A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. “Your 　21 is here,” she said to the old man. She had to repeat the 　22 several times before the patient’s eyes opened.

　　　 Heavily sedated (服镇定剂) because of the pain of his heart attack, he 　23 saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He 　24 out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man’s weak ones, conveying a message of love and 25 .

　　　 The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed. All through the 　26　 the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward (病房)， 27 the old man’s hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse 　28 that the Marine move away and rest a while.

　　　 He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious (不注意) of her and 　29 the night noises of the hospital----the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other 　30 .

　　　 31 she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held 　32 to his son the whole night.

　　　 Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now 　33 hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited. Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of 　34 , but the Marine 　35 her.

　　　 “Who was that man?” he asked.

　　　 The nurse was 　36 , “He was your father,” she answered.

　　　 “No, he wasn’t,” the Marine replied, “I 　37 saw him before in my life.”

　　　 “Then why didn’t you say something when I took you to him?”

“I knew right away there had been a 　38 , but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I realized that he was too sick to tell 　39 I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I 　40 .”

21.　 A. son　　　　　　　　　 B. brother　　　　　　　　　　 C. cousin　　　　　　　　　　 D. friend

22.　 A. phrase　　　　　　　 B. sentences　　　　　　　　 C. passages　　　　　　　　 D. words

23.　 A. unwillingly　　　　 B. unclearly　　　　　　　　 C. unhappily　　　　　　　　 D. unusually

24.　 A. reached　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. carried　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. picked

25.　 A. excitement　　 B. happiness　　　　 C.encouragement　　　 D. disappointment

26.　 A. morning　　　　　 B. noon　　　　　　　　　　　 C. afternoon　　　　　　　　 D. night

27.　 A. catching　　　　　 B. taking　　　　　　　　　　　 C. holding　　　　　　　　　　 D. shaking

28.　 A. ordered　　　　　　 B. suggested　　　　　　　　 C. demanded　　　　　　　　 D. insisted

29.　 A. of　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. about　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

30.　 A. doctors　　　　　　 B. nurses　　　　　　　　　　 C. relatives　　　　　　　　　 D. patients

31.　 A. In the end　　　 B. More or less　　　　 C. Now and then　　　 D. Time and again

32.　 A. tightly　　　　　　　 B. loosely　　　　　　　　　　 C. roughly　　　　　　　　　 D. wildly

33.　 A. abnormal　　　　　 B. helpless　　　　　　　　　 C. steady　　　　　　　　　　 D. lifeless

34.　 A. anger　　　　　　　 B. sympathy　　　　　　　　 C. love　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. disfavor

35.　 A. rejected　　　　　　 B. thanked　　　　　　　　　 C. interrupted　　　　　　　 D. presented

36.　 A. astonished　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　　　　　　 C. grateful　　　　　　　　　 D. considerate

37.　 A. ever　　　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　　　　　 D. once

38.　 A. fault　　　　　B. mistake　　　　　　　　 C. disadvantage　　　　　　 D. disagreement

39.　 A. that　　　　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　　　　　 D. what

40.　 A. waited　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lived　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stayed

Two men, Alan and Henry, both seriously ill, shared a hospital room. Alan was allowed to sit up in his bed and his bed was next to the room’s only window. Henry had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours, of their wives, families, their homes and their jobs. And every afternoon when Alan, in the bed next to the window, could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm among flowers. Trees and skyline could be seen in the distance. As he described all this, Henry, on the other side of the room, would close his eyes and imagine the scene.

One warm afternoon Alan described a parade (游行) passing by. Although Henry could not hear the band, he could see it in his mind. Unexpectedly, an alien though: entered his head: why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never got to see anything? It doesn’t seem fair. Henry felt ashamed at first. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sight, his envy grew and soon let him down. He began to find himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window ---- and that thought now controlled his life.

Late one night,　as he lay staring at the ceiling. Alan began to cough. He was choking. Henry watched in the dim room as the struggling man tried hard to reach for the button to call for help. Listening from across the room, he never moved, never pushed his own button which would have brought the nurse running. In less than five minutes, the coughing and choking stopped, along with the sound of breathing. Now, there was only silence ---- deathly silence.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, Henry asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he struggled to take his first look. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it all himself. He looked out, but faced a black wall.

1.Judging from the passenger, the meaning of the underlined word “alien” in Paragraph 3 is ______.

A. disappointing         B. sudden          C. new             D. strange

2.What finally happened to Alan?

A. He was moved to another room.       B. He died.

C. He switched his bed with Henry.          D. He was very sick.

3.Henry, who had his bed switched, had expected _____.

A. to see the blank wall                       

B. to feel the joy of seeing the outside world

C. to feel the joy of breathing fresh air      

D. to see more than Alan

4.Which of following words could be used to describe Alan?

A. Kind-hearted and imaginative             B. Well-informed and humorous

C. Talkative and funny                      D. Cold-hearted and indifferent

Two men, Alan and Henry, both seriously ill, shared a hospital room. Alan was allowed to sit up in his bed and his bed was next to the room’s only window. Henry had to spend all his time flat on his back.
The men talked for hours, of their wives, families, their homes and their jobs. And every afternoon when Alan, in the bed next to the window, could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm among flowers. Trees and skyline could be seen in the distance. As he described all this, Henry, on the other side of the room, would close his eyes and imagine the scene.
One warm afternoon Alan described a parade (游行) passing by. Although Henry could not hear the band, he could see it in his mind. Unexpectedly, an alien thought entered his head: why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never got to see anything? It doesn’t seem fair. Henry felt ashamed at first. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sight, his envy grew and soon let him down. He began to find himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window—and that thought now controlled his life.
Late one night,　as he lay staring at the ceiling. Alan began to cough. He was choking. Henry watched in the dim room as the struggling man tried hard to reach for the button to call for help. Listening from across the room, he never moved, never pushed his own button which would have brought the nurse running. In less than five minutes, the coughing and choking stopped, along with the sound of breathing. Now, there was only silence—deathly silence.
As soon as it seemed appropriate, Henry asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.
Slowly, painfully, he struggled to take his first look. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it all himself. He looked out, but faced a black wall.
【小题1】Judging from the passage, the meaning of the underlined word “alien” is ______.