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
窗口可以讓我們看到外面的世界。我們的心靈之窗打開之后也能讓我們在困境中看到生機(jī)。
【答案解析】
21.B.考查邏輯與動(dòng)詞短語辨析。病人可以“坐起來”看窗外,另外第二段最后一句話也有提示。sit up意為“坐直、坐起來”;stand up意為“站起來”;set up意為“建立”;stay up意為“熬夜、不睡覺”。
22.A.考查上下文邏輯關(guān)系理解。從后文on his back看出比爾只有每天“躺著”。
23.A.考查詞語搭配。service in the army意為“在部隊(duì)服役”。說明兩人聊起了在部隊(duì)當(dāng)兵的共同經(jīng)歷。
24.C.考查上下文關(guān)系理解。約翰向病友比爾“描述”窗外的景象。下旬有description提示。explain意為“解釋”;complain意為“抱怨”;introduce意為“介紹”。
25.B.考查詞語搭配。broadened and brightened相配,通過約翰的描述,比爾的世界“更開闊了”。expand指的是“發(fā)展、壯大”;affect意為“受到壞的影響”;damage意為“毀掉”。
26.B.考查上下文理解。從后文中Ducks played on the water可知應(yīng)當(dāng)是描寫公園里有一個(gè)湖。
27.A.考查while引導(dǎo)的句式。while這個(gè)連詞表示前者和后者相對(duì)應(yīng)。湖面上鴨子在游玩,而孩子們在“開”模型船。
28.D.考查上下文關(guān)系理解。in addition意為“另外”;in general意為“一般地,概括地”;in brief意為“簡言之”;in detail意為“詳細(xì)地”。
29.C.考查動(dòng)詞的運(yùn)用。比爾看不見窗外的景色,只能根據(jù)約翰的描述來想象,因此,應(yīng)當(dāng)用imagine一詞。而不是“看見”、“記得”、“認(rèn)出”。 30.B.考查搭配。little by little意為“一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)地”,修飾was recovering;sooner or later意為“遲早”;up to now意為“直到現(xiàn)在”;one by one則是“一個(gè)接一個(gè)”。
31.B.考查語境中的邏輯理解。ceiling是“天花板”的意思,句意為“比爾躺在床上盯著天花板!眛hink about意為“考慮”;stare at意為“盯著”; hold up意為“舉起”;fix on意為“選定,確定”。
32.A.考查上下文邏輯關(guān)系理解。后句表明約翰死了。所以應(yīng)該選擇
“停止咳嗽”。
33.A.考查形容詞運(yùn)用。deadly意為“致命的,破壞性的或極其的”; dead意為“死的”;breathless意為“氣喘吁吁的,喘不上氣來”;aimless意為“漫無目的的”。句中修飾silence,應(yīng)當(dāng)用deadly,意為“非常的沉靜”。
34.D.考查對(duì)主旨的理解。比爾一直渴望看到窗外的風(fēng)景,因此要求轉(zhuǎn)到約翰的床上去,所以他“充滿希望地”支起胳膊看窗外。regretfully意為“后悔地、遺憾地”;fortunately意為“幸運(yùn)地”;particularly意為“特別地”; hopefully的意思是“充滿希望地”。
35.A.考查上下文邏輯關(guān)系理解和名詞辨析。比爾滿心期待,卻沒有看到約翰所描述的景象,應(yīng)當(dāng)是感到吃驚。to one’s surprise意為“令人吃驚”;to one’s delight意為“令人高興”;to one’s relief意為“令人釋然”;to one’s anger意為“令人憤怒”。
36.B.考查上下文關(guān)系理解。a blank wall意為“一面空白的墻”。simple意為“簡單的”;colored意為“有顏色的”;painted意為“涂油漆的”。
37.C.考查上下文關(guān)系和主旨的理解。從后文中we chose to express可以看出是“一種態(tài)度的選擇”,應(yīng)當(dāng)用choice。consideration意為“考慮”; expression意為“表達(dá),表情”;practice意為“練習(xí),實(shí)踐”。
38.A.考查上下文關(guān)系理解和詞語搭配。此句意為“對(duì)幸福的選擇不
像送到門口的禮物。”deliver意為“投遞,送交”。
39.D.考查短語辨析和語境中的邏輯理解。rather than連接兩個(gè)部分,肯定前者,否定后者。句意為“是否幸福取決于我們的態(tài)度而不是外界的因素”。better than意為“勝過,好于”;more than意為“超過”;other than意為“除了”。
40.C.考查形容詞辨析和主旨理解。只要我們選擇希望,生活應(yīng)該是“充滿生機(jī)和活力的”.friendly,yearly,likely均為形容詞,詞義為“友好的”、“年度的”、“可能的”,詞義均不恰當(dāng)。 、
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