Question

Most people need hear those “three little words”—I love you. Once in a while, they hear them just in time.

I met Connie the day she was      to the ward(病房), where I worked as a(n)     . Her husband, Bill, stood       nearby as she was transferred to the hospital bed. Although Connie was in the final stages of her fight     cancer, she was alert(机敏的) and cheerful. We got her     . I finished marking her name on all the hospital supplies she would       , and then asked if she needed other things.

“Oh, yes,” she said, “Would you please      me how to use the TV? I enjoy the soaps so much and I don’t want to get behind on what’s happening.” As we became      , she told me how   44   it was to be married for 32 years to a man who often called her “a silly woman”.

“Oh, I know Bill loves me,” she said, “but he has       been one to say he loves me, or send cards to me.” She       . “I would give anything if he’d say ‘I love you,’ but it’s just not in his       .”

Bill visited Connie every day. In the     , he sat next to the bed while she was        the soaps. Later, when she began     more, he paced up and down the hallway outside her room. Soon, when she no longer watched television and had       waking moments, I began spending more of my volunteer time with Bill.

A few days later, when I knew from the head nurse that Connie       , I went into the room to say my own       to Connie. There, on the       table, was a large Valentine card from Bill that says, “To my wonderful       ... I love you.”

1.A. admitted   B. entered       C. forced        D. asked

2.A. partner     B. volunteer      C. doctor            D. assistant

3.A. excitedly  B. nervously      C. calmly       D. hurriedly

4.A. for        B. with       C. against         D. of

5.A. settled up   B. settled on      C. settled for        D. settled in

6.A. be used       B. be useful       C. be using        D. make use

7.A. give       B. show        C. make            D. take

8.A. peaceful  B. familiar   C. strange        D. happy

9.A. frustrating    B. warm          C. happy           D. angry

10.A. never      B. ever          C. always        D. seldom

11.A. read        B. sighed        C. smiled          D. cried

12.A. nature       B. characteristic  C. feature          D. quality

13.A. first     B. end           C. beginning   D. top

14.A. watching    B. using          C. making           D. talking

15.A. watching  B. talking     C. sitting       D. sleeping

16.A. little        B. less        C. few          D. fewer

17.A. was dying  B. had died        C. was dead      D. died

18.A. goodbye    B. hello       C. sorrow          D. missing

19.A. bedside   B. above          C. behind        D. front

20.A. friend   B. son        C. wife      D. Teacher

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.D

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一对多年的恩爱夫妻即将面临生死别离，妻子十分希望丈夫能够亲口说声“我爱你”。在作者的帮助下，丈夫终于在妻子临终前用语言表达了自己对妻子深深的爱。读完后我们会被文章主人公的真挚情感深深感动。

1.A考查动词。A. admitted承认，接纳；B. entered进入； C. forced强迫；D. asked请求。句意：我在康尼住进收容所病房的那天见到了她。故选A。

2.B考查名词。A. partner伙伴；B. volunteer自愿者；C. doctor医生；D. assistant助手。句意：我在那儿当义工。故选B。

3.B考查副词。A. excitedly激动地；B. nervously紧张不安地；C. calmly冷静地；D. hurriedly匆匆忙忙地。句意：把她从轮床抬上病床时，她的丈夫比尔焦虑不安地站在旁边。故选B。

4.C考查介词。A. for为了；B. with和---在一起；C. against对着；D. of---的。句意：康尼处于和癌症搏斗的晚期。fight against与---对抗。故选C。

5.D考查动词短语。A. settled up付清,了结；B. settled on安家，选定，决定 ；C. settled for满足于,勉强同意；D. settled in安顿，适应。句意：我们把她安顿好。故选D。

6.C考查动词。A. be used被用；B. be useful有用的；C. be using正在用；D. make use利用。句意：我在医院提供给她使用的所有用品上标上她的名字。故选C。

7.B考查动词辨析。A. give给；B. show出示，展示；C. make制造；D. take拿走，带走。句意：请告诉我怎么用电视好吗？故选B。

8.B考查形容词。A. peaceful和平的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. strange奇怪的；D. happy高兴的。句意：随着我们越来越熟，故选B。

9.A考查形容词。A. frustrating令人沮丧的,挫败,令人失望的； B. warm 温暖的；C. happy高兴的；D. angry生气的。句意：跟一个经常叫她“傻女人”的男人生活了32年有多么沮丧。故选A。

10.A考查副词。A. never从来没有；B. ever永远，曾经C. always总是；D. seldom很少，难得。句意：可是他从来不说他爱我，故选A。

11.B考查动词。A. read 阅读；B. sighed叹息；C. smiled微笑；D. cried哭。句意：

她叹了口气。故选B。

12.A考查名词。A. nature自然，本性；B. characteristic特征，特性，特色；C. feature特色；D. quality质量，品质。句意：我愿意付出一切，可这根本不是他的性格。故选A。

13.C考查名词。A. first第一；B. end结束； C. beginning开始；D. top 顶部。句意：一开始，康尼看肥皂剧，他就坐在床旁。故选C。

14.A考查动词。A. watching 观看；B. using使用；C. making 制造；D. talking谈论。句意：康尼看肥皂剧，他就坐在床旁。故选A。

15.D考查动词。A. watching 观看；B. talking 谈论；C. sitting坐；D. sleeping睡觉。句意：后来，她睡的时候多了。故选D。

16.D考查形容词。 A. little 很少（修饰不可数名词）；B. less 更少；C. few 几乎没有（修饰可数名词复数）；D. fewer更少。句意：康尼不再看电视了，醒的时候也少了。故选D。

17.B考查动词时态。A. was dying快要死了；B. had died早已经死了； C. was dead死的； D. died死。句意：几天后，我从护士长那里知道她已经死了。用过去完成时态，故选B。

18.A考查名词。A. goodbye 再见；B. hello 问候；C. sorrow 悲伤；D. missing丢失。句意：我走进康尼的房间，亲自去和她告别 。故选A。

19.A考查上下文联系。A. bedside 床边，床头；B. above 在---上面；C. behind 在---后面；D. front 前面。句意：床头桌上放着一张比尔给她的大大的情人节贺卡。故选A。

20.C考查名词。A. friend朋友；B. son 儿子；C. wife妻子；D. Teacher老师。句意：

上面写着：“给我出色的妻子……我爱你。”故选C。

考点：考查人生哲理类阅读