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.
(
B
)1. How did the writer feel about working on Christmas Day at first?
A. Excited.
B. Unhappy.
C. Surprised.
D. Interested.
(
C
)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.
(
B
)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.
(
B
)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.
