Question

    Early that day, I was so busy caring for our patient’s procedure that needed to be wrapped up. As my day nearly_____________, I was excited to meet my playfellows and_______with them. I was already outside our special area unit in the hospital when a woman suddenly came to me, holding a doctor’s_______with my name on it. My enthusiasm fell___________. But, instead of being cheeky, like others would probably do showing_______or impatience, I showed her a heartfelt smile and_______what was written in the prescription, only to find out it wasn’t hers but her husband’s, and my name on it_______the doctor wanted me to give the proper instruction on how to use the bowel (肠) preparation needed for her husband, who was_______for the examination the following day. I met her husband, who was very ___________and a good listener. We connected instantly with each other,________jokes.

The next time we met was during his colonoscopy (结肠镜检查)________and I assisted him in filling out the papers________by their insurance company. Given final________, they left the hospital. At noon, I was alone cleaning the________when suddenly I heard a knock on the glass door, thinking it might somebody who would like to____________of our services. I casually looked up and I was________because my visitors were the patient and his wife again! I opened the door and asked if they needed more________or perhaps forgot something. To my surprise they gave me a packed________and a bottle of pineapple juice!

Life has many facets. Its bits and pieces________you even in your busy days. It could end up with a________or a free lunch. It’s just a matter of thinking from a different angle.

1.A.approached B.concluded C.occupied D.advanced

2.A.study B.unite C.relax D.associate

3.A.prescription B.reservation C.receipt D.diploma

4.A.eventually B.desperately C.aggressively D.considerably

5.A.improvement B.excitement C.disappointment D.embarrassment

6.A.reviewed B.checked C.described D.retold

7.A.before B.when C.whereas D.because

8.A.prepared B.scheduled C.allocated D.distributed

9.A.stubborn B.rigid C.merciful D.humorous

10.A.exchanging B.applauding C.providing D.exploiting

11.A.appointment B.procedure C.operation D.signature

12.A.needed B.offered C.suggested D.adopted

13.A.instructions B.encouragement C.congratulations D.calculation

14.A.ward B.bedroom C.corridor D.instrument

15.A.remind B.inform C.inquire D.talk

16.A.taken aback B.torn apart C.paid back D.cut in

17.A.cure B.information C.comfort D.treatment

18.A.cake B.flower C.bag D.lunch

19.A.touch B.hurt C.bother D.defend

20.A.consensus B.shock C.complaint D.relief

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者是一位医护人员，在繁忙的一天即将结束时，她期待着与朋友一起去放松。这时候，医生让一对夫妇来找她寻求指导。尽管内心热情减退，但她还是热心帮助了他们。再次见面时，她又给了他们帮助。让她感动的是，那对夫妇给她送来午饭和菠萝汁。由此感叹，忙碌的生活有时也有惊喜。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着一天即将结束，我很兴奋能见到我的玩伴们和他们一起放松。A. approached接近；B. concluded结束；C. occupied占领；D. advanced前进。由下文I was excited to meet my playfellows(我很高兴要去见我的伙伴们)可知，这一天快结束了，我要下班去见伙伴。故选B项。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着一天即将结束，我很兴奋能见到我的玩伴们和他们一起放松。A. study学习；B. unite 团结；C. relax放松；D. associate与……有关。根据上文meet my playfellows(见伙伴们)及常识可知，我是和伙伴们一起去放松。故选C项。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我当时已经在医院的特殊区域外，突然有一个女人来找我，手里拿着一张写着我名字的医生处方。A. prescription处方；B. reservation预约；C. receipt发票；D. diploma文凭。根据第6个空后的句子what was written in the prescription(处方上所写的)可知，此处是一个女人拿着处方来找我。故选A项。

4.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我的热情大大降低了。A. eventually最终地；B. desperately绝望地；C. aggressively攻击地；D. considerably数量等可观地。由上文知我正要下班时一个女人突然来找我，及下文I showed her a heartfelt smile(我给她一个由衷的微笑)可推测知，虽然她让我不能如愿下班，我的热情大减，但是我还是微笑地接待了她，副词considerably修饰动词fell，表示热情大减。故选D项。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是，我没有摆脸色，像其他人那样很有可能表现出失望或不耐烦。A. improvement改进；B. excitement兴奋；C. disappointment失望；D. embarrassment尴尬。联系上下文But, instead of being cheeky, like others would probably do showing___5___or impatience, I showed her a heartfelt smile可知，其他人可能会表现出不耐烦但是我却笑着对病人，再根据常识可知，在快下班的时候遇到来找自己的病人时，摆脸色的人可能会表现出失望，C项符合上下文感情色彩。故选C项。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我露出真诚的微笑，核实处方上写的东西，却发现处方不是她的，而是她丈夫的。A. reviewed复查；B. checked核实；C. described描述；D. retold复述。由下文only to find out it wasn’t hers but her husband’s可知，我核实了处方上的信息。故选B项。

7.考查连接词辨析。句意：我的名字在药方上是因为医生要我给她指示怎样为她老公（计划第二天做检查的）灌肠做好准备。A. before之前；B. when当……时候；C. whereas但是；D. because因为。空前说明“我的名字在处方上”，空后说明“医生要我给她指示怎样为她老公灌肠做好准备”，空后是空前的原因，因此选择because引导原因状语从句。故选D项。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的名字在药方上是因为医生要我给她指示怎样为她老公（计划第二天做检查的）灌肠做好准备。A. prepared准备；B. scheduled安排，计划；C. allocated分配；D. distributed分布。此处是who引导的定语从句，先行词是her husband，由下文for the examination the following day可知，她的丈夫被医生安排好第二天检查。故选B项。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我见到了她的丈夫，他很幽默，是个很好的倾听者。A. stubborn固执的；B. rigid刻板的；C. merciful仁慈的；D. humorous幽默的。由下文We connected instantly with each other,___10___jokes.可知，我们在认识之后就互相开玩笑，可以得知她的丈夫很幽默，故选D项。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们马上建立了联系，互相开玩笑。A. exchanging交换；B. applauding鼓掌；C. providing提供；D. exploiting开采。根据上文connect with each other(彼此建立了联系)推测得知，此处是互相开玩笑，exchange jokes意为“互相开玩笑”。故选A项。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们下次见面是在他的结肠镜检查过程中，我帮他填写了他们保险公司需要的文件。A. appointment约会；B. procedure过程；C. operation手术；D. signature签名。根据下文I assisted him in filling out the papers___12___by their insurance company.可知，我帮助他填写保单，由此得知当时是肠镜检查的程序或过程。故选B项。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们下次见面是在他的结肠镜检查过程中，我帮他填写了他们保险公司需要的文件。A. needed需要；B. offered提供；C. suggested建议；D. adopted采用。根据空前的the papers和空后的by their insurance company(他们的保险公司)可判断出，此处是保险公司所需要的一些文件。故选A项。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：收到最后的指示后，他们离开了医院。A. instructions指示；B. encouragement鼓励；C. congratulations祝贺；D. calculation计算。根据下文they left the hospital及常识知，收到了医生最后的指示之后才能离开医院，故选A项。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：中午，我独自一人打扫仪器时，突然听到敲玻璃门的声音。A. ward病房；B. bedroom卧室；C. corridor走廊；D. instrument仪器。根据语境At noon, I was alone cleaning the___14___when suddenly I heard a knock on the glass door及常识可知，我是一名医护人员，中午时应该是在清洗“仪器”。打扫病房应该是医院的保洁员做的事情，排除A项。B项和C项不符合语境。故选D项。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想可能有人想咨询服务。A. remind提醒；B. inform通知；C. inquire询问；D. talk谈话。根据空前的somebody who would like to和空后的of our services可以推测出，有人敲我的门是因为想要咨询服务。故选C项。

16.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我漫不经心地抬头一看，我大吃一惊，因为我的来访者又是病人和他的妻子！A. taken aback吃惊；B. torn apart使痛苦；C. paid back报答；D. cut in插话。由上下文I casually looked up和my visitors were the patient and his wife again可知，本来随意抬头看看，但发现又是那对夫妇，作者感到吃惊。故选A项。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我打开门，问他们是否需要更多的信息，或者可能忘了什么。A. cure治疗；B. information信息；C. comfort安慰；D. treatment治疗。根据上文suddenly I heard a knock on the glass door”及“I opened the door and asked if they needed more可知，我开门问再次回来的那对夫妇是否还需要知道更多信息。故选B项。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，他们给了我一份午饭和一瓶菠萝汁！A. cake蛋糕；B. flower花；C. bag包；D. lunch午饭。下文It could end up with a___20___or a free lunch中lunch有复现，可知，此处是这对夫妇回来给我带了一份午饭。故选D项。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：即使在你忙的时候，生活的点点滴滴也能让你感动。A. touch感动；B. hurt受伤；C. bother麻烦；D. defend防守。根据上文To my surprise they gave me a packed___18___and a bottle of pineapple juice!可知，这对夫妇出院后返回来给了我一份午饭和菠萝汁，我很惊讶的同时也有所感触，因此作者感悟到这些生活的点滴能够让人感动。故选A项。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：结果可能是抱怨或免费午餐。A. consensus共识；B. shock震惊；C. complaint抱怨；D. relief减轻。由上文It could end up with可知，此处选择结局可能会是怎样。文章讲述了我本来到了下班时间，来了病人可能会抱怨，但我克制了自己，所以收获了一份免费的午饭，很感动。由句中的or可知，与免费午餐相反的话，我可能会抱怨。故选C项。