Question

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

Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centers would not ________ him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium（平衡）problems.

He couldn’t ________ or run properly. I was ________ if I was to take the job when my mother ________, “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the ________.”

Then I told her I was ________ for the job.

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

At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy’s face ________up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be ________ to get a child to go down a slide. 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 ________ and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.

Halfway through the summer, he ________ it to the top of the slide. With my arms holding him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his ________. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big ________ 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 ________ for granted.

This ________ 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.assist 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.hesitating B.wondering C.questioning D.asking

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.appeal

13.A.delighted B.turned C.lighted D.shuts

14.A.demanding B.simple C.interesting D.flexible

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

16.A.climbed B.got C.managed D.made

17.A.laughter B.reaction C.answer 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.lucky 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】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了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.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我希望在我繁忙的高三之前的暑假能放松一下。A. grade等级，成绩；B. course课程；C. project工程，项目；D. relaxation放松，缓和。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。故选D。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：但我妈妈让我帮她一个忙。A. service服务；B. favour偏爱，赞同；C. business商业，生意；D. trade贸易，交易。固定短语，do sb. a favour帮某人忙。符合句意。故选B。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的一个同事需要一名全职护士。A. nurse护士；B. waitress女服务员；C. guard守卫，警卫；D. guide指南，向导。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。故选A。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：你本来打算去当地医院做志愿者的，为什么不去做志愿者照顾尼克呢？A. protect保护；B. assist协助，帮助；C. attend照顾，出席；D. comfort安慰，舒适。根据上下文，因为她以后是做一个护士，所以可以现在帮忙照顾nick。attend sb. 意为照顾某人。故选C。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后她告诉我这个六岁的男孩不是一个正常的孩子。A. normal正常的，正规的；B. naughty淘气的；C. clever聪明的；D. happy开心的。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。故选A。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：普通的护理中心不会接受他。A. admit承认；B. receive收到，接收；C. accept接受；D. adopt采取。根据Normal day-care centers可知普通的护理中心不接受他。故选C。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他不能正常地走路或跑步。A. speak说；B. play玩，打；C. stand站立；D. walk走路。根据后面的run properly，可知此处指的他不能很好地行走或者跑步。故选D。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我正在犹豫是否要接受这份工作。A. hesitating犹豫；B. wondering想知道，感到；C. questioning怀疑，询问；D. asking问。根据if可知她在犹豫是否接受这份工作。故选A。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这时我母亲质疑道：“你将来不想当护士吗？……”A. suggested建议；B. argued争论；C. challenged质疑；D. commented发表意见。根据后面母亲说的话I doubt if you even have the ____10____.可知，她是在怀疑作者。故选C。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我怀疑你是否有勇气。A. energy精力，能量；B. courage勇气，胆量；C. faith信念，信仰；D. time时间。母亲在怀疑怀疑你是否有这样的勇气。故选B。

11.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后我告诉她我已经准备好了。A. eager渴望的，热心的；B. sorry遗憾的，抱歉的；C. grateful感恩的；D. ready准备好的，现成的。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。故选D。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他精力充沛，但平衡感差 。A. awareness意识；B. balance平衡；C. knowledge知识；D. appeal呼吁，申诉，恳求。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。故选B。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的脸上露出了喜悦之情。A. delighted愉快，高兴；B. turned转动，使变成；C. lighted点亮，点燃；D. shuts关闭，关上。根据前文At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy’s face.可知，短语light up意为面部呈现高兴的表情。故选C。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你可能会认为让孩子从滑梯上滑下来很简单。 A. demanding难满足的，苛求的，要求高的；B. simple简单的；C. interesting有趣的；D. flexible灵活的。根据后面的it wasn’t! It took time, a lot of time.可知，你可能会认为让孩子去滑滑梯是很简单的。故选B。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们一起努力去面对他的恐惧。A. fears害怕；B. worries忧虑，担心；C. chances机会，机遇；D. happiness快乐，幸福。根据上下文，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。故选A。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：夏天过了一半，他爬到了滑梯的顶端。A. climbed攀爬；B. got得到；C. managed设法做到；D. made造成，制造。此处指的是他终于成功地爬到了滑梯的顶部，manage it=make it =succeed。故选D。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我等着他的反应。A. laughter笑，笑声；B. reaction反应，感应；C. answer答案；D. greeting问候，招呼。根据下文After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big ____18____ and…描述了他的反应，可知此处表示我在等着看他对此有什么反应。故选B。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他给了我一个大大的吻。A. kiss吻；B. clap鼓掌，拍手声；C. welcome欢迎，迎接；D. surprise惊喜。根据After realizing that he was safe and sound可知孩子高兴的不得了，亲了作者一下。故选A。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我看到这个孩子爬上梯子，享受着其他孩子认为理所当然的东西时，我一生中从未如此快乐过。A. play扮演，播放；B. do做；C. take认为；D. enjoy享受。固定搭配，take sth. for granted 认为……是理所当然的。符合句意。故选C。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这个特殊的孩子教会了我，护士意味着尊重、善良和耐心。A. miserable悲惨的，痛苦的；B. smart聪明的；C. lucky幸运的；D. special特别的。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。故选D。