四、阅读理解
I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on Christmas Day. It was always quiet in the emergency room on this day, so I was not expecting any patients. When I was complaining about working on such a beautiful festival, a pale woman and four small children showed up at my desk.
"Are you all sick?" I asked doubtfully because they seemed all right.
"Yes," the woman answered in a low voice and lowered her head.
But when it came to their problems, things got a little strange. Two of the children had headaches, but they didn't hold their heads. Two children had earaches, but they couldn't tell me which ear was sore. The mother complained of a cough, but she seemed to be fine.
Something was wrong. I didn't do anything but said that it might take a while before a doctor could meet them. "Take your time, please," the mother answered. I checked their charts (病历)—no address. Suddenly, I knew they were homeless and the hospital was warm.
I looked out at the family, sitting together under the Christmas tree, smiling and chatting with each other sweetly. Quietly, I went back to the nurses' station and told them that we had a homeless family in the waiting room. The nurses' station suddenly came back to life. All the nurses came into action, just as we did when there was a real medical emergency.
But this one was a "Christmas emergency".
We took out our meals for our Christmas "patients". We also collected oranges and apples as presents. Usually we just tried to meet the physical needs of our patients. But today, we worked hard to meet the needs of a family who only wanted a warm place on Christmas Day.
Later, when the family was leaving, the four-year-old girl ran back and gave me a kiss. "Thanks for being our angel(天使)today," she whispered in my ear.
( ) 1. How did the writer feel about working on Christmas Day at first?
A. Excited. B. Unhappy. C. Surprised. D. Interested.
( ) 2. What was the real reason for the family coming to the emergency room?
A. The mother was coughing badly. B. Two children had headaches.
C. They needed a warm place to stay. D. They wanted to receive treatment.
( ) 3. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The writer was a very experienced doctor.
B. The nurses were very kind and caring.
C. The family came to the hospital with serious diseases.
D. The mother told the nurse their true situation at first.
( ) 4. What does the "Christmas emergency" in the story refer to?
A. The serious medical needs of a sick family.
B. The nurses' kindness to a homeless family.
C. A sudden increase of patients in the emergency room.
D. The writer's dissatisfaction(不满)about working on the festival.
I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on Christmas Day. It was always quiet in the emergency room on this day, so I was not expecting any patients. When I was complaining about working on such a beautiful festival, a pale woman and four small children showed up at my desk.
"Are you all sick?" I asked doubtfully because they seemed all right.
"Yes," the woman answered in a low voice and lowered her head.
But when it came to their problems, things got a little strange. Two of the children had headaches, but they didn't hold their heads. Two children had earaches, but they couldn't tell me which ear was sore. The mother complained of a cough, but she seemed to be fine.
Something was wrong. I didn't do anything but said that it might take a while before a doctor could meet them. "Take your time, please," the mother answered. I checked their charts (病历)—no address. Suddenly, I knew they were homeless and the hospital was warm.
I looked out at the family, sitting together under the Christmas tree, smiling and chatting with each other sweetly. Quietly, I went back to the nurses' station and told them that we had a homeless family in the waiting room. The nurses' station suddenly came back to life. All the nurses came into action, just as we did when there was a real medical emergency.
But this one was a "Christmas emergency".
We took out our meals for our Christmas "patients". We also collected oranges and apples as presents. Usually we just tried to meet the physical needs of our patients. But today, we worked hard to meet the needs of a family who only wanted a warm place on Christmas Day.
Later, when the family was leaving, the four-year-old girl ran back and gave me a kiss. "Thanks for being our angel(天使)today," she whispered in my ear.
( ) 1. How did the writer feel about working on Christmas Day at first?
A. Excited. B. Unhappy. C. Surprised. D. Interested.
( ) 2. What was the real reason for the family coming to the emergency room?
A. The mother was coughing badly. B. Two children had headaches.
C. They needed a warm place to stay. D. They wanted to receive treatment.
( ) 3. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The writer was a very experienced doctor.
B. The nurses were very kind and caring.
C. The family came to the hospital with serious diseases.
D. The mother told the nurse their true situation at first.
( ) 4. What does the "Christmas emergency" in the story refer to?
A. The serious medical needs of a sick family.
B. The nurses' kindness to a homeless family.
C. A sudden increase of patients in the emergency room.
D. The writer's dissatisfaction(不满)about working on the festival.
答案：1.B 2.C 3.B 4.B
解析：
【分析】
1. 第1题：要判断作者最初对圣诞节上班的感受，需定位到原文第一段的描述，找到关键词“unlucky”（倒霉的）和“complaining”（抱怨），这些词直接体现出作者的负面情绪，从而确定答案。
2. 第2题：需挖掘家庭来急诊室的真实原因，先关注文中关于他们症状的奇怪之处，再结合“no address”（没有地址）以及“I knew they were homeless and the hospital was warm”这句话，就能推断出他们是需要温暖的落脚地，而非真的生病。
3. 第3题：这是推理判断题，需要逐一分析选项：A选项原文明确说作者是护士不是医生，错误；C选项文中提到他们的症状都不符合真实生病的表现，错误；D选项妈妈一开始隐瞒了真实情况，错误；而护士们主动拿出食物、收集礼物帮助这个家庭，能推断出护士们善良有爱心，所以选B。
4. 第4题：理解“Christmas emergency”的含义，需联系上下文，文中提到这不是真正的医疗紧急情况，而是护士们把帮助无家可归的家庭当作“紧急任务”，指的是护士们对这个家庭的善意举动。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据第一段“I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on Christmas Day.”和“When I was complaining about working on such a beautiful festival”可知，作者一开始对圣诞节上班感到不高兴，故选B。
2. 第2题：由第五段“Suddenly, I knew they were homeless and the hospital was warm.”以及后文“we worked hard to meet the needs of a family who only wanted a warm place on Christmas Day.”可知，这个家庭来急诊室的真实原因是需要一个温暖的地方落脚，故选C。
3. 第3题：A选项，原文作者是护士，不是医生，错误；C选项，文中描述他们的症状都不符合真实生病的状态，并非患有重病，错误；D选项，妈妈一开始没有告知真实情况，而是谎称家人生病，错误；从护士们主动拿出自己的餐食、收集水果当作礼物帮助这个家庭的行为，可推断出护士们非常善良且有爱心，故选B。
4. 第4题：结合上下文，“Christmas emergency”并非指真正的医疗急症，而是护士们把帮助无家可归的这个家庭当作紧急事件，是护士们对这个家庭的善意之举，故选B。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.B
【知识点】
细节理解题、推理判断题、词义猜测
【点评】
这是一篇充满温情的阅读理解文章，以护士的视角讲述了圣诞节帮助无家可归家庭的暖心故事。题目既考查学生提取原文细节信息的能力，也考查逻辑推理和词义理解能力，引导学生体会善意与温暖的意义。
【难度系数】
0.6
1. 第1题：要判断作者最初对圣诞节上班的感受，需定位到原文第一段的描述，找到关键词“unlucky”（倒霉的）和“complaining”（抱怨），这些词直接体现出作者的负面情绪，从而确定答案。
2. 第2题：需挖掘家庭来急诊室的真实原因，先关注文中关于他们症状的奇怪之处，再结合“no address”（没有地址）以及“I knew they were homeless and the hospital was warm”这句话，就能推断出他们是需要温暖的落脚地，而非真的生病。
3. 第3题：这是推理判断题，需要逐一分析选项：A选项原文明确说作者是护士不是医生，错误；C选项文中提到他们的症状都不符合真实生病的表现，错误；D选项妈妈一开始隐瞒了真实情况，错误；而护士们主动拿出食物、收集礼物帮助这个家庭，能推断出护士们善良有爱心，所以选B。
4. 第4题：理解“Christmas emergency”的含义，需联系上下文，文中提到这不是真正的医疗紧急情况，而是护士们把帮助无家可归的家庭当作“紧急任务”，指的是护士们对这个家庭的善意举动。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据第一段“I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on Christmas Day.”和“When I was complaining about working on such a beautiful festival”可知，作者一开始对圣诞节上班感到不高兴，故选B。
2. 第2题：由第五段“Suddenly, I knew they were homeless and the hospital was warm.”以及后文“we worked hard to meet the needs of a family who only wanted a warm place on Christmas Day.”可知，这个家庭来急诊室的真实原因是需要一个温暖的地方落脚，故选C。
3. 第3题：A选项，原文作者是护士，不是医生，错误；C选项，文中描述他们的症状都不符合真实生病的状态，并非患有重病，错误；D选项，妈妈一开始没有告知真实情况，而是谎称家人生病，错误；从护士们主动拿出自己的餐食、收集水果当作礼物帮助这个家庭的行为，可推断出护士们非常善良且有爱心，故选B。
4. 第4题：结合上下文，“Christmas emergency”并非指真正的医疗急症，而是护士们把帮助无家可归的这个家庭当作紧急事件，是护士们对这个家庭的善意之举，故选B。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.B
【知识点】
细节理解题、推理判断题、词义猜测
【点评】
这是一篇充满温情的阅读理解文章，以护士的视角讲述了圣诞节帮助无家可归家庭的暖心故事。题目既考查学生提取原文细节信息的能力，也考查逻辑推理和词义理解能力，引导学生体会善意与温暖的意义。
【难度系数】
0.6