Question

Two men， Alan and Henry， both seriously ill， shared a hospital room. Alan was allowed to sit up in his bed and his bed was next to the room’s only window. Henry had to spend all his time sleeping on his back.

The men talked for hours， of their wives/families， their homes and their jobs. And (every afternoon when Alan， in the bed next to the window， could sit up， he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm among flowers. Trees and skyline could be seen in the distance. As he described all this， Henry， on the other side of the room， would close his eyes and imagine the scene.

One warm afternoon Alan described a parade (游行) passing by. Although Henry could not hear the band，he could see it in his mind. Unexpectedly， an alien thought entered his head： Why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never got to see anything? It doesn’t seem fair. Henry felt ashamed at first. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sight， his envy grew and soon let him down. He began to find himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window—and that thought now controlled his life.

Late one night， as He lay staring at the ceiling， Alan began to cough. He was choking (窒息）Henry watched in the dark room as the struggling man tried hard to reach the button to call for help. Listening from across the room， he never moved， never pushed his own button which would have brought the nurse running. In less than five minutes， the coughing and choking stopped， along with the sound of breathing. Now， there was only silence—deathly silence.

As soon as it seemed appropriate， Henry asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the change and after making sure he was comfortable， she left him alone.

Slowly， painfully， he struggled to take his first look. Finally， he would have the joy of seeing it all himself. He looked out， but faced a black wall.

1.Judging from the passage， the meaning of the underlined Word “alien” in Paragraph 3 is

A.  disappointing   B. sudden    C.  strange   D. new

2.What finally happened to Alan?

A. He died.

B. He changed his bed with Henry.

C. He was moved to another room.

D. He was very sick.

3.Henry who had his bed changed had expected ______.

A. to see the blank wall

B. to feel the joy of seeing the outside world

C. to feel the joy of breathing fresh air

D. to see more than Alan

4.Which of following words could be used to describe Alan?

A. Kind-hearted and imaginative.

B. Well-informed(消息灵通的）and humorous.

C. Talkative and funny.

D. Cold-hearted and indifferent (漠不关心).

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：两个重病患者艾伦和亨利，共享一个病房。艾伦被允许在床上坐起来，他的床靠着这间房子的唯一一个窗户。而亨利不得不花他所有的时间睡觉。

1.C词义猜测题。根据Unexpectedly， an alien though： entered his head： why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never got to see anything?可知他脑海里有了一个奇怪的想法：为什么他可以看见如此美丽的景色？说明该词指奇怪的，所以选C。

2.A细节理解题。根据第四段最后两行In less than five minutes， the coughing and choking stopped， along with the sound of breathing. Now， there was only silence ---- deathly silence.可知最后艾伦死掉了。所以选A。

3.B细节理解题。根据第三段最后两行可知他渴望到窗户旁边的床位上去看外面的世界。所以选B。

4.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知外面什么都没有，艾伦描述的那些美景都是他幻想出来的，以鼓起室友活下去的勇气和信心。所以他是一个心肠善良，且想象力丰富的人。故A正确。

考点：故事类短文阅读。