Question

    Recently, David Deutchman, an 82-year-old man, was nicknamed “the ICU Grandpa” at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Hospital. For 12 years or so, he has been _________ babies, children there.

Deutchman said he was coming to the _________ for a recovery after a running injury 12 years ago when he first _________ some of the patients’ mothers. From conversations with them, he _________ that he wanted to make more connection with parents and children being_______ at the hospital. Therefore, he started _________ at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Hospital after he retired from a job in international business marketing.

He _________ babies and sometimes he even gets peed (小便) on, but he is _________ to carry on. “It’s been wonderful because it gives me something to do that has _________ to it. Every day I drive in here, I don’t know which kids and parents I’ll __________ and what the issues will be and how I can help, but I __________ it. You just can’t imagine the kind of________ that I can get from holding a baby and talking with parents”, he said.

In the ICU, there are only two to three new admits every night so the first thing he will do is to __________ the parents who have been admitted the previous night. “Usually they needed a________ after a whole night. And I make sure they can go down for breakfast and I’ll stay with the __________ until they get back,” he said.

MaryBeth Brulette, the mother of baby Logan, has been at the hospital for six weeks. On a recent morning, she returned to the hospital to find Logan in Deutchman’s __________. Seeing this, she said, “All my __________ was gone.”

Elizabeth Mittiga, an ICU nurse at the hospital, said that the staff __________ Deutchman’s calming presence and appreciated Mr. Deutchman’s __________ to his cause. He’s a great help to babies in the ICU care. He’s just a really special person to us, as nurses, and the babies just adore him.

“Right now, I’m still going strong and enjoying it an awful lot,” he said. “So as long as they’ll have me, I’ll be there.” What an outstanding human being! Truly, Mr. Deutchman is the typical example of a __________ man with a sincere desire to make his life worthwhile by helping others.

1.A.tending B.educating C.examining D.curing

2.A.house B.hospital C.apartment D.center

3.A.disturbed B.persuaded C.accepted D.noticed

4.A.imagined B.remembered C.realized D.studied

5.A.treated B.injured C.interviewed D.ignored

6.A.teaching B.instructing C.volunteering D.exhibiting

7.A.holds B.praises C.seeks D.raises

8.A.concerned B.annoyed C.confused D.determined

9.A.training B.meaning C.thinking D.ending

10.A.protect B.greet C.meet D.call

11.A.miss B.fear C.control D.enjoy

12.A.trouble B.reward C.effort D.change

13.A.rescue B.visit C.inform D.count

14.A.break B.message C.lesson D.drive

15.A.doctors B.cleaners C.children D.partners

16.A.arms B.bed C.hands D.room

17.A.relief B.sorrow C.anxiety D.curiosity

18.A.shared B.regretted C.complained D.treasured

19.A.evaluation B.devotion C.application D.explanation

20.A.brave B.creative C.careless D.selfless

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.B

14.A

15.C

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了一位被昵称为“重症监护室爷爷”的老人，12年左右的时间里，他一直在重症监护室照看孩子。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：12年左右的时间里，他一直在那里照看孩子。A. tending照顾；B. educating教育；C. examining检查；D. curing治疗。根据下文Therefore, he started ____6____ at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Hospital after he retired from a job in international business marketing. 可知，他是照顾那些孩子。故选A。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：多伊奇曼说，12年前，他第一次注意到一些病人的母亲，当时他正在医院接受跑步损伤后的康复治疗。A. house房子；B. hospital医院；C. apartment 公寓；D. center中心。根据句意可知，受伤接受治疗自然要去医院。故选B。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. disturbed打扰；B. persuaded说服；C. accepted接受；D. noticed 注意到。根据上文语境及下文From conversations with them, he ____4____ that he wanted to make more connection with parents and children可知，是先注意到这个问题，才想到去帮助他们。故选D。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：从与他们的交谈中，他意识到他想与在医院接受治疗的父母和孩子建立更多的联系。A. imagined 想象；B. remembered记得；C. realized意识到；D. studied研究。根据上文Deutchman said he was coming to the ____2____ for a recovery after a running injury 12 years ago when he first ____3____ some of the patients’ mothers.可知，多伊奇曼是去医院做康复时注意到病人的母亲，由此可推测出，此处是指他意识到自己想要帮助他们。故选C。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. treated 治疗；B. injured伤害；C. interviewed采访；D. ignored忽视。根据上文For 12 years or so, he has been ____1____ babies, children there.他一直在照顾重症监护的孩子。可知，此处是指正在被治疗的孩子。故选A。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，他从国际商业营销的工作中退休后，开始在亚特兰大儿童保健医院做志愿者。A. teaching教学；B. instructing指导；C. volunteering 自愿D. exhibiting展览。根据上文语境和本句句意可推测出，他退休后自自愿去医院工作。故选C。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他抱着孩子，有时他甚至被尿在身上，但他决心继续。A. holds握住；B. praises 赞扬；C. seeks寻找；D. raises饲养。根据下文sometimes he even gets peed (小便) on, 可知，抱着孩子才会被尿身上。故选A。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. concerned 关心的；B. annoyed烦闷的；C. confused困惑的；D. determined有决心的。but表转折，根据上文He ____7____ babies and sometimes he even gets peed (小便) on, 可知，他是下定决心继续下去。be determined to do sth下定决心做某事。故选D。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：这很美妙，因为它给了我一些有意义的事情去做。A. training训练；B. meaning意义；C. thinking思考；D. ending结局。根据语境You just can’t imagine the kind of____12____ that I can get from holding a baby and talking with parents”, he said.可知，帮助别人是一件有意义的事情。故选B。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我每天开车来这里，我不知道会遇到哪些孩子和父母，也不知道会遇到什么问题，也不知道我能帮上什么忙，但我很享受。A. protect保护；B. greet问候；C. meet遇见；D. call 呼叫。根据上文Every day I drive in here可知，来这时自然是不知道会遇到哪些孩子和父母。故选C。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. miss失去；B. fear害怕；C. control控制；D. enjoy 喜欢。根据上一句Every day I drive in here, I don’t know which kids and parents I’ll _____10_____ and what the issues will be and how I can help, 和本句中的but可知是转折关系，结合句意及最后一段的“Right now, I’m still going strong and enjoying it an awful lot,” he said.可知，我喜欢做这件事。故选D。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说:“你无法想象我抱着孩子和父母聊天能得到什么样的回报。”A. trouble麻烦；B. reward回报；C. effort努力；D. change改变。根据上文的I don’t know which kids and parents I’ll _____10_____ and what the issues will be and how I can help, but I _____11_____ it. 可知，作者非常喜欢这个工作，因此，此处是指得到回报。故选B。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在重症监护室，每天晚上只有两到三个新病人，所以他要做的第一件事就是去看望前一天晚上入院的父母。A. rescue拯救；B. visit拜访；C. inform告诉；D. count数数。根据句意可知，此处应是去看望他们。故选B。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：过了一整夜之后，通常他们需要休息。A. break休息；B. message信息；C. lesson课；D. drive开车。根据后面的after a whole night.可知，需要休息一下。故选A。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说:“我要确保他们能下楼吃早饭，在孩子们回来之前，我会一直陪在他们身边。”A. doctors医生；B. cleaners清洁工；C. children孩子；D. partners伙伴。根据上文的so the first thing he will do is to _____13_____ the parents who have been admitted the previous night. 可知，空后的they get back.此处的they指的是孩子的父母，因此，陪伴的是孩子。故选C。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：最近的一个早晨，她回到医院，发现洛根躺在多伊奇曼的怀里。A. arms臂，怀里；B. bed 床；C. hands 手；D. room 房间。in one’s arms躺在某人的怀里，结合句意。故选A。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：看到这些，她说:“我所有的焦虑都不见了。”A. relief减轻；B. sorrow悲伤；C. anxiety焦虑；D. curiosity 好奇。根据常识可知，孩子生病，父母离开孩子那哪怕是一会也会担心的，由此可知，看到孩子睡在他的怀里，焦虑消失了。故选C。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：医院的重症监护室护士伊丽莎白·米提加(Elizabeth Mittiga)说，工作人员珍惜多伊奇曼镇定的存在，感谢他对事业的奉献。A. shared 分享；B. regretted遗憾；C. complained 抱怨；D. treasured 重视，珍惜。根据上文语境可知，他做了很多，不遗余力的帮助病人，照顾孩子可推测出护士们和珍惜他。故选D。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：医院的重症监护室护士伊丽莎白·米提加(Elizabeth Mittiga)说，工作人员珍惜多伊奇曼镇定的存在，感谢他对事业的奉献。A. evaluation评价；B. devotion奉献。C. application申请；D. explanation解释。根据上文语境可知，此处是指他对事业的奉献，be devoted to献身于……。故选B。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：的确，多伊奇曼先生是一个典型的无私的人，他真诚地希望通过帮助他人使自己的生活有价值。A. brave勇敢的；B. creative 创造性的；C. careless粗心的；D. selfless无私的。根据上文“Right now, I’m still going strong and enjoying it an awful lot,” he said. “So as long as they’ll have me, I’ll be there.” 及文章中他所做的事情可知，多伊奇曼先生是一个典型的无私的人。故选D。