Question

It was a busy morning. At about 8:30, an 80-year-old elderly gentleman came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry to meet someone at 9:30.

The nurse made him take a ______ in the waiting area and told him it would ______ him at least 40 minutes to wait. The gentleman ______his watch and there was much worry on his face.

Since I was not______that morning—my patient didn’t______at the appointed(约定的) hour, I said that I would examine his wound. When I took care of his wound, I asked him if he would go to see another doctor.

The gentleman said no and told me that he______to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his_______ He told me that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be______ if he was a bit late. He replied that she______knew who he was. That she had not been able to_______him for five years. I was_____, and asked him, “And you______go every morning even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” After hearing this, I could hardly hold back my ________.

Now I______that for husband and wife, true love means accepting her or his all. The happiest people don’t  necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best use of everything they have. ______isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

1.A. test    B. walk    C. seat    D. break

2.A. spend    B. take    C. cost    D. pay

3.A. took off    B. fixed    C. repaired    D. looked at

4.A. sad    B. happy    C. free    D. busy

5.A. show    B. return    C. appear    D. busy

6.A. forgot    B. needed    C. agreed    D. happened

7.A. daughter    B. mother    C. wife    D. sister

8.A. lonely    B. worried    C. excited    D. hungry

9.A. probably    B. still    C. no longer    D. already

10.A. know    B. answer    C. believe    D. expect

11.A. moved    B. satisfied    C. frightened    D. excited

12.A. seldom    B. ever    C. never    D. still

13.A. breath    B. tears    C. words    D. sadness

14.A. prove    B. suggest    C. hope    D. realize

15.A. Life    B. Society    C. Wisdom    D. Comedy

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.D

15.A

【解析】文章主要讲述了一个老人的爱情故事，尽管老人的妻子已经不认识他，他依然每天坚持陪妻子吃早餐。文章主旨告诉我们爱的真谛，真爱意味着接受他的一切。

1.考查名词。句意：护士让他在等待区坐一下。A.take a test参加测试， B. take a walk 散步 C.take a seat 坐一下 D.take a break休息一下。take a break休息一下，通常指做了某事一段时间后停下休息一会，不符合题意。故选C

2.考查动词。句意：他需要等至少40分钟。A. spend B. take C. cost D. pay四个选项都有花费的意思，spend主语应是人；cost指某物花了多少钱；pay主语是人，人支付了多少钱；it takes sb. some time to do sth某人做某事花费了多长时间，是一个固定结构。故选B

3.考查动词。句意：这个绅士看他的手表，好像很着急。A. took off 起飞，脱掉； B. fixed 修理； C. repaired修补； D. looked at看---，结合上下文他想去和妻子吃早饭，很着急，所以应该是看表。故选D

4.考查形容词辨析。句意：因为那天早晨我不忙。结合I said that I would examine his wound.我说我要给他检查，说明他不忙，有时间。A. sad 伤心的； B. happy 高兴的； C. free 空闲的 D. busy繁忙的，因前面有was not ，这里需要繁忙的，故选D

5.考查动词辨析。句意：我的病人没有在约定的时间到达。结合I said that I would examine his wound.我说我要给他检查，和选项的意思A. show 展示； B. return 返回； C. appear 出现； D. busy繁忙的，我有时间给他检查，说明约定的病人没来，有时间。故选C

6.考查动词辨析。句意：他需要去敬老院和他妻子吃早饭。A. forgot忘记； B. needed 需要； C. agreed 同意； D. happened发生，结合句意，上下文和选项，应是他需要和妻子吃早饭。故选B

7.考查名词辨析。句意：他需要去敬老院和他妻子吃早饭。根据后文husband and wife, true love means accepting her or his all丈夫和妻子真爱意味着要接受他或者她的全部。结合选项A. daughter 女儿； B. mother 妈妈； C. wife 妻子； D. Sister姐妹。故选C

8. 考查形容词辨析。句意：我问如果他晚了，她是否会担心他。根据上下文和选项的各个意思 A. lonely 孤独的； B. worried 担心的； C. excited 兴奋的 D. Hungry饥饿的。可以推测是否担心他。故选B

9.考查副词辨析。句意：他回答她不再知道他是谁。根据后文That she had not been able to know him for five year她不能认识他五年了。A. probably 大概，也许； B. still 仍然，依旧； C. no longer不再； D. Already已经。可知这里应选C

10.考查动词辨析。句意：她不能认识他五年了。根据上文她不再知道他是谁和各个选项的意思 A. know 知道，认识； B. answer 回答； C. believe 相信； D. Expect期盼。可以推测应是认识，知道。故选A

11.考查形容词辨析。句意：我被感动了。根据上文她五年都不认识他了，他仍然每天陪她去吃早餐，所以我应该是被感动了。 A. moved 移动的，感动的； B. satisfied 满意的 C. frightened 受惊的，担忧的； D. Excited激动的。故选A

12.考查副词辨析。句意：我问他,即使她不知道你是谁，你仍然每天早晨去吗？.A. seldom 很少； B. ever 曾经； C. never 从不； D. Still仍然，依旧。根据上文他很着急要去陪他妻子吃早餐，可以推测这里是仍然每天早晨去。故选D

13.考查名词辨析。句意：听了这以后，我几乎不能控制我的眼泪。根据上文我被感动了和各选项的意思 A. breath 呼吸； B. tears 眼泪； C. words 单词，字； D. Sadness悲伤。可以推测是感动的流泪了。故选B

14.考查动词辨析。句意：现在我意识到夫妻之间，真爱意味着接受她或他的一切。根据上下文和各选项的意思A. prove 证明； B. suggest 建议； C. hope 希望； D. Realize意识到。可以推测这里是意识到一个道理。故选D

15.考查名词辨析。句意：生活不是教我们怎么在风暴中生存，而是如何在雨中跳舞。根据文章可知这是对生活的理解，A. Life 生活； B. Society 社会； C. Wisdom 智慧； D. Comedy喜剧。可知应是生活。故选A