Question

Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with.I was hoping to have a ____ summer before my busy senior year，but my mother asked me to do her a ____.One of her colleagues needed a full?time ___.“You planned to volunteer at the local hospital，why not volunteer to ____ Nick instead？”Then she told me that this six?year?old boy was not a ____ child.

Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders.Normal day?care centres would not ____ him.As a baby，he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium (平衡) problems.He couldn't ___ or run properly.I was hesitating (猶豫) ____ I was to take the job when my mother ____，“Don't you want to be a nurse in the future？I doubt if you even have the ____.”

Then I told her I was ____ for the job.

The day started at 7：00 am.Nick was my wake?up call！With so much energy and very little ____，he was quite a mix.

In the park，when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings (秋千)，the boy's face ____ up—how he wished he belonged to the group of his age！You would think it would be ____ to get a child to go down a slide (滑梯)．Believe me，it wasn't！It took time a lot of time.But with patience and support，Nick took one step up the slide each day.We worked together to face his ____ and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.

Halfway through the summer，he ____ it to the top of the slide.With my arms ____ him tightly，we flew down the slide！I waited for his reaction.After realizing that he was safe and sound，he gave me a big ____ and asked，“May I go down again，alone？”I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children ____ for granted.This ____ child taught me that being a nurse means respect，kindness and patience.

1.A.grade　　B．course C．project　　D．relaxation

2.A.service　B．favour C．business　　D．trade

3.A.nurse　B．waitress C．guard　D．guide

4.A.protect　B．defend C．attend　D．comfort

5.A.normal　B．naughty C．clever　D．happy

6.A.admit　　B．receive C．accept　　D．adopt

7.A.speak　　B．listen　 C．stand　　D．walk

8.A.if　B．what C．why　D．where

9.A.suggested　B．argued C．challenged　D．commented

10.A.energy　B．courage C．faith　D．time

11.A.eager　B．sorry C．grateful　D．ready

12.A.awareness　B．balance BC．knowledge　D．control

13.A.delighted　B．cheered C．lit　D．shut

14.A.difficult　B．simple C．interesting　D．terrible

15.A.fears　B．worries C．chances　D．situations

16.A.climbed　B．got　 C．managed　D．made

17.A.taking　B．holding C．bringing　D．greeting

18.A.kiss　B．clap C．welcome　D．surprise

19.A.play　B．do C．take　D．enjoy

20.A.miserable　B．smart C．brave　D．special

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文，講的是在放暑假的時候，作者照料一個身患多種疾病的六歲男孩兒Nick的故事。Nick讓作者明白了一名護士需要尊重、耐心和友善。

1.

2.2】解析　但是作者的母親請求作者幫她一個忙(favour)。do sb a favour“幫某人一個忙”，符合語境。答案　B

3.3】解析　結(jié)合下文內(nèi)容可知，作者母親的一個同事需要一個全職的護士(nurse)。第二段結(jié)尾處的nurse也是答案提示。答案　A

4.4】解析　“既然你打算在醫(yī)院里做志愿者，那么你為什么不去照料(attend)Nick呢？”答案　C

5.5】解析　然后母親告訴作者那個六歲的男孩兒不是一個正常的(normal)小孩兒。由下文內(nèi)容也可知，Nick患有多種疾病。答案　A

6.6】.解析　Nick患有多種疾病，日間護理中心不愿意接納(accept)他。答案　C

7.7】解析　因為有平衡問題，所以Nick不能正常走路(walk)或者跑步。答案　D

8.8】解析　根據(jù)上下文可知，此處表示作者正在猶豫是否(if)要接受這個工作。答案　A

9.9】解析　根據(jù)空后作者母親的話可知，為了讓作者接受這個工作，母親采用了激將法，所以用challenge“向(某人)挑戰(zhàn)”，符合語境。答案　C

10.0】解析　此處是母親對作者說的話“你不是想在將來當一名護士嗎？我懷疑你是否具有那樣的勇氣(courage)。”答案　B

11.1】解析　在母親的挑戰(zhàn)下，作者說自己準備好了。be ready for sth“準備好了做某事”。答案　D

12.2】解析　由上文中的“l(fā)eft him with equilibrium(平衡) problems”可知，此處指Nick精力旺盛但是平衡感很差。答案　B

13.3】解析　Nick看到別的孩子玩耍自己的臉上也露出了喜色。light up“喜形于色，喜氣洋洋”，符合語境。答案　C

14.4】解析　根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，此處表示一般人會認為讓一個孩子從滑梯上滑下來是一件簡單的(simple)事情，但是對Nick而言，卻并非如此。答案　B

15.5】解析　作者和Nick一起來面對Nick的恐懼(fears)。答案　A

16.6】解析　當暑假過去一半時，Nick終于到達了滑梯的頂端。make it意為“取得成功”，符合語境。答案　D

17.7】解析　作者緊緊抱住(holding)Nick。hold意為“抱住，抓住”，符合語境。答案　B

18.8】解析　根據(jù)常識可知，小孩子表示愛意的一種方法是親吻別人，故kiss符合語境。

答案　A

19.9】解析　take sth for granted意為“視某事為當然”，為固定短語，符合語境。答案　C

20.20】解析　Nick這個特殊的(special)孩子讓作者明白了一名護士需要尊重、耐心和友善。答案　D