单选题 Tom was a black boy. (41) he was three years old, he suddenly (42) ill one evening. The next day he got (43) worse. His parents could do (44) but took him to a black doctor. The doctor said that he was (45) ill and must be sent to a hospital immediately. In a hurry his father took him to a hospital (46) . But the hospital refused to take him in for it was for the white only. Tom's father took him to (47) hospital, the same thing (48) to him. At last his father had to drive him to a black hospital (49) . But it was too late. Little Tom (50) before they got there.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[详细解答] when意为当……时候。从文中得知，当他三岁时生病了。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[详细解答] much修饰形容词比较级，表示“更加……”。从下文病重，到其死亡可得知。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[详细解答] 从文中可知，其父母毫无办法，只得把他送到医院。do nothing即为此意。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[详细解答] 此处空格后ill为形容词，前面须填副词，badly ill意为病重。worse为比较级，这里没有此含义。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[详细解答] 这三个词意思相同，但near，beside置于名词前，near by置于名词前后都可。此处置于名词 hospital后。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[详细解答] 根据原文，第一家医院拒绝接收汤姆后，其父亲又将他转到另外一所医院。another表示“另一，又一”，the other表示“两个中另一个”。文中并没有说明只有两个医院。other没有“又……，再……”得含义。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[详细解答] happen意为发生，指同样的事情又发生了。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[详细解答] 从下文得知，汤姆因为路上花费的时间太久，没到医院就死了。说明这个医院很远o

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[详细解答] 从最后一句得知。他们到医院之前，汤姆就已经死了。