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朗朗晨读(十四)2021·全国乙卷·完形填空·价值词汇发掘
三遍而熟·背出语感——(第一遍,做题;第二遍,代入答案诵读;第三遍,带空诵读,凭语感顺出答案)
Simply saying thank you doesn't seem enough in certain situations. I was considering this while working as a __1__ just a few weeks ago. And it came to me then how much easier it would be if we had a range of words that express different __2__ of gratitude (感谢).
My thoughts were soon __3__. We had a woman patient who was __4__ from a knee replacement operation. One afternoon, while __5__ to get into bed she collapsed (倒下) from what was __6__ discovered to be a heart attack. The collapse was disastrous, __7__ the emergency medical team and good teamwork. But she recovered, though __8__ , and was ready for discharge (出院) after four weeks.
She was __9__ for everything that the medical and nursing team had done for her. On her day of discharge, we shared in her __10__ at her recovery. As she was __11__ she was eager to say __12__ to each of us in the nursing team. When she __13__ one nurse, she tried to press a fivepound note into her hand. My colleague __14__ to accept it, saying that we were all just __15__ our job. The patient looked puzzled, and then __16__ : “Oh this isn't for the __17__ I had. I take that as a __18__ . No, this is for setting my hair yesterday.”
And there you have it. To many people, __19__ lives is part of the job but styling hair is an __20__ and should be rewarded.
1.A.cleaner B.chemist
C.nurse D.doctor
2.A.grades B.meanings
C.needs D.expectations
3.A.brushed aside B.put to the test
C.brought under discussion D.taken into account
4.A.departing B.escaping
C.retiring D.recovering
5.A.attempting B.choosing
C.pausing D.promising
6.A.eventually B.fortunately
C.casually D.secretly
7.A.assessing B.requiring
C.forming D.proving
8.A.slightly B.accidentally
C.slowly D.happily
9.A.grateful B.thoughtful
C.sorrowful D.fearful
10.A.surprise B.delight
C.curiosity D.disappointment
11.A.operating B.thinking
C.hesitating D.leaving
12.A.sorry