阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36 ~ 55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any , sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies at my desk, a pale woman and four children.
“Are you all ?” I asked. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to of their problems, things got a little strange. They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches weren’t by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.
Something was wrong. Our hospital policy, , was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”
Then, I checked their registration form out of curiosity. No address—they were .The waiting room was warm. I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless in the waiting room. The nurses, plaining of on Christmas, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.
We were all a free meal on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our .We needed presents. We from different departments candies, fruits and other things that could be presents. As seriously as we met the needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.
, as the family walked to the door to leave, the mother came back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”
【小题1】A．customersB．patientsC．workersD．doctors【小题2】A．showed upB．took inC．came outD．looked on【小题3】A．tiredB．hungryC．sickD．warm【小题4】A．descriptionsB．mentsC．instructionsD．results【小题5】A．acpaniedB．adjusted C．acknowledgedD．affected【小题6】A．thereforeB．otherwiseC．howeverD．moreover【小题7】A．afterB．sinceC．beforeD．when【小题8】A．shylyB．happilyC．calmlyD．politely【小题9】A．lonelyB．greedyC．cleverD．homeless【小题10】A．familyB．holidayC．womanD．Christmas【小题11】A．operatingB．interruptingC．managingD．working【小题12】A．presentB．warmC．reliefD．approval【小题13】A．beneficialB．friendlyC．medicalD．different【小题14】A．rewardedB．offeredC．allowedD．ordered【小题15】A．neighborsB．relationsC．brothersD．guests【小题16】A．borrowedB．receivedC．collectedD．bought【小题17】A．expensiveB．usefulC．convenientD．available【小题18】A．healthyB．physicalC．tragicD．mental【小题19】A．SoonB．LaterC．NextD．Gradually【小题20】A．to runB．runC．runningD．and ranB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文讲述了在圣诞节这一天，一家无家可归的人为了取暖来到了医院，我和医院的医生护士和他们一起过圣诞节的故事。
【小题1】考查名词辨析：A. customers顾客，B. patients病人，C. workers 工人，D. doctors 医生，因为今天是圣诞节，所以我预料不会有太多的病人。选B
【小题2】考查词组辨析：A. showed up出现，B. took in欺骗，吸收，C. came out出来，D. looked on旁观，有五个人出现在我的面前。选A
【小题3】考查形容词辨析：A. tired疲劳的，B. hungry饥饿的，C. sick生病的，D. warm温暖的，我很怀疑地问，你们都生病了吗？选C
【小题4】考查名词辨析：A .descriptions描述，B. ments 评论，C. instructions指导，指示，D. results结果，当他们在描述他们的病情的时候，我根据很奇怪，因为他们的描述都有很大的问题。选A
【小题5】考查动词辨析：A.Acpanied陪伴，B.Adjusted 调整，C.Acknowledged 承认，D.Affected影响，两个孩子说头疼，但是他们没有伴随正常的头疼的病人的症状。选A
【小题6】考查副词辨析：A. therefore因此，B. otherwise否则，C. however然而，D. moreover 还有，然而，我们医院的政策是不会拒绝医生的，选C
【小题7】考查连词：A.After在…后面，B. since自从，C. before在…前面，D. when当…时候，我说还要有一段时间才能有医生看她，这里使用了：It will be+一段时间+before…，选C
【小题8】考查副词辨析：A. shyly害羞地，B. happily快乐地，C. calmly冷静地，D. politely礼貌地，她立刻回答甚至有些高兴的说“不着急”。
选B
【小题9】考查形容词辨析：A. lonely孤单的，B. greedy贪婪的，C. clever聪明的，D. homeless无家可归的，从下文的：mentioned we hadA homeless in the waiting room.可知他们是无家可归的，选D
【小题10】考查名词辨析：A. family家庭，B. holiday假日，C. woman妇女，D. Christmas 圣诞节，从下文的our team worked to meet the needs ofA family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.可知在候诊室有一个无家可归的家庭。选A
【小题11】考查动词辨析：A. operating操作，做手术，B. interrupting打断，C. managing设法，D. working 工作，医院里抱怨圣诞节要工作的护士对于这家人表现出了同情之心。选D
【小题12】考查形容词辨析：A. present出席的，现在的，B. warm温暖的，C. relief缓解的，D.Approval同意，从前面的句子：and thenAdded, “It’s warm in here.”可知他们只是为了圣诞节取暖的，选B
【小题13】考查形容词辨析：A. beneficial有益的，B. friendly友好的，C. medical药物，D. different不同的，我们立刻就展开了行动，就像有紧急医疗任务的一样，选C
【小题14】考查动词辨析：A. rewarded授予，B. offered 提供，C.Allowed 允许，D. ordered命令，我们都被提供了免费的圣诞节大餐。选B
【小题15】考查名词辨析：A. neighbors邻居，B. relations 亲戚，C. brothers兄弟，D. guests客人，我们都将这些食物拿回来，为我们的客人准备一顿丰盛的饭，选D
【小题16】考查动词辨析：A. borrowed借，B. received接受，C. collected收集，D. bought买，我们从不同的部门搜集了糖果和其它的可以获得的小东西送给他们做礼物。选 C
【小题17】考查形容词辨析：A. expensive昂贵的， B. useful有用的，C. convenient方便的，D.Available可利用的，其它的可以获得的小东西选D
【小题18】考查形容词辨析：A. healthy健康的，B. physical身体的，C. tragic悲剧的；悲痛的，不幸的 D. mental精神的，我们满足了别人的身体的需求，选B
【小题19】考查副词辨析：A. Soon很快，B. Later后来，C. Next下一步，D. Gradually逐渐地，后来在这家人要离开的时候，选B
【小题20】考查非谓语动词：妈妈跑回来，这里用现在分词做方式状语：选C。