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.
词汇：
hospice n. 收容所，救济院，临终关怀
respite n. 缓期执行
care n. 临时看护
adulthood n. 成年，成人期
sibling n. 兄弟姊妹
therapist n. 理疗币
paddling n. 划动
pool n. 戏水池
bereavement n. 丧亲，丧友
注释：
1.live into adulthood...长大成人，活到成年
2.in the years to come...在大限将至之日，最后期限临近之时
练习：
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”.
答案与题解：
1.C 选项C的本意是，当这些儿童的家人希望能够亲自照料这些子女时，救济院的看护人员将会上门为其提供帮助，与前句中“为患儿提供家人般的关照”形成呼应。
2.E 该选项意为“他们对于时间、地方以及人们的身份产生了疑惑”。这里他们指的是上文中的患儿和其家人。第二段第一句话中已经显示，在接受长期药物治疗后，患儿和其家人都会出现一定程度上的身心问题，这句话和前文中的话逻辑衔接医学.全在.线.提供，所以答案为选项E。
3.B 上文中提到的患儿一天的治疗安排，是按照从早开始的时间顺序进行的，在介绍完患儿早间的治疗活动后，文章对其一天之后的行为进行解释，而本句话的意思为“一些患儿去上学，另一些则和救济院的游戏专家一起玩”，和上文形成了补充搭配。
4.D 该选项是对救济院特殊的游戏房间进行解释描述的，而最先提及该房间的就是第四段的第一句话，故补充在其后面，对其进行补充说明。
5.A 该选项和上下文呼应，解题线索为下句中提到的“服务不会随着死亡而结束”，从这里可以知道上文提到的房间是关于患儿亡故的，那么这间房子的用途就是该选项所描述的“为患儿亲属提供一个对其进行最后告别的场所”。
