It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I was triage nurse (分診護(hù)士) that day. I didn’t _36_many patients, so I was not happy about having to _37_ on Christmas. Just then, five bodies _38_at my desk: a pale woman and four small children.
“Are you all sick?” I asked _39_.“Yes,” the woman said weakly. But when they got to describe their problems, things got a little _40_. Two of the children had headaches, _41_ they weren’t holding their heads like headache sufferers _42_ do. 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 _43_ it.
_44_ was wrong, but I didn’t say anything except that it might be a little while before a doctor saw her. She _45_ , “Take your time; it’s _46_ in here.”
Then I checked the chart after the admitting clerk had finished registering the family. No _47_–- they were homeless. The waiting room was warm.
I looked out at the family huddled by the Christmas tree. The smallest one was pointing at the television and exclaiming something to her mother. The oldest one was looking at an ornament on the tree.
I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a _48_ family in the waiting room. The nurses, irritated about having to work on Christmas, suddenly felt _49_ for a family just trying to get warm on Christmas. The team went into _50_, much as we do when there’s a medical emergency. Only this time it was a Christmas emergency.
We were each entitled to a free meal in the hospital cafeteria on Christmas Day, so we _51_ that meal and prepared a banquet for our Christmas guests. We needed presents. We put together oranges and apples in a basket. From various departments, we _52_candies, crayons and other suitable items. As seriously as we met the physical _53_ of the patients that came to us that day, our team worked to meet the needs, and go beyond the _54_ , of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas Day.
Later, as the family walked to the door to _55_, the four-year-old came running back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”
小題1:
A．like B．expect C．imagine D．recognize
小題2:
A．workB．wait C．return D．repeat
小題3:
A．turned back B．looked around C．showed upD．showed off
小題4:
A．patiently B．carefully C．jokingly D．doubtfully
小題5:
A．strange B．smooth C．natural D．difficult
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)s B．a(chǎn)nd C．but D．so
小題7:
A．sometimes B．seldomC．never D．usually
小題8:
A．reflect B．produce C．tolerate D．prevent
小題9:
A．Something B．AnythingC．Everything D．Nothing
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)dvisedB．a(chǎn)dded C．explained D．responded
小題11:
A．fun B．warm C．busy D．lucky
小題12:
A．phone B．work C．a(chǎn)ddressD．money
小題13:
A．funny B．friendly C．jobless D．homeless
小題14:
A．care B．duty C．compassionD．dissatisfaction
小題15:
A．panicB．a(chǎn)ctionC．research D．discussion
小題16:
A．claimedB．cookedC．paid D．a(chǎn)ccepted
小題17:
A．shared B．selectedC．discoveredD．collected
小題18:
A．problems B．needs C．illnesses D．standards
小題19:
A．power B．control C．expectations D．understanding
小題20:
A．leave B．enter C．thankD．talk

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:A
小題6:C
小題7:D
小題8:B
小題9:A
小題10:D
小題11:B
小題12:C
小題13:D
小題14:C
小題15:B
小題16:A
小題17:D
小題18:B
小題19:C
小題20:A

試題分析：本文講述了在圣誕節(jié)這一天，一家無家可歸的人為了取暖來到了醫(yī)院，我和醫(yī)院的醫(yī)生護(hù)士和他們一起過圣誕節(jié)的故事。
小題1:B 動詞辨析。A喜歡B預(yù)料C想象D認(rèn)出；因為今天是圣誕節(jié)，所以我預(yù)料不會有太多的病人。
小題2:A 動詞辨析。A工作B等待C返回D重復(fù)；對于圣誕節(jié)這一天還要工作，我很不開心。
小題3:C 短語辨析。A轉(zhuǎn)身B環(huán)顧C(jī)出現(xiàn)D炫耀；有五個人出現(xiàn)在我的面前。
小題4:D 副詞辨析。A耐心地B細(xì)心地C開玩笑地D懷疑地；我很懷疑地問，你們都生病了嗎？
小題5:A 上下文串聯(lián)。當(dāng)他們在描述他們的病情的時候，我根據(jù)很奇怪，因為他們的描述都有很大的問題。
小題6:C 上下文串聯(lián)。兩個孩子說頭疼，但是他們有沒有正常的頭疼的病人的癥狀。
小題7:D 副詞辨析。A有時候B很少C從未D通常；頭疼的人通常都會hold their heads。
小題8:B 動詞辨析。A反應(yīng)B生產(chǎn)C容忍D阻止；這里的produce是指假裝出來的咳嗽。
小題9:A 詞義辨析。Something is wrong出了問題，我從他們的癥狀中看出了一點問題，他們沒有病。
小題10:D 動詞辨析。A建議B增加C解釋D回應(yīng)；我要讓醫(yī)生來幫他們檢查，她說不著急，這里很暖和。
小題11:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文我們知道這家人是來醫(yī)院里取暖的，可知她說不著急，這里很暖和。
小題12:C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)they were homeless可知他們無家可歸，那么沒有家庭住址。
小題13:D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)47空后的they were homeless說明我知道這是一個無家可歸的家庭來這里取暖。
小題14:C 名詞辨析。A關(guān)心B責(zé)任C同情D不滿意；醫(yī)院里的護(hù)士對于這家人表現(xiàn)出了同情之心。
小題15:B 名詞辨析。A痛苦B行動C研究D討論；我們立刻就展開了行動，用行動來幫助這家人。
小題16:A 動詞辨析。A聲稱B烹飪C付錢D接受；我們都聲稱要給他們提供東西吃。
小題17:D 動詞辨析。A分享B選擇C分析D收集；我們搜集了糖果和其它的小東西送給他們做禮物。
小題18:B 名詞辨析。A問題B需要C疾病D標(biāo)準(zhǔn)；我們提供的東西不僅僅滿足了他們的需要，而且還遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過了他們的期待。
小題19:C 名詞辨析。A權(quán)力，電力B控制C期待D理解；我們提供的東西遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過了他們的期待。
小題20:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)came running back說明他們在離開的時候，一個小孩跑回來向我們表示感謝。考點：
點評：本文講述了在圣誕節(jié)這一天，一家無家可歸的人為了取暖來到了醫(yī)院，我和醫(yī)院的醫(yī)生護(hù)士和他們一起過圣誕節(jié)的故事。本文要求考生具有扎實的英語詞組、短語、習(xí)慣用法等英語搭配的知識，這對于理解文章的邏輯關(guān)系特別有利。文章的邏輯關(guān)系不外乎列舉、原因、結(jié)果、讓步、對照、補(bǔ)充、目的、條件等關(guān)系。解題時應(yīng)聯(lián)系上下文尋找相關(guān)線索，如某一個詞的原詞、指代詞、同義詞、近義詞、上義詞、下義詞和概括詞等。但由于我們在做題時不可能總是重復(fù)地閱讀文章，因此，在做完形填空時要培養(yǎng)一種捕捉并記憶相關(guān)信息的能力。
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Puerto Rico may be part of the USA but its music and dance is a mixture of both Spanish and African rhythms. The country, as a result, is a mixture of very new and very old. It exhibits the open American way of yet retains the more formal Spanish influences. This is reflected in the architecture, not just the contrast between the colonial and the modern in urban areas but also in the countryside, where older buildings sit side by side with concrete schools and buildings.
However, if you do not wander beyond the tourist areas on the coast, you will not experience the real Puerto Rico. Old volcanic mountains, long inactive, occupy a large part of the interior（內(nèi)陸）, with the highest peak, Cerro de Punta, at 1,338m in the Cordillera Central. North of the Cordillera is the karst （巖溶）country where the limestone（石灰石）has been acted upon by water to produce a series of small steep hills and deep holes. The mountains are surrounded by a coastal plain with the Atlantic shore beaches cooled all the year round by trade winds.
The population is 3.8 million, of which about 1.5 million live in San Juan, although about another two million Puerto Ricans live in the USA Average life expectancy is 73.8 years and GDP per capita is US $12,212, the highest in Latin America, although not up to the level of mainland USA. Most Puerto Ricans do not speak English and less than 30% speak it fluently. Second generation Puerto Ricans who were born in New York but who have returned to the island, are called Nuyoricans. The people are very friendly and hospitable but there is crime, liked to drugs and unemployment.
小題1:What are the disadvantages of Puerto Rico?
A．Too many Puerto Ricans live in the USA
B．Few people in Puerto Rico can speak English
C．Puerto Rico’s GDP is lower than that of the USA
D．Social problem connected with drugs and lack of jobs.
小題2:We can learn from the passage that Puerto Rico _________.
A．is a state of the United StatesB．used to be ruled by Spain
C．is an agricultural countryD．is gently affected by Africa
小題3:Nuyorican is a person who _______.
A．has been living in New York
B．is living in New York
C．was born in New York but has returned to Puerto Rico
D．has got the citizenship of America
小題4:What does the underlined word “retains” mean?
A．losesB．keepsC．enjoysD．returns

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