第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each 16 to help drain the fluid(排出流质) from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time 17 on his back.
The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their families, their homes, their jobs and a whole lot of things. Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by 18 to his roommate what he could see 19 the window.
The man in the other bed began to 20 for those one-hour periods when his 21 would be broadened and brightened by all the activity and color of the world outside.
The window overlooked a 22 with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children 23 their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm among 24 of every color and a fine 25 of the city skyline could be seen in the 26 . As the man described all this, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and 27 the beautiful scene.
Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to find the man by the window, had died 28 in his sleep. Later, the other man asked 29 he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch.
Slowly, painfully, he managed to 30 and take his first look at the 31 world outside. Surprisingly, it 32 a blank wall.
The next day he learned from the nurse that the man was 33 and could not 34 see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to 35 you.”
16. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
17. A. flat B. quiet C. still D. calm
18. A. listening B. talking C. describing D. explaining
19. A. beyond B. outside C. behind D. near
20. A. look B. live C. prepare D. work
21. A. health B. dream C. world D. career
22. A. garden B. farm C. mountain D. park
23. A. made B. rowed C. took D. sailed
24. A. trees B. flowers C. houses D. birds
25. A. photo B. map C. view D. appearance
26. A. distance B. hospital C. future D. sky
27. A. enjoy B. experience C. sense D. imagine
28. A. peacefully B. painfully C. sadly D. bravely
29. A. when B. if C. how D. why
30. A. climb up B. stand up C. sit up D. turn up
31. A. real B. noisy C. ordinary D. new
32. A. contained B. covered C. connected D. faced
33. A. mad B. blind C. ill D. dead
34. A. yet B. just C. even D. clearly
35. A. support B. fool C. cure D. encourage
Temperature changes during the day or night can be great 6small. This depends partly 7how many clouds are in the sky.8there are many clouds during the night, they act like tile covers on your bed. They blanket the earth and keep the air from losing much of 9heat. The temperature usually does not drop much during such a night. When there are many clouds during 10day, some of the sun's energy will not reach the earth. The temperature usually does not rise much on such a day.
When you read a story in English, do you read it for the storyforthe English? This is a question
is not so
(fool) as it mayseem, for I find that many students of English pay far more attention to the story thanto the English. For instance, they care for how the mystery in the story
(solve), but do not remember a single sentence in the story and cannot tell what preposition is used before a certain word in the speech of a certain character.
Of course, if you want to know the story only, you need not(bother)about the language. But a student of English is different
a student ofstories or
is called the general reader. As you may also have learned fromthe above, you ought to read not only very carefully but also aloud
you learn the passage by heart and can recite it as if it
(be)your own. On
hand, this will teach you m any useful words and phrases; on the other hand.it will help you to avoid many errors and faults in expression.
Of course, if you want to know the story only, you need not 5 (bother) about the language. But a student of English is different 6a student of stories or 7is called the general reader. As you may also have learnedfrom the above, you ought to read not only very carefully but also aloud 8you learn the passage by heart and can reciteit as if it 9 (be) your own. On 10hand, this will teach you many usefulwords and phrases; on the other hand, it will help you to avoid many errors and faults in expression.
We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of themcorrectly and wisely., some of us are upset
their bodystylesand looks. It7s unnecessary and it"s not important at all. We needn't care about it.It is one's inner beauty
matters. Second, we sometimes seem to bemisunderstood
our teachers, parents and classmates.
(face) with this, we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them,trying to remove the
(understand). Some of us have fewer friends.I think being open-minded and friendly will do you good. Third, we may fall behind others,
makes usstressed. Actually we can encourage
to work efficiently, full of
(determine). At last, some of us don,t havemuch pocket money, so they feel unhappy. Isn,t it strange? So long as we have some.that7s enough. And we can learn
to spend money.
Australia and the United States are about the same in size, and their western lands are both not rich 5soil. It was on the eastern coast of Australia and America that the English first settled, and both colonies soon began to develop towards the west. However, this westward 6(move) took place 7because the English were searching for better land than the population was increasing. Settlements of the west part of both countries developed quickly after gold 8(discover) in America in 1849 and in Australia two years later.
Although the development of these two countries has a lot in common, there are some 9(strike) differences as well. The United States gained its independence from England by revolution while Australia won its independence without having to go to war. Australia, 10(like) the United States, was firstly turned into a colony by English prisoners and its economic development was in wheat growing and sheep raising. By 1922, for example, Australia had fifteen times more sheep than it had people or almost half as many sheep as there are people today in the United States. Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world.