Window

  Bill and John, both seriously ill, lived in the same room at Marie Hospital. John lived next to the only window of the room and was allowed to 21 in his bed and watch for an hour every day. But Bill had to spend all his time 22 on his back.

  They became friends soon and talked for hours every day. They spoke of their families, their children, their hobbies, and their 23 in the American army. Each day John would sit up and 24 to his roommate Bill what he could see outside the window.

  Through John's description, Bill's world was 25  and brightened by all the activities and colors of the outside world. The window overlooked a beautiful park with a lovely 26, John told Bill. Ducks played on the water 27 children sailed their model boats. And a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As John described all these 28 , Bill would close his eyes and 29  the picturesque scene. Bill was recovering 30 .However, John became weak day by day.

  Late one night, Bill was lying in bed 31  the ceiling when John began to cough seriously. Then doctors and nurses rushed to the room. Thirty minutes later, John 32 coughing. Now, there was only silence-- 33 silence.

  The following morning, Bill was moved to the bed next to the window at his request. Slowly and 34, he supported himself up on one elbow to take the first look. But to his 35 , he could see nothing but a 36  wall.

Only at that moment did he begin to realize that the pursuit of happiness was a matter of 37. It was a positive attitude we chose to express. It was not a gift that got 38  to our doorstep each morning, nor did it come through the window. It was an inward journey. Whether a man is happy or not depends on his own thoughts 39 anything outward.

  So Bill began to describe the 40  world to his new roommate that he saw through the only window of the room.

21. A. stand up    B. sit up       C. set up        D. stay up

22. A. lying      B. depending    C. going        D. relying

23. A. service     B. advice      C. appearance     D. violence

24. A. explain     B. complain      C. describe       D. introduce

25. A. affected    B. broadened     C. damaged      D. expanded

26. A. tower      B. lake        C. statue       D. hill

27. A. while      B. though      C. unless       D. until

28. A. in addition   B. in general      C. in brief       D. in detail

29. A. see      B. remember      C. imagine      D. recognize

30. A. up to now    B. little by little    C. sooner or later    D. one by one

31. A. thinking about  B. staring at      C. holding up      D. fixing on

32. A. stopped     B. continued     C. avoided      D. survived

33. A. deadly     B. dead       C. breathless     D. aimless

34. A. regretfully    B. fortunately     C. particularly    D. hopefully

35. A. surprise     B. delight      C. relief      D. anger

36. A. simple     B. blank       C. colored     D. painted

37. A. consideration  B. expression    C. choice      D. practice

38. A. delivered    B. decorated     C. devoted      D. determined

39. A. more than    B. better than    C. other than     D. rather than

40. A. friendly     B. yearly     C. lively       D. likely

完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this  36 .
One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and   37 .All the students were working on a task. The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can’ts.” “I can’t kick the soccer ball.” “I can’t get Debbie to like me.” Her page was half full and she showed no    38   of stopping. I walked down the row and found   39  was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do.
By this time the activity aroused my    40   , so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on,    41    I noticed she too was busy writing “I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting.” …I felt it best not to interrupt.
After another ten minutes, the students were instructed to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I Can’t” statements into an empty shoe box. Then Donna   42    hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door.
Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel(铲子) from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to    43  . The box of “I Can’ts” was placed at the    44   of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and     45    your heads.” They quickly formed a circle around the grave.
Donna delivered the eulogy(悼词).“Friends, we gathered here today to honor the memory of ‘I Can’t.’ He is   46  by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’ and ‘I Will’. May ‘I Can’t’ rest in    47  . Amen!”
She turned the students    48    and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the    49    of “I Can’t”. Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words “I Can’t ”at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student forgot and said, “I Can’t,” Donna    50    pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that “I Can’t” was dead and chose other statement.

【小题1】
A.jobB.projectC.observationD.course
【小题2】
A.checkedB.noticedC.watchedD.waited
【小题3】
A.scenesB.sensesC.marksD.signs
【小题4】
A.nobodyB.somebodyC.everyoneD.anyone
【小题5】
A.curiosityB.suspectC.sympathyD.worry
【小题6】
A.andB.orC.butD.so
【小题7】
A.addedB.wroteC.madeD.folded
【小题8】
A.cryB.prayC.digD.play
【小题9】
A.backB.bottomC.topD.edge
【小题10】
A.dropB.raiseC.fallD.lift
【小题11】
A.rememberedB.punishedC.removedD.replaced
【小题12】
A.silenceB.heartC.peaceD.memory
【小题13】
A.downB.upC.offD.around
【小题14】
A.birthB.passingC.lossD.starting
【小题15】
A.simplyB.hardlyC.seriouslyD.angrily

Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager, John Janson, was honoured at the Lifesaver Awards last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighbour after a shocking knife   36  .

    John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the  37  of the ten people who have saved the life of others.

    John had been studying in his room when he heard  38  . When he and his father rushed outside, they    39    that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed(刺)   40    with a knife by her ex-boyfriend(前男友). The man ran from the  41   and left Ms Slade lying in her front garden    42    very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut off.

    It was John’s quick    43    and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade’s life. He immediately asked a number of the    44    people for bandages(绷带), but when nobody could put their hands on anything, his father got some tea towels(毛巾)and    45    from their house. John used these to dress the most severe   46    to Ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the   47  and ambulance arrived.

    “I’m    48    of what I did but I was just doing what I had been    49   ,” John said.

John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When   50   John, Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme, said, “   51  is no doubt that John’s quick thinking and the first aid  52  that he had learned at school saved Ms Slade’s life. It shows that a simple knowledge of the first aid can make a real  53   .”

    John and the nine other lifesavers also attended a   54    reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister before    55    their awards last night.

1.A. show        B. attack        C. work           D. defend

2.A. bravery      B. life          C. thinking         D. progress

3.A. quarrelling    B. arguing      C. laughing        D. screaming 

4.A. realized       B. believed      C. thought        D. discovered

5.A. repeatedly    B. quickly       C. frequently      D. gradually

6.A. home        B. place        C. scene           D. house

7.A. shaking      B. struggling     C. bleeding        D. crying

8.A. action         B. answer       C. experience      D. request

9.A. several       B. nearby        C. familiar        D. curious

10.A. water       B. tape          C. bandages       D. scissors

11.A. damages     B. pains         C. injuries        D. arms

12.A. neighbours   B. children       C. doctor         D. police

13.A. proud       B. fond           C. sure          D. tired

14.A. expected     B. taught         C. encouraged    D. educated

15.A. thanking      B. recognizing    C. admiring      D. congratulating

16.A. There         B. It            C. He           D. She

17.A. skills         B. instructions    C. key           D. history

18.A. discovery       B. harm         C. difference      D. choice

19.A. recent         B. secret        C. private         D. special

20.A. giving        B. offering       C. announcing     D. receiving

 

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