专练一 A (2021·福州市高中毕业质检) One morning, Chand, working as an assistant in an Indian hospital, spotted me outside the COVID-19 ward (病房).I was then __1__ trying to find out about my brother’s __2__.But it was a terrible day for doctors—some patients had died, and new __3__ were being wheeled in throughout. So Chand __4__ to me and asked if he could help.I told him it had been three days since my brother was put on a ventilator (呼吸器), and no one came to update us.Chand __5__ help and told me that there had been no turn for the __6__ in the last 10 hours. I was __7__ because it was just what I needed to hear while I waited for an hour outside the ward, anxious and __8__.I told Chand how depressed I had felt until his __9__ cut through my panic. Later, I often __10__ Chand and his colleagues to take messages, bringing support and __11__.His hopeful words gave me some relief.In the most difficult times in my life, such kind,calming words __12__ a lot to me. When my brother was discharged after nearly a month, I sent a message, expressing my gratitude to him for his __13__ help and endless efforts.And I was so impressed by his __14__ under such circumstances.He is a __15__ in this fight like doctors and nurses. 【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。作者在昌德的帮助下了解了哥哥的病情很感激他,并认为昌德和医生、护士一样,是这场抗击新冠肺炎疫情战斗中的英雄。 1.A.desperately B.awfully C.normally D.kindly 答案 A [考查语境和常识推断。根据空前一句可推知,我哥哥应是感染了新冠肺炎,住在病房里,结合常识可推知我当时的心情很是急切,急于了解哥哥的病情,因此选 A。] 2.A.surgery B.instruction C.condition D.medicine 答案 C [参见上题解析。C项意为“健康状况”,符合语境,因此选C。] 3.A.patients B.doctors C.nurses D.assistants 答案 A [考查逻辑推断和词汇复现。空前说这对医生来说是糟糕的一天,一些病人去世,结合空前的new可知此处意为新的病人被送到医院,因此选A。] 4.A.rose up B.turned up C.walked up D.showed up 答案 C [考查语境推断。根据语境可推知,昌德走向我并且问我他是否能提供帮助。A项意为“起身”;B项意为“出现”;C项意为“走近”。] 5.A.promised B.accepted C.advised D.offered 答案 D [考查语境推断。根据语境可推知,昌德提供了帮助,因此选D。] 6.A.better B.stronger C.sadder D.worse 答案 D [考查语境推断。根据下文中的“what I needed to hear”可推知,昌德告诉我在过去的10个小时中,哥哥的情况没有恶化。] 7.A.annoyed B.satisfied C.dizzy D.gra