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  36  in his bed and watch for an hour every day．But Bill had to spend all his time  37  on his back．

They became friends soon and talked for hours every day．They spoke of their families，their children，their hobbies，and their  38  in the American army．Each day John would sit up and  39 to his roommate Bill what he could see outside the window．

Through John’s description，Bill’s world was  40  and brightened by all the activities and colors of the outside world．The window overlooked a beautiful park with a lovely  41  ,John told Bill．Ducks played on the water  42  children sailed their model boats．And a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance．As John described all these  43  ,Bill would close his eyes and  44  the picturesque scene．Bill was recovering  45  . However，John became weak day by day．

Late one night，Bill was lying in bed  46  the ceiling when John began to cough seriously．Then doctors and nurses rushed to the room．Thirty minutes later, John  47  coughing．Now，there was only silence—  48  silence．

The following morning，Bill was moved to the bed next to the window at his request．Slowly and

  49  ，he supported himself up on one elbow （胳膊）to take the first look．But to his  50  ，he could see nothing but a  51  wall．

Only at that moment did he begin to realize that the pursuit（追求）of happiness was a matter of  52  ．It was a positive attitude we chose to express．It was not a gift that was  53  to our doorstep each morning，nor did it come through the window．It was all inward journey．Whether a man is happy or not depends on his own thoughts  54  anything outward．

So Bill began to describe the  55  world to his new roommate that he saw through the only window of the room.

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

2.A．1ying            B．depending       C．going            D．relying

3.A．service           B．a(chǎn)dvice          C．a(chǎn)ppearance        D．violence

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

5.A．a(chǎn)ffected          B．broadened       C．damaged          D．expanded

6.A．tower            B．1ake            C．statue            D．hill

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

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

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

10.A．up to now         B．1ittle by 1ittle    C．sooner or later      D．one by one

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

12.A．stopped          B．continued         C．a(chǎn)voided           D．survived

13.A．deadly           B．dead             C．breathless         D．a(chǎn)imless

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

15.A．surprise          B．delight           C．relief             D．a(chǎn)nger

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

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

18.A．de1ivered        B．decorated         C．devoted           D．determined

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

20.A．friendly          B．yearly            C．1ively            D．1ikely

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.A

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.C

【解析】 略

 

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