Question

Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to     have a   21   the summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a   22  . One of her colleagues needed a full-time   23  . “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to   24   Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a   25   child.

Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centres would not   26   him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium (平衡) problems. He couldn’t   27   or run properly. I was hesitating (犹豫)   28   I was to take the job when my mother   29  , “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the   30  .”

Then I told her I was   31   for the job.

The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little   32  , he was quite a mix.

In the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings (秋千)， the boy’s face   33   up — how he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be   34   to get a child to go down a slide (滑梯). Believe me, it wasn’t! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his   35   and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.

Halfway through the summer, he   36   it to the top of the slide. With my arms   37   him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big   38   and asked, “May I go down again, alone?” I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children   39   for granted.  This   40   child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.

1.A. grade      B. course          C. project        D. relaxation

2.A. service    B. favour      C. business        D. trade

3.A. nurse      B. waitress      C. guard        D. guide

4.A. protect    B. defend       C. attend        D. comfort

5.A. normal     B. naughty      C. clever        D. happy

6.A. admit      B. receive     C. accept          D. adopt

7.A. speak      B. play        C. stand          D. walk

8.A. if        B. what         C. why                D. where

9.A. suggested  B. argued     C. challenged         D. commented

10.A. energy     B. courage      C. faith                 D. time

11.A. eager      B. sorry        C. grateful        D. ready

12.A. awareness  B. balance      C. knowledge      D. control

13.A. delighted  B. cheered      C. lit                 D. shut

14.A. difficult  B. simple        C. interesting       D. terrible

15.A. fears      B. worries     C. chances        D. situations

16.A. climbed    B. got        C. managed        D. made

17.A. taking     B. holding    C. bringing        D. greeting

18.A. kiss       B. clap        C. welcome          D. surprise

19.A. play       B. do                     C. take                  D. enjoy

20.A. miserable  B. smart       C. brave           D. special

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】文章讲述的是作者利用一个暑假照顾一个身体不健康的孩子，从中得到了一些从来没有过的快乐。

1.上下文，根据后文的before my busy senior year可知，作者想要在忙碌的日子到来前先放松一下。

2.上下文。固定短语，do sb a favour帮某人忙

3.上下文，根据后面的You planned to volunteer at the local hospital可知，母亲的一个同事需要一个全职的护士。

4.上下文，因为是做一个护士，所以是要照顾nick。Attend sb 意为照顾某人

5.上下文，根据后文可知，nick与平常的孩子不一样，所以此处指的是他不是一个正常的孩子。Normal意为正常的

6.句意理解，普通的护理中心不接受他。Accept 意为接受 receive收到 adopt收养 admit成人，录取

7.上下文，根据后面的run properly,可知此处指的是他不能很好地行走或者跑步。

8.句意理解，句意为，我在犹豫是否接受这份工作，

9.上下文，根据后面母亲说的话I doubt if you even have the   30  可知，她是在挑战，怀疑我。

10.句意理解，母亲在说我怀疑你是否有这样的勇气。同29空相对应。

11.句意理解，根据后文的内容可知，作者接受了这份工作，所以此处她说我准备好了接受这份工作了。

12.上下文，根据前文的As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium (平衡) problems可知，他在平衡方面有问题。

13.常用搭配。Light up意为面部呈现高兴的表情。此处意为，孩子的脸上立刻露出了喜悦的表情。

14.句意理解，根据后面的it wasn't，It took time, a lot of time可知，该句的意为是，你可能会认为让孩子去滑滑梯是很简单的。

15.上下文，因为他没有很好的平衡性，所以他在玩滑梯的时候会害怕，所以作者跟他一起面对滑梯时候的害怕。

16.句意理解，此处指的是他终于成功地爬到了滑梯的顶部，manage it=make it =succeed

17.句意理解，此处意为我的手臂紧紧地抱住他，我们一起滑了下去。

18.语境，孩子高兴的不得了，亲了我一下

19.固定搭配，take sth for granted 认为……是理所当然的

20.上下文，根据上文可知，nick跟平常的孩子不一样，因此他是一个特殊的孩子。