Working Christmas Day
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25．I was a nurse that day, sighing about having to work on Christmas．Just then five bodies showed up at my ，a pale woman and four small children．
“Are you all ? ” I asked doubtfully．
“Yes．”the woman said and lowered her head．
But when it came to the of their problems，things got a little strange．Two of the chlidren had headaches, weren’t accompanied by the normal symptoms of being ill．Two children had earaches，but only one could tell me which ear was ．The mother complained of a but seemed to work to produce it．
“It may be a little while a doctor sees you．” I explained．
“Take your time；it’s warm here．”She ．
Whne they were waiting，I checked the chart．They had no —they were homeless．The waiting room was warm．I looked out at the by the Christmas tree．The youngest one was saying to her mother．The oldest one was looking at the Christmas tree．
I went back to the nurses’ station and the homeless family in the waiting room．The nurses，complaining about the working Christmas，began to feel pity for a family just trying to get on Christmas．The team went into action，as we do when there’s a emergency, but this was a Christmas emergency．
We a simple dinner for our Christmas guests in the hospital cafeteria．They needed ，so we collected from different departments candies and other things that could be presents．
As the family walked to the door to leave，the four-year-old came running , gave me a hug and whispered，” Thanks for being our angel today．”
| 小题1: | | A．on business | B．on holiday | C．on duty | D．on purpose |
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| 小题2: | | A．desk | B．book | C．computer | D．chair |
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| 小题4: | | A．highly | B．secrecy | C．happily | D．weakly |
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| 小题5: | | A．treatments | B．descriptions | C．suggestions | D．solutions |
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| 小题7: | | A．controlled | B．reflected | C．attacked | D．affected |
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| 小题8: | | A．break | B．trouble | C．mistake | D．cough |
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| 小题9: | | A．before | B．after | C．until | D．unless |
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| 小题10: | | A．hesitated | B．announced | C．responded | D．regretted |
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| 小题11: | | A．identity | B．address | C．money | D．problem |
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| 小题12: | | A．nurses | B．doctors | C．patients | D．family |
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| 小题13: | | A．something | B．nothing | C．everything | D．anything |
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| 小题14: | | A．informed | B．mentioned | C．rejected | D．criticized |
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| 小题15: | | A．relaxed | B．busy | C．free | D．warm |
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| 小题16: | | A．mental | B．physical | C．medical | D．vital |
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| 小题17: | | A．shared | B．enjoyed | C．prepared | D．delivered |
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| 小题18: | | A．medicine | B．courage | C．houses | D．presents |
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| 小题19: | | A．cheap | B．available | C．healthy | D．convenient |
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| 小题20: | | A．back | B．forward | C．around | D．away |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:A |
试题分析：本文讲述了在圣诞节这一天，一家无家可归的人为了取暖来到了医院，我和医院的医生护士和他们一起过圣诞节的故事。
小题1:考查词组辨析：A．on business出差，B．on holiday度假，C．on duty值班，D．on purpose故意地，从下文的：sighing about having to work on Christmas．可知作者是值班护士，选C。
小题2:考查名词辨析：A．desk桌子，B．book书，C．computer电脑，D．chair椅子，因为是在值班，所以是有五个人出现在我的桌子面前。选A。
小题3:考查形容词辨析：A．cold冷的，B．well好的，C．sick生病的，D．poor穷的，因为是在医院，所以我很怀疑地问，你们都生病了吗？选C。
小题4:考查副词辨析：A．highly高地，B．secrectly秘密地，C．happily高兴地，D．weakly虚弱的，从下文lowered her head．可知这个妇女虚弱的说，选D。
小题5:考查名词辨析：A．treatments治疗，B．descriptions描述，C．suggestions 建议，D．solutions解决方法，当他们在描述他们的病情的时候，我根据很奇怪，因为他们的描述都有很大的问题。选B。
小题6:考查连词辨析：A．or或者，B．but但是，C．and并且，D．thus因此，两个孩子说头疼，但是他们没有伴随正常的头疼的病人的症状。这两句话是转折关系，选B。
小题7:考查动词辨析：A．controlled控制，B．reflected 反应，C．attacked 袭击，D．affected影响，感染，有两个孩子告诉我耳朵疼，但是只有一个孩子告诉我哪个耳朵受感染了，选D。
小题8:考查名词辨析：A．break间歇，B．trouble麻烦，C．mistake 错误， D．cough咳嗽，妈妈抱怨咳嗽了，但是好像是故意这么做的，选D。
小题9:考查连词辨析：A．before在…前面，B．after 在….后面，C．until直到，D．unless除非，我说还要有一段时间才能有医生看她，这里使用了：It will be+一段时间+before…，选A。
小题10:考查动词辨析：A．hesitated犹豫，B．announced宣布，C．responded回答，D．regretted后悔，她立刻回答 “不着急”。选 C。
小题11:考查名词辨析：A．identity身份，B．address 地址，C．money钱，D．problem问题，从下文的：they were homeless．可知他们没有地址，选B。
小题12:考查名词辨析：A．nurses护士，B．doctors医生，C．patients病人，D．family家庭，从下文的：the homeless family in the waiting room可知作者看着这个无家可归的家庭。选D。
小题13:考查代词辨析：A．something一些事情，B．nothing没有什么，C．everything一切，D．anything任何事，最小的孩子对妈妈说着什么，选A。
小题14:考查动词辨析：A．informed通知，B．mentioned提到，C．rejected 反对，D．criticized批评，作者回到值班室提到这个无家可归的家庭，选B
小题15:考查形容词辨析：A．relaxed 放松，B．busy忙的，C．free自由的，免费的，D．warm温暖的，从前面的句子：and thenAdded, “It’s warm in here.”可知他们只是为了圣诞节取暖的，选D
小题16:考查形容词辨析：A．mental精神的，B．physical 身体的，C．medical 医疗的，D．vital至关重要的，我们立刻就展开了行动，就像有紧急医疗任务的一样，选C。
小题17:考查动词辨析：A．shared 分享，B．enjoyed享受，C．prepared准备，D．delivered投递，寄送，发表，我们为我们的客人准备一顿丰盛的饭，选C
小题18:考查名词辨析：A．medicine药，B．courage勇气，C．houses 房子，D．presents礼物，从下文的：that could be presents．可知我们需要礼物，选D
小题19:考查形容词辨析：A．cheap便宜的，B．available可获得的，C．healthy健康的，D．convenient方便的，我们从不同的部门搜集了糖果和其它的可以获得的小东西送给他们做礼物。选B
小题20:考查副词辨析：A．back后面，B．forward向前， C．around 周围，D．away离开，从下文的：gave me a hug and whispered，” Thanks for being our angel today．”可知四岁的孩子跑回来。选A |
核心考点
试题【Working Christmas Day It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 2】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
On Nov．18，1995，Itzhak Perlman，the violinist，came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City．
If you have ever been to a Perlman concert，you know that getting on stage is no small achievement for him．He was stricken with polio(小儿麻痹症)as a child，and so he has braces(支架)on both legs and walks with the aid of two crutches(双拐)．
He walks painfully, yet majestically, until he reaches his chair．Then he sits down，slowly, puts his crutches on the floor, undoes the clasps on his legs，tucks one foot back and extends the other foot forward．Then he bends down and picks up the violin, puts it under his chin，nods to the conductor and proceeds to play．
But this time，something went wrong．Just as he fmished the first few bars(小节)，one of the strings on his violin broke．You could hear it snap(嘣断)---it went off like gunfire across the room．There was no mistaking what that meant．There was no mistaking what he had to do．
We figured that he would have to get up，put on the clasps again，pick up the crutches and limp his way off stage-to either find another violin or else find another string for this one．But he didn’t．Instead．he waited a moment，closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again．
The orchestra began，and he played from where he had left off．And he played with such passion and such power and such purity as they had never heard before．
When he finished, there was an awesome silence in the room．And then people rose and cheered．He smiled，wiped the sweat from this brow, raised his bow to quit us，and then he said in a quiet tone．“You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left．’’
小题1:By saying “getting on stage is no small achievement for him”, the author really means .| A．it’s very difficult for Itzhak Perlman to play the violin with three strings | | B．it’s not easy for Itzhak Perlman to get on the stage because he is disabled | | C．it’s not easy for ltzhak Perlman to face such a large audience | | D．it’s really great achievements for ltzhak Perlman to play the violin with three strings |
小题2:When one of the strings broke，people thought Itzhak Perlman would .| A．go on playing with the remaining three strings | | B．give up playing | | C．change or repair his violin | | D．get off the stage with shame |
小题3:Itzhak Perlman when one of the strings of the violin broke．| A．gave up playing | | B．didn’t know what to do | | C．went on playing the same piece of music | | D．went on playing a different piece of music |
小题4:What did the audience feel when Itzhak Perlman finished playing?| A．Surprised． | B．Disappointed． | C．Moved． | D．Satistied． |
小题5:Itzhak Perlman can be best described as a man who is ．| A．clever | B．strong willed | C．humourous | D．quite skilled |
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One evening I was resting in a cafe. I a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then a boy came to me.
He was in a(n) shirt, looking pale and about eleven. No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the i n his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He down, took off my leather shoes, and began to shine them.
He was busy doing his work heavy rain began to pour down.People rushed to the café for from the rain.More and more people crowded and gradually separated the boy from me.
Hours passed, and it turned .I had no shoes on my feet and where the boy had been.I thought he would not my shoes, and I would have to go home on my bare feet.
When it was near midnight the ended, and there were fewer and fewer people in the café. The café was to be .I had to move to the door, head . just as I went to the gate, I found that a boy of about eleven, looking very familiar, was sleeping at the with his head leaning against a boxand his upper body being . he held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms.
I shook him slightly and woke him up. He up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me.Then he opened the package , gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly.I him and wrapped him with his unfit shirt, which had wrapped my leather shoes. On my way home, the of the boy stayed in my mind.
| 小题1: | | A．took | B．wore | C．mended | D．owned |
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| 小题2: | | A．old | B．unfit | C．small | D．dirty |
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| 小题3: | | A．bag | B．package | C．box | D．suitcase |
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| 小题4: | | A．seated | B．bent | C．put | D．looked |
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| 小题5: | | A．when | B．after | C．because | D．since |
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| 小题6: | | A．protection | B．rest | C．hide | D．preparation |
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| 小题8: | | A．dark | B．light | C．dim | D．bright |
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| 小题9: | | A．thought | B．wondered | C．guessed | D．imagined |
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| 小题10: | | A．shine | B．keep | C．return | D．carry |
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| 小题11: | | A．rain | B．coffee | C．time | D．work |
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| 小题12: | | A．opened | B．locked | C．stopped | D．closed |
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| 小题13: | | A．lowered | B．dropped | C．raised | D．held |
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| 小题14: | | A．shortly | B．surprisedly | C．sadly | D．immediately |
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| 小题15: | | A．table | B．door | C．bed | D．cafe |
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| 小题17: | | A．stayed | B．say | C．jumped | D．got |
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| 小题18: | | A．finally | B．suddenly | C．unfriendly | D．hurriedly |
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| 小题19: | | A．recognized | B．forgave | C．paid | D．inspired |
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| 小题20: | | A．feature | B．shirt | C．image | D．form |
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“A” for Attitude
English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my second year, my teacher me to give spelling tests to the class. I had a time of my junior year. Mrs Alexander me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected work. Every student received a "C" or "D" grade the first quarter. But English was still my favorite subject.
I graduated from high school, early and had children. about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I wrote long articles and beautiful poetry as a columnist for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an "A" student, I remained an "A" student. I up to my own expectations.
Yesterday, I my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle of report cards back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisor"s office, explaining that I had always be at English, and recommending that I did not deserve a ""D" from that inexperienced teacher of my senior year. The advisor was but unable to change a(an) . Reading through my old report cards revealed something else too. I wanted to them or hide them. I was not an "A" student in high school English! Somehow, I had myself of this, when the grades clearly reflected an average student with an "A" or "B" but mostly "C” S.
Had I lived up to those grades and myself according to those letters, I would have never confidently sought my writing career. Had I my early grades instead of myself, I would have allowed my fear of failure to enthusiasm and damage my creativity. Instead, I my younger self as an "A" English student, except for that undeserved "D".
| 小题1: | | A．scolded | B．allowed | C．ordered | D．reminded |
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| 小题2: | | A．bad | B．complex | C．terrible | D．wonderful |
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| 小题3: | | A．approved | B．appointed | C．expected | D．urged |
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| 小题4: | | A．flexible | B．creative | C．disappointing | D．controversial |
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| 小题5: | | A．college-level | B．based | C．difficult | D．easy |
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| 小题6: | | A．married | B．worked | C．succeeded | D．progressed |
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| 小题7: | | A．Sad | B．Confident | C．Anxious | D．Curious |
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| 小题8: | | A．added | B．lived | C．grew | D．went |
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| 小题9: | | A．counted | B．remembered | C．approached | D．discovered |
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| 小题10: | | A．brought | B．turned | C．held | D．kept |
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| 小题11: | | A．nervous | B．good | C．poor | D．terrible |
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| 小题12: | | A．impolite | B．impatient | C．inexperienced | D．sympathetic |
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| 小题13: | | A．grade | B．figure | C．paper | D．entry |
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| 小题14: | | A．tear | B．fire | C．cry | D．escape |
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| 小题15: | | A．warned | B．reminded | C．informed | D．convinced |
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| 小题16: | | A．average | B．enthusiastic | C．outstanding | D．occasional |
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| 小题17: | | A．considered | B．denied | C．reflected | D．described |
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| 小题18: | | A．abandoned | B．given | C．believed in | D．doubted |
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| 小题19: | | A．change | B．risk | C．defeat | D．reminded |
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| 小题20: | | A．looked | B．viewed | C．sang | D．criticized |
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I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be but a failure.”
After five years of jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best that could have happened to me. I I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to that what people said about me was . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my and went to college. My first novel while I was at college.
After college I taught during the in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of that job to write full time I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel of myself — here was a working-class boy who’d school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. what does it mean? I wish all the people that have put me down had : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
| 小题1: | | A．bright | B．simple | C．useless | D．hopeful |
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| 小题2: | | A．anything | B．something | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题3: | | A．low | B．poor | C．good | D．useful |
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| 小题4: | | A．support | B．happiness | C．surprise | D．thing |
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| 小题5: | | A．agreed | B．decided | C．planned | D．told |
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| 小题7: | | A．wrong | B．right | C．stupid | D．faulty |
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| 小题8: | | A．see | B．know | C．face | D．understand |
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| 小题9: | | A．experiment | B．practice | C．writing | D．composition |
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| 小题10: | | A．came on | B．came in | C．came out | D．came back |
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| 小题11: | | A．day | B．night | C．month | D．year |
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| 小题12: | | A．graduation | B．pass | C．degree | D．success |
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| 小题13: | | A．giving in | B．giving back | C．giving out | D．giving up |
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| 小题15: | | A．shy | B．proud | C．happy | D．surprised |
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| 小题16: | | A．left | B．attended | C．changed | D．graduated |
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| 小题17: | | A．tired | B．calm | C．nervous | D．famous |
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| 小题18: | | A．And | B．But | C．However | D．Well |
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| 小题19: | | A．just | B．exactly | C．so | D．very |
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| 小题20: | | A．praised | B．said | C．answered | D．advised |
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When I was a child, I was shocked at the idea that my sisters could be my best friends. Now, I wouldn’t have it any other way. At the time, the idea of my two sisters being my closest friends seemed strange to me. We fought all the time over toys, food, attention, what to watch on television—you name it, and we quarreled about it at some point. How could my sisters be my best friends? They weren’t the same age as I. We all had our own friends in school.
My mother never let the three of us forget that sisters are lifelong friends. Her wish like most parents’ was to give us something that she never had. Growing up as an only child, she longed for (渴望) siblings. When she gave birth to three daughters, the fulfillment (实现) of her dream had only just begun. She had given each of us a gift and she wanted to make sure we did not take that gift for granted. She would frequently tell us how lucky we were. But there were other, more subtle (难以察觉的) ways that she encouraged us to grow closer. She never showed favoritism to one daughter over the other, as not to cause jealousy or bitterness between sisters. She constantly took us places together—skating, shopping and swimming, so that we developed common interests. And when we were teenagers, Mom always punished us equally, giving us yet another bonding (密切相连) experience.
We didn’t always get along beautifully and fought just like any other siblings. But somewhere in between Mom’s lectures, the family vacations and the shared memories, we realized that our mother was right. Today I share things with my sisters that I do with no one else. My sister Cindy and I ran the New York City Marathon together, side by side, even holding hands when we crossed the finish line. When my sister Karen got married, I was her maid of honor(伴娘). Cindy and I traveled through Europe together and even shared an apartment for two years. The three of us trust each other with our greatest secrets.
It was twenty-three years ago that my mother first asked me who my two best friends were. Today she doesn’t have to. She already knows.
小题1:As a child, the author was shocked at her mother’s idea because ________.| A．her sisters seemed strange to her | | B．her sisters didn’t like to be her friends | | C．none of the girls had their own friends | | D．they didn’t have much in common |
小题2:The underlined word “siblings” in the passage probably means _________.| A．sisters | B．parents | C．daughters | D．friends |
小题3:How did the author’s mother encourage her three daughters to grow closer？| A．She punished her daughter differently. | | B．She showed equal love to her daughters. | | C．She encouraged her daughters to do sports. | | D．She often took her daughters to many places. |
小题4:The best title of the passage could be ________.| A．The Greatest Gift | B．Mother’s Love | | C．Growing Experiences | D．Unforgettable Memories |
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