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I knocked lightly on Mrs B's door. “I'm Barbara, a hospice(临终安养院) volunteer,” I said nervously. It was my first week on the job, and my biggest 1 was figuring out how
to begin with a patient.
“Please, sit down,” Mrs B said, indicating the chair beside her bed. We chatted 2 about the 3 on her windowsill—her two daughters, many grandchildren, even great-grandchildren. Then she grew 4.
“What were you thinking about when I walked in?” I asked, sensing she might be waiting to see if I would 5 her to the truest place where this conversation could go.
“I know I'm not going to be around much 6. I'm at peace with that. But my grandson called yesterday. He's 7 that he can't make it to see me before I pass.”
“Have you thought about writing him a(n) 8?”
Mrs B seemed to 9 a little. “I can dictate(口述) if you'd write for me,” she said.
I walked down the hall and 10 pens and paper materials. Mrs B 11 her grandson's letter and decided to dictate others—for her daughters, the other grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Then she 12 her church community and her bridge club too.
She asked me to put away the letters before I left. “I asked God to send me a(n) 13 this morning,” she said. “Now I know it was you.”
At the very moment I came to realize that we all 14 a loving spark. Kissing Mrs B on her forehead, I knew simply showing up might be a precious 15.
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I knocked lightly on Mrs B's door. “I'm Barbara, a hospice(临终安养院) volunteer,” I said nervously. It was my first week on the job, and my biggest 1 was figuring out how
to begin with a patient.
“Please, sit down,” Mrs B said, indicating the chair beside her bed. We chatted 2 about the 3 on her windowsill—her two daughters, many grandchildren, even great-grandchildren. Then she grew 4.
“What were you thinking about when I walked in?” I asked, sensing she might be waiting to see if I would 5 her to the truest place where this conversation could go.
“I know I'm not going to be around much 6. I'm at peace with that. But my grandson called yesterday. He's 7 that he can't make it to see me before I pass.”
“Have you thought about writing him a(n) 8?”
Mrs B seemed to 9 a little. “I can dictate(口述) if you'd write for me,” she said.
I walked down the hall and 10 pens and paper materials. Mrs B 11 her grandson's letter and decided to dictate others—for her daughters, the other grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Then she 12 her church community and her bridge club too.
She asked me to put away the letters before I left. “I asked God to send me a(n) 13 this morning,” she said. “Now I know it was you.”
At the very moment I came to realize that we all 14 a loving spark. Kissing Mrs B on her forehead, I knew simply showing up might be a precious 15.
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B
)1. A. pity B. concern C. shame D. strength(
A
)2. A. calmly B. eagerly C. easily D. proudly(
A
)3. A. photos B. albums C. posters D. stickers(
D
)4. A. active B. careful C. polite D. silent(
D
)5. A. accompany B. follow C. expose D. introduce(
C
)6. A. faster B. earlier C. longer D. quicker(
C
)7. A. sensitive B. awkward C. sad D. stressed(
D
)8. A. article B. e-mail C. note D. letter(
A
)9. A. brighten up B. clear up C. spring up D. keep up(
D
)10. A. submitted B. returned C. distributed D. fetched(
B
)11. A. continued B. finished C. delivered D. received(
D
)12. A. described B. assessed C. targeted D. added(
A
)13. A. angel B. expert C. hero D. doctor(
D
)14. A. perceive B. advocate C. defend D. carry(
B
)15. A. skill B. gift C. clue D. sign答案
1.B 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.D 6.C 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.D 11.B 12.D 13.A 14.D 15.B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了作者作为临终安养院志愿者,在第一周的工作中,走进老人家中,帮助老人解决问题的故事。
1. B 解析:根据前文"It was my first week on the job"和后文"figuring out how to begin with a patient"可知,这是作者成为一名临终安养院志愿者的第一周,作者第一次面对这种情况,此时最重要的事情是弄清楚如何开始和病人打交道。故选 B。
2. A 解析:根据后文"about the 3 on her windowsill—her two daughters, many grandchildren, even great-grandchildren"和"I'm at peace with that."可知,老人对于死亡很平静,那么,二人谈论她的两个女儿、许多孙子,甚至曾孙时,既然没有特殊的事情发生,应是平静地对话。故选 A。
3. A 解析:根据后文"on her windowsill"可知,放在窗台上的应是家人的照片。故选 A。
4. D 解析:根据后文"I asked, sensing she might be waiting to see if I would 5 her to the truest place where this conversation could go."可知,老人可能在等着看作者是否会把她带到这次谈话可以进行的最真实的地方,由此可推知,此时老人没有说话,她沉默了。故选 D。
5. D 解析:根据前文"What were you thinking about when I walked in"可知,作者看到老人沉默后,换了一个话题,因为作者认为老人在等自己介绍一个真正对她有意义的话题。故选 D。
6. C 解析:根据前文"I'm Barbara, a hospice volunteer."和"I know I'm not going to be around"可知,老人知道自己活不了多久了。not much longer"不会太久"。故选 C。
7. C 解析:根据后文"that he can't make it to see me before I pass"可知,老人的孙子因为不能在老人去世前见到老人而很伤心。故选 C。
8. D 解析:根据后文"I can dictate if you'd write for me""I walked down the hall and 10 pens and paper materials.",以及下文的"put away the letters"可知,作者建议老人写信。故选 D。
9. A 解析:根据后文"I can dictate if you'd write for me"可知,老人同意了作者的建议。此处表示老人认为作者的建议很好,她似乎高兴了一点,露出喜色。故选 A。
10. D 解析:根据前文"I can dictate if you'd write for me"和后文"pens and paper materials"可知,老人说自己口述,作者写,所以作者去大厅拿来笔和纸质材料。故选 D。
11. B 解析:根据前文"her grandson's letter and decided to dictate others"可知,老人完成了给孙子的信后,想口述以便作者给她其余的亲人写信。故选 B。
12. D 解析:根据前文"Mrs B 11 her grandson's letter and decided to dictate others—for her daughters, the other grandchildren and great-grandchildren."和后文"her church community and her bridge club too"可知,老人完成了给孙子的信,又口述以便作者给她其余的亲人写信,直至最后给她的教会社区和桥牌俱乐部写信,即把它们也添加进来。故选 D。
13. A 解析:根据前文的内容和后文"Now I know it was you"可知,作者给老人提出了很好的建议,并且在作者的帮助下,老人给自己惦念的人写了信,老人感激作者,认为作者是上帝给自己派来的天使,所以此处指老人今天早上才请求上帝给自己派一个天使。故选 A。
14. D 解析:根据后文"a loving spark"可知,作者认为我们每个人身上都有爱的火花。故选 D。
15. B 解析:根据前文的内容可知,作者帮助了老人。作者认为,我们每个人身上都有爱的火花,仅仅是自己出现在老人的面前就可能是一份珍贵的礼物。故选 B。
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了作者作为临终安养院志愿者,在第一周的工作中,走进老人家中,帮助老人解决问题的故事。
1. B 解析:根据前文"It was my first week on the job"和后文"figuring out how to begin with a patient"可知,这是作者成为一名临终安养院志愿者的第一周,作者第一次面对这种情况,此时最重要的事情是弄清楚如何开始和病人打交道。故选 B。
2. A 解析:根据后文"about the 3 on her windowsill—her two daughters, many grandchildren, even great-grandchildren"和"I'm at peace with that."可知,老人对于死亡很平静,那么,二人谈论她的两个女儿、许多孙子,甚至曾孙时,既然没有特殊的事情发生,应是平静地对话。故选 A。
3. A 解析:根据后文"on her windowsill"可知,放在窗台上的应是家人的照片。故选 A。
4. D 解析:根据后文"I asked, sensing she might be waiting to see if I would 5 her to the truest place where this conversation could go."可知,老人可能在等着看作者是否会把她带到这次谈话可以进行的最真实的地方,由此可推知,此时老人没有说话,她沉默了。故选 D。
5. D 解析:根据前文"What were you thinking about when I walked in"可知,作者看到老人沉默后,换了一个话题,因为作者认为老人在等自己介绍一个真正对她有意义的话题。故选 D。
6. C 解析:根据前文"I'm Barbara, a hospice volunteer."和"I know I'm not going to be around"可知,老人知道自己活不了多久了。not much longer"不会太久"。故选 C。
7. C 解析:根据后文"that he can't make it to see me before I pass"可知,老人的孙子因为不能在老人去世前见到老人而很伤心。故选 C。
8. D 解析:根据后文"I can dictate if you'd write for me""I walked down the hall and 10 pens and paper materials.",以及下文的"put away the letters"可知,作者建议老人写信。故选 D。
9. A 解析:根据后文"I can dictate if you'd write for me"可知,老人同意了作者的建议。此处表示老人认为作者的建议很好,她似乎高兴了一点,露出喜色。故选 A。
10. D 解析:根据前文"I can dictate if you'd write for me"和后文"pens and paper materials"可知,老人说自己口述,作者写,所以作者去大厅拿来笔和纸质材料。故选 D。
11. B 解析:根据前文"her grandson's letter and decided to dictate others"可知,老人完成了给孙子的信后,想口述以便作者给她其余的亲人写信。故选 B。
12. D 解析:根据前文"Mrs B 11 her grandson's letter and decided to dictate others—for her daughters, the other grandchildren and great-grandchildren."和后文"her church community and her bridge club too"可知,老人完成了给孙子的信,又口述以便作者给她其余的亲人写信,直至最后给她的教会社区和桥牌俱乐部写信,即把它们也添加进来。故选 D。
13. A 解析:根据前文的内容和后文"Now I know it was you"可知,作者给老人提出了很好的建议,并且在作者的帮助下,老人给自己惦念的人写了信,老人感激作者,认为作者是上帝给自己派来的天使,所以此处指老人今天早上才请求上帝给自己派一个天使。故选 A。
14. D 解析:根据后文"a loving spark"可知,作者认为我们每个人身上都有爱的火花。故选 D。
15. B 解析:根据前文的内容可知,作者帮助了老人。作者认为,我们每个人身上都有爱的火花,仅仅是自己出现在老人的面前就可能是一份珍贵的礼物。故选 B。
