Working Christmas Day
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25．I was a nurse that day, sighing about having to work on Christmas．Just then five bodies showed up at my ，a pale woman and four small children．
“Are you all ? ” I asked doubtfully．
“Yes．”the woman said and lowered her head．
But when it came to the of their problems，things got a little strange．Two of the chlidren had headaches, weren’t accompanied by the normal symptoms of being ill．Two children had earaches，but only one could tell me which ear was ．The mother complained of a but seemed to work to produce it．
“It may be a little while a doctor sees you．” I explained．
“Take your time；it’s warm here．”She ．
Whne they were waiting，I checked the chart．They had no —they were homeless．The waiting room was warm．I looked out at the by the Christmas tree．The youngest one was saying to her mother．The oldest one was looking at the Christmas tree．
I went back to the nurses’ station and the homeless family in the waiting room．The nurses，complaining about the working Christmas，began to feel pity for a family just trying to get on Christmas．The team went into action，as we do when there’s a emergency, but this was a Christmas emergency．
We a simple dinner for our Christmas guests in the hospital cafeteria．They needed ，so we collected from different departments candies and other things that could be presents．
As the family walked to the door to leave，the four-year-old came running , gave me a hug and whispered，” Thanks for being our angel today．”
A．on business B．on holiday C．on duty D．on purpose
A．desk B．book C．computer D．chair
A．cold B．well C．sick D．poor
A．highly B．secrecy C．happily D．weakly
A．treatments B．descriptions C．suggestions D．solutions
A．or B．but C．and D．thus
A．controlled B．reflected C．attacked D．affected
A．break B．trouble C．mistake D．cough
A．before B．after C．until D．unless
A．hesitated B．announced C．responded D．regretted
A．identity B．address C．money D．problem
A．nurses B．doctors C．patients D．family
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．informed B．mentioned C．rejected D．criticized
A．relaxed B．busy C．free D．warm
A．mental B．physical C．medical D．vital
A．shared B．enjoyed C．prepared D．delivered
A．medicine B．courage C．houses D．presents
A．cheap B．available C．healthy D．convenient
A．back B．forward C．around D．away
完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A soldier, who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam, 21his parents from San Francisco, telling them that he wanted to ask a friend to come and live with their family. The son said, “He was hurt 22in the fighting. He stepped on a landmine and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I… I want him to live with us.” His parents 23, explaining that someone with such a handicap（残疾）would be a heavy 24on them.
At that point, the son hung up the phone. A few days later, the parents 25a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The police believed it was suicide (自杀).
The heart-broken parents flew to San Francisco to identify the 26of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror, they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one leg.
The sad story of the parents was actually caused by their attitude towards 27 . Friends are a very28jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their 29to us. Let’s say a little prayer that God will give you the luck you need to accept people as they are, to help us all be more understanding of those who are 30from us!
21. A. requested B. called C. met D. emailed
22. A. soundly B. thoroughly C. deeply D. badly
23. A. refused B. agreed C. confused D. ignored
24. A. expense B. burden C. situation D. weight
25. A. made B. sent C. received D. heard
26. A. name B. health C. face D. body
27. A. soldiers B. children C. friendship D. relationship
28. A. rare B. huge C. bright D. heavy
29. A. minds B. houses C. eyes D. hearts
30. A. absent B. different C. far D. separate
五、Cloze test(完形填空)20分
When Dave was eighteen,he bought a second-hand car for ￡200 so that he could travel to and from work more 1 than by bus.It worked quite well for a few years,but then it got so old,and it was costing him 2 much in repairs that he decided that he had better 3 it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly 4to buy a cheap car,but they all knew that it was falling to pieces,so 5of them had any desire to buy it.
Dave's friend Sam saw that he was 6when they met one evening,and said,“What's 7,Dave?” Dave told him and Sam answered,“Well,what about advertising it in the paper? You may 8more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's 9was sensible,he put an advertisement in an evening paper,which read:“For sale:small car, 10very little petrol,only two owners.Bargain at ￡50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared,there was no 11.But then on Saturday evening a man rang up and said he would like to 12him about the car.“All right,” Dave said,feeling happy.He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be 13or not.“Fine,” the man said.“And I'll 14my wife.We intend to go for a ride in it to 15it.”
The next morning,at ten quarter,Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, 16to wait there for the person who had 17his advertisement.Even Dave had to 18that the car really looked like a wreck.Then soon after he had got the car as 19as it could be,a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out.He looked at Dave's car and then said,“Have you reported this 20to us yet,sir?”
1.A.directly B.safely C.properly D.easily
2.A.so B.such C.very D.too
3.A.keep B.repair C.sell D.throw
4.A.anxious B.lucky C.ashamed D.generous
5.A.some B.neither C.none D.no one
6.A.calm B.upset C.delighted D.astonished
7.A.no B.up C.it D.that
8.A.learn B.miss C.get D.find
9.A.message B.advice C.request D.description
10.A.uses B.loses C.has D.spends
11.A.doubt B.help C.trouble D.answer
12.A.tell B.see C.agree D.call
13.A.exact B.suitable C.early D.late
14.A.follow B.meet C.bring D.introduce
15.A.test B.obtain C.admire D.recognize
16.A.failing B.meaning C.turning D.happening
17.A.read B.placed C.answered D.understood
18.A.forget B.show C.disagree D.admit
19.A.clean B.crowded C.fast D.light
20.A.bargain B.sale C.accident D.result
完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
If we were to keep a record of all the things we worried about during a given period of time，we would discover—in reviewing them—that the great majority of our 16 never come to pass. This means that most of the time we 17 to worrying，even the constructive（建设性的）kind that prompts us to try to come up with a 18 to what is troubling us，is wasted. 19，we not only caused ourselves unnecessary mental pain，but also 20 valuable minutes and hours that could have been spent elsewhere.
To 21 this，it is often necessary to subject（使……遭受）potential 22 of worry to the coldly objective. Once，before a major 23 in front of a standing-room-only audience，a member of Arturo Toscanini’s orchestra approached（接近）the great Italian conductor with a terrible 24on his face．“Maestro（大师），”the musician said 25，“my instrument is not working 26．I cannot reach the 27 of E-flat．Whatever will I do？We are to 28 a few moments later．”
Toscanini looked with total 29 at the man．Then he 30 kindly and placed an arm around his shoulders．“My friend，”the maestro replied，“do not worry about it．The note E-flat does not 31 anywhere in the music that you will be 32 this evening．”
The next time we find ourselves in the middle of 33 about some matter，we might be wise to 34 and ask ourselves what the odds（几率）are of the problem really coming to 35 .We may be able to go on to something more constructive．
16．A．dreams B．ideas C．troubles D．failures
17．A．spend B．devote C．expect D．agree
18．A．solution B．suggestion C．promise D．plan
19．A．However B．Otherwise C．Then D．Therefore
20．A．paid back B．cut down C．acted out D．took up
21．A．realize B．organize C．avoid D．operate
22．A．sources B．success C．truth D．gifts
23．A．graduation B．concert C．meeting D．invitation
24．A．sign B．appearance C．mark D．expression
25．A．anxiously B．finally C．eagerly D．seriously
26．A．properly B．mainly C．practically D．firmly．
27．A．part B．point C．signal D．note
28．A．complete B．begin C．manage D．separate
29．A．pleasure B．regret C．silence D．amazement
30．A．shouted B．depended C．smiled D．explained
31．A．appear B．remove C．unfold D．disappear
32．A．enjoying B．1istening C．playing D．conducting
33．A．talking B．worrying C．quarreling D．doubting
34．A．prevent B．trust C．finish D．stop
35．A．end B．pass C．order D．settle
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she knocked into a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction.
“ 36 ”the boy shouted．Then, with a silly smile on his face, the boy 37 his right leg and walked the way Amy limped（跛行）when she walked.
Amy closed her eyes. “ 38 him!” She told herself as she headed for her classroom.
But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy’s 39 way. It wasn’t as if he were the only one. It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade, someone laughed at her 40 . Kids made fun of her about her 41 or her limping. Amy was 42 it. Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing（嘲笑）made her feel 43 alone.
Back home at the dinner table that evening, Amy was 44 . Her mother knew that things were not going well at 45 . That’s why she was happy to have some exciting news to 46 with her daughter.
“There is a Christmas 47 contest on the radio station,” Amy’s Mom announced．“ 48 a letter to Santa, and you might win a prize. I think 49 at the table with blonde（白肤金发的）curly hair should enter.”
A 50 took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her. Out came pencil and paper, and Amy went to work on her letter. “Dear Santa Claus,” she began.
While Amy worked at her letter, the rest of the family tried to 51 what she might ask from Santa．Amy’s sister, Jamie, and Amy’s Mom both thought a three-foot Barbie doll would 52 Amy’s wish list. Amy’s Dad guessed a picture book. But Amy wasn’t 53 to tell her secret Christmas wish just then. Here is Amy’s letter to Santa, which she wrote that night:
Dear Santa Claus,
My name is Amy. I am nine years old．I have a problem at school. Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me 54 the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy（脑瘫）. I just want one 55 when no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.
36．A．Go ahead B．Watch it C．Make it D．Mind you
37．A．lived up to B．got down to C．took hold of D．started at
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38．A．Blame B．Beat C．Scold D．Ignore
39．A．funny B．angry C．silly D．unfriendly
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48．A．To write B．Written C．Write D．Having written
49．A．everyone B．someone C．nobody D．anyone第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Throughout history，people have been the victims of pickpockets．Today， 36 is one of the most rapidly increasing 37 ．Pickpockets are increasing 38 and developing better methods to Practice their skill． 39 one million Americans lose money to pickpockets every year．No one is really safe 40a skilled pickpocket．His victims，or“marks” 41 they are rolled，can be rich or poor，young or old． 42 the 18th century，pickpockets 43 in England．Large crowds of people would gather to watch the hanging 44was supposed to be a warning to other pickpockets． 45，in time the practice Was discontinued．
Police officials say that most 46 pickpockets come from South America． 47 these expert pickpockets 48 in special schools called Jingle Bell School．A pickpocket graduates from a J．B． 4 9 he is able to steal a wallet from a dressed dummy that has 50 inside its pockets!
Some of the 51 places of pickpockets are banks，airports，supermarkets，trains and bus stations． 52a pickpocket will work with another pickpocket 53 his partner． 54 being the victim of a pickpocket，it is 55to be very careful when in the midst of large gatherings of people．
36．A．pick pocketing B．stealing pickpockets
C．to pickpocket D．to steal pickpockets
37．A．headaches B．faults C．mistakes D．crimes
38．A．by far B．at random C．in number D．out of order
39．A．Automatically B．Obviously C．Approximately D．Subsequently
40．A．against B．with C．out of D．from
41．A．since B．as C．so D．thus
42．A．At B．Since C．From D．During
43．A．were hanged B．would hang C．were hung D．must be hung
44．A．what B．of which C．which D．among whom
43．A．Therefore B．At once C．Because D．However
46．A．attractive B．convenient C．efficient D．serious
47．A．Much of B．A large amount of
C．Many of D．A great number
48．A．are researched B．specialize C．are trained D．major
49．A．where B．when C．although D．however
50．A．money B．jewelry C．bells D．rings
51．A．favorite B．likingC．favored D．be liked
52．A．Seldom B．Once C．Often D．Forever
53．A．like B．being C．for D．as
54．A．To avoid B．To neglect C．Trying not D．To forget
55．A．critical B．fortunately C．important D．obvious