Question

8．Working Christmas Day
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25．
I was a triage nurse （分流護(hù)士）（36）Cthat day，sighing about having to work on Christmas．Just then five bodies showed up at
my （37）A，a pale woman and four small children．
"Are you all（38）C？"I asked doubtfully．
"Yes．"the woman said（39）D and lowered her head．
But when it came to the（40）Bof their problems，things got a
little strange．Two of the children had headaches（41）B weren't
accompanied by the normal symptoms of being ill．Two children had earaches，but only one could tell me which ear was（42）DThe mother complained of a（43）D hut seemed to work to produce it．
"It may be a little while（44）Aa doctor sees you．"I explained．
"Take your time； it's warm here．"She（45）C．
While they were waiting，I checked the chart．They had no（46）B-they were homeless． The waiting room was warm．I looked out at the（47）Dby the Christmas tree．The youngest one was saying（48）Ato her mother．The oldest one was looking at the Christmas tree．
I went back to the nurses'station and（49）B the homeless family in die waiting room．The nurses，complaining about the working Christmas，began to feel pity for a family just trying to get（50）Don Christmas．The team went into action，as we do when there's a （51）Cemergency，but this was a Christmas emergency．
We（52）Ca simple dinner for our Christmas guests in the hospital cafeteria．They needed，so（53）Dwe collected from different departments candies and other things（54）Cthat could be presents．
As the family walked to the door to leave，the four-year-old came running，gave（55）Bme a hug and whispered，"Thanks for being our angel today．"

36．A．on business	B．on holiday	C．on duty	D．on purpose
37．A．desk	B．book	C．computer	D．chair
38．A．cold	B．well	C．sick	D．poor
39．A．highly	B．secrecy	C．happily	D．weakly
40．A．treatments	B．descriptions	C．suggestions	D．solutions
41．A．or	B．but	C．a(chǎn)nd	D．thus
42．A．controlled	B．reflected	C．a(chǎn)ttacked	D．a(chǎn)ffected
43．A．break	B．trouble	C．mistake	D．cough
44．A．before	B．a(chǎn)fter	C．until	D．unless
45．A．hesitated	B．a(chǎn)nnounced	C．responded	D．regretted
46．A．identity	B．a(chǎn)ddress	C．money	D．problem
47．A．nurses	B．doctors	C．patients	D．family
48．A．something	B．nothing	C．everything	D．a(chǎn)nything
49．A．informed	B．mentioned	C．rejected	D．criticized
50．A．relaxed	B．busy	C．free	D．warm
51．A．mental	B．physical	C．medical	D．vital
52．A．shared	B．enjoyed	C．prepared	D．delivered
53．A．medicine	B．courage	C．houses	D．presents
54．A．cheap	B．a(chǎn)vailable	C．healthy	D．convenient
55．A．forward	B．back	C．a(chǎn)round	D．a(chǎn)way

Answer 1

分析 本文記敘了作者在圣誕節(jié)在值班室經(jīng)歷的一次特殊的"急診"的故事．圣誕節(jié)，一個(gè)無家可歸的家庭為了到醫(yī)院御寒而假裝孩子生病到醫(yī)院看病，作者及醫(yī)院的其他值班人員熱心的讓他們一家度過了一個(gè)真正溫暖的圣誕節(jié)．

解答 36．C 考查上下文語義理解．A．on business出差，B．on holiday度假，C．on duty值班，D．on purpose故意地．從下文的sighing about having to work onChristmas．可知作者是值班護(hù)士，故選C．
37．A 考查名詞辨析． A．desk桌子，B．book書，C．computer電腦，D．chair椅子．因?yàn)槭窃谥蛋�，所以是有五個(gè)人出現(xiàn)在我的桌子面前．故選A．
38．C 考查形容詞辨析．A．cold冷的，B．well好的，C．sick生病的，D．poor窮的．因?yàn)槭窃卺t(yī)院，所以我很懷疑地問，"你們都生病了嗎？"故選C．
39．D 考查上下文語義理解．A．highly高地，B．secretly秘密地，C．happily高興地，D．weakly虛弱的，從下文lowered her head．可知是這個(gè)婦女虛弱地說，故選D．
40．B 考查名詞辨析．A．treatments治療，B．descriptions描述，C．suggestions 建議，D．solutions解決方法．當(dāng)他們?cè)诿枋鏊麄兊牟∏榈臅r(shí)候，我感到很奇怪，因?yàn)樗麄兊拿枋龆加泻艽蟮膯栴}．故選B．
41．B 考查連詞辨析．A．or或者，B．but但是，C．a(chǎn)nd并且，D．thus因此．兩個(gè)孩子說頭疼，但是他們沒有伴隨正常的頭疼的病人的癥狀．這兩句話是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，選B．
42．D 考查動(dòng)詞辨析．A．controlled控制，B．reflected 反應(yīng)，C．a(chǎn)ttacked 襲擊，D．a(chǎn)ffected影響，感染．有兩個(gè)孩子告訴我耳朵疼，但是只有一個(gè)孩子告訴我哪個(gè)耳朵受感染了，故選D．
43．D 考查名詞辨析．A．break間歇，B．trouble麻煩，C．mistake 錯(cuò)誤，D．cough咳嗽．媽媽抱怨咳嗽了，但是好像是故意這么做的，故選D．
44．A 考查連詞辨析．A．before在…前面，B．a(chǎn)fter 在…．后面，C．until直到，D．unless除非．我說還要有一段時(shí)間才能有醫(yī)生看她，這里使用了It will be+一段時(shí)間+before…，故選A．
45．C 考查動(dòng)詞辨析．A．hesitated猶豫，B．a(chǎn)nnounced宣布，C．responded回答，D．regretted后悔．她立刻回答"不著急"．故選 C．
46．B 考查上下文語義理解．A．identity身份，B．a(chǎn)ddress 地址，C．money錢，D．problem問題．從下文的they were homeless．可知他們沒有地址，故選B．
47．D 考查上下文語義理解．A．nurses護(hù)士，B．doctors醫(yī)生，C．patients病人，D．family家庭．從下文的the homeless family in the waitingroom可知作者看著這個(gè)無家可歸的家庭．故選D．
48．A 考查代詞辨析．A．something一些事情，B．nothing沒有什么，C．everything一切，D．a(chǎn)nything任何事．最小的孩子對(duì)媽媽說著什么，故選A．
49．B 考查動(dòng)詞辨析．A．informed通知，B．mentioned提到，C．rejected 反對(duì)，D．criticized批評(píng)．作者回到值班室提到這個(gè)無家可歸的家庭，故選B．
50．D 考查上下文語義理解．A．relaxed 放松，B．busy忙的，C．free自由的，免費(fèi)的，D．warm溫暖的，根據(jù)前面的句子and then Added，"It's warm in here．"可知他們只是為了圣誕節(jié)取暖的，故選D．
51．C 考查形容詞辨析．A．mental精神的，B．physical 身體的，C．medical 醫(yī)療的，D．vital至關(guān)重要的．我們立刻就展開了行動(dòng)，就像有緊急醫(yī)療任務(wù)的一樣，故選C．
52．C 考查動(dòng)詞辨析．A．shared 分享，B．enjoyed享受，C．prepared準(zhǔn)備，D．delivered投遞，寄送，發(fā)表．我們?yōu)槲覀兊目腿藴?zhǔn)備一頓豐盛的飯，故選C．
53．D 考查上下文語義理解．A．medicine藥，B．courage勇氣，C．houses 房子，D．presents禮物，根據(jù)下文的that could be presents．可知我們需要禮物，故選D．
54．C 考查形容詞辨析．A．cheap便宜的，B．healthy健康的，C．a(chǎn)vailable可獲得的，D．convenient方便的，我們從不同的部門搜集了糖果和其它的可以獲得的小東西送給他們做禮物．故選C．
55．B 考查上下文語義理解．A．forward向前，B．back后面，C．a(chǎn)round 周圍，D．a(chǎn)way離開，根據(jù)下文的gave me a hug and whispered，"Thanks for being our angel today．"可知是四歲的孩子跑回來，給了我一個(gè)擁抱．故選B．

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