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It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I was triage nurse (分诊护士) that day. I didn’t _36_many patients, so I was not happy about having to _37_ on Christmas. Just then, five bodies _38_at my desk: a pale woman and four small children.

“Are you all sick?” I asked _39_.“Yes,” the woman said weakly. But when they got to describe their problems, things got a little _40_. Two of the children had headaches, _41_ they weren’t holding their heads like headache sufferers _42_ do. Two children had earaches, but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The mother complained of a cough but seemed to work to _43_ it.

_44_ was wrong, but I didn’t say anything except that it might be a little while before a doctor saw her. She _45_ , “Take your time; it’s _46_ in here.”

Then I checked the chart after the admitting clerk had finished registering the family. No _47_–- they were homeless. The waiting room was warm.

I looked out at the family huddled by the Christmas tree. The smallest one was pointing at the television and exclaiming something to her mother. The oldest one was looking at an ornament on the tree.

I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a _48_ family in the waiting room. The nurses, irritated about having to work on Christmas, suddenly felt _49_ for a family just trying to get warm on Christmas. The team went into _50_, much as we do when there’s a medical emergency. Only this time it was a Christmas emergency.

We were each entitled to a free meal in the hospital cafeteria on Christmas Day, so we _51_ that meal and prepared a banquet for our Christmas guests. We needed presents. We put together oranges and apples in a basket. From various departments, we _52_candies, crayons and other suitable items. As seriously as we met the physical _53_ of the patients that came to us that day, our team worked to meet the needs, and go beyond the _54_ , of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas Day.

Later, as the family walked to the door to _55_, the four-year-old came running back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”

1. A．like B．expect C．imagine D．recognize

2. A．work B．wait C．return D．repeat

3. A．turned back B．looked around C．showed up D．showed off

4. A．patiently B．carefully C．jokingly D．doubtfully

5. A．strange B．smooth C．natural D．difficult

6. A．as B．and C．but D．so

7. A．sometimes B．seldom C．never D．usually

8. A．reflect B．produce C．tolerate D．prevent

9. A．Something B．Anything C．Everything D．Nothing

10. A．advised B．added C．explained D．responded

11. A．fun B．warm C．busy D．lucky

12. A．phone B．work C．address D．money

13. A．funny B．friendly C．jobless D．homeless

14. A．care B．duty C．compassion D．dissatisfaction

15. A．panic B．action C．research D．discussion

16. A．claimed B．cooked C．paid D．accepted

17. A．shared B．selected C．discovered D．collected

18. A．problems B．needs C．illnesses D．standards

19. A．power B．control C．expectations D．understanding

20. A．leave B．enter C．thank D．talk

It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25.

I was nurse on duty that day. I didn’t think there would be any patients, sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies showed up at my desk, a pale woman and four small children.

“Are you all sick?” I asked suspiciously.

“Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.

But when it came to descriptions of their presenting problems, things got a little vague. Two of the children had headaches, but the headaches weren’t accompanied by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still. Two children had earaches, but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The mother complained of a cough but seemed to work to produce it.

Something was wrong, but I didn’t say anything but explained that it might be a little while before a doctor saw her. She responded, “Take your time; it’s warm here.”

On a hunch (出于直觉), I checked the chart after the admitting clerk had finished registering the family. No address---they were homeless. The waiting room was warm.

I looked out at the family huddled by the Christmas tree. The little one was pointing at the television and exclaiming something to her mother. The oldest one was looking at an ornament on the Christmas tree.

I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless family in the waiting room. The nurses, grumbling about working Christmas, turned to compassion for a family just trying to get warm on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a medical emergency. But this one was a Christmas emergency.

We were all offered a free meal in the hospital cafeteria on Christmas Day, so we claimed that meal and prepared a banquet for our Christmas guests. We needed presents. We put together oranges and apples in a basket. We collected from different departments candies, crayons and other things available that could be presents. As seriously as we met the physical needs of the patients that came to us that day, our team worked to meet the needs, and exceed the expectations, of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas Day.

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

1.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A．Working Christmas Day B．Christmas Day is Coming

C．A Happy Family D．A Pale Woman and Four Small Children

2.What kind of person do you think the author is?

A．Hardworking and outgoing B．Serious and careful

C．Hardworking and warmhearted D．Serious and stubborn

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Something was wrong with one of the children’s heads.

B．The pale woman forgot to write the address.

C．The author did not understand the truth.

D．The children’s mother told a lie.

4.It can be inferred from the text that______.

A．The author didn’t think there would be any patients on Christmas Day

B．The woman was uncomfortable when she lowered her head

C．The family appeared in the emergency room on Christmas Eve

D．The woman and four small children were satisfied and grateful

C

At one time it was the dream of many little girls to become a nurse. Today, however, America is facing its worst nurse shortage since World War I. Recently about 2,000,000 nurses are needed and 60 percent of all hospitals in the US have shortages large enough to threaten(="say" that you will hurt somebody if they don’t do what you want) the quality of care provided. The demand for nurses spreads widely throughout the nursing field.

What has become of these women in white? The answer lies in not one but several causes. One possibility is the fact that women have greater career options(职业选择). In the past, women who chose to work outside the home had two basic choices: nursing or teaching. Today, more women than ever are in the work force, but their choices have greatly increased. There are women doctors, lawyers, firefighters and police officers. In fact, women today are found in nearly every field of work. Nursing has been left behind, as women move on to jobs with higher pay and greater status(地位). A woman or man in the nursing field is often looked down upon as “just a nurse”. Teachers may be also at fault. Many high school students are actually being steered(劝导) away from nursing, told by teachers that they are “too bright to be a nurse”.

Americans are living longer than ever and requiring more medical attention. In fact, the number of elderly patients has almost doubled in the past twenty years. Obviously a larger population requires more nurses. AIDS and other diseases have caused more and more people to need nursing care. Usually fatal diseases mean long hospital stay, that is to say, more nurses are needed to care for these patients. It is estimated that the demand for nurses will be doubled the supply in the coming ten years.

63. Why is America facing its worst nurse shortage?

A. Because American health conditions are becoming worse and worse.

B. Because more and more women prefer to be teachers and doctors.

C. Because women have been provided with many different jobs.

D. Because women no longer choose to be nurses.

64. The passage tells us that high school teachers are at fault for ___________.

A. not mentioning the worst nurse shortage in the US

B. introducing jobs with higher pay and greater status to their students

C. not asking the government to raise the nurses’ payment

D. persuading the students not to be nurses

65. The author wrote this passage in order to __________.

A. describe the unequal treatment of women in the US

B. warn people to pay more attention to the nursing problem

C. tell us women’s free choice of jobs today

D. call on women not to be nurses

66. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. High school students think themselves too bright to be nurses.

B. Women in the US have greater career choice than those in other countries.

C. Of all the hospitals in the world 60 percent more nurses are badly needed.

D. Nursing used to be a popular job among women.

第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

After a car accident put me into the hospital, I felt very angry about the way my life was turning out. The doctors repaired the major damage done to my –36--. And after all, the car was just that, a car. But I was lying there feeling pretty sorry for myself. I didn’t care to see anyone or talk to anyone.

I had been there about a week. For the week the nurses had been good about leaving my door closed.–37-- one bright morning I was awakened by –38-- of people out in the hallway. Since I was still feeling –39-- for myself, I didn’t wake up in a pleasant –40--. As I pushed the –41-- to call the nurse, I saw a little boy in the hallway. A cast (石膏夹) completely –42-- his arm, from fingers to shoulder, but his face was covered with a smile. In his other hand he was holding a teddy bear.

I heard his mother telling him to sit and wait until she was done. He looked over to me and I had the permanent (持久的) anger on my face, but he ---43--- at me. Then ---44--- warning he came running into my room. As I was silently cursing (咒骂) the nurses for leaving my door ---45---, the smile upon his face widened.

He came right up next to my ---46--- and stood there smiling at me. Then with his good arm he held out his big brown teddy bear. It was missing an eye but I had to admit it was lovely. I lay there and stared at him for the longest time,not---47---what he was wanting from me. He said, “This is Teddy. He’s --- 48---sick. He needs to stay here. Could you keep him here till he gets better?”

I---49--- out and took Teddy from his hand. I promised I would take care of Teddy---50--- the time he got better. I also promised to keep him from ---51--- afterwards. Just then the little boy’s mother called him. He looked back at me, said---52--- and ran out of the room. His mother smiled down at him and the nurse wheeled him away. I sat there ---53--- Teddy for the longest time. The nurse responded to my call ---54---in time to catch the tears rolling down my cheeks and the biggest smile on my face.

I will never forget what that little boy gave to me that day. It was so much ---55--- a well-loved one-eyed teddy bear. I have kept my promises to that little boy, too.

36.A.car B.body C.soul D.heart

37.A.So B.As C.But D.While

38.A.sounds B.voices C.noises D.accents

39.A.guilty B.happy C.sorry D.ashamed

40.A.condition B.feeling C.mind D.mood

41.A.button B.door C.window D.phone

42.A.surrounded B.covered C.wrapped D.tied

43.A.shook B.stared C.glanced D.smiled

44.A.beyond B.with C.against D.without

45.A.closed B.unlocked C.open D.removed

46.A.bed B.chair C.nurse D.car

47.A,considering B.doubting C.knowing D.wondering

48. A.yet B.moreover C.ever D.still

49.A.handed B.reached C.stretched D.spread

50.A.when B.as C.until D.after

51.A.harm B.ruin C.wound D.hurt

52.A.hello B.welcome C.goodbye D.wish

53.A.kissing B.hugging C.washing D.caring

54.A.even B.already C.only D.just

55.A.rather than B.less than C.more than D.other than

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

I just came home from visiting my 90-year-old grandpa after his heart surgery. We talked and laughed and before I left he __36__me, told me that he loved me and told me not to be_37_ if he died because he had loved his life.

When my mom was in hospital due to breast cancer, I went to _38_ her. She wasn’t in her _39_. When I headed for the Nurses Station to _40_ her, I saw her coming down the hall. “ Mom, why are you out of bed? Where have you been?” She _41_ and said she’d been to the nursery floor to visit the babies.

My lifelong friend almost lost her 50-year-old husband to cancer._42_, she did her full-time job at the hospital and two other jobs to _43_ losing their house. She continued to laugh, love and find_44_ every single day in life.

And on and on---------

Maybe that’s part of why I have a positive _45_. I’m really lucky to know so many _46_ people. I’ve known so many people in my life who have _47_ the difficulties and the horrors of life with grace, humor and _48_.

When you say life isn’t worth _49_, when you say you want to die, when _50_ you know has used you, abused you, _51_ you, hated you, it’s you, your _52_ that have created a life for yourself that you don’t feel is worth living and a life no one else wants to live with you. I don’t feel_53_ for you. I don’t care about you. You’re a coward(懦夫). _54_, you should try to change things, move _55_ and learn something from the things you have experienced. Then maybe someone will really care about you.

1.A. drew B. pulled C. hugged D. showed

2.A. frightened B. sad C. nervous D. astonished

3.A. support B. visit C. encourage D. invite

4.A. bed B. office C. house D. chair

5.A. hold B. remind C. scold D. find

6.A. sighed B. smiled C. nodded D. cried

7.A. Fortunately B.Gradually C. Unbelievably D. Actually

8.A. avoid B. stop C. risk D. forget

9.A. work B. advice C. surprise D. joy

10.A. attitude B. reply C. demand D. belief

11.A. romantic B. humorous C. optimistic D. careful

12.A. lived for B. shown off C. looked for D. gone through

13.A. strength B. courage C. feelings D. spirits

14.A. living B. fighting C. losing D. noticing

15.A. someone B. nobody C. everyone D. everything

16.A. left B. envied C. educated D. appreciated

17.A. selfishness B. bravery C. behavior D. honesty

18.A. proud B. sorry C. excited D. happy

19.A. Otherwise B. Besides C. However D. Instead

20.A. downward B. backward C. leftward D. forward

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