题目内容
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room．One man was 1 to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain（排出） the liquid from his lungs．His bed was next to the room’s only 2 ．The other man had to spend all his time 3 on his back．The men talked for hours 4 ．
They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their 5 in the military service．And every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by 6 to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window．The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be 7 by all the activity and color of the world outside．
The window 38 a park with a lovely lake．Ducks and swans played on the water while children 9 their model boats．Young lovers walked arm in arm among flowers of every color of the rainbow．Grand old trees beautified the 10 , and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance．As the man by the window described all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and 11 the nice scene．
One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade ____12___．Although the other man couldn’t hear the band - he could see it in his mind’s 13 as the gentleman by the window represented it with descriptive words．
Days and weeks passed．One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the 14 body of the man by the window, who had died 15 in his sleep．She was 16 and called the hospital attendants to take the body away．
As soon as it seemed 17 , the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window．The nurse was happy to make the 18 , and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone．Slowly and painfully, he 19 himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside．Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it for himself．He tried hard to slowly turn to look out of the window beside the bed．It faced a 20 wall．
The man asked the nurse what could have compelled（强迫） his dead roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window．The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall．She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you．"
1．A．accused B．appointed C．allowed D．encouraged
2．A．door B．window C．desk D．mirror
3．A．sad B．sideways C．dull D．flat
4．A．on end B．of late C．at length D．as a whole
5．A．involvement B．settlement C．appointment D．accomplishment
6．A．whispering B．explaining C．reading D．describing
7．A．classified B．broadened C．brightened D．developed
8．A．overexposed B．extended C．overlooked D．expanded
9．A．sailed B．made C．built D．loaded
10．A．hospital B．window C．spot D．landscape
11．A．consider B．enjoy C．imagine D．appreciate
12．A．moving on B．passing by C．speeding by D．going on
13．A．face B．head C．brain D．eye
14．A．lively B．lifeless C．lifelong D．mindless
15．A．peacefully B．painfully C．quietly D．sadly
16．A．shocked B．saddened C．embarrassed D．frightened
17．A．changeable B．appropriate C．conscious D．certain
18．A．switch B．choice C．arrangement D．difference
19．A．controlled B．brought C．supported D．kept
20．A．shabby B．ugly C．beautiful D．blank
1—5 CBDAA 6—10 DBCAD 11—15 CBDBA 16—20 BBACD
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I have recently completed my college degree. The last project was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out to smile at three people and document their reactions（反应）. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake.
My husband, the youngest son and I went out to McDonald. We were standing in line when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away. As I turned around I smelled a horrible body odour（气味） and saw two poor homeless men standing behind me. As I looked at the short blue-eyed gentleman closest to me, he was “smiling”. The second man fumbled（摸索）with his hands as he stood behind his friend.
The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could afford.
Then I really felt it — I embraced（拥抱）the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked two more breakfast meals on and gave them to the men.
The blue-eyed gentleman looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”
I turned in my project. My teacher said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings share this need to heal people and to be healed.
In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald’s and every soul that heard the story in the classroom. But, I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn.
【小题1】 The underlined part “a piece of cake” in Paragraph 1 means _______.
| A．easy | B．embarrassing | C．moving | D．comfortable |
| A．Because they were very polite to the two men. |
| B．Because they were moved by the two men. |
| C．Because the two men smelt terrible. |
| D．Because the two men seemed unfriendly. |
| A．Because they didn’t have enough money. |
| B．Because they didn’t feel hungry. |
| C．Because they knew others would help them. |
| D．Because they were looked down upon. |
| A．Hard to believe. | B．Interesting to read. |
| C．Very puzzling. | D．Very satisfying. |
did the author think she learn from the story?| A．A friend in need is a friend indeed |
| B．Helping others can bring pleasure to many people. |
| C．Nothing is difficult to a willing heart. |
| D．Don’t judge people according to their appearance. |
I have recently completed my college degree. The last project was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out to smile at three people and document their reactions. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake.
My husband, youngest son and I went out to McDonald. We were standing in line when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away. As I turned around I smelled a horrible body odour （气味）and saw two poor homeless men standing behind me. As I looked at the short blue-eyed gentleman closest to me, he was “smiling”. The second man fumbled（摸索）with his hands as he stood behind his friend.
The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could afford.
Then I really felt it－I embraced（拥抱） the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked two more breakfast meals on and gave them to the men.
The blue-eyed gentleman looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.” When I sat down my husband smiled at me. We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that because of the good fortune that we had been given.
I turned in my project. My teacher said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings share this need to heal people and to be healed.
In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald’s and every soul that heard the story in the classroom. But, I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn.
【小题1】Why did people around the author in the McDonald step back?
| A．Because they were very polite to the two men. |
| B．Because they were moved by the two men. |
| C．Because the two men smelt terrible. |
| D．Because the two men seemed unfriendly. |
| A．Because they didn’t have enough money. |
| B．Because they didn’t feel hungry. |
| C．Because they knew others would help them. |
| D．Because they were looked down upon. |
| A．Hard to believe. | B．Interesting to read. |
| C．Very puzzling. | D．Very satisfying. |
| A．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| B．Helping others can bring pleasure to many people. |
| C．Nothing is difficult to a willing heart. |
| D．Don’t judge people according to their appearance. |