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As an intern (实习医生), I grew to understand that nursing home patients was a valuable part of my education—not just from a__1__angle, but for what they could__2__me personally.
Mr Smith was my first introduction to the nursing home.His__3__， regrettably, can probably exist in countless hospitals across our nation.An acute (严重的) illness had brought him to our nursing home years ago, and his family__4__him shortly before he left hospital.Helpless and unable to care for himself, he had no__5__ except for nursing home care，__6__he lay until I met him when I was an intern.
Mr Smith was almost noncommunicative.After transferring to the nursing home, he slipped into a tense and__7__state, waiting for his life to__8__.All efforts to bring him back to the mainstream life were__9__.Nurses faithfully tended to his physical needs, while he__10__as a shell of flesh and bone, completely lacking in life.For three years, I saw him every week.Not once did I hear him speak a word.Not once could I__11__his innermost thoughts.
On my last nursing home visit, an idea__12__me.I brought my__13__into Mr Smith's room as part of a(n)__14__in “pet treatment”．Something__15__occurred.All of a sudden, he sat up and started talking, telling me of the days when he was a boy and had a dog__16__to my own.
He told me stories of adventures he and his dog had had.For the first time, I saw the soul__17__from what had been a living corpse (尸体)．
That experience taught me not to underestimate the ability of the__18__things in life to touch hearts when carefully－made medicine has failed, and never to forget that within even the weakest of human bodies lies a life that is precious indeed—__19__that needs to be__20__and honored, even if it can't speak for itself.
本文通过作者做实习医生的经历告诉我们，不要低估生活中那些细微的却感动人心的事情，这是非常珍贵的，需要被理解与尊敬。
1．A.mental B．medical
C．personal D．moral
答案：B
解析：A.mental精神上的：B.medical医学上的；C.personal个人的；D.moral道德上的。本段说疗养院的病人给予“我”教育和启发，这样说并非从纯医学的角度而是指“我”从病人那儿领悟的道理。因此，这里所需要的形容词应该是“medical(医疗的，医学的)”，其他形容词与此处句意不符。
2．A.guide B．assist
C．teach D．move
答案：C
解析：A.guide指导；B.assist帮助；C.teach教；D.move移动。上句中education(教育)一词提供了线索，作者的意思是what they could teach me personally(他们所能教给“我”的道理)。而guide指导，assist帮助，move移动，均不符合。
3．A.condition B．position
C．relation D．situation
答案：A
解析：A.condition条件；B.position位置；C.relation关系；D.situation 情况。
4．A.greeted B．received
C．boycotted D．abandoned
答案：D
解析：A.greeted问候；B.received收到；C.boycotted抵制；D.abandoned 抛弃。由下文描述Mr Smith悲观闭锁可知，此处指“Mr Smith出院前不久遭其家人抛弃”，故选D项。
5．A.alternative B．dream C．means D．desire
答案：A
解析：A.alternative选择；B.dream梦想；C.means方法；D.desire 愿望。无法自理而且孤单无助的Mr Smith“别无选择”，只有依靠疗养院的照料，故选A项。
6．A.which B．what C．unless D．where
答案：D
解析：此处为where引导的非限制性定语从句，where在其引导的从句中作地点状语。
7．A.lonely B．desperate C．calm D．exciting
答案：B
解析：A.lonely孤单的；B.desperate绝望的：C.calm平静的；D.exciting 令人兴奋的。slip into表示“逐渐开始进入某种状态”，根据后面的“waiting for his life to __8__”及下文可知，Mr Smith陷入一种紧张绝望的等死状态。
8．A.form B．end C．renew D．develop
答案：B
解析：A.form形成：B.end结束；C.renew更新；D.develop发展。见上题解析。故选B项。
9．A.without meaning B．without doubt
C．in vain D．in effect
答案：C
解析：A.without meaning没有意义；B.without doubt毫无疑问；C.in vain白费；D.in effect事实上。根据下句Nurses faithfully tended to his physical needs，while he__10__as a shell of flesh and bone，completely lacking in life.可知，所有努力都白费了。
10．A.looked B．left
C．remained D．showed
答案：C
解析：A.looked看；B.left离开；C.remained仍然；D.showed展示。remain在此处为系动词，表示“仍然是，保持不变，句意：而他仍然没有生机。故选C项。
11．A.get out B．pick out
C．seek out D．figure out
答案：D
解析：A.get out从……出去；(秘密)泄露；使某人出局；出版；B.pick out挑选出，分辨出；C.seek out找到或找出某人/物；D.figure out理解某人，弄明白。故选D项。
12．A.struck B．occurred
C．happened D．belonged
答案：A
解析：A.struck突然想到；B.occurred发生；C.happened发生；D.belonged属于。句意：在我最后护理的时间，一个想法映入我的脑海。An idea struck sb.，某人突然想起，故选A项。
13．A.dog B．equipment
C．medicine D．teacher
答案：A
解析：A.dog狗；B.equipment设备；C.medicine药；D.teacher老师。根据下文中的“pet treatment”及“when he was a boy and had a dog...to my own”可推出，作者抱进去的应为一条狗，故选A项。
14．A.cure B．drug
C．test D．experiment
答案：D
解析：A.cure治疗；B.drug药；C.test检测；D.experiment实验。根据上文可知，很多方法对Mr Smith都没有效果，作者是想用“宠物疗法”做一下试验，故选D项。
15．A.puzzling B．amazing
C．bothering D．disappointing
答案：B
解析：A.puzzling令人困惑的；B.amazing令人吃惊的；C.bothering 令人困扰的；D.disappointing令人失望的。根据下文可知，Mr Smith看到狗后突然坐起来并开始讲话，还跟作者谈他孩提时的事。这显然是让人感到吃惊的变化，故选B项。
16．A.strange B．related C．similar D．familiar
答案：C
解析：A.strange奇怪的；B.related有关的；C.similar类似的；D.familiar熟悉的。句意：突然，他开始说话，告诉我他有条跟我的狗类似的狗。be similar to与……相似，故选C项。
17．A.renew B．awake C．appear D．step
答案：B
解析：A.renew更新；B.awake醒来；C.appear出现；D.step迈入。句意：第一次，我看见那灵魂从一具鲜活的尸体中苏醒过来。根据句意选B项。
18．A.simple B．hard C．strange D．difficult
答案：A
解析：A.simple简单的；B.hard困难的；C.strange奇怪的；D.difficult 困难的。句意：这次经历告诉我不要低估生活中简单的感动心灵的事情，这是药物所不能治疗的。根据句意选A项。
19．A.something B．one C．anything D．the one
答案：B
解析：A.something一些东西；B.one某一个；C.anything任何东西；D.the one这一个。句意：生活需要被尊敬，即使生活本身不会辩解。one代指a life，故选B项。
20．A.treated B．ignored C．respected D．cared
答案：C
解析：A.treated对待；B.ignored忽视；C.respected尊敬；D.cared 关心。句意：生活需要被尊敬，即使生活本身不会辩解。根据honored可知选C项。
