Two
men,both seriously ill,occupied the same hospital room.One man was
allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each __1__ to help drain the fluid(排出流质) from his lungs.His bed was next to the room's
only window.The other man had to spend all his time __2__ on his back.
The
men talked for hours on end.They spoke of their families,their homes,their
jobs and a whole lot of things.Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window
could sit up,he would pass the time by __3__
to his roommate what he could see __4__ the window.
The
man in the other bed began to __5__ for those onehour periods when his __6__
would be broadened and brightened by all the activity and color of the world outside.
The
window overlooked a __7__ with a lovely lake.Ducks and swans played on the
water while children __8__ their model boats.Young lovers walked arm in arm
among __9__ of every color and a fine __10__ of the city skyline could
be seen in the __11__.As the man described all this,the man on the other side of the room would
close his eyes and __12__ the beautiful scene.
Days
and weeks passed.One morning,the day nurse arrived to find the
man by the window had died __13__ in his sleep.
Later,the other man asked __14__ he could
be moved next to the window.The nurse was happy to make the switch.
Slowly,painfully,he
managed to __15__ and take his first look at the __16__ world outside.Surprisingly,it __17__ a blank wall.
The
next day he learned from the nurse that the man was __18__ and could not
__19__ see the wall.She said,“Perhaps he just wanted to __20__ you.”
1A.morning
B.afternoon C.evening
D.night
解析:根据下文“Every
afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up”可知。
答案:B
2A.flat
B.quiet C.still
D.calm
解析:由上下文知,另外一个病人得终日平躺在床上。flat“平的;平坦的”;quiet“轻声的;安静的”;still“不动的;静止的”;calm“镇定的,沉着的; 心平气和的”。
答案:A
3A.listening
B.talking
C.describing D.explaining
解析:向他的室友“描述”窗外的景致,用describe。其他三项不符合文意。listen“听”;talk“讲话”;explain“解释;说明”。
答案:C
4A.beyond
B.outside C.behind
D.near
解析:靠窗坐着,自然是看窗“外”的风景。A项beyond“在更远处”容易造成干扰。但下文中有The
window overlooked a park...,所以可排除A项。
答案:B
5A.look
B.live C.prepare
D.work
解析:躺在床上的那位病人有了生活目的:每天倾听室友给他描绘窗外美好的世界。
答案:B
6A.health
B.dream C.world
D.career
解析:室友生动的描述拓宽和点亮了他的“世界”,有了活下去的勇气。其他三项不符合文意。health“健康”;dream“梦想”;career“生涯;事业”。
答案:C
7A.garden
B.farm C.mountain
D.park
解析:透过窗户看到的是一个“公园”,里面有一个漂亮的湖。garden“宅旁园圃,花园;果园;菜园”;farm“农场”;mountain“山”。
答案:D
8A.made
B.rowed C.took
D.sailed
解析:鸭子和天鹅在湖里嬉戏,孩子们在“驾驶”模型船。其他三项不符合文意。make“制造”;row“划船”;take“拿走”。
答案:D
9A.trees
B.flowers C.houses
D.birds
解析:年轻的恋人们手挽手在各种颜色的花丛中散步。由于有of
every color修饰,所以不难选出B项。
答案:B
10A.photo
B.map
C.view D.appearance
解析:远处还能看到城市交际线的美景。photo“照片”;map“地图”;view“景色;风景”;appearance“外观;外表”。
答案:C
11A.distance
B.hospital C.future
D.sky
解析:因为提到的是城市的轮廓,所以应是in
the distance“在远方;在远处”。其他选项不符合文意。
答案:A
12A.enjoy
B.experience C.sense
D.imagine
解析:当靠窗的病人栩栩如生地描述着窗外的一切时,躺在床上的病人总会闭上眼睛“想象”着那样的美景。enjoy“享受;喜欢”;experience“经历;体验;感受”;sense“感觉到;意识到”。
答案:D
13A.peacefully
B.painfully C.sadly
D.bravely
解析:护士发现靠窗的病人在睡觉的过程中安详地去世了。其他三项不符合文意。painfully“痛苦地”;sadly“难过地”;bravely“勇敢地”。
答案:A
14A.when
B.if C.how
D.why
解析:剩下的那个病人问护士他“是否”可以挪到靠窗的那张床上。其他三项不符合文意。
答案:B
15A.climb up
B.stand up C.sit
up D.turn
up
解析:根据上文知,这位病人病情严重,平常只能躺在床上。这次住在靠近窗户的床上,他只能是费劲地坐起来。climb
up“向上攀登;爬上去”;stand up“站起来”;turn
up“出现;露面”。
答案:C
16A.real
B.noisy
C.ordinary
D.new
解析:他终于有机会第一次向窗外看一眼“真实的”世界,亦即室友给他描述的窗外的美景。noisy“嘈杂的”;ordinary“普通的”;new“新的”。
答案:A
tained
B.covered C.connected
D.faced
解析:他看到的结果是:窗户“面对”着一堵空白的墙。contain“包含;容纳”;cover“覆盖;遮盖”;connect“连接”。
答案:D
18A.mad
B.blind C.ill
D.dead
解析:第二天他从护士那里得知,死去的室友是个盲人。他是不可能看见东西的,更不必说是墙了。
答案:B
19A.yet
B.just C.even
D.clearly
解析:even起递进作用,意为“甚至”。
答案:C
20A.support
B.fool C.cure
D.encourage
解析:这位盲人之所以这么做,是要“鼓励”室友燃起生活的希望。support“支持;支撑”;fool“愚弄;耍弄;欺骗”;cure“治愈;治疗”。
答案:D