I was feeling pretty low. It was the week before I was scheduled for gallbladder surgery (膽囊手術(shù))， and I couldn’t escape my worried 1 . The surgeon was highly 2 but was new to me—and he didn’t have the best bedside manner. My sister， an 3 operating-room director， who usually put my 4 at ease about my medical care， had moved away recently. This would be my first time 5 an operation without her right there by my side.

I was on my own.“6 something goes wrong?”I tossed(翻來覆去) and turned all that night.

The next day I 7 I had to get my mind out of everything. A good 8 will do the trick， I thought. I 9 to the bookcase in my guest bedroom to get something to 10 . Next to the bookcase 11 some novels I had 12 from a library sale over a year ago. Right on top I saw a best-selling mystery novel.

I sat down in the bedroom， 13 the book and began to read. I couldn’t14 it—the book’s prologue(開場白)began with a woman awaiting surgery!She was also feeling 15 ， struggling with knowing if she had 16<8u> the right hospital， the right doctor.

“This is a team 17 ，” the doctor said to her.“We mustn’t 18 someone very important，” he continued，“the most important member of our team. Do you know who that is?”

I read on， breathless.

The doctor patted the woman’s hand gently and pointed to her.“ 19，” he told her.

And I realized my life wasn’t only in the doctor’s hands; it was in mine as well. Immediately I felt more confident and 20 about the upcoming surgery.

1. A. expressionsB. spiritsC. treatmentsD. thoughts

2. A. declaredB. suggestedC. recommendedD. persuaded

3. A. activeB. actualC. energeticD. experienced

4. A. heartB. mindC. feelingD. sense

5. A. doingB. makingC. facingD. missing

6. A. What ifB. Only ifC. How comeD. Even if

7. A. decidedB. wonderedC. agreedD. admitted

8. A. bookB. restC. dealD. motto

9. A. lookedB. headedC. attachedD. pointed

10. A. achieveB. comfortC. entertainD. read

11. A. wasB. wereC. layD. placed

12. A. taken upB. broken upC. picked upD. put up

13. A. openedB. shutC. carriedD. settled

14. A. focusB. bearC. believeD. understand

15. A. excitedB. frightenedC. worriedD. confused

16. A. caughtB. chosenC. discoveredD. ignored

17. A. effortB. affairC. directionD. standard

18. A. suspectB. removeC. preferD. forget

19. A. MyselfB. YourselfC. The doctorD. Your sister

20. A. carefulB. curiousC. hopefulD. sensitive

答案與解析

1. D。作者要做手術(shù)，此時難以掩飾內(nèi)心擔(dān)憂的思緒，從下句也可看出。thoughts“思想，想法”。

2. C。雖然給我做手術(shù)的醫(yī)生是被鼎力推薦的，但對我來說還是陌生的。由語境看出應(yīng)用recommend“推薦”。

3. D。根據(jù)下文可知作者的姐姐總能讓緊張的病人放松下來，因此應(yīng)該是“有經(jīng)驗的”。

4. B。put one’s mind at ease意思是“讓某人放松下來”。

5. C。這是作者第一次沒有姐姐在身邊時面對手術(shù)。做手術(shù)的是醫(yī)生，作者是被做手術(shù)，面對一次手術(shù)。

6. A。這次沒有姐姐在身邊，作者擔(dān)心，“如果出現(xiàn)情況怎么辦?”what if“如果……怎么辦?”

7. A。第二天我決定放下一切思想包袱。

8. A。根據(jù)下文可知此處是指書，看書可以緩解緊張的心情。

9. B。head to表示“朝……而去”。此處表示作者走向書架去拿書。

10. D。由上句可知是拿點東西來看，此處something指上句中的書。

11. B。此句為全倒裝，根據(jù)主謂一致可知用were。正常語序是some novels were next to the bookcase。

12. C。pick up此處表示“得到，購買到”。

13. A。根據(jù)前后句動作的順序可知是“我坐下來，打開書看了起來”。

14. C。根據(jù)下句介紹可知，此書的開場白再現(xiàn)了作者的真實情況，所以作者簡直難以相信。

15. C。本文開頭就介紹作者面臨手術(shù)時的擔(dān)心，而此書中的女人公也是如此worried“憂慮的”。

16. B。她們擔(dān)心的是，她們是否選對了醫(yī)院和醫(yī)生。

17. A。根據(jù)下文可知，這是共同努力的團隊協(xié)作，解決她們問題的關(guān)鍵還在于她們自己。effort“努力”。

18. D。我們不能忘記其中重要的一個人物。

19. B。根據(jù)前句pointed to her和下句I realized my life wasn’t only in the doctor’s hands; it was in mine as well可知此處指作者自己。

20. C。作者看到書中的情節(jié)得到啟發(fā)，再根據(jù)前面一詞confident也知作者對即將進行的手術(shù)感到更加的自信和充滿希望。

編輯/梁宇清