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9．It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25．I didn't think there would be any，（36）B，sighing about having to work on Christmas．Just then five bodies，（37）A at my desk，a pale woman and four children．
"Are you all，（38）C？"I asked．
"Yes，"she said weakly and lowered her head．
    But when it came to，（39）A of their problems，things got a little uncertain．Two of the children had headaches，two children had earaches，（40）Donly one could tell me which ear was affected．The，（41）Acomplained of a cough but seemed to work to produce it．
    I didn't say anything but，（42）Cthat it might be a little while，（43）C a doctor could see her．She responded．"，（44）B your time； it's warm in here．"
    Then，I checked their chart．No address-they were，（45）D．The waiting room was warm．
    I went back to the nurses'station and mentioned we had a homeless，（46）A in the waiting room．The nurses，complaining of，（47）D on Christmas，turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get，（48）B on Christmas．The team went into action，much as we do when there's a，（49）C emergency．But this was a Christmas emergency．
    We were all，（50）B a free meal on Christmas Day，so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our，（51）D．We needed presents．We，（52）Cfrom different departments candies，fruits and other things，（53）Dthat could be presents．As seriously as we met the，（54）Bneeds of the patients，our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas．
Later，as the family walked to the door to  55A，the four-year-old boy came running back，gave me a hug and whispered．"Thanks for being our angels today．"

36．A．customers	B．patients	C．workers	D．tourists
37．A．showed up	B．took in	C．came out	D．looked on
38．A．eager	B．hungry	C．sick	D．warm
39．A．descriptions	B．comments	C．instructions	D．results
40．A．so	B．for	C．thus	D．but
41．A．mother	B．children	C．nurses	D．doctor
42．A．answered	B．imagined	C．explained	D．analysed
43．A．after	B．since	C．before	D．when
44．A．Make	B．Take	C．Care	D．Spend
45．A．lonely	B．greedy	C．clever	D．homeless
46．A．family	B．holiday	C．woman	D．Christmas
47．A．operating	B．interrupting	C．managing	D．working
48．A．present	B．warm	C．relief	D．comfort
49．A．beneficial	B．friendly	C．medical	D．different
50．A．rewarded	B．offered	C．allowed	D．ordered
51．A．neighbors	B．relations	C．brothers	D．guests
52．A．borrowed	B．received	C．collected	D．bought
53．A．expensive	B．fantastic	C．generous	D．available
54．A．healthy	B．physical	C．tragic	D．mental
55．A．leave	B．travel	C．rest	D．relax

Answer 1

分析 本文記敘了圣誕節的作者值班室經歷的一次特殊的"急診"--圣誕節，一個無家可歸的家庭為了到醫院來御寒而假裝孩子生病到醫院看病，作者及醫院的其他值班人員熱心的讓他們一家度過一個真正溫暖的圣誕節的故事．

解答 36．B   考查名詞辨析． It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25．I didn't think there would be any，根據第一句可知，在12月25日，急診室通常是安靜的，作者認為不會有病人，A顧客；B病人；C工人；D．游客．故選B．
37．A   考查動詞辨析． Just then five bodies _____at my desk，就在那時，五個人出現在了工作臺前，A出現；B吸收，欺騙；C出版；D看待．故選A．
38．C   考查形容詞．"Are you all___？"I asked．"Yes，"…作者問他們是不是都不舒服，A疲勞的；B饑餓的；C生病的，不舒服的；D溫暖的．故選C．
39．A  考查名詞． 根據 They all claimed to have headaches，可知，他們對病情的描述很奇怪，A描述；B評論；C說明；D結果．故選A．
40．D  考查連詞． 前面說幾個小孩頭疼、耳朵疼，但是只有一個小孩能告訴我哪一只耳朵受感染．所以選擇D．
41．A  考查名詞．  結合語境可知孩子的母親訴說她有咳嗽癥狀，故選A．
42．C    考查動詞．  根據語境可知，作者向孩子媽媽解釋．故選C．
43．C    考查連詞． I explained it might be a little whilea doctor saw her．作者向她解釋說，可能不久之后就會有醫生來瞧病，A在…之后；B自從；C在…之前，未來得及；D當，既然．故選C．
44．B   考查動詞短語搭配． 可知語境，這個母親甚至有點開心地說"不著急，這里很暖和"，take one's time 意思是"不著急"，所以選擇B．
45．D   考查形容詞．根據"No address"可知，他們無家可歸，A孤獨的；B貪婪的；C聰明的；D無家可歸的．故選D．
46．A，考查名詞． 根據上文可知，一個母親帶著四個孩子來醫院取暖，他們是一個無家可歸的家庭，A家庭，家人；B假期；C婦女；D圣誕節．故選A
47．D   考查動詞辨析．complaining of on Christmas抱怨在圣誕節還要上班，A做手術，操作；B打斷；C管理，做成；D工作，起作用．故選D．
48．B    考查名詞辨析．turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get_____on Christmas．句意為，那些有怨言的護士開始對這個需要溫暖的家庭產生同情心，get warm取暖，A禮物；B溫暖；C緩解，寬慰；D批準．故選B．
49．C   形容詞辨析．Theteam went into action，much as we do when there's aemergency．這個團隊開始行動起來，比平時做手術處理緊急情況時還忙碌，A有益的；B友好的；C醫學的；D不同的．故選C．
50．B   動詞辨析．We were alla free meal on Christmas Day醫院給作者他們提供有免費工作餐，A獎勵；B提供；C允許；D預定，命令．故選B．
51．D   名詞辨析．prepared a big dinner for our____，為客人提供一頓大餐，作者和這個家庭是一種特殊的醫患關系，他們并未生病，只是來醫院取暖，這里用客人來形容他們．A鄰居；B關系；C兄弟；D客人．故選D．
52．C    動詞辨析．We ____from different departments candies，fruits and other things作者和同事從其它部門收集了糖果、水果和其他東西，A借入；B收到；C收集；D購買．故選C．
53．D    形容詞辨析．and other thingsthatcould be presents作者他們收集了所有能找到的東西來當作禮物，A昂貴的；B有用的；C便利的；D可得到的．故選D．
54．B    形容詞辨析．As seriously as we met theneeds of the patients，our team worked to meet the needs of a family…像滿足病人的生理需要一樣，作者他們盡力滿足這個家庭的需要．A健康的；B身體的；C悲慘的；D心理的，精神的．故選B．
55．A    動詞辨析．as the family walked to the door to leave，當一家人向門口走去時，根據句意可知，享用完大餐之后，這一家人準備離開，故選A．

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