It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25.I was nurse on duty that day.

It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25.
I was nurse on duty that day. I didn’t think there would be any patients, sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies showed up at my desk, a pale woman and four small children.
“Are you all sick?” I asked suspiciously.
“Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to descriptions of their presenting problems, things got a little vague. Two of the children had headaches, but the headaches weren’t accompanied by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still. Two children had earaches, but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The mother complained of a cough but seemed to work to produce it.
Something was wrong, but I didn’t say anything but explained that it might be a little while before a doctor saw her. She responded, “Take your time; it’s warm here.”
On a hunch (出于直觉), I checked the chart after the admitting clerk had finished registering the family. No address---they were homeless. The waiting room was warm.
I looked out at the family huddled by the Christmas tree. The little one was pointing at the television and exclaiming something to her mother. The oldest one was looking at an ornament on the Christmas tree.
I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless family in the waiting room. The nurses, grumbling about working Christmas, turned to compassion for a family just trying to get warm on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a medical emergency. But this one was a Christmas emergency.
We were all offered a free meal in the hospital cafeteria on Christmas Day, so we claimed that meal and prepared a banquet for our Christmas guests. We needed presents. We put together oranges and apples in a basket. We collected from different departments candies, crayons and other things available that could be presents. As seriously as we met the physical needs of the patients that came to us that day, our team worked to meet the needs, and exceed the expectations, of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas Day.
Later, as the family walked to the door to leave, the four year old came running back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”
【小题1】Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A．Working Christmas DayB．Christmas Day is ComingC．A Happy FamilyD．A Pale Woman and Four Small Children【小题2】What kind of person do you think the author is?A．Hardworking and outgoingB．Serious and carefulC．Hardworking and warmheartedD．Serious and stubborn【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．Something was wrong with one of the children’s heads.B．The pale woman forgot to write the address.C．The author did not understand the truth.D．The children’s mother told a lie.【小题4】It can be inferred from the text that .A．The author didn’t think there would be any patients on Christmas DayB．The woman was uncomfortable when she lowered her headC．The family appeared in the emergency room on Christmas EveD．The woman and four small children were satisfied and gratefulA

(答案→)A 解析：文章讲述的是一个发生在圣诞夜的感人故事。一位妈妈带着四个孩子来到作者工作的医院“看病”，细心的作者发现，他们是无家可归的一家人，想找一个暖和的地方。作者和同事一起为他们准备了食物、水果和礼物，让他们度过了一个难忘的圣诞夜。【小题1】根据“I was nurse on duty that day. I didn’t think there would be any patients, sighing about having to work on Christmas.”可知，作者为在圣诞节值班，而感到叹气，接下来，医院来了五个“病人”。文章讲述的是发生在圣诞夜值班的时候的事情。故选A。【小题2】根据倒数第二、三段“I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless family in the waiting room.much as we do when there’s a medical emergency...so we claimed that meal and prepared a banquet for our Christmas guests. We needed presents. We put together oranges and apples in a basket.”可知，作为一名值班护士，作者和其他值班的护士一起，为这五位特殊的病人准备了饭菜和水果及礼物，让他们度过了温暖的圣诞夜。由此可见，作者是勤劳和热心的。故选C。【小题3】根据“But when it came to descriptions of their presenting problems, things got a little vague...Take your time; it’s warm here...No address---they were homeless. The waiting room was warm.”可知，那个妈妈对孩子和自己的疾病的描述不准确，她不着急，只是想找一个温暖的地方。由此可见，这位妈妈说了一个善意的谎言。故选D。【小题4】根据最后两段的“our team worked to meet the needs, and exceed the expectations, of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas Day...the four year old came running back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today”可知，那位妈妈和她的孩子对作者和同事的热心款待感到满意和感激。故选D。

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