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My mother was a nurse. She left at 5:45 a. m, so I had to wake myself up, fix breakfast, and walk to the 7:30 a.m. bus. I hated being left home alone in the 1 , but I especially hated having to take the bus. Mom worked the day shift so she could pick me up after school. One day, as we walked to our car, I saw an old man walking towards us. He 2 broke into a wide smile, but I didn’t know him. “Leigh! Leigh!” he said, 3 my mother’s name. “Hello,” she answered. “How are you feeling?” “Couldn’t be better! Thanks. Now who is this lovely young person?” he asked 4 . “This is my daughter,” Mom replied, looking over to me.“Jenny, can you say hello?” I looked at him and smiled, unsure of my 5 . “Well, it is very nice to meet you. I hope you know how lucky you are!” he said. I looked at him in 6 as I had no idea what he was talking about and I didn’t feel lucky at all. “You have the most wonderful, caring and lovely mother,” he said. “When I was in hospital last month, she took the best care of me. She made me better every day. In fact, young 7 , I shall never forget her.” I watched this stranger’s joy in my mom. He kept thanking her and thanking her. Right then I suddenly 8 what it meant for my mom to be a nurse. She was caring for, serving, and loving those strangers, often during some of the 9 times in their lives. It wasn’t the last time I witnessed someone thanking Mom or 10 her on her bedside manner, but it was the first time I understood why I stood at the bus stop every morning. 1 ． A ． morning B ． afternoon C ． evening D ． night 2 ． A ． smoothly B ． simply C ． suddenly D ． slowly 3 ． A ． writing B ． calling C ． reading D ． asking 4 ． A ． carefully B ． curiously C ． cheerfully D ． calmly 5 ． A ． looks B ． age C ． moods D ． role 6 ． A ． surprise B ． hope C ． doubt D ． envy 7 ． A ． lady B ． man C ． person D ． student 8 ． A ． accepted B ． explained C ． considered D ． realized 9 ． A ． happiest B ． darkest C ． busiest D ． warmest 10 ． A ． praising B ． greeting C ． attacking D ． reminding 答案： 1 ． A 2 ． C 3 ． B 4 ． C 5 ． D 6 ． A 7 ． C 8 ． D 9 ． B 10 ． A 【分析】 文章讲述了作者的妈妈是一名护士，每天早上很早出门，作者不得不自己收拾一切，直到有一次作者看到妈妈被一位照顾过的病人表扬的时候，作者才意识到这对于妈妈意为着什么。 1. 句意：我讨厌早上一个人呆在家里，尤其讨厌乘公共汽车。 morning 早上； afternoon 下午； evening 傍晚； night 晚上；根据 “She left at 5:45 a.m, so I had to wake myself up, fix breakfast, and walk to the 7:30 a.m. bus.” 可知，作者讨厌早上一个人在家，故选 A 。 2. 句意：他突然露出灿烂的笑容，但我不认识他。 smoothly 流畅地； simply 简单地； suddenly 突然； slowly 慢慢地；根据 “I saw an old man walking towards us.” 以及 “broke into a wide smile” 可知，此处说的是突然露出灿烂的笑容，故选 C 。 3. 句意：他叫着我母亲的名字说。 writing 写； calling 叫； reading 读； asking 问；根据 “Leigh! Leigh!” 可知，是叫着作者母亲的名字，故选 B 。 4. 句意：他高兴地问。 carefully 仔细地； curiously 好奇地； cheerfully 高兴地； calmly 镇定地；根据 “...Couldn’t be better!” 以及后文对母亲的表扬可知，这个人心情是非常好的，应该是高兴地问，故选 C 。 5. 句意：我看着他笑了笑，不确定自己的角色。 looks 相貌，表情； age 年龄； moods 情绪； role 角色；根据 “broke into a wide smile, but I didn’t know him.” 以及 “Jenny, can you say hello?” 可知，对于这个作者不认识的人，被要求跟他打招呼，作者不知道应该用什么样的角色跟他打招呼，故选 D 。 6. 句意：我惊讶地看着他。 surprise 惊讶； hope 希望； doubt 怀疑； envy 嫉妒；根据 “as I had no idea what he was talking about” 可知，作者对于那个人说的话感到惊讶，故选 A 。 7. 句意：其实，年轻人，我永远不会忘记她。 lady 女士； man 男人； person 人； student 学生；根据 “this lovely young person” 可知，这里是陌生男人对作者说的话，用 young person 指代作者，故选 C 。 8. 句意：就在那时，我突然意识到对我妈妈来说，当护士意味着什么。 accepted 接受； explained 解释； considered 考虑； realized 意识到；根据 “what it meant for my mom to be a nurse” 可知，这是作者意识到的，故选 D 。 9. 句意：她照顾、服务、爱护那些陌生人，常常是在他们生命中最黑暗的时期。 happiest 最幸福的； darkest 最黑暗的； busiest 最忙的； warmest 最温暖的；根据 “She was caring for, serving, and loving those strangers” 及常识可知，作者意识到妈妈在这些陌生人最艰难最黑暗的时期照顾他们，故选 B 。 10. 句意：这不是我最后一次看到有人感谢妈妈或赞扬她对病人的态度，但这是我第一次明白为什么我每天早上都要站在公交车站。 praising 表扬； greeting 问候； attacking 攻击； reminding 提醒；根据 “When I was in hospital last month she took the best care of me. She made every day better.” 可知，妈妈受到了她照顾的病人们的感谢和赞扬，故选 A 。

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