Question

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 __16__ in his bed and watch for an hour every day. But Bill had to spend all his time __17__ on his back.

They became friends soon and talked for hours every day. They spoke of their families, their children, their hobbies, and their __18__ in the American army. Each day John would sit up and __19__ to his roommate Bill what he could see outside the window.

Through John's description, Bill's world was __20__ and brightened by all the activities and colors of the outside world. The window overlooked a beautiful park with a lovely __21__， John told Bill. Ducks played on the water __22__ children sailed their model boats. And a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As John described all these __23__， Bill would close his eyes and __24__ the picturesque (生動的)scene. Bill was recovering __25__. However, John became weak day by day.

Late one night, Bill was lying in bed __26__ the ceiling when John began to cough seriously. Then doctors and nurses rushed to the room. Thirty minutes later, John __27__ coughing. Now, there was only silence—__28__ silence.

The following morning, Bill was moved to the bed next to the window at his request. Slowly and __29__， he supported himself up on one elbow to take the first look. But to his __30__， he could see nothing but a __31__ wall.

Only at that moment did he begin to realize that the pursuit of happiness was a matter of __32__. It was a positive attitude we chose to express. It was not a gift that got __33__ 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 __34__ anything outward.

So Bill began to describe the __35__ world to his new roommate that he saw through the only window of the room.

16．A.stand up  B．sit up

C．set up  D．stay up

17．A.lying  B．depending

C．going  D．relying

18．A.service  B．a(chǎn)dvice

C．a(chǎn)ppearance  D．violence

19．A.explain  B．complain

C．describe  D．introduce

20．A.affected  B．broadened

C．damaged  D．expanded

21．A.tower  B．lake  C．statue  D．hill

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

23．A.in addition  B．in general

C．in brief  D．in detail

24．A.see  B．remember

C．imagine  D．recognize

25．A.up to now  B．little by little

C．sooner or later  D．one by one

26．A.thinking about  B．staring at

C．holding up  D．fixing on

27．A.stopped  B．continued

C．a(chǎn)voided  D．survived

28．A.deadly  B．dead

C．breathless  D．a(chǎn)imless

29．A.regretfully  B．fortunately

C．particularly  D．hopefully

30．A.surprise  B．delight

C．relief  D．a(chǎn)nger

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

32．A.consideration  B．expression

C．choice  D．practice

33．A.delivered  B．decorated

C．devoted  D．determined

34．A.more than  B．better than

C．other than  D．rather than

35．A.friendly  B．yearly  C．lively  D．likely

Answer 1

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。

16．B　考查邏輯與動詞短語辨析。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”。

17．A　考查上下文邏輯關(guān)系理解。從后文on his back看出比爾每天只能“躺著”。

18．A　考查詞語搭配。service in the army意為“在部隊服役”。說明兩人聊起了在部隊當(dāng)兵的共同經(jīng)歷。

19．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。下一段有description提示。explain意為“解釋”； complain意為“抱怨”； introduce意為“介紹”。

20．B　考查詞語搭配。broadened 和 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”，均不合題意。

21．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湖。

22．A　考查while引導(dǎo)的句式。while作連詞表示前者和后者相對應(yīng)。湖面上鴨子在游玩，而孩子們在開模型船。

23．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”。

24．C　考查動詞的運用。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”。

25．B　考查搭配。little by little意為“一點一點地”，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“一個接一個”。

26．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，集中”。

27．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”。

28．A　考查形容詞辨析。deadly意為“致命的，破壞性的，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“非常肅靜”。

29．D　考查對主旨的理解。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“幸運地”； particularly意為“特別地”；  hopefully意為“充滿希望地”。

30．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“令人吃驚的是”； to one's delight意為“令人高興的是”； to one's relief意為“令人釋然的是”； to one's anger意為“令人憤怒的是”。

31．B　考查上下文關(guān)系理解。a blank wall意為“一面空白的墻”，與前面約翰的描述反差很大，符合語境。simple意為“簡單的”； colored意為“有顏色的”； painted意為“油漆的”。

32．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)，實踐”。

33．A　考查上下文關(guān)系理解和詞語搭配。此句意為“對幸福的選擇不像每天早上送到門口的禮物……”。deliver意為“投遞，送交”。

34．D　考查短語辨析和語境中的邏輯理解。rather than連接兩個部分，肯定前者，否定后者。句意為“是否幸福取決于一個人的態(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”。

35．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“充滿生機和活力的”。 friendly，yearly，likely均為形容詞，詞意分別為“友好的”、“年度的”、“可能的”，詞義均不恰當(dāng)。