Question

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when 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 (约会) at 9:30.

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

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 been     for a while and 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, and that she had not been able to     him for five years now. 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.” I had to hold back     as he left.

Now I       that in marriages, true love is acceptance of all that is. The     people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just         the best of everything they have.     is not about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

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

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

3.A. if             B. after           C. since        D. before

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

5.A. very          B. also      C. seldom         D. not

6.A. patient       B. doctor       C. nurse     D. friend

7.A. when          B. where       C. why    D. whether

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

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

10.A. late      B. well            C. around          D. there

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

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

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

14.A. interested     B. disappointed      C. surprised           D. satisfied

15.A. only         B. then           C. thus             D. still

16.A. imagination    B. tears          C. words            D. excitement

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

18.A. happiest         B. richest         C. most healthy     D. most responsible

19.A. learn         B. make           C. favor        D. try

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

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过一个故事告诉我们：生活并不是要经历暴风雨，而是要学会苦中作乐。

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2.;B. promising答应; C. understanding理解; D. persuading劝服；句意：护士告诉他至少要等40分钟才会有医生过来给他诊断。根据句意，故选A

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4.;B. fixing整理;;C. looking at看着 ;D. bringing带来；由后文可知老人家很着急，所以他不停地看手表，故选C

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7.;B. where在……地方;C. why为什么;D. whether是否；根据第三段：The gentleman said no老人家的回答可推断：我问他是否跟另一个医生预约过。故选D

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10.; C. around四处; D. there那儿；句意：她已经在那个nursing home 里面有一段时间了并且她有一种奇怪的病。根据句意，故选D

11.;B. worried担心的;C. doubtful怀疑的;D. hungry饥饿的；句意：我问老人家，如果他去晚点他的妻子是否会担心。根据句意，故选B

12.;B. neither两者都不 ;C. no longer不再;D. already已经；根据第三段最后一句：even though she doesn’t know who you are? 可知老人家的妻子不再认得他，故选C

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14. go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”（你知道她不认识你，还是每天早上要去陪她？）表达出作者的惊讶之情。故选C

15.;B. then然后，表示时间先后，C. thus因此，表示因果 D. still仍然，表示状态的持续。句意：你仍然每天都去，即使他不知道你是谁？故选D

16.;B. tears眼泪; C. words言语; D. excitement激动；可知作者在听了老人家的回答后被感动，所以忍住了泪水。故选B

17.;B. suggest建议 ;C. hope希望;D. prove证明；realize表示主观意识到，句意：现在我才意识到婚姻就是接受他所有的模样。故选A

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20.;B. Beauty美丽;C. Trust信任;D. Life生活；句意：生活并不是要经历暴风雨，而是要学会苦中作乐。

考点： 考查人生感悟类短文