Question

Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a 1      the summer before my busy senior year，but my mother asked me to do her a 2      . One of her colleagues needed a full-time 3      . "You planned to volunteer at the local hospital，why not volunteer to 4      Nick instead?”Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a 5      child.

Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centers would not6      him. As a baby,he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium (平衡) problems. He couldn't 7      or run properly. I was 8      if I was to take the job when my mother 9     ，"Don't you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the 10       ," Then I told her I was 11      for the job.

The day started at 7 ： 00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call！With so much energy and very little

12      ，he was quite a mix. At the park，when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings，the boy，s

face 13      up. How he wished he belonged to the group of his age！You would think it would be 14      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 15      and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.

Halfway through the summer，he 16      it to the top of the slide. With my arms holding him tightly，

we flew down the slide!I waited for his 17      . After realizing that he was safe and sound,he

gave me a big 18      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 19      for granted.

This 20      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. favor C. business    D. trade

(   ) 3. A. nurse    B. waitress C. guard    D. guide

(   ) 4. A. protect    B. assist 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. play C. stand    D. walk

(   ) 8. A. hesitating    B. wondering C. questioning    D. doubting

(   ) 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 C. knowledge    D. control

(   ) 13. A. delighted    B. cheered C. lit    D. shut

(   ) 14. A. demanding    B. simple C. interesting    D. flexible

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

(   ) 16. A. climbed    B. got C. did    D. made

(   ) 17. A. laughter    B. reaction C. answer    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

要想做一名好護士需要哪些素質？作者以她照顧一個患平衡疾病兒童的親身經(jīng)歷給出了答案：尊重、友善、耐心。

1. D首句說明了作者想過的署期生活。因此，作者想在進入忙碌的高年級學期前"放松"一下。

2. B從下文看，母親要作者護理一個有疾病的小孩，所以，應該是"母親要我?guī)退�一個忙"。do sb. a favor表"幫某人一個忙"的意思。

3. A既然是護理，那肯定是全職"護士"了。

4. C attend照顧。

5. A從下文"He couldn't runproperly(他不能協(xié)調(diào)地跑步)"的描述可知，Nick是一個不"正常(nor?mal)"的孩子。

6. C正因為正常的護理中心不愿意"接收"Nick, 所以他才需要專職護士照顧。ad m it吸納，錄�。� receive收到,接待;adopt收養(yǎng)，采納。

7. D上文談到Nick有"平衡問題"，自然"走路" 就不協(xié)調(diào)了。speak與平衡無關；play (玩耍、打球)與平衡有關，但與or后面的run不能并列； stand(站立)雖與平衡有關，但從下文他能溜滑梯等行為來看，顯然他的平衡性缺失還沒到不能正常站立的地步。

8. A從作者做出決定的整個過程來看，當時作者應是"猶豫不決(hesitate)"，而非"懷疑(doubt)"、"詢問(question)"或"納悶(wonder)" _u

9. C challenge挑戰(zhàn)。從母親提問的方式可以看出，問題帶有明顯的激將語氣，而不是"建議(sug?gest )"、"爭辯(argue)"或"評論(comment)"語氣。

10. B從上文母親的敘述"You planned to volunteer at the local hospital"和反問"Don' t you want to be a nurse in the future?"可知，母親此時是在拿"作者是否有勇氣(courage)"激將作者。

11. D下文敘述了作者護理Nick的片段。由此可見，作者已"準備好了 (ready )"。

12. B上文談到過Nick有"equilibrium problems(平衡問題)"。

13. C前一段談到了Nick精力充沛但平衡性差的現(xiàn)狀，說明Nick好動。所以，當看到其他所有的孩子都在公園玩著不同的項目時，Nick的臉上便出現(xiàn)了興奮的表情。light up的意思是"亮起來，興奮起來"。cheer up表"歡呼、(使)振奮" 之意。

14. B從情理上講，帶一個孩子溜滑梯是一件"容易的"事。

15. A從下文"After realizing that he was safe and sound" 可知，在爬上滑梯頂部之前，Nick還是有"恐懼"心理的。

16. D他成功地爬上了滑梯頂部。makeit的意思是"成功地做了某事"，是習慣用法。got it表"明白了"的意思。

17. B前面作者還擔心Nick害怕，但此時Nick已爬上了滑梯的頂部，他會是什么反應呢？所以作者等待著他的"反應"。

18. A從下文的請求可以看出，Nick在登頂之后異常激動，所以，他給了作者一個大大的吻。用"kiss"―詞，符合此時Nick的情緒變化。

19. C爬滑梯游戲對于其他(正常的)孩子而言是"理所當然的"事情。

20.D相比其他兒童，Nick是一個"特殊"孩子。