Question

At 8:30 on a busy morning of one day，an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital . I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30.

The nurse had him take a  36 in the waiting area,  37 him it would be at least 40 minutes  38 someone would be able to see him. I saw him  39 his watch and decided, since I was  40  busy—my patient didn’t  41 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he   42  to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his   43 . He told me that she had been   44  for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be   45 if he was a bit late. He replied that she   46 knew who he was, that she had not been able to   47  him for five years now. I was   48 , and asked him, “And you  49 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.” I had to hold back  50  as he left.

Now I  51  that in marriages, true love is  52 of all that is. The happiest people don’t   53 have the best of everything; they just  54 the best of everything they have.   55 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

1.	A．breath B．test C．seat D．walk

2.	A．persuading B．telling C．understanding D．promising

3.	A．if B．after C．since D．before

4.A.. looking at      B. fixing        C taking off      D. glaring at

5.	A．very B．also C．not D．seldom

6.	A．go away B．see off C．come on D．turn up

7.	A．happened B．forgot C．pretended D．needed

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

9.	A．late B．there C．around D．well

10.	A．worried B．lonely C．doubtful D．hungry

11.	A．so far B．neither C．no longer D．already

12.	A．believe B．answer C．recognize D．expect

13.	A．moved B．surprised C．disappointed D．satisfied

14.	A．still B．then C．thus D．only

15.	A．curiosity B．judgment C．words D．tears

16.	A．suggest B．realize C．hope D．predict

17.	A．acceptance B．expression C．agreement D．exhibition

18.	A．naturally B．completely C．necessarily D．frequently

19.	A．learn B．make C．favor D．try

20.	A．Adventure B．Beauty C．Trust D．Life

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

1.根据in the waiting area，判断出护士让他在候诊区找个座位坐，可知选C，座位。

2.词义辨析persuade劝说 tell告诉understand 明白promise许诺，根据语境，护士是告诉他，故选B。

3.根据下文I saw him looking at his watch and decided可以看出老人不停的看表，很着急，所以护士要他等的时间一定很长，故选D。在医生为他看病之前，至少要等四十分钟。

4.根据since I was not busy—my patient didn’t turn upat the appointed hour, I would examine his wound.可知老人在看表，look at看fix 固定 take off 脱掉glare at怒视 故选A。

5.结合下文，my patient didn’t turn upat the appointed hour我的病人在约定的时间没有来，所以现在我不忙故用not，选C。

6.根据I would examine his wound.我将给他检查伤口，判断出我的病人在预约的时间没有出现，go away走开see off送别come on开始turn up 出现，选D，最符合题意。

7.下文提到老人需要到疗养院和她的妻子一起吃早饭，happen发生 forget忘记 pretend假装 need需要，故选D。

8.结合下文提到了in marriages。可知他陪他的妻子吃早饭，故选A。

9.联系下文And youstillgo every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?得知老人的妻子到那里已经有一段时间了，故选B。

10.联系下文if he was a bit late如果他去晚了，按照一种正常的情况，丈夫去晚了，他的妻子会担心。故选A。

11.结合上下文She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.可知老人的妻子不再能够认识他，故选 C. no longer 不再。

12.结合下文And youstill go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”可知老人的妻子得了失忆症，无法再认出他了，这样的状况已经有五年了故选C。

13.当听到丈夫经常看望妻子，妻子却对这一切一无所知，丈夫却坚持几年如一日，第一感觉应该是惊讶，故选B。

14.根据he gentleman said no and told me that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.故选A still仍然

15.结合He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.”老人说得这句话很感人：“虽然她不知道我是谁，但是我知道她是谁。”所以老人离开的时候，我努力控制自己的泪水。故选D。

16.结合全文意思，可知现在我意识到在婚姻中，真爱就是接受，故选B意识到。

17.根据全文意思，可知现在我意识到在婚姻中，真爱就是接受。acceptance 接受expression 表情agreement同意exhibition展览，故选A

18.结合上文，He told me that she had been there for a while and that she had a special disease.虽然老人的生活并不完美，但他却很知足。可知选C最符合题意。最快乐的人不是必然拥有最好的一切。

19.根据He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.”他们使得自己所拥有的东西都变得最好，选B，

20.根据live through the storm判断生活不是如何在暴风雨中艰难的生活，而是如何在雨中跳舞，也就是即使在困境中，也要乐观的去面对生活，创造生活，故选D。

考点：这是一篇叙事类短文,通过一个老人在医院看病，和医生聊天中不经意说出了一个看似很普通却很真挚的故事，医生很感动，进而引发了他对真爱乃至生命的思考。即使在困境中，也要乐观的去面对生活，创造生活。