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.
Exercise 2 of Unit 7 of 8B Reading ( I )
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.
Exercise 2 of Unit 7 of 8B Reading ( I )
答案：四、1.B 2.C 3.B 4.B
解析：
【分析】
1. 第1题：先定位原文第一段，找到描述作者感受的关键词“unlucky”（倒霉的）和“complaining”（抱怨），由此可直接判断作者一开始对圣诞节上班的态度是不高兴的。
2. 第2题：先观察文中这家人的症状细节，发现他们的症状不符合常理，再结合后文提到的“homeless and the hospital was warm”，就能推断出他们来急诊室的真实目的是需要一个温暖的地方落脚，而非真的生病。
3. 第3题：逐一排查选项，A选项与原文中作者是护士的身份矛盾；C选项与他们并非真生病的事实不符；D选项与妈妈一开始谎称生病的行为相悖；从护士们主动拿出餐食、收集水果帮助这家人的行为，能看出她们善良有爱心，因此B选项正确。
4. 第4题：结合上下文可知，这不是真正的医疗紧急情况，护士们像处理急诊一样行动，实际上是在帮助无家可归的家庭，所以“Christmas emergency”指的是护士们对这个家庭的善意帮助。
【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.”以及后文内容可知，这家人并非真的生病，他们来急诊室的真实原因是需要一个温暖的地方停留，故选C。
3. 第3题：A选项错误，原文明确作者是护士而非医生；C选项错误，这家人没有严重疾病，只是假装生病；D选项错误，妈妈一开始没有说出真实情况；从护士们主动为这家人提供食物、礼物的行为可以看出她们善良且有爱心，故选B。
4. 第4题：文中提到这不是真正的医疗紧急事件，护士们像处理急诊一样行动，实则是在帮助无家可归的家庭，所以“Christmas emergency”指的是护士们对这个无家可归家庭的善意之举，故选B。
【答案】
四、1.B 2.C 3.B 4.B
【知识点】
细节理解、推理判断、词义猜测
【点评】
这篇阅读理解围绕圣诞节急诊室的暖心故事展开，考查学生对细节的捕捉、推理判断以及词义语境理解的能力。解题时需紧扣原文内容，通过关键词句和上下文分析得出答案，同时能体会到医护人员的善意与人文关怀。
【难度系数】
0.6
1. 第1题：先定位原文第一段，找到描述作者感受的关键词“unlucky”（倒霉的）和“complaining”（抱怨），由此可直接判断作者一开始对圣诞节上班的态度是不高兴的。
2. 第2题：先观察文中这家人的症状细节，发现他们的症状不符合常理，再结合后文提到的“homeless and the hospital was warm”，就能推断出他们来急诊室的真实目的是需要一个温暖的地方落脚，而非真的生病。
3. 第3题：逐一排查选项，A选项与原文中作者是护士的身份矛盾；C选项与他们并非真生病的事实不符；D选项与妈妈一开始谎称生病的行为相悖；从护士们主动拿出餐食、收集水果帮助这家人的行为，能看出她们善良有爱心，因此B选项正确。
4. 第4题：结合上下文可知，这不是真正的医疗紧急情况，护士们像处理急诊一样行动，实际上是在帮助无家可归的家庭，所以“Christmas emergency”指的是护士们对这个家庭的善意帮助。
【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.”以及后文内容可知，这家人并非真的生病，他们来急诊室的真实原因是需要一个温暖的地方停留，故选C。
3. 第3题：A选项错误，原文明确作者是护士而非医生；C选项错误，这家人没有严重疾病，只是假装生病；D选项错误，妈妈一开始没有说出真实情况；从护士们主动为这家人提供食物、礼物的行为可以看出她们善良且有爱心，故选B。
4. 第4题：文中提到这不是真正的医疗紧急事件，护士们像处理急诊一样行动，实则是在帮助无家可归的家庭，所以“Christmas emergency”指的是护士们对这个无家可归家庭的善意之举，故选B。
【答案】
四、1.B 2.C 3.B 4.B
【知识点】
细节理解、推理判断、词义猜测
【点评】
这篇阅读理解围绕圣诞节急诊室的暖心故事展开，考查学生对细节的捕捉、推理判断以及词义语境理解的能力。解题时需紧扣原文内容，通过关键词句和上下文分析得出答案，同时能体会到医护人员的善意与人文关怀。
【难度系数】
0.6