问答题Passage 2 In January 2002, during the first week of a six-month stay at the Children’ s Hospital of Philadelphia for leukemia (白血病) treatment, Michael wandered over to his hospital window in search of relaxation. The (1)______ first-grader watched a construction crew (2)______ on a 10-storey addition to the hospital. (3)______ Michael’s third-floor window, Ritchie, an iron-worker from the East Falls section of Philadelphia, (4)______ and saw "this kid with no hair (5)______ face was pressed up to the window. I waved, and he smiled and (6)______ I’ll never forget that," says Ritchie, a father of three. As winter (7)______ spring, Michael watched, fascinated (着迷), as 3,000 tons of steel (8)______ formed the skeleton of the building. One day he colored a message for the crew and held (9)______ up to the window: Hi, Local Iron Workers. I’ m Mike. Ritchie and the (10)______ crew messaged back. Over the (11)______ months, as his treatment continued, Ritchie and the crew (12)______ Michael up and cheered him with (13)______ signs like Be Strong Mike. (14)______ the construction reached the third floor, Ritchie jumped across the (15)______ between the buildings and the two had a (16)______ chat. The hard hat with the tender heart wells up (涌出眼泪) when he thinks about it. “Michael (17)______ my life,” says Ritchie. “I was a real hard-core (顽固不化的) person without a lot of sympathy. But I’d (18)______ seeing this kid every day waving at me and excited about the construction. I look at life (19)______ thanks to him. “Today Michael is a 10-year-old third-grader in complete recovery. What does he hope to (20)______ when he grows up? “A construction worker,” he says.1. A. strange B. curious C. serious D. anxious2. A. playing B. studying C. living D. working3. A. Below B. Above C. Under D. Over4. A. watched out B. watched at C. looked up D. looked down5. A. whom B. whose C. which D. that6. A. came back B. came on C. waved back D. waved on7. A. went off B. went out C. turned into D. turned to8. A. gradually B. immediately C. successfully D. usually9. A. that B. it C. one D. itself10. A. hospital B. repair C. construction D. school11. A. first B. last C. long D. next12. A. cheered B. lighted C. called D. woke13. A. discouraging B. encouraging C. surprising D. interesting14. A. Before B. Since C. While D. When15. A. ground B. floor C. space D. storey16. A. face-to-face B. hand-in-hand C. neck-and-neck D. step-by-step17. A. gave B. changed C. saved D. took18. A. pay attention to B. get down to C. be used to D. look forward to19. A. differently B. happily C. sadly D. excitedly20. A. have B. get C. be D. appreciate
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Passage 2 In January 2002, during the first week of a six-month stay at the Children’ s Hospital of Philadelphia for leukemia (白血病) treatment, Michael wandered over to his hospital window in search of relaxation. The (1)______ first-grader watched a construction crew (2)______ on a 10-storey addition to the hospital. (3)______ Michael’s third-floor window, Ritchie, an iron-worker from the East Falls section of Philadelphia, (4)______ and saw "this kid with no hair (5)______ face was pressed up to the window. I waved, and he smiled and (6)______ I’ll never forget that," says Ritchie, a father of three. As winter (7)______ spring, Michael watched, fascinated (着迷), as 3,000 tons of steel (8)______ formed the skeleton of the building. One day he colored a message for the crew and held (9)______ up to the window: Hi, Local Iron Workers. I’ m Mike. Ritchie and the (10)______ crew messaged back. Over the (11)______ months, as his treatment continued, Ritchie and the crew (12)______ Michael up and cheered him with (13)______ signs like Be Strong Mike. (14)______ the construction reached the third floor, Ritchie jumped across the (15)______ between the buildings and the two had a (16)______ chat. The hard hat with the tender heart wells up (涌出眼泪) when he thinks about it. “Michael (17)______ my life,” says Ritchie. “I was a real hard-core (顽固不化的) person without a lot of sympathy. But I’d (18)______ seeing this kid every day waving at me and excited about the construction. I look at life (19)______ thanks to him. “Today Michael is a 10-year-old third-grader in complete recovery. What does he hope to (20)______ when he grows up? “A construction worker,” he says.1. A. strange B. curious C. serious D. anxious2. A. playing B. studying C. living D. working3. A. Below B. Above C. Under D. Over4. A. watched out B. watched at C. looked up D. looked down5. A. whom B. whose C. which D. that6. A. came back B. came on C. waved back D. waved on7. A. went off B. went out C. turned into D. turned to8. A. gradually B. immediately C. successfully D. usually9. A. that B. it C. one D. itself10. A. hospital B. repair C. construction D. school11. A. first B. last C. long D. next12. A. cheered B. lighted C. called D. woke13. A. discouraging B. encouraging C. surprising D. interesting14. A. Before B. Since C. While D. When15. A. ground B. floor C. space D. storey16. A. face-to-face B. hand-in-hand C. neck-and-neck D. step-by-step17. A. gave B. changed C. saved D. took18. A. pay attention to B. get down to C. be used to D. look forward to19. A. differently B. happily C. sadly D. excitedly20. A. have B. get C. be D. appreciate
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共用题干Nurse!I Want My MummyWhen a child is ill in hospital,a parent's first reaction is to be________(51)them.Most hospitals now allow parents to sleep________(52)with their child,providing a bed or sofa on the ward.But until the 1970s this _________ (53) was not only frowned upon（不被赞同）—it was actively discouraged.Staff worried that the children would be______(54)when their parents left,and so there was a blanket（通用的）ban.A concerned nurse,Pamela Hawthorn,disagreed and her study"Nurse,I Want My Mummy!"published in 1974,_________ (55 ) the face of paediatric（儿科的）nursing.Martin Johnson,a professor of nursing at the University of Salford,said that the work of_________(56) like Pamela had changed the face of patient care."Pamela's study was done against the__________(57)of a lively debate in paediatrics and psychology as to the degree women should spend with children in the outside world and the degree to which they should be allowed to visit children in__________(58).""The idea was that if mum came to__________(59)a small child in hospital the child would be upset and inconsolable（无法安慰的）for hours.""Yet the nurse noticed that if mum did not come at_________(60)the child stayed in a relatively stable state but they might be depressed.""Of course we know now that they had almost given up hope__________(61)mum was ever comingback.""To avoid a little bit of pain they said that no one should visit.""But children were alone and depressed,so Hawthorn said parents should be__________(62)to visit." Dr. Peter Carter,chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing,said her _________( 63 ) had been seminal（开创性的）."Her research put an end to the__________(64)when parents handed their children over to strangers at the door of the hospital ward.""As a result of her work,parents are now recognized as partners in care and are offered the opportunity to stay with their children while they are in hospital,__________(65)has dramatically improved both parents'and children's experience of care."_________(58)A:hospitalB:familyC:groupD:school
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