Two men, both seriously ill, were in the same hospital room. One man was allowed to 46 in his bed for an hour each afternoon for treatment. His 47 was next to the room"s only window. The other man 48 spend all his time flat on his back. Every 49 when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he 50 pass the time by describing(描述) to his 51 all the things he could see outside the window. The window overlooked（远眺） a 52 with a lovely lake. Ducks played on the water while children 53 their model boats. Young lovers walked 54 among flowers. As the man by the window described all this beautifully, the other man would close his eyes and 55 the scene.
One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the 56 body of the man by the window, who had died 57 in his sleep. She was sad and 58 the hospital attendants (服务员) to take the body away. 59 it seemed appropriate (合适的), the other man asked if he could 60 next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch（调换）, and after 61 he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly and painfully, he sat up to take his 62 look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the 63 of seeing it for himself. He strained (紧张地) to slowly turn to 64 the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall.
The man asked the nurse what could have forced his dead roommate to 65 those wonderful things outside this window. The nurse answered that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”
| 小题1: | | A．stand up | B．lie down | C．sit up | D．sit down |
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| 小题3: | | A．had to | B．would rather | C．prefer to | D．rather than |
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| 小题4: | | A．morning | B．evening | C．afternoon | D．dawn |
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| 小题5: | | A．will | B．would | C．should | D．might |
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| 小题6: | | A．nurse | B．workmate | C．roommate | D．doctor |
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| 小题7: | | A．park | B．street | C．farm | D．field |
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| 小题8: | | A．played | B．made | C．started | D．sailed |
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| 小题9: | | A．face to face | B．shoulder to shoulder | C．arm in arm | D．back to back |
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| 小题10: | | A．describe | B．tell | C．hear | D．imagine |
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| 小题11: | | A．strong | B．warm | C．sick | D．lifeless |
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| 小题12: | | A．peacefully | B．sadly | C．secretly | D．completely |
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| 小题13: | | A．looked | B．found | C．called | D．saw |
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| 小题14: | | A．Before | B．As soon as | C．Although | D．As far as |
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| 小题15: | | A．changed | B．sit | C．be moved | D．be taken |
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| 小题16: | | A．making sure | B．depending on | C．making up | D．accounting for |
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| 小题17: | | A．next | B．first | C．last | D．another |
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| 小题18: | | A．surprise | B．feeling | C．try | D．joy |
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| 小题19: | | A．look out | B．look at | C．glare at | D．stare at |
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| 小题20: | | A．remember | B．describe | C．write | D．talk |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:D
小题19:A
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试题分析：本文是世界著名的短小说《窗》；讲述了一个病人为了鼓励室友勇敢地战胜病魔，而虚假地描述外面美丽的风景的故事。
小题1:C 上下文串联。根据50空前面的could sit up可知他那个坐起来看到外面的风景。
小题2:D 上下文串联。根据49空后的in the bed by the window可知他的床靠近窗户。
小题3:A 短语辨析。A不得不B宁愿C更喜欢C而不是；另外一个人不得不整天都躺着床上一动不动。
小题4:C 上下文串联。根据46空的for an hour each afternoon可知每天下午窗户旁边的人坐起来。
小题5:B 情态动词用法。Would过去常常做某事；他常常向室友描述窗外的风景来消磨时间。
小题6:C 上下文串联。根据上文描述可知这个房间里就他们两个人，他们是室友。
小题7:A 名词辨析。A公园B街道C农场C田地；根据下文的描述可知他讲述的是公园里的风景。
小题8:D 上下文串联。根据横线后面的boat可知是指划船。故使用sail。
小题9:C 短语辨析。A面对面B肩并肩C手拉手D背靠背；谈恋爱的人应该是手拉手。
小题10:D 动词辨析。A描述B告诉C听见D想象；另外一个人就在想象对方描述的场景。
小题11:D 上下文串联。根据下文可知这个人已经死了，那么应该使用lifeless，表示没有生命。
小题12:A 副词辨析。A宁静地B悲哀地C秘密地D完全；指那个人在睡梦中宁静地死去了。
小题13:C 动词辨析。A看B发现C喊叫D看见；护士把别的服务人员叫了过来把尸体拉走。
小题14:B 连词辨析。A在…前B一…就C尽管D就…；他看到一切都很合适了，就让护士吧他换到窗边。
小题15:C 上下文串联。他询问护士他是否可以背移动到窗户边上的床上。
小题16:A 短语辨析。A确认B依靠C化妆D解释；在确认他能够舒服地躺着以后，护士就离开了。
小题17:B 上下文串联。之前一直是去世的那个人可以看到外面的世界，现在他可以第一次看到窗外的风景了。
小题18:D 名词辨析。A惊讶B感觉C尝试D快乐；终于他有了自己亲眼看到美景的快乐。
小题19:A 短语辨析。A朝外看B看C怒目而视D盯着看；这里是指他坐在床上朝外看。
小题20:B 动词辨析。A记得B描述C写D谈论；这个人就问护士是什么让这个人描述外面的美景？
点评：本文是世界著名的短小说《窗》；讲述了一个病人为了鼓励室友勇敢地战胜病魔，而虚假地描述外面美丽的风景的故事。这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。阅读这类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。 |
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Mrs Smith"s husband went off on a business trip to Australia. He wanted to catch the 3:30 plane to Darwin. She was very surprised when he telephoned her at 5 o"clock and said that he was still at the airport.
"What happened?" asked Mrs Smith.
"Well," said Mr Smith, "everything was going fine. I got my ticket, checked my luggage and waited in line at the gate. I walked across the runway to the airplane and I saw my friend Jack Scott. Jack was an airplane engineer. I shouted to him and a policeman caught me."
"Why did he catch you?"
"I don"t know," said Mr Smith," All I said was ‘Hi, Jack! ""
The word "hijack" means "to take control of a plane by force".
小题1:Why did Mr Smith want to fly to Australia? Because____________.| A．he was an Australian businessman | | B．he was leaving for Australia on business | | C．his wife wanted him to | | D．he wanted" to see his wife |
小题2:Mrs Smith was very surprised because| A．Mr Smith didn"t arrive in Darwin | B．Mr Smith telephoned her later | | C．Mr Smith didn"t leave the airport | D．Mr Smith was in Darwin |
小题3:Mr Smith couldn"t get on the plane because| A．he met with his friend Jack | | B．he didn"t get the ticket | | C．there was something wrong with the airplane engine | | D．he was stopped by a policeman |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?| A．The police didn"t know Mr Smith was Jack Scott"s friend. | | B．Jack Scott worked as an airplane engineer. | | C．The policeman misunderstood Mr Smith. | | D．Mr Smith knew why the policeman caught him. |
小题5:Why was Mr Smith caught by the policeman?| A．Because he didn"t keep silence at the airport. | | B．Because he greeted an airport engineer named Jack. | | C．Because the pronunciation of "Hi, Jack" has another frightful meaning. | | D．Because the policeman didn"t know English. |
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Her frozen fingers touched the flame trying to feel alive. She could feel the warmth but it was a cold heat, as if the candle was rejecting her.
Her arms turned red because of the cold, her short sleeved shirt not giving her enough warmth. The winter air grabbed(抓住) at her arms, causing her pain, but she didn’t mind. She knew she should put her jacket on, it was winter in Connecticut, but that would be giving up. Up here, in this tree she felt safe.
She looked at the candle, surrounded by hardening wax(蜡). She placed her fingers gently on the warm green wax. This candle was a reminder of her life inside that house, a life she would have to return to eventually.
As a child, she had gotten this candle. She spent all she had on it. The beautiful crystal box （水晶盒）had caught her eye. Five whole nickels（五分币） had brought her that candle.
She gave it to her mother for Mother’s Day. Her mother had managed a smile and put it on a shelf. “It’s very pretty, honey! I will put it right here.” Since then that candle had never been moved, never been lighted, sitting dusty on a cluttered shelf that no one could see. Later on, her parents got divorced.
By now the candle was colder than the air and the darkness was complete. The snow on the ground made the night lighter and less satisfying than it had been before the first snowfall. She liked the darkness because she felt safe in it. From the glances of her friends who liked the girl she used to be. From the boys who could never figure out who she was. From her guidance counselor(顾问) whose endless worried looks never made her feel any better.
No one was outside at this time of night. She was alone in the world, just how she liked it. Just as she was about to lean back against the branch, she heard a sound.
She heard footsteps breaking the ice in the snow, heading toward her. He was making his way toward the white fence at the edge of the building, right against the road. Normally she would have ignored this person and stayed on her branch faraway from human contact, but this figure had something with him. He trudged(吃力地走) toward the white fence carrying a case. The figure reached the fence, opened the case and took out a shiny object.
She took her eyes off this figure only long enough to climb down the tree to get a better view of him. She reached the bottom and saw that the person had turned to face the street, sitting on the white fence that she and her friends once sat on. She stepped carefully on the ice, making her way toward him.
And then a beautiful sound of music came from the shiny object. She stopped and listened to it. She started walking towards the guy again. Just as she was about to step onto the snow banks, she slipped on the ice crashing to the ground. The figure turned around in surprise and a sudden recognition fell upon them both.
小题1:The girl was hiding in the tree at deep night to ______.| A．keep herself from the cold | B．wait for the boy to come | | C．want to be left alone | D．seek safety from any hurt |
小题2:From the story, we can learn that ______.| A．the girl suffered a lot in her life | | B．the girl’s parents divorced because of her | | C．teachers and friends treated the girl badly | | D．the girl used to stay in the tree when feeling sad |
小题3:The underlined word “it” in the story refers to ______.| A．leaning back against the branch | B．being alone in the world | | C．not being disturbed at night | D．it being dark with snow around |
小题4:From the end of the story, it can be known that the girl _______.| A．knew the person | B．knew what the object was | | C．realized her wishes | D．would never feel alone any more |
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Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.
There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house.“Look！In comes one，”she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside，“She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him，so he said，“Let us two try to crawl into the house together.”At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house，too. The woman saw the mice and shouted，“In come two，catch them！” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said，“You saw them come in but where are they？ I will catch them tonight.”The two thieves started running away at once.
The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rein（缰绳）broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said，“How they look like the two of last night.”The man said，“I asked you to fetch a rope，why don’t you hurry for it？”The two thieves ran away quickly without their sweet potatoes.
小题1:The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because______.| A．they were found out | | B．they were frightened by what they had heard in the house | | C．they didn’t work together well with each other | | D．mice stopped them from doing so |
小题2:From the last paragraph，we know that ______.| A．the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes | | B．the woman recognized the two thieves | | C．the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them | | D．the two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all |
小题3:“______”is the best title for this passage.| A．Two Clever Thieves | B．Terrible Mice | | C．Hit the Mark by a Fluke | D．A Clever Couple |
小题4:Which of the following statements is FALSE？| A．The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes. | | B．Whenever they found mice，the people in the house would try to catch them. | | C．The two thieves ran away at once，because they thought the woman had seen them. | | D．The man let the woman go home for a rope，which would be used for catching the thieves. |
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I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother
and his friends were all 36 of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they 37 that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought 38 for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother 39 me the ticket. I was really 40 !
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our 41 . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became 42 . I could barely make out the stage in the 43 . We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band 44 the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t 45 what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as 46 as a jet engine. I could 47 the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just 48 that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to 49 . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50 and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51 from a long sleep. My ears were still 52 with the beat of the last song.
After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54 , I listen to one of their songs and 55 I’m back at that first show.
| 小题1: | | A．members | B．fans | C．friends | D．volunteers |
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| 小题2: | | A．guessed | B．thought | C．discovered | D．predicted |
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| 小题3: | | A．flowers | B．drinks | C．clothes | D．tickets |
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| 小题4: | | A．offered | B．booked | C．returned | D．found |
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| 小题5: | | A．relaxed | B．excited | C．embarrassed | D．encouraged |
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| 小题6: | | A．seats | B．entrance | C．spots | D．space |
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| 小题7: | | A．comfortable | B．serious | C．nervous | D．quiet |
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| 小题8: | | A．silence | B．darkness | C．noise | D．smoke |
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| 小题9: | | A．fell upon | B．got through | C．stepped onto | D．broke into |
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| 小题10: | | A．forget | B．bear | C．repeat | D．hear |
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| 小题11: | | A．loud | B．hard | C．sweet | D．fast |
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| 小题12: | | A．enjoy | B．touch | C．feel | D．digest |
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| 小题13: | | A．realize | B．understand | C．believe | D．remember |
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| 小题14: | | A．continue | B．finish | C．delay | D．change |
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| 小题15: | | A．theatre | B．party | C．opera | D．stage |
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| 小题16: | | A．escaped | B．traveled | C．woken | D．benefited |
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| 小题17: | | A．aching | B．burning | C．rolling | D．ringing |
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| 小题18: | | A．competition | B．performance | C．interview | D．celebration |
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| 小题19: | | A．besides | B．otherwise | C．instead | D．though |
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| 小题20: | | A．decide | B．regret | C．imagine | D．conclude |
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About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio（影棚）to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our "act" would last only for a short time, we could see quite a number of interesting things.
We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene, setting up trees at the edge of a winding path. Very soon, bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was wheeled into position. The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby. Since it was hot in the studio, it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actors put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path. A big fan began blowing tiny white feathers down on him, and soon the trees were covered in "snow". Two more fans were turned on, and a "strong wind" blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.
The next scene was a complete contrast(对比).The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen. An actor and actress stood in front of the scene so that they looked as if they were at the water"s edge on an island. By a simple trick like this, palm trees, sandy beaches, and blue, clear skies had been brought into the studio!
Since it was our turn next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film ”Stars”!
小题1:Who is the author?| A．A cameraman. | B．A crowd-scene actor. | | C．A film director | D．A workman for scene setting |
小题2:What made the author feel cold?| A．The heavy snowfall. | B．The low temperature | | C．The man-made scene.. | D．The film being shown |
小题3:What would happen in the "three minutes" mentioned, in the last paragraph?| A．The next scene would be prepared. | | B．More stars would act in the film. | | C．The author would leave the studio. | | D．A new scene would be filmed. |
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