阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选

题目内容：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Taking Care

From a very early age, I knew I wanted to be a nurse. My mother was a nurse and I have always 36her and the way she took care of everyone. I wanted to be just like her.

So, here I am, a 37for the last seven years. I love my work. Now, my father is quite 38. He is 71 and has heart failure, and a lot of other medical 39. Up until April of this year, he was able to live alone, drive, and 40all of his own needs. His health has broken sown swiftly. I’m the only girl out of the five children. Being the only girl and a nurse 41me at the top of the caregiver list. Taking care of a sick parent is very 42, not at all like taking care of other patients. I have to 43my own family to be here with Dad. I know this is 44I need to be but it is still hard. I 45abut 12-15 hours day taking care of him. I want to spend all of the time that I can with him because I know that our 46left together is short.

At the same time, I find myself 47that my brothers don’t help more. Sometimes, it is days between their 48. they all have families of their own and busy lives but…so do I. My eldest brother does help some. He 49at night. He comes in at 8 or 9pm and lets me go home. But he is up and 50to hit the road at about 6 am. My 51brothers pop in for 10-15 minute visits. It is 52annoying. They say they 53stand “to see Daddy this way” which I understand. It hurts me to see him so sick 54weak, too. But …he’s our Dad. He has taken care of us our whole lives. I just 55like we should all do our part to take care of him now.

小题1:

A．missed

B．admired

C．cheered

D．loved小题2:

A．nurse

B．mother

C．doctor

D．daughter小题3:

A．stubborn

B．healthy

C．lonely

D．ill小题4:

A．puzzles

B．difficulties

C．problems

D．matters小题5:

A．give up

B．take care of

C．watch over

D．take up小题6:

A．put

B．encouraged

C．obliged

D．showed小题7:

A．necessary

B．easy

C．important

D．difficult小题8:

A．refuse

B．support

C．abandon

D．own小题9:

A．when

B．how

C．where

D．why小题10:

A．waste

B．spend

C．kill

D．pass小题11:

A．money

B．pleasure

C．emotion

D．time小题12:

A．angry

B．calm

C．enthusiastic

D．anxious小题13:

A．trips

B．favours

C．visits

D．meals小题14:

A．lives

B．appears

C．sleeps

D．stays小题15:

A．likely

B．ready

C．sorry

D．glad小题16:

A．other

B．dear

C．busy

D．pitiful小题17:

A．even

B．ever

C．still

D．really小题18:

A．mustn’t

B．needn’t

C．can’t

D．shouldn’t小题19:

A．or

B．and

C．yet

D．but小题20:

A．feel

B．sound

C．smell

D．look

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:D

小题4:C

小题5:B

小题6:A

小题7:D

小题8:C

小题9:C

小题10:B

小题11:D

小题12:A

小题13:C

小题14:D

小题15:B

小题16:A

小题17:D

小题18:C

小题19:B

小题20:A

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。