Kathy Ho teaches high school inside Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford (LPCH). “Sometimes I don’t like saying that I’m a teacher,” says Ho. “People get in their minds an idea of what teachers do, but that’s not really what it is here.”

“Here” is room 386, where each year, about 500 LPCH patients also become students. The hospital school is free of parents, doctors, and medical procedures. It’s a place of learning. About half of Ho’s students stay for a week or less; others are there for more than a year. Most of Ho’s students will recover, which means that preparing them to return to school is an increasingly important component of care.

Still, in room 386, academics don’t come first. Physical health and mental health are the priority. “If you’re scared about something and thinking only about that, there’s no way you’re going to be able to learn,” Ho says. “I’m a coach, an adviser, and a comforter, and that’s what it means to be a hospital teacher.”

There are up to 30 students at any given time in Ho’s class. She generally works with their regular teachers to get lessons and tests being used at their home schools. Some teachers don’t give the kids any assignments; they express sympathy instead. “I feel like it is a disservice to the kids,” Ho says. “They think their teachers don’t care about their schoolwork.”

Ho recognizes the psychological benefit of helping kids keep up with their peers (同龄人) outside the hospital. “I actually think the medicine is only a small piece for some problems,” says Julie Good, director of pain management services at LPCH. “It’s about problem-solving around what it means to have a full life. Those kids have dreams. School can keep those dreams alive by giving kids a way to learn and grow.”

1.1. Who does Ho teach at LPCH?

A Sick children.

B Young nurses.

C Medical students.

D Patients’ parents.

解析：选A。1.A 细节理解题。文章第一段明确指出，Kathy Ho 在斯坦福大学露西尔·帕卡德儿童医院（LPCH）内任教。第二段进一步说明，她的学生是“LPCH patients”（医院患者），且这些患者大多是儿童（从上下文“kids”“children”等词可推断）。选项A“生病的孩子”最准确。B（年轻护士）、C（医学生）、D（患者父母）均未在文中提及。故选A。

2.2. What is a characteristic of Ho’s job?

A Prioritizing academics.

B Encouraging innovation.

C Treating various diseases.

D Playing multiple roles.

解析：选D。2.D细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“I’m a coach, an adviser, and a comforter, and that’s what it means to be a hospital teacher. (我是一名教练、一名顾问和一名安慰者，这就是作为一名医院教师的意义)”可知，Ho工作的一个特点是扮演多种角色。A（优先学业）与文中“academics don’t come first”矛盾；B（鼓励创新）和C（治疗各种疾病）均未提及。故选D。

3.3. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in paragraph 4?

A Offering regular lessons.

B Paying extra attention.

C Assigning no schoolwork.

D Showing no sympathy.

解析：选C。3.C 词意指代题。第四段提到，有些常规学校的老师不给住院孩子布置作业（don’t give the kids any assignments），而是表示同情。Ho认为这是“a disservice to the kids”。紧接着她说：“They think their teachers don’t care about their schoolwork.” 这里的“it”指代前文“不布置作业”这一行为。A（提供常规课程）是Ho的做法；B（额外关注）、D（不表同情）均与文意不符。故选C。

4.4. How does the hospital school benefit the students according to Good?

A It eases peer pressure.

B It helps them live in hope.

C It frees them from aches.

D It entertains them with stories.

解析：选B。4.B 推理判断题。文章最后一段引用疼痛管理服务主任Julie Good的观点：“Those kids have dreams. School can keep those dreams alive...” 她认为学校能让孩子们的梦想保持活力，即让他们怀有希望。选项B“帮助他们活在希望中”是对此的同义转述。A（缓解同龄人压力）文中未提；C（免除疼痛）属于医疗范畴，不是学校的主要作用；D（用故事娱乐他们）未提及。故选B。