Question

It’s a Friday morning in Boston, which means Dr. Jim O’Connell is making his rounds. He might be more ______ inside an exam room, but that’s not where his patients are. Dr. Jim O’Connell is one of a handful of physicians making house calls to the ______ in the city.

More than 550,000 Americans are homeless, and many have health problems but no _____ to cure. O’Connell and his team are doing something about it. On a daily routine, they ______ about 700 regular patients. “I feel like I’m a country doctor in the middle of the city.” he said.

O’Connell began to do this 33 years ago, when he was at Harvard Medical School and was  ___ to be a one-year position as the founding physician of a new health-care program for Boston’s homeless. That turned into a 33-year ______ at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, one of the country’s largest of its kind. O’Connell ______ about everything, from stitches (缝补)for an arm to surgery for the soul. If patients can’t be treated on the street, he finds them a treatment bed at the respite facility(休息治疗区), a place for patients who are too sick to be on the streets ______ not ill enough for a hospital stay.

“Everything I had been taught to do—go fast, be efficient—was ______ when you take care of homeless people.” When you see somebody outside, you get them a cup of coffee and sit with them. Sometimes it ______ six months or a year of offering a sandwich or a cup of coffee before someone would start to talk to me. But ______ they engage(参与), they’ll come to you any time because of ______ you. When asked about how his life might have ______ , if he had become a highly paid physician, O’Connell said, “I ______ think about it anymore.”

Some things are far more valuable than money. Just ask Dr. Jim O’Connell who gets everything from patients who have nothing ______ to give.

1.A. comfortable    B. imaginative    C. cooperative    D. difficult

2.A. rich    B. homeless    C. intelligent    D. disabled

3.A. time    B. system    C. life    D. money

4.A. invite    B. count    C. guess    D. treat

5.A. appointed    B. fascinated    C. followed    D. accepted

6.A. career    B. task    C. choice    D. hobby

7.A. confuses    B. doubts    C. concerns    D. dreams

8.A. but    B. and    C. so    D. for

9.A. possible    B. impossible    C. small    D. big

10.A. took    B. spent    C. cost    D. paid

11.A. still    B. just    C. even    D. once

12.A. promoting    B. refusing    C. trusting    D. seeing

13.A. carried out    B. come out    C. turned out    D. taken out

14.A. always    B. seldom    C. often    D. never

15.A. mental    B. material    C. physical    D. professional

Answer

1. A

2. B

3. D

4. D

5. A

6. A

7. C

8. A

9. B

10. A

11. D

12. C

13. C

14. D

15. B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。这是波士顿一个星期五的早晨，这意味着吉姆·奥康奈尔医生正在巡视。吉姆·奥康奈尔(Jim O’connell)博士是为数不多的向纽约无家可归者提供上门服务的医生之一。吉姆·奥康奈尔(Jim O’connell)医生的行为告诉我们“有些东西比金钱更有价值。”

1.A考查形容词。A. comfortable舒适的； B. imaginative富于想象的； C. cooperative合作的； D. difficult困难的。根据He might be more ___1___ inside an exam room, but that’s not where his patients are.可知，他可能在检查室里更舒服，但他的病人不在那里。故选A。

2.B考查形容词。A. rich富裕的； B. homeless无家可归的； C. intelligent智能的； D. disabled残疾的。根据Dr. Jim O’Connell is one of a handful of physicians making house calls to the ___2___ in the city.可知，吉姆·奥康奈尔(Jim O’connell)博士是为数不多的向纽约无家可归者提供上门服务的医生之一。故选B。

3.D考查名词。A. time时间； B. system体制，系统； C. life生活； D. money金钱。根据More than 550,000 Americans are homeless, and many have health problems but no ___3___ to cure.可知，55万多美国人无家可归，许多人有健康问题，但没有钱治愈。故选D。

4.D考查动词。A. invite邀请； B. count计数； C. guess 猜测； D. treat对待，治疗。根据On a daily routine, they ___4___ about 700 regular patients.可知，在日常生活中，他们为大约700名普通病人提供资金。故选D。

5.A考查动词。A. appointed任命， 预约； B. fascinated使着迷； C. followed跟随； D. accepted接受。根据O’Connell began to do this 33 years ago, when he was at Harvard Medical School and was ___5___ to be a one-year position as the founding physician of a new health-care program for Boston’s homeless.可知，奥康奈尔33年前就开始这样做了，当时他在哈佛医学院(Harvard Medical School)，被任命为为期一年的新医疗项目的创始医师，该项目旨在为波士顿无家可归的人提供医疗服务。故选A。

6.A考查名词。A. career事业； B. task任务； C. choice选择； D. hobby业余爱好。根据That turned into a 33-year ___6___ at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, one of the country’s largest of its kind.可知，后来，他在波士顿无家可归者医疗保健项目(Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program)工作了33年，该项目是美国规模最大的此类项目之一。故选A。

7.C考查动词。A. confuses使困惑； B. doubts怀疑； C. concerns关心； D. dreams做梦。根据O’Connell ___7___ about everything, from stitches (缝补)for an arm to surgery for the soul.可知，奥康奈尔关注一切，从手臂的缝线到灵魂的手术。故选C。

8.A考查并列连词。A. but但是； B. and和； C. so 所以； D. for因为。根据If patients can’t be treated on the street, he finds them a treatment bed at the respite facility(休息治疗区), a place for patients who are too sick to be on the streets ___8___ not ill enough for a hospital stay.可知，如果病人不能在街上接受治疗，他会在暂托机构为他们找到一张治疗床。暂托机构是为那些病得太重而不能在街上接受治疗，但又病得不足以住院的病人提供的地方。故选A。

9.B考查形容词。A. possible 可能的； B. impossible不可能的； C. small 小的； D. big大的。根据“Everything I had been taught to do—go fast, be efficient—was ___9___ when you take care of homeless people.”可知，“我学到的每一件事——快速行动，高效行动——在照顾无家可归的人的时候都是不可能的。”故选B。

10.A考查动词。A. took花费； B. spent 花费； C. cost使付出； D. paid支付。根据Sometimes it ___10___ six months or a year of offering a sandwich or a cup of coffee before someone would start to talk to me.可知，有时，我花了六个月或一年的时间，提供一个三明治或一杯咖啡，才有人开始和我说话。固定句式：It takes sb. some time to do sth.“做某事花费某人多长时间”，故选A。

11.D考查副词。A. still仍然； B. just仅仅，只是； C. even甚至； D. once曾经。根据But ___11___ they engage(参与), they’ll come to you any time because of ___12___ you.可知，但是一旦他们参与进来，他们会因为信任你而随时来找你。故选D。

12.C考查动词。A. promoting促进； B. refusing拒绝； C. trusting 相信； D. seeing看见。根据But ___11___ they engage(参与), they’ll come to you any time because of ___12___ you.可知，但是一旦他们参与进来，他们会因为信任你而随时来找你。故选C。

13.C考查动词词组。A. carried out实施，完成； B. come out出现，结果是； C. turned out 结果证明； D. taken out取出，拿出。根据When asked about how his life might have ___13___ , if he had become a highly paid physician, O’Connell said, “I ___14___ think about it anymore.”可知，当被问及如果他成为一名高薪医生，他的生活将会如何时，奥康奈尔说，“我再也没有想过这个问题了。”故选C。

14.D考查副词。A. always 总是； B. seldom 很少，难得； C. often经常； D. never从来没有。根据When asked about how his life might have ___13___ , if he had become a highly paid physician, O’Connell said, “I ___14___ think about it anymore.”可知，当被问及如果他成为一名高薪医生，他的生活将会如何时，奥康奈尔说，“我再也没有想过这个问题了。”故选D。

15.B考查形容词。A. mental精神的； B. material物质的； C. physical 身体上的； D. professional专业的。根据Just ask Dr. Jim O’Connell who gets everything from patients who have nothing ___15___ to give.可知，问问吉姆·奥康奈尔(Jim O’connell)医生吧，他能从那些没有什么东西可给的病人身上得到一切。故选B。