Ⅲ .完形填空

Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a __1__ the summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a __2__. One of her colleagues needed a full－time __3__. “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital; why not volunteer to __4__ Nick instead？” Then she told me that this six－year－old boy was not a __5__ child.

Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day－care centers would not __6__ him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium(平衡)problems. He couldn't __7__ or run properly. I was __8__ if I was to take the job when my mother __9__， “Don't you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the __10__.”
Then I told her I was __11__ for the job.
The day started at 7：00 a．m. Nick was my wake－up call! With so much energy and very little __12__ , he was quite a mix.

At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy's face __13__ up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be__14__ to get a child to go down a slide(滑梯). Believe me, it wasn't! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his __15__ and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.

Halfway through the summer, he __16__ it to the top of the slide. With my arms holding him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his __17__. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big __18__ and asked, “May I go down again, alone？”
I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children __19__ for granted.
This __20__ child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.

1． B．course C．project D．relaxation

2．e B．favour C．business D．trade

3． B．waitress C．guard D．guide

4．t B．assist C．attend D．comfort

5． B．naughty C．clever D．happy

6． B．receive C．accept D．adopt

7． B．play C．stand D．walk

8．ting B．wondering C．questioning D．doubting

9．ted B．argued C．challenged D．commented

10． B．courage C．faith D．time

11．A. eager B．sorry C．grateful D．ready

12．ess B．balance C．knowledge D．control

13．ted B．cheered C．lit D．shut

14．ing B．simple C．interesting D．flexible

15． B．worries C．chances D．situations 

16．d B．got C．managed D．made

17．er B．reaction C．answer D．greeting

18． B．clap C．welcome D．surprise

19． B．do C．take D．enjoy

20．ble B．smart C．brave D．special

答案及解析：

1. D。由空格后的busy可知作者想在繁忙的高中开始前度过一个放松的假期，所以用relaxation，与busy形成对比。

2. B。句意为：“母亲请求我给她帮一个忙”，固定短语：do sb. a favour “帮某人一个忙”。

3. A。结合下文作者照料那个小孩可知，作者母亲的同事需要一个专职的保姆。

4. C。句意为：“既然你选择了在医院里做志愿者，那么为什么你不可以去照料Nick呢？”attend意为”照料”，符合句意。

5. A。 句意为：“然后母亲告诉我那个六岁的男孩不是一个正常人。”normal正常的。

6. C。句意为：“Nick是一个可爱的小男孩，但是他患了很多疾病，以至于日常护理中心不愿意接受小Nick。”

7. D。因为有平衡问题，所以小Nick在走路或者跑步上都有麻烦，也就是说他不能像正常人一样去活动。

8. A。 句意为：我正在犹豫着是否要接受这个工作时，母亲说道：“难道你将来不想成为一名护士吗？我想你根本就没有勇气。”hesitate犹豫。

9. C。 为了让作者接受这个工作，母亲采用了激将法，所以用challenge来表示“挑战性地说”。

10. B。 作者的犹豫让母亲知道了作者最初不接受这个工作的原因，那即是作者被小孩子的状况吓坏了，没有了勇气，所以该空用courage.

11. D。 在母亲的挑战下，我说我准备好了，愿意接受。be ready for sth.准备好了去做某事。

12. B。 该句讲述Nick的状况：精力多但是又不能自己保持平衡。

13. C。 小Nick看到别的孩子在玩耍，自己的脸上也放出了光，变得兴奋了。light up发光，变兴奋；cheer up高兴起来(尤指从悲伤中变得高兴)。

14. B。 一般人会认为让一个孩子从滑梯上滑下来是一件极其简单的事情，但是对小Nick而言，却绝非简单。

15. A。句意为：“我们一起来面对Nick感到害怕的东西以及担心的东西。”

16. D。 考查短语：make it to sp.成功到达某个地方。

17. B。

18. A。孩子表示爱意的一种方法是用嘴去亲吻大人的面颊。

19. C。考查短语take sth. for granted视某事为理所当然。

20. D。经过一段时间的接触， Nick这个特殊的孩子让作者明白了“作为一名护士需要尊重、耐心和友善。”

Ⅳ.短文改错

Volunteering is when we regular go and do nice things 1.______

for other people. Volunteers may help out in local retirement homes 2.______

and in hospitals. Some volunteers work with poor people3.______

and another volunteers help teach orphaned children to read.4.______

答案

regular→regularly
√
and→or
another→other

There are many types of volunteers which help 5.______

those who needs help the most. 6.______

Volunteering is something which really helps us as individuals. 7.______

It gives us a chance stop complaining about our own lives, and 8.______

realized exactly how lucky we are. Volunteering also teaches us more9.______

about responsibility, patience, empathy, and after all, love. 10.______

答案：

needs→need
which→that
chance后加to
realized→realize
after→above
which→who或that