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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat(喉咙)operation. His throat 1, and he was afraid. However, the young nurse 2by his bed smiled 3that the little boy smiled back . He 4to be afraid. The young nurse was May Paxton 5she was deaf(聋的). May Paxton graduated 6the Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909. Three years 7, she went to see Dr. Richardson about 8a nurse. Dr. Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City. 9had never heard of a deaf nurse. She told May that her 10would be very low and that the work would be 11. However, May said that hard work did not frighten her. Dr. Richardson was 12her, and accepted May as a student nurse.
Dr. Richardson never 13her decision. 14, she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as students nurses. The 15was Miss Marian Finch, who was hard of 16. The second was Miss Lillie Bessie. These three were 17“the silent angles(天使)of Mercy Hospital” during the 18they worked there.
Dr. Richardson often 19her faith in the girl’s ability to learn nursing. She wrote to May ,“For three years, you have been with us… It is wonderful to me that no man, 20or child ever, to my knowledge , made a complain(投诉)against you …”
1.A. damaged B. cut C. hurt D. wounded
2.A. lying B. standing C. crying D. jumping
3.A. cheerfully B. sadly C. shyly D. weakly
4.A. began B. forgot C. continued D. stopped
5.A. but B. so C. for D. and
6.A. as B. in C. with D. from
7.A. ago B. later C. then D. before
8.A. becoming B. hiring C. seeking D. changing
9.A. You B. We C. She D. He
10.A. money B. check C. pay D. price
11.A. easy B. difficult C. joyful D. disappointing
12.A. satisfied with B. ashamed of C. sorry for D. angry with
13.A. liked B. thought of C. regretted D. believed
14.A. In public B. In a hurry C. In surprise D. In fact
15.A. first B. one C. other D. others
16.A. reading B. listening C. hearing D. writing
17.A. told B. called C. chosen D. offered
18.A. year B. month C. term D. time
19.A. spoke of B. said C. heard of D. noticed
20.A. boy B. person C. woman D. girl
This is a very interesting book. I’ll buy it, _______.
A. no matter how it may cost B. how may it cost
C. how much may it cost D. however much it may cost
As you worked late yesterday, you ______ have come this morning.
A. needn’t B. mayn’t C. can’t D. mustn’t
He hurried to the booking office only _____ that all the tickets has been sold out.
A. to be told B. to tell C. told D. telling
Faced with a bill for $10,000, _______.
A. an extra job has been given to John B. the boss has given John an extra job
C. an extra job has been taken D. John has taken an extra job
Only then ______ how much damage had been caused.
A. had she realized B. she realized C. did she realized D. she had realized