Question

It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any      , sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies      at my desk, a pale woman and four children.

  “Are you all      ?” I asked. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.

  But when it came to      of their problems, things got a little strange. They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches weren’t       by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.

  Something was wrong. Our hospital policy,       , was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while      a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit      “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”

  Then, I checked their registration form out of curiosity. No address—they were      .The waiting room was warm. I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless      in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of      on Christmas, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get      on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a      emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.

  We were all      a free meal on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our      .We needed presents. We      from different departments candies, fruits and other things      that could be presents. As seriously as we met the      needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.

        , as the family walked to the door to leave, the mother came       back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”

1.A. customers        B. patients         C. workers         D. doctors

2.A. showed up       B. took in         C. came out        D. looked on

3.A. tired            B. hungry          C. sick           D. warm

4.A .descriptions     B. comments       C. instructions      D. results

5.A. accompaniedB. adjusted     C. acknowledgedD. affected

6.A. thereforeB. otherwise  C. howeverD. moreover

7.A. after            B. since           C. before          D. when

8.A. shyly   B. happily C. calmly   D. politely

9.A. lonely          B. greedy          C. clever           D. homeless

10.A. family         B. holiday           C. woman        D. Christmas

11.A. operating       B. interrupting        C. managing     D. working

12.A. present         B. warm            C. relief         D. approval

13.A. beneficial       B. friendly          C. medical      D. different

14.A. rewarded       B. offered           C. allowed       D. ordered

15.A. neighbors       B. relations         C. brothers       D. guests

16.A. borrowed       B. received         C. collected      D. bought

17.A. expensive       B. useful             C. convenient     D. available

18.A. healthy         B. physical           C. tragic          D. mental

19.A. SoonB. Later C. Next     D. Gradually

20.A. to runB. run     C. running D. and ran

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一件发生在圣诞节的感人故事。圣诞节那天，作者和其他同事在医院照常上班。正在作者以为不会有病人的时候，五个人走进了医院。作者发现，他们是一个无家可归的家庭，一个母亲带着四个孩子来医院取暖。作者及医院的其他值班人员热心的让他们一家度过了一个真正温暖的圣诞节。

1.It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any ,根据第一句可知，在12月25日，急诊室通常是安静的，作者认为不会有病人，A顾客；B病人；C工人；D医生。故选B。

2.Just then five bodies at my desk,就在那时，五个人出现在了工作台前，A出现；B吸收，欺骗；C出版；D看待。故选A。

3.“Are you all ?” I asked. “Yes,”...作者问他们是不是都不舒服，A疲劳的；B饥饿的；C生病的，不舒服的；D温暖的。故选C。

4.They all claimed to have headaches,可知，他们对病情的描述很奇怪，A描述；B评论；C说明；D结果。故选A。

5.but the headaches weren’t by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still但是，头痛不会伴随昂头正式的肢体语言而发生，A陪伴，伴随；B调整；C承认；D影响。故选A。

6.Something was wrong. Our hospital policy, , was not to turn away any patient.一定是有地方不对劲，但医院的政策是不允许拒绝接收病人，前后句表示转折关系，A因此；B否则；C然而；D而且。故选C。

7.I explained it might be a little while a doctor saw her.作者向她解释说，可能不久之后就会有医生来瞧病，A在......之后；B自从；C在......之前，未来得及；D当，既然。故选C。

8.She responded immediately, even a bit “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.””可知，这个母亲甚至有点开心地说“不着急，这里很暖和”。A害羞地；B开心地；C冷静地；D有礼貌地。故选B。

9.No address”可知，他们无家可归，A孤独的；B贪婪的；C聪明的；D无家可归的。故选D。

10.we had a homeless in the waiting room.根据上文可知，一个母亲带着四个孩子来医院取暖，他们是一个无家可归的家庭，A家庭，家人；B假期；C妇女；D圣诞节。故选A。

11.动词辨析。complaining of on Christmas抱怨在圣诞节还要上班，A做手术，操作；B打断；C管理，做成；D工作，起作用。故选D。

12.名词辨析。turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get on Christmas那些有怨言的护士开始对这个需要温暖的家庭产生同情心，get warm取暖，A礼物；B暖和的；C缓解，宽慰；D批准。故选B。

13.形容词辨析。The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a emergency.这个团队开始行动起来，比平时做手术处理紧急情况时还忙碌，A有益的；B友好的；C医学的；D不同的。故选C。

14.动词辨析。We were all a free meal on Christmas Day医院给作者他们提供有免费工作餐，A奖励；B提供；C允许；D预定，命令。故选B。

15.名词辨析。prepared a big dinner for our 为客人提供一顿大餐，作者和这个家庭是一种特殊的医患关系，他们并未生病，只是来医院取暖，这里用客人来形容他们。A邻居；B关系；C兄弟；D客人。故选D。

16.动词辨析。We from different departments candies, fruits and other things作者和同事从其它部门收集了糖果、水果和其他东西，A借入；B收到；C收集；D购买。故选C。

17.形容词辨析。and other things that could be presents作者他们收集了所有能找到的东西来当作礼物，A昂贵的；B有用的；C便利的；D可得到的。故选D。

18.形容词辨析。As seriously as we met the needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family...像满足病人的生理需要一样，作者他们尽力满足这个家庭的需要。A健康的；B身体的；C悲惨的；D心理的，精神的。故选B。

19.副词辨析。as the family walked to the door to leave,当一家人向门口走去时，根据句意可知，享用完大餐之后，这一家人准备离开，A很快；B后来；C接下来；D逐渐地。故选B。

20.非谓语动词。the mother came back那个母亲跑着返回来，the mother和run是主谓关系，应该使用现在分词，表示伴随状况。故选C。

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