Question

完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

An elderly man had collapsed（晕倒） while crossing the street; an ambulance(救护车) rushed him to the hospital. There the man repeatedly called for his son.

From a letter         in his pocket, a nurse learned that his son was a Marine（海军）.They found the young man .He rushed to the airport in order to reach his dying father.

It was mid- evening when the young man walked into the hospital. A nurse took the tired,         man to the bedside.

        “Your son is here,” she repeated the words before the          eyes opened. He only dimly（模糊地）saw the young man in Marine uniform standing nearby. He reached out his hand. The Marine          the old man’s hand with a messsage of love and encouragement.

Night are long in      , but all the night the young man sat there, holding the father’s hand and offering words of hope and strength. The nurse suggested the young Marine to rest for a while. He        . Now and then, she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son through most of the night.

It was dawn（黎明） when the patient died.          the nurse said something to comfort him, the Marine asked her, “Who was that man?”

“Your father.” she answered           .

“No, he wasn’t,” he replied. “I never saw him before in my life.”

“Why didn’t you say something when I took you to him?” the nurse asked.

“I knew immediately there’d been a(n)        , but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I realized he was too sick to        whether or not I was his son, I guessed he really needed me. So I stayed.”

1.A. found    B. written    C. received    D. sent

2.A. excited    B. serious   C. anxious    D. puzzled

3.A. young man’s  B. patient’s   C. nurse’s D. Marine’s

4.A. shook   B. hold     C. waved    D. cleaned

5.A. hospitals B. the ambulance   C. rooms D. the army

6.A. agreed   B. liked      C. refused     D. continued

7.A. After    B. While    C. if    D. Before

8.A. happily  B. surprisingly   C. luckily   D. excitedly

9.A. answer  B. excuse     C. solution      D. mistake

10.A. tell  B. speak     C. talk      D. say

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是一名老人生病住院，生命垂危。他的儿子是一名海军，医院的人最后帮助他找到了他的儿子。老人在儿子的陪伴下走到生命的尽头。但这位海军其实并不是老人的儿子，这其中出了一些错。但是他知道老人需要他，所以并没有说出真相。

1.动词及语境的理解。句意：从在他口袋里发现的一封信，护士了解到他的儿子是一名海军。found 发现；written 写；received 收到；sent 发送。根据句意可知，护士在那个男士的口袋里发现了一封信。故选A。

2.形容词及语境的理解。句意：一名护士把这个疲惫的、焦急的年轻人带到了那个男士的旁边。excited 兴奋的，激动的；serious 严肃的；anxious 焦急的，焦虑的；puzzled，迷惑的。根据文意可知，当这个男士的儿子听到他父亲生病住院的消息的时候，应该感到很焦急。故选C。

3.名词所有格及语境的理解。句意：“你的儿子在这”，护士一直重复着这句话，直到那个人睁开了眼睛。young man’s 年轻人的；patient’s 病人的；nurse’s 护士的；Marine’s 海军的。根据文意可知，这里说的是直到病人的眼睛睁开。故选B。

4.动词及语境的理解。句意：这个海军紧紧地握住了老人的手，充满了爱和鼓励。shook 摇动；held 握住；waved 摆手；clean打扫干净。根据文意可知，海军紧紧握住老人的手，给他鼓励和安慰。故选B。

5.名词及语境的理解。句意：医院的夜很长。hospitals 医院；ambulance 救护车；rooms 房间；army军队。根据文意可知，年轻人在医院里守了老人一夜。故这里说的是医院里的夜晚。故选A。

6.动词及语境的理解。句意：护士建议这个年轻的海军休息一下，但是他拒绝了。agree 同意；like 喜欢；refuse 拒绝；continue继续。根据下文The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son through most of the night可知，这个海军没有休息，一直和老人在一起。故选C。

7.连词及语境的理解。句意：在护士还没来得及安慰他之前，那个年轻人问：那个老人是谁？after 在……之后；while 当…时候；if 如果；before 在……之前。根据文意可知，护士还没有对那个年轻人说一些安慰的话，他就先开口问护士了。故选D。

8.副词及语境的理解。句意：护士惊奇地回答：是你的父亲。happily 开心地；surprisingly 惊奇地；luckily 幸运地；excitedly兴奋地，激动地。根据文意可知，大家都以为这个年轻的海军是老人的儿子，所以对他提出的问题感到惊讶。故选B。

9.名词及语境的理解。句意：我很快就知道一定是出了什么错了，但是我也知道他需要他的儿子，而他的儿子不在。answer 回答；excuse 借口；solution 解决方法；mistake错误。根据文意可知，这个海军一到医院，就知道弄错了。但是他知道这个老人需要他，所以他没有说出来。故应该选D。

10.动词及语境的理解。句意：当我意识到他病得很重不能分辨我是否是他的儿子的时候，我猜他真的需要我。tell 告诉，分辨；speak 说话；talk 谈论；say说的内容。根据文意可知，那个老人病得很重，不能分辨出那个海军是不是他的儿子。故选A。

考点：故事类短文。