15．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 people 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 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 sitting close to each other by the Christmas tree．The little one was pointing at the television and 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 on Christmas，turned to sympathy 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．Only 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 large meal 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 writer learned thatC．
A．one of the children had a language problem
B．the mother caught a bad cold
C．they were pretending to be sick
D．they got all infectious disease
57．The author made sure that the family were homeless byD
A．a(chǎn)sking them some questions
B．listening to their descriptions of problems
C．observing their abnormal body language
D．checking their registered information
58．What kind of person do you think the writer is？A
A．Careful and warmhearted
B．Hardworking and outgoing
C．Serious and experienced
D．Loving and forgiving
59．Which of the following is the best title of this passage？D
A．Christmas Guests
B．A Homeless Family
C．Beautiful Angels
D．Christmas Emergency．
分析 本文記敘了圣誕節(jié)的作者值班室經(jīng)歷的一次特殊的"急診"--圣誕節(jié)，一個(gè)無(wú)家可歸的家庭為了到醫(yī)院來(lái)御寒而假裝孩子生病到醫(yī)院看病，作者及醫(yī)院的其他值班人員熱心的讓他們一家度過(guò)一個(gè)真正溫暖的圣誕節(jié)的故事．
解答 56-59 CDAD
56．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第四段The little one was pointing at the television and the oldest one was looking at the decorations on the Christmas tree．可知，當(dāng)作者在詢問(wèn)完這一家人的病癥時(shí)，作者便知道這家人在裝�。蔬xC．
57．D 細(xì)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(wú)家可歸．故選D．
58 A 從文章中可知，作者在圣誕節(jié)日當(dāng)天還辛勤的值班，并且通過(guò)宴會(huì)滿足這家人想過(guò)一個(gè)溫暖的圣誕節(jié)的愿望，說(shuō)明作者既勤奮又熱心腸．
59．D 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(diǎn)評(píng) 學(xué)生需要認(rèn)真閱讀原文，把握文章大意，對(duì)文章脈絡(luò)有整體的了解，能仔細(xì)查找文中細(xì)節(jié)，并能根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進(jìn)行合理的推測(cè)判斷．
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