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[2019·广东佛山市质量测试一]In 2011, Nancy Ballard went for a routine checkup that turned into something extraordinary. In fact, she was carrying a painting of a plant she'd done when she arrived at her doctor's San Francisco office. “It would be great if we had artwork like that for our chemotherapy (化疗) rooms，” the nurse said. Ballard asked to see one.
She was shocked by what she found. The walls were dull and bare, and the paint had chipped off (剥落). It was a depressing room for a depressing routine — patients restricted themselves to chemo drips for perhaps several hours, often with nothing to look at other than those sad walls. Ballard didn't have cancer herself, but she could sympathize with the patients. “I couldn't imagine how anyone could even think about getting healthy in a room like that，” she says. As it happens, Ballard's physician, Stephen Hufford, was ill with cancer himself, so finding time to decorate the rooms was low on his todo list. So Ballard made it her mission to brighten the place up.
She started by emailing 20 local designers. “I wrote, ‘You don't know me. But my heart hurts after seeing these rooms，’” she said. She then asked whether they would donate their time and money to transform just one of Dr. Hufford's rooms each.
As it happened, six of them wrote back almost immediately. Six rooms got new paint, light fixtures, artwork, and furniture. Dr. Hufford was delighted. “All the patients feel relieved of the pain because of it，” he said. He even noted that his own tone of voice was different in the rooms and that he was better able to connect with his patients.
Ballard was so encouraged by the patients' reactions that she created a nonprofit organization, Rooms That Rock 4 Chemo, to raise money and decorate more spaces. Since then, she has worked on 20 projects, including one in Pennsylvania. “We were in Philadelphia for a ribbon cutting, and a woman was there on her third battle with cancer，” says Ballard. “When she saw what we'd done, she said, ‘I'm gonna beat it this time. I thought I wasn't going to, but now I know I'm gonna beat it.’”
体裁：夹叙夹议 题材：人物故事 主题：用爱装饰化疗室
【语篇解读】 到医院做身体常规检查的巴拉德发现化疗室环境十分令人压抑，决心发动当地20位设计者去重新装饰这些化疗室。化疗室重新装饰之后，得到了医生和病人的赞扬，癌症病人也感觉痛苦得到了缓解。受此鼓舞，巴拉德成立了一个组织，筹集了更多的资金，到各地去做这样的善事。
1．What made Ballard decide to help decorate the chemotherapy rooms?
A．Her sympathy for cancer patients.
B．Her passion for room decoration.
C．The good relationship with Hufford.
D．The request of a nurse in San Francisco.
答案与解析：A 考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“... but she could sympathize with the patients... So Ballard made it her mission to brighten the place up.”可知，是同情心让巴拉德决心去装饰这些化疗室。故选A项。
2．What outcome does Ballard's effort bring about?
A．More hospitals will be built.
B．Hufford cured more patients.
C．The cancer patients were feeling better.
D．Hufford's chemotherapy rooms got good fame.
答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“All the patients feel relieved of the pain because of it”可知，所有的病人都感觉痛苦得到了缓解。故选C项。
3．Which words best describe Nancy Ballard?
A．Loving and devoted. B．Talented and energetic.
C．Rich and generous. D．Ambitious and creative.
答案与解析：A 考查推理判断。巴拉德自己并未患癌症，但她为病人们装饰化疗室，让病人们心情更放松，增强了他们战胜疾病的信心。由此可见，巴拉德是一位极具爱心且尽心尽力的人。A项意为“有爱心的，尽心尽力的”；B项意为“有天赋的，精力充沛的”；C项意为“富裕的，慷慨大方的”；D项意为“有抱负的，有创造性的”。故选A项。
4．Which can be a suitable title for the passage?
A．Design for Hope B．Battle against Cancer
C．Donation for Patients D．Decoration in Hospital
答案与解析：A 考查主旨大意。文章主要讲述巴拉德为身患癌症的病人装饰化疗室，从而让病人们在这些化疗室中缓解疾病痛苦。她后来还创办了一个非营利组织，筹集了更多资金，鼓励更多病人同疾病作斗争，这为他们带来了希望。故选A项。
