第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l．5分，满分30分)

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入

空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a busy morning，about 8:30,when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital。I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会)at 9:30

The nurse had him take a   36      in the waiting area,  37  him it would be at least 40

minutes    38   someone would be able to see him。 I saw him   39   his watch and decided，since I was    40    busy—my patient didn’t   41   at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound .While taking care of his wound．I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment

The gentleman said no and told me that he   42   to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his  43  .。He told me that she had been   44   for a while and that she had a special disease。I asked if she would be    45   if he was a bit late. He replied that she   46   knew who he was，that she had not been able to  47   him for five years now. I was   48   ,and asked him，“And you  49   go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

    He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back   50   as he left.

Now I   51    that in marriages，true love is   52   of all that is。The happiest people don’t   53   have the best of everything；they just  54    the best of everything they have。  55   isn’t  about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.

36 A breath         B.test          C seat          D break

37 A persuading     B promising     C understanding  D telling

38 A if             B before       C since         D after

39 A taking off      B．fixing       C looking at     D winding

40．A very        B also          C seldom        D not

41 A turn up        B show off      C come on       D go away

42 A needed        B forgot        C agreed         D happened

43 A daughter       B wife         C mother        D sister

44 A. late          B well         C around         D.there

45 A lonely        B worried       C doubtful        D hungry

46 A so far        B neither        C no longer       D already

47 A recognize     B answer        C believe        D expect

48 A moved       B disappointed    C surprised      D satisfied

49 A only         B.then          C.thus           D still

50A curiosity     B tears           C words         D judgment

51 A realize       B suggest        C hope          D prove

52 A agreement    B expression     C acceptance      D exhibition

53 A necessarily    B completely    C．naturally      D frequently

54 A. learn        B make         C.favor          D.try

55 A Adventure    B Beauty        C Trust          D Life

There is a boy called Bill in my gym class who has unbearably yellow teeth that almost make everyone feel unpleasant．Recently another boy told Bill that he should "go Ajax" his teeth．Bill was crushed．If the other boy had been thinking, he would have realized that there is a better way to handle such a situation．He could have dealt with it with tact．He could have showed this hurtful truth in a more careful, sensitive way—that's "tact"．

    If a person isn't sensitive to another's feelings, there is no way he or she can be tactful．Yesterday, my 5-year-old brother proudly announced that he had cleaned the screen on our television set．Unfortunately, he used furniture polish, which produced an oily film on the television screen．My mother smiled arid thanked him for his efforts—and then showed how to clean the screen properly．Her sensitivity enables my brother to keep his self-respect．Yet, sensitivity alone does not make tact．

    "Tactfulness" also requires "truthfulness"．Doctors, for example must be truthful．If a patient has just been disabled in an accident, a tactful doctor will tell the truth—but express it with sensitivity．The doctor may try to give the patient hope by telling them curing techniques under study or about advanced equipment now available．Doctors must use tact with patients' relatives as well．Instead of bluntly saying, "Your husband is disabled," a doctor might say, "I'm sorry, but your husband has lost feeling in his legs and．．．"

    Tact should not be confused with trickery．Trickery occurs when a nurse is about to give a patient an injection（注射） and says, "This won't hurt a bit．" Instead of trickery, the nurse might guarantee the patient that the discomfort of the injection is a small thing compared to the benefits of it．It would also be thoughtful for the nurse to tell the patients about some of these benefits．

    Tact is a wonderful skill to have, and tactful people are usually admired and respected．Without tact our society would become an intolerable place to live in．

The underlined word "crushed" in the first paragraph probably means____．

    A．surprised            B．cheated         C．regretful        D．painful

According to the author, his mother's praise for the brother is ____．

    A．sensitive and tactful                   B．sensitive but not tactful enough

    C．truthful but not tactful enough         D．sensitive but trickish

Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

（The numbers stand for the paragraphs）

I believe listening is powerful medicine. Studies have shown it takes a ___36___ about 18 seconds to interrupt a patient after he begins talking.

It was a Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I ___37___ her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an old woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, ___38___ to put socks on her swollen（肿胀）feet. I crossed the threshold（门槛）, spoke quickly to the nurse, and scanned her chart noting she was in stable condition. I was almost in the clear.

I ___39___ on the bedrail（床的栏杆）looking down at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks. Instead, I launched into a monologue（独白） that went ___40___ like this, “How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high ___41___ they’re better today. The nurse mentioned you’re ___42___ to see your son who’s visiting you today. It’s nice to have family visit from far away. I bet you really look forward to seeing him.”

She ___43___ me with a serious, authoritative voice. “Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not your story.”

I was surprised and embarrassed. I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived ___44___ from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that the stress of this ___45___ greatly to her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She ___46___ her head no and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen.

Each story is different. Some are detailed; others are vague. Some have a beginning, middle and end; others wander ___47___ a clear conclusion. Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard without ___48___, assumption or judgment.

Listening to someone’s story costs ___49___ expensive diagnostic testing but is key to healing and diagnosis.

I often thought of ___50___ that woman taught me, and I ___51___ myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And, not long after, in a(n) ___52___ twist, I became the patient, with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis（多发性硬化症） at age 31. Now, 20 years later, I sit all the time in a wheelchair.

For ___53___ I could, I continued to see patients from my chair, but I had to resign when my hands were affected. I still teach medical students and other health care professionals, but now from the perspective(角度) of physician and patient.

I tell them I ___54___ the power of listening. I tell them I know firsthand that immeasurable healing ___55___ within me when someone stops, sits down and listens to my story.

1.                A．professor       B．teacher         C．musician  D．physician

2.                A．approached     B．examined       C．passed   D．observed

3.                A．hoping         B．expecting       C．waiting   D．struggling

4.                A．sat            B．leaned         C．lay  D．stood

5.                A．nothing         B．anything        C．something D．everything

6.                A．so             B．but            C．though   D．because

7.                A．anxious         B．nervous        C．worried  D．upset

8.                A．urged          B．begged         C．stopped  D．persuaded

9.                A．far away        B．around the corner C．next door D．in the distance

10.               A．referred        B．attached        C．stuck D．contributed

11.               A．lowered        B．hung           C．shook     D．waved

12.               A．with           B．without         C．by   D．in

13.               A．distinction      B．interruption     C．Instruction D．attention

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

15.               A．that           B．which          C．what  D．as

16.               A．reminded       B．recalled        C．required  D．informed

17.               A．expected       B．irregular        C．regular    D．unexpected

18.               A．as soon as       B．as fast as        C．as far as   D．as long as

19.               A．admit to        B．appreciate      C．believe in  D．realize

20.               A．turns out       B．takes place      C．comes up  D．takes charge

根据下列句中的首字母或中文提示写出确当的单词：

81. The volunteers were kept busy d________ food and drinks to the people affected by the earthquakes.

82. There was a strong wind__________ (伴随) by thunderstorms last night, damaging lots of houses in the district.

83. Now that he a_______ that he had stolen the money, you should forgive him.

84. The tourists were rather satisfied with the restaurant because its _______(菜肴) was excellent.

85. _________(相比较而言) speaking, this part of the coast is much less polluted yet.

86. We would very much a__________ it if you could do us that favor.

87.The final result seems explicit, as there is a _______ (公认的) agreement as to who should become Chairman.

88. Don’t eat anything that will spoil(破坏) your a_______ for dinner.

89. The nurse’s job is to ________(护理) the patients in the hospital.

90. The president’s speech was i__________ by the ringing of his mobile phone.

When a first-time father saw his newborn son, he immediately noticed the baby's ears obviously standing out from his head. He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might tease his child. A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy- the ears presented only a minor problem with its appearance.

But the nervous father persisted. He wondered if the child might suffer psychological effects of ridicule（嘲笑）, or if they should consider plastic surgery（整形手术）. The nurse assured him that it was really no problem, and he should just wait to see if the boy grows into his ears.

The father finally felt more optimistic about his child, but now he worried about his wife's reaction to those large ears. She had been delivered by operation, and had not yet seen the child.

“She doesn't take things as easily as I do,” he said to the nurse.

By this time, the new mother was settled in the recovery room and ready to meet her new baby. The nurse went along with the dad to lend some support in case this inexperienced mother became upset about her baby's large ears.

The baby was in a receiving blanket with his head covered for the short trip through the cold air-conditioned corridor(走廊）. The baby was placed in his mother's arms, who eased the blanket back so that she could look at her child for the first time.

She took one look at her baby's face and looked to her husband and gasped(喘气说）, “Oh, Honey! Look! He has your ears!”

No problem with Mom. She married those ears...and she loves the man to whom they are attached.

The poet Kahlil Gibran said, “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” It's hard to see the ears when you're looking into the light.

1.When the father first saw his baby, he was worried that________.

A. the baby might not grow up healthily.

B. the baby might be laughed at by others.

C. the baby might disappoint its mother.

D. the baby might have mental problems.

2. According to the doctor and nurse, the baby’s ears________.

A. could not function well.

B. looked the same as others.

C. only caused a small problem.

D. needed to have plastic surgery.

3.What is true about the baby’s mother?

A. She blamed her husband for the baby’s big ears.

B. She was the first to discover the baby’s large ears.

C. She suggested having an operation on the baby immediately.

D. She found something similar between the baby and its father.

4.What does the underlined word they refer to?

A. The ears.    B The parents.   C. The doctor and nurse.   D. The problems

5.What’s the function of the last paragraph?

A. To advise readers to listen carefully.

B. To draw a conclusion from the story.

C. To criticize the wrong attitude to physical beauty.

D. To stress the importance of doctor-patient relationship.