Question

One cold rainy evening last October, as a medical student, I was in a hospital, gathering data

for my graduation paper.

     Holding a patient questionnaire   34   some simple yes-or-no questions, I walked towards a 43-year-old patient who lay in bed alone. I was worried whether she would approve of my demands at such a late hour.   35  , she treated it with consideration. Soon I finished and prepared to leave.   36   I could stand up, she spoke up in a weak voice asking where I was from and why I was working so late in the evening.

    Then she started talking about herself as well as her   37  , "My husband died about a year ago,   38   me the only breadwinner of my family. My pay as a cleaner is   39   enough for me and my three kids. I don't know what my children would be if something bad happened to me."

     I didn't know what to say. I desperately tried to remember the lessons from a communication skills class I had taken years earlier, but my mind was  40.

    Without realizing it, I had begun   41   her hand. Now that I didn't have anything to say, I just sat quietly while she talked. That's when it occurred to me that she was not expecting any 42 from me. She   43   wanted me to listen. All 1 did was nod my head as a way of showing my 44.

    The conversation went on for about 20 minutes. Finally, she stopped talking. "I'm very sorry for keeping you here to listen to my problems, but I feel   45   now. I had no one to   46 out my problems to. Thank you so much, doctor."

     Sometimes patients do not need expensive medicine or advanced technology.   47  , they just need someone with the   48   to lend an ear and spare a little of their time. For me, that is one of the best things a doctor can do for a patient, doesn't it?

1.A. made up of     B. fed up with    C. put up with        D. come up with

2.A. Calmly         B. Excitedly       C. Gladly             D. Eagerly

3.A. When                 B. Before          C. As                       D. After

4.A. job            B. illness         C. family            D. children

5.A. causing        B. getting         C. forcing              D. leaving

6.A. extremely      B. exactly        C. especially         D. absolutely

7.A. casual         B. clear          C. steady                     D. blank

8.A. holding        B. shaking         C. carrying          D. treating

9.A. thanks         B. praise          C. warmth                 D. reply

10.A. even           B. ever           C. just                   D. still

11.A. sympathy       B. support         C. sorrow            D. respect

12.A. relaxed        B. awkward        C. fragile            D. satisfied

13.A. leave          B. pour            C. try               D. find

14.A. However             B. Otherwise       C. Instead            D. Besides

15.A. emotion        B. patience        C. experience              D. preference

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.B

【解析】

1.A 考查短语辨析。由是或否问题组成的调查问卷。故选A。be fed up with厌倦于；put up with忍受 come up with提出

2.C 考查副词辨析。因为之前担心病人会不赞成这么晚打扰她，后来证明那个病人很体贴地对待这份调查，故用gladly.

3.B 考查连词辨析。我还没站起来，她用微弱的声音开口说话了。故用before。

4.C 考查名词辨析。根据下文，他讲到了她的丈夫和孩子，故用family.

5.D考查动词辨析。留下她成为这个家庭的唯一养家糊口之人。

6.B考查副词辨析。作为一个清洁工的薪水正好够自己和三个孩子之用。故用exactly.

7.D考查形容词辨析。脑子里一片空白(blank)。

8.A考查动词辨析。hold one’s hand握着某人的手。自己不知不觉地握住了她的手。

9.D考查名词辨析。就是那个时候，我想到她并没有期望我的回答(reply)。

10.C考查副词辨析。她只是(just)要我听她说。

11.A考查名词辨析。我所能做的就是点头，作为表示我同情(sympathy)的方法。

12.A考查动词辨析。那人倾诉完后，当然是感到很轻松(relaxed)。

13.B考查动词辨析。我有个人可以倾诉(pour out)我的问题。

14.C考查副词辨析。有时候，病人不需要昂贵的要和先进的技术。相反(instead),他们只是需要一个有耐心(patience) 的人他们腾出一点时间来倾听他们。

15.B考查名词辨析。解析见上题。