江苏省常州市2015（国庆）高考英语完形填空练习（三）及答案.docVIP

江苏省常州市2015（国庆）高考英语完形填空练习（3）及答案 【2014高考英语江西省景德镇质量检测】 完形填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后个题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Two wardmates shared the same ward in a hospital. They were seriously ill, but they never lost hope. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only 36 . The other man had to spend all his time flat on his 37 . The men talked for hours 38 . They spoke of their wives and 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 39 to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to 40 those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened by all the activity and color of the world outside. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Young lovers walked arm in arm among flowers of every color and a fine 41 of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window 42 all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and 43 the picturesque scene. One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. 44 the other man couldn’t hear the band—he could 45 it . In his mind’s eye as the gentleman by the window described it with descriptive 46 . Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the 47 body of the man by the window, who had died 48 in his sleep. She was sad and called the hospital attendants to 49 the body. As soon as the sickbed was 50 , the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to 51 the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly, painfully he held himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He managed to slowly turn to lo