18．It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25．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 doubtfully．
"Yes，"she said weakly and lowered her head
But when it came to descriptions of their presenting problems，things got a little puzzling．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 in here．"
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 （擠） by the Christmas tree．The littlest one was watching TV．The oldest one was looking at the decorations on the Christmas tree．
I went back，to the nurses'station and mentioned we had a homeless family in the waiting room The nurses，complaining 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 fetched that meal and prepared a banquet （盛宴） for our Christmas guests．Our team worked to meet the needs 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．"
56．From the descriptions of the family's presenting problems the author learned thatD．
A．one of the children had a language problem
B．only one of the children had bitter earaches
C．the mother caught a bad cold
D．the whole family pretended illness
57．The author made sure that the family were homeless byB．
A．a(chǎn)sking them some questions
B．checking their registered information
C．observing their abnormal body language
D．listening to their descriptions of problems
58．After knowing about the homeless family，the nursesD
A．offered a television to them
B．bought a lot of presents for them
C．prepared a beautiful Christmas tree for them
D．worked together to let them enjoy a CMstmas feast
59．What's the best title of the text？A
A．Christmas Emergency
B．Christmas Guests
C．A Poor Family
D．Beautiful Angles．
分析 文章講述的是一個發(fā)生在圣誕夜的感人故事．一位媽媽帶著四個孩子來到作者工作的醫(yī)院"看病"，細心的作者發(fā)現(xiàn)，他們是無家可歸的一家人，想找一個暖和的地方．作者和同事一起為他們準備了食物、水果和禮物，讓他們度過了一個難忘的圣誕夜．
解答 DBDA
56．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第四段的內(nèi)容可知，當(dāng)作者在詢問完這一家人的病癥時，作者便知道這家人在裝�。�
57．B 細節(jié)理解題、根據(jù)文章第六段中的No address-they were homeless．可知，作者在查看了接待員的登記內(nèi)容后得知他們無家可歸．
58．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中的so we fetched that meal and prepared a banquet（盛宴）for our Christmas guests．可知，護士們熱情地款待了這家人．
59．A 推理判斷題．文章開頭便告知讀者這是圣誕之夜，且故事發(fā)生在醫(yī)院的急診室．
點評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點．
