Two men, both seriously ill, were in the same hospital room. One man was allowed to _16_ up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was _17_ the room’s only window. The other man on the other side of the room had to _18_ all his time lying on his back in bed.
Every afternoon when the man by the window could sit up he _19_ pass the time by describing to his _20 all the things he could see outside the window. “The window overlooks a _21_ with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans play on the water _22_ children sail their model boats. Young lovers walk _23_ among flowers of every colour. Grand old trees grace(装扮) the landscape, and a fine _24_ of the city skyline can be seen in the distance.” As the man by the window _25_ all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and _26_ the scene.
Days and weeks passed. On morning, the day nurse came only to find the man by the window had died _27_ in his sleep. When the man’s body was _28_, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the _29_. The nurse agreed and after making sure he was _30_, she left. Slowly and painfully, the man raised himself _31_ to take his first look at the _32_ world outside by himself. But to his _33_, he found it faced nothing _34_ a blank wall.
In fact, the man by the window was _35_ and could not even see the wall. He just wanted to encourage his roommate.
【小题1】A．wakeB．climbC．sit D．stand【小题2】A．well aboveB．just over C．far from D．next to【小题3】A．spend B．lose C．waste D．save【小题4】A．could B．would C．might D．should【小题5】A．doctor B．nurse C．friend D．roommate【小题6】A．wall B．street C．fence D．park【小题7】A．when B．while C．since D．though【小题8】A．step by step B．arm in arm C．face to face D．one by one【小题9】A．view B．signC．symbol D．mark【小题10】A．explainedB．described C．watched D．heard【小题11】A．think B．expect C．imagine D．guess【小题12】A．peacefully B．bravely C．helplessly D．sadly【小题13】A．put away B．taken away C．picked up D．caught up【小题14】A．wall B．park C．lake D．window【小题15】A．dead B．amazed C．fortable D．encouraged【小题16】A．planning B．trying C．refusing D．wishing【小题17】A．previous B．embarrassingC．beautiful D．favorite【小题18】A．horrorB．delight C．surprise D．sadness【小题19】A．like B．as C．but D．and【小题20】A．dead B．deaf C．pitiful D．blindC
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(答案→)C
解析：【小题1】C 动词辨析。窗户旁边的那个人每天下午可以坐起来一个小时。Sit up坐起来。
【小题2】D 上下文串联。根据29空前的next to the说明他的床在窗户旁边。
【小题3】A 动词辨析。A花费；B失去；C浪费；D挽救。他每天只能把时间花在躺在床上。
【小题4】B 情态动词辨析。Would过去常常。他常常给对方描述窗外的美景。
【小题5】D 上下文串联。根据第一段说明两个人在一个病房，那么他们是室友。
【小题6】D 上下文串联。根据下文的描述说明窗户外面是一个公园。
【小题7】B 连词辨析。当孩子们在玩赛艇模型的时候，鸭子和天鹅在河里玩耍。
【小题8】B 短语辨析。Arm in arm手拉手；指情侣们手拉手在公园的花丛中。
【小题9】A 名词辨析。View风景。从远处可以看见城市的美景。
【小题10】B 动词辨析。A解释；B描述；C看；D听见；指窗户旁边的那个人在描述美景。
【小题11】C 动词辨析。A考虑；B期待；C现象；D猜想；另外一个人躺在床上想象这一美景。
【小题12】A 副词辨析。指窗户旁边那个病人安静的死去了。
【小题13】B 短语辨析。A收拾，整理；储蓄；B拿走；C捡起，用车接，无意中学会；D赶上；那个病人去世了，他的床位被拿走了。
【小题14】D 上下文串联。根据下文可知他想到窗户旁边去看窗外的美景。
【小题15】C 形容词辨析。指护士在确认他感觉舒服以后就离开了。
【小题16】B 动词辨析，try to do sth努力做某事；他努力坐起来了想看看外面美丽的景色。
【小题17】C 形容词辨析。A先前的；B让人尴尬的；C美丽的；D最喜欢的；想看看外面美丽的景色。
【小题18】C 上下文串联。根据下文可知窗外根本没有所谓的公园，这让他很惊讶。
【小题19】C 介词辨析。But除…之外；指窗外除了空白的墙之外什么也没有。
【小题20】D 上下文串联。根据could not even see the wall说明前室友是一个盲人，什么也看不见。