单选题
阅读下面短文，从短文后所组的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

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

A、

A. When
B、

B. For
C、

C. At

【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。

A、

A. grew
B、

B. fell
C、

C. had

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[详细解答] fall ill意为生病。

A、

A. so
B、

B. very
C、

C. much

【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。

A、

A. something
B、

B. anything
C、

C. nothing

【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。

A、

A. bad
B、

B. badly
C、

C. worse

【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。

A、

A. near
B、

B. nearby
C、

C. beside

【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。

A、

A. another
B、

B. the other
C、

C. other

【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。

A、

A. fell
B、

B. happened
C、

C. took

【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。

A、

A. nearby
B、

B. far
C、

C. far away

【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

A、

A. was dead
B、

B. died
C、

C. would die

【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。