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 flat 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 though: 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. Henry watched in the dim room as the struggling man tried hard to reach for 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 switch 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.
小題1:Judging from the passenger, the meaning of the underlined word “alien” in Paragraph 3 is ______.
A．disappointing B．sudden C．new D．strange
小題2:What finally happened to Alan?
A．He was moved to another room. B．He died.
C．He switched his bed with Henry. D．He was very sick.
小題3:Henry, who had his bed switched, 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
小題4:Which of following words could be used to describe Alan?
A．Kind-hearted and imaginative B．Well-informed and humorous
C．Talkative and funnyD．Cold-hearted and indifferent

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：
小題1:D 推理題。根據(jù)Unexpectedly, an alien though: entered his head: why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never got to see anything?說(shuō)明他腦海里有了一個(gè)奇怪的想法：為什么他可以看見(jiàn)如此美麗的景色？說(shuō)明該詞指奇怪的，故D正確。
小題2:B 推理題。根據(jù)第四段最后兩行In less than five minutes, the coughing and choking stopped, along with the sound of breathing. Now, there was only silence ---- deathly silence.說(shuō)明最后Alan死掉了。故B正確。
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)第三段最后兩行可知他渴望到窗戶旁邊的床位上去看到外面的世界。故B正確。
小題4:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段說(shuō)明外面什么都沒(méi)有，Alan描述的那些美景都是他幻想出來(lái)的，以鼓起室友活下去的勇氣和信心。故他是一個(gè)心腸善良，且想象力豐富的人。故A正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章介紹了兩個(gè)病友主住在一個(gè)房間里，其中的一個(gè)向另外一個(gè)描述窗外美麗的景色，引起了另外一人的嫉妒，最終另外一人發(fā)現(xiàn)這一切不過(guò)是病友想象出來(lái)的。以推理題的考查為主，最主要的方法是根據(jù)詞義關(guān)系推斷具體細(xì)節(jié)。
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During World War I, he still remained a member of parliament, but he resigned from his post in the British navy, and became a soldier again, fighting in France. In 1917, however, he became Minister of Munitions . In this job, he encouraged the development and use of the tank, which was then a new weapon. After the war, Churchill held several government posts.
From 1931 to 1939, he was only a member of parliament. He had fallen into dislike because of his militant (war-loving) attitude. Even his closest friends discouraged him from seeking higher office. But when World War II started in 1939. Churchill returned to his former job as First Lord of the Admiralty.
In May 1940, he became Prime Minister. Throughout the war, Churchill showed great strength and energy. He worked for long periods with little sleep and traveled many thousands of miles. By the courage and determination expressed in his speeches, he inspired the people of Britain to keep on fighting. His speeches also gave hope to people in parts of Europe occupied by enemy forces.
In the general election at the end of the war, the Conservative Party, of which he was leader, was defeated. But he became Prime Minister again in 1951. He resigned as Prime Minister in 1955. However, he remained a member of parliament until 1964. Some time later, in 1965, he died.
小題1:Before World War I, Churchill worked for his country as ____.
A．headmaster of Harrow SchoolB．a(chǎn) leader of the Britain Navy
C．a(chǎn) leader of the Conservative Party D．Prime Minister of Britain
小題2:How many times was Churchill elected Prime Minister?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
小題3:What can we learn from Para. 4?
A．In 1938 Churchill left the parliament.
B．Churchill's closest friends were against his attitude toward war.
C．Churchill's closest friends always inspired him to seek higher office.
D．Churchill and his closet friends served in the army before World War II.
小題4:We can know all the following from the text EXCEPT that ____.
A．Churchill gave up as Prime Minister in 1955
B．Churchill once became a soldier, fighting in France
C．Churchill's speeches encouraged the British people to keep on fighting
D．Churchill led his army to fight bravely and defeated the enemy in World War I

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