【正文】 library manager, has been helping out for six years. It makes me feel a bit more plete, she says simply. Helping with the meals frees up the nurses to get on with other things. I believe in being a part of the munity and this hospital is part of my munity. Another key role is played by the discharge volunteers, who offer support to the elderly, especially those aged 70 and overleaving hospital to return to an empty home. The team has a budget of ￡10 per person and will pop to the shops and buy milk, bread and a meal to tide them over for the first few hours. They then call the patients regularly, for as long as they need, to check how they are getting on and if they need extra support. The volunteers in Kingston work from a dedicated officea small room in one of the buildings on the hospital grounds, where a Christmas tree decorated with baubles (小飾物) bearing the faces of volunteers sits in the corner. All the volunteers e and gather here, it gets very busy at times, smiles Nicola Hutin, 67, a discharge support volunteer. A mother of two, and grandmother of four, she was a membership coordinator (協(xié)調(diào)員) for a trade association until she retired, and has since volunteered at the hospital one morning a week for 18 months.（1）What can we learn about dining panions? A.Their working conditions are noisy.B.They are great assistants for doctors.C.They often make patients more nervous.D.The occupation existed more than ten years ago.（2）What does Violette think of her work? A.She finds it tiring and boring.B.She finds it easy to plete her work.C.She believes it gives her a sense of belonging.D.She believes helping patients with meals is to free up the munity.（3）What does a discharge volunteer do for the patients? A.Raise money for the elderly.B.Pay a visit to them at home C.Buy daily necessities for them.D.Ring to check their health condition.（4）Which of the following can best describe the theme of the text? A.It is never too old to learn.B.Many hands make light work.C.Health is better than wealth.D.God helps those who help themselves.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，通過(guò)講述志愿者的工作，告訴我們的是人多力量大。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的Many of our patients are elderly and can be confused by the noisy, busy environment of the hospital and so won39。t focus on eating. 我們的許多病人都是老年人，可能會(huì)被醫(yī)院嘈雜繁忙的環(huán)境所迷惑，因此不會(huì)集中精力吃飯。 so the dining panions were introduced. They will assist the patients and encourage them to eat. 所以介紹了吃飯的同伴。他們會(huì)幫助病人，鼓勵(lì)他們吃東西?？芍?，關(guān)于用餐同伴，我們能了解到他們的工作環(huán)境很嘈雜。故選A。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Violette, a retired library manager, has been helping out for six years. ‘It makes me feel a bit more plete,’” Violette是一名退休的圖書(shū)館經(jīng)理，她已經(jīng)幫了六年的忙。這讓我覺(jué)得更完整了”，以及“ I believe in being a part of the munity and this hospital is part of my munity. ”我相信成為社區(qū)的一份子，而這家醫(yī)院也是我社區(qū)的一份子?？芍?，Violette覺(jué)得她的工作會(huì)給她一種歸屬感。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“They then call the patients regularly, for as long as they need, to check how they are getting on and if they need extra support.”然后他們會(huì)定期給病人打電話，只要他們需要，檢查他們的情況以及是否需要額外的支持。可知，出院志愿者為病人打電話來(lái)檢查他們的健康狀況。故選D。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The volunteers in Kingston work from a dedicated officea small room in one of the buildings on the hospital grounds, where a Christmas tree decorated with baubles (小飾物) bearing the faces of volunteers sits in the corner.” Kingston的志愿者們?cè)谝婚g專門的辦公室里工作，這是醫(yī)院場(chǎng)地上一棟大樓里的一個(gè)小房間，角落里有一棵圣誕樹(shù)，上面裝飾著印有志愿者面孔的小玩意?？芍疚母嬖V我們的是人多力量大。故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。7．閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 In 2011, Nancy Ballard went for a routine checkup that turned into something extraordinary. In fact, she was carrying a painting of a plant she39。d done when she arrived at her doctor39。s San Francisco office. It would be great if we had artwork like that for our chemotherapy (化療) rooms, the nurse said. Ballard asked to see one. She was shocked by what she found. The walls were dull and bare, and the paint was chipping (剝落). It was a depressing room for a depressing routine—patients restricted to chemo drips for perhaps several hours, often with nothing to look at other than those sad walls. Ballard didn39。t have cancer herself, but she could sympathize with the patients. I couldn39。t imagine how anyone could even think about getting healthy in a room like that, she says. As it happens, Ballard39。s physician, Stephen Hufford, was ill with cancer himself, so finding time to decorate the rooms was low on his todo list. So Ballard made it her mission to brighten up the place. She started by ing 20 local designers. I wrote, 39。You don39。t know me. But my heart hurts after seeing these rooms, she remembers. She then asked whether they would donate their time and money to transform just one of Dr. Hufford39。s rooms each. As it happened, six of them wrote back almost immediately. Six rooms got new paint, light fixtures, artwork, and furniture. Dr. Hufford was delighted. All the patients feel relieved of the pain because of it, he said. He even noted that his own tone of voice was different in the rooms and that he was better able to connect with his patients. Ballard was so encouraged by the patients39。 reactions that she created a nonprofit, Rooms That Rock 4 Chemo, to raise money and decorate more spaces. Since then, she has worked on 20 projects, including one in Pennsylvania. We were in Philadelphia for a ribbon cutting, and a woman was there on her third battle with cancer, says Ballard. When she saw what we39。d done, she said, 39。I39。m gonna beat it this time. I thought I wasn39。t going to, but now I know I39。m gonna beat it.（1）What made Ballard decide to help decorate the chemotherapy rooms? A.Her sympathy for cancer patients.B.Her passion for room decoration.C.The good relationship with Hufford.D.The request of a nurse in San Francisco.（2）What oute does Ballard39。s effort bring about? A.More hospitals will be built,B.Hufford cured more patients.C.The cancer patients were feeling bett