第二篇 The Hope Children’s Hospice
The Hope Children’s Hospice provides free specialist care for children with life-limiting conditions who are not expected to live into adulthood. It cares for up to eight terminally-ill children at one time, and aims to care for them in the same way their families would care for them at home. ____1____
Life-limiting conditions present many long-term medical and emotional problems-not only for the child, but for parents and siblings too. So the hospice offers respite care-short stays for the child alone or for the whole family together. ____2____ Short stays give terminally-ill children an opportunity to meet others with similar conditions.
Each child at the hospice has their own carer and their own care plan. A normal day might start with a jacuzzi bath followed by a massage from a complementary therapist. ____3____
The hospice has a multi-sensory room. ____4____ It has touch-screen computers, video games, paddling pools, anti space for wheelchair dancing. Children have music therapy and can record their own music, not only as a way to express their feelings, but to leave something for their family and friends to listen to in the years to come.
The hospice has a number of quiet moms where we care for children during and after death. ____5____ Our support does not end with death. We help not just grieving parents, but also siblings who are experiencing bereavement. We give everyone opportunities to discuss their fears about death and dying.
詞匯：
hospice n. 收容所，救濟院，臨終關懷
respite n. 緩期執(zhí)行
care n. 臨時看護
adulthood n. 成年，成人期
sibling n. 兄弟姊妹
therapist n. 理療幣
paddling n. 劃動
pool n. 戲水池
bereavement n. 喪親，喪友
注釋：
1.live into adulthood...長大成人，活到成年
2.in the years to come...在大限將至之日，最后期限臨近之時
練習：
A These are places where families and friends can say goodbye.
B Some children go to school, while others play with hospice play specialists.
C When families prefer to do the caring themselves, a hospice carer will go to their home and help them.
D This is a special room which stimulates the children’s senses with lights, music, touch, and smell.
E They become confused about time, place, and who people are.
F At these times, parents hand over responsibilities to the staff and have a “holiday”.
答案與題解：
1.C 選項C的本意是，當這些兒童的家人希望能夠親自照料這些子女時，救濟院的看護人員將會上門為其提供幫助，與前句中“為患兒提供家人般的關照”形成呼應。
2.E 該選項意為“他們對于時間、地方以及人們的身份產(chǎn)生了疑惑”。這里他們指的是上文中的患兒和其家人。第二段第一句話中已經(jīng)顯示，在接受長期藥物治療后，患兒和其家人都會出現(xiàn)一定程度上的身心問題，這句話和前文中的話邏輯銜接醫(yī)學.全在.線.提供，所以答案為選項E。
3.B 上文中提到的患兒一天的治療安排，是按照從早開始的時間順序進行的，在介紹完患兒早間的治療活動后，文章對其一天之后的行為進行解釋，而本句話的意思為“一些患兒去上學，另一些則和救濟院的游戲專家一起玩”，和上文形成了補充搭配。
4.D 該選項是對救濟院特殊的游戲房間進行解釋描述的，而最先提及該房間的就是第四段的第一句話，故補充在其后面，對其進行補充說明。
5.A 該選項和上下文呼應，解題線索為下句中提到的“服務不會隨著死亡而結束”，從這里可以知道上文提到的房間是關于患兒亡故的，那么這間房子的用途就是該選項所描述的“為患兒親屬提供一個對其進行最后告別的場所”。
