a great number of words and quotations
D．he went to England to work with Murray.
小題3:Why did Dr. Minor refuse to visit Oxford?
A．He was shut in an asylum
B．He lived far from Oxford
C．He was busy writing a book
D．He disliked traveling
小題4:Prof. Murray and Dr. Minor became friends mainly because __________.
A．they both served in the Civil War.
B．They had a common interest in words
C．Minor recovered with the help of Murray
D．Murray went to America regularly to visit Minor
小題5:Which of the following best describe Dr. Minor?
A．Brave and determined B．Cautious and friendly
C．Considerate and optimisticD．Unusual and scholarly
小題6:What does the text mainly talk about?
A．The history of the English language.
B．The friendship between Murray and Minor
C．Minor and the first Oxford English Dictionary
D．Broadmoor Asylum and is patients

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