填空题I have never seen Mrs. Clark before, but I know from her medical chart and the report I received from the preceding shift that tonight she will die. The only light in her room is coming from a piece of medical equipment, which is flashing its red light as if is warning. As I stand there, the smell hits my nose, and I close my eyes as I remember the smell of decay from past experience. In my mouth I have a sour, vinegar taste coming from the pit of my stomach. I reach for the light switch, and as it silently lights the scene, I return to the bed to observe the patient with an unemotional, medical eye. Mrs. Clark is dying. She lies motionless: the head seems unusually large on a skeleton body; the skin is dark yellow and hangs loosely around exaggerated bones that not even a blanket can hide; the right arm lies straight out at the side, taped cruelly to a board to secure a needle so that fluid may drip in; the left arm is across the sunken chest, which rises and falls with the uneven breath. I reached for the long, thin fingers that are lying on the chest. They are ice cold, and I quickly move to the wrist and feel for the faint pulse. Mrs. Clark's eyes open somewhat as her head turns towards me slightly. I bend close to her and scarcely heat as she whispers, "Water." Taking a glass of water from the table, I put my finger over the end of the straw and allow a few drops of the cool moisture to slide into her mouth and ease her thirst. She makes no attempt to swallow; there is just not enough strength. "More," the dry voice says, and we repeat the procedure. This time she does manage to swallow some liquid and weakly says, "Thank you." She is too weak for conversation. So without asking, I go about providing for her needs. Picking her up in my arms like a child, I turn her on her side. Naked, except for a light hospital gown, she is so very small and light that she seems like a victim of some terrible famine. I remove the lid from a jar of skin cream and put some on the palm of my hands. Carefully, to avoid injuring her, I rub cream into the yellow skin, which rolls freely over the bones, feeling perfectly the outline of each bone in the back. Placing a pillow between her legs, I notice that these too are ice cold, and not until I run my hands up over her knees do I feel any of the life-giving warmth of blood. When I am finished, I pull a chair up beside the bed to face her and, taking her free hand between mine, again notice the long, thin fingers, graceful. I wonder briefly if she has any family, and then I see that there are neither flowers, nor pictures of rainbows and butterflies drawn by children, nor cards. There is no hint in the room anywhere that this is a person who is loved. As though she is a mind reader, Mrs. Clark answers my thoughts and quietly tells me, "I sent.., my family.., home... tonight.., didn't want.., them.., to see..." Having spent her last ounce of strength she cannot go on, but I have understood what she has done. Not knowing what to say, I say nothing. Again she seems to sense my thoughts, "You... stay..." Time seems to stand still. In the total silence, I feel my own pulse quicken and hear my breathing as it begins to match hers, breath for uneven breath. Our eyes meet and somehow, together, we become aware that this is a special moment between two human beings... Her long fingers curl easily around my hands and I nod my head slowly, smiling. Without words, through yellowed eyes, I receive my thank you and her eyes slowly close. Some unknown interval of time passes before her eyes open again, only this time there is no response in them, just a blank stare. Without warning, her shallow breathing stops, and within a few moments, the faint pulse is also gone. One single tear flows from her left eye, across the cheek and down onto the pillow. I begin to cry quietly. There is a swell of emotion within me for this stranger who so quickly came into rant went from my life. Her suffering is done, yet so is the life. Slowly, still holding her hand, I become aware that I do not mind this emotional battle that in fact, it was a privilege she has allowed me, and I would do it again, gladly. Mrs. Clark spared her family an episode that perhaps they were not equipped to handle and instead shared it with me. She had not wanted to have her family see her die, yet she did not want to die alone. No one should die alone, and I am glad I was there for her. Two days later, I read about Mrs. Clark in the newspaper. She was the mother of seven, grandmother of eighteen, an active member of her church, a leader of volunteer associations in her community, a concert piano player, and a piano teacher for over thirty years. Yes, they were long and graceful fingers. Directions: The passage below summarizes the main points of the passage. Read the summary and then select the best word or phrase from the box blow, according to the passage. You should decide on the best choice. A drip K liquid B secured L famine C decay M jar D preceding N slide E straw O thirst F faint P fluid G pit Q moisture H chart R loosely I palm S hit J lid T indication The medical (1) from the (2) shift was the first (3) I got that Mrs. Clark would die. There was also a smell of (4) in the room that (5) me in the (6) of my stomach. The patient's skin hung (7) so a needle was (8) to let the (9) (10) in. She had a (11) pulse and was thirsty, so I gave her a (12) of a few drops of (13) to (14) into her mouth to ease her (15) Having managed to swallow some (16) , she said " Thank you." She was so small and light that she looked like a victim of some terrible (17) . I removed the (18) of a (19) of cream and put some on the (20) of my hand. Then I rubbed the cream into her yellow skin to make her feel better.

填空题In the following passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, ONE in each numbered and under- lined part. You may have to change a word, add a word, or just delete a word. If you change a word, cross it with a slash (/) and write the correct word beside it. If you add a word, write the missing word between the words (in brackets) immediately before and after it. If you delete a word, cross it out with a slash (/). (66){{U}}A state university president was arrested today and charged with impersonate a police officer{{/U}} became, the authorities say, he pulled over a speeding driver here last month. (67){{U}} Using flashing headlights, Richard L. Judd,64,the president of Central Connecticut State University made the driver. Peter Baba,24,of Plainville, pull on Jan. 23{{/U}}, the state police said. (68){{U}} He then flashed a gold badge and barked at him for speed{{/U}}, they said. (69){{U}}Mr. Judd is New Britain's police commissioner from 1981 to 1989 and from 1993 to 1995.{{/U}} (70) {{U}}But Detective Harold Gannon of the New Britain police said today that the job involved more policy as police work{{/U}}, and did not include the authority to charge or chide criminals. (71){{U}} The gold badge was mere a university award.{{/U}} (72){{U}}The governor said he would not ask for a resignation because Mr. Judd had made a "misjudgment" and had written a letter of apologizing.{{/U}} (73)Later,{{U}}Mr. Judd's lawyer, Paul J. McOuillan, issued a long apology from his superior,{{/U}} whom he described as "the best thing to happen to New Britain. "(74) {{U}}"My experience and instinct as an E. M. T. and former police commissioner prompted me to involve myself with this matter,{{/U}} "Mr. Judd said in the statement. (75){{U}} "In hindsight, I see it was mine to manage."{{/U}}

填空题He was sorry that he had been impolite to her.He regretted ____________________.

填空题From 1948 to 1961, the proportion of American blacks earning less than $3,000 a year declined from 78 to 47 percent; at the same time, blacks earning more than $10,000 increased______from less than 1 to 17 percent. (proportion)

填空题It can be argued that the problems, even something as fundamental as the ever-increased world population, have been caused by technological advance.A.It can be arguedB.fundamentalC.ever-increasedD.have been caused

填空题(The age of) a geological sample can (be estimated) from the ratio of radioactive to nonradioaetive carbon (present) in the object (is examined). A. The age of B. be estimated C. present D. is examined

填空题Earthquakes 66. At two minutes to noon in September 1 of 1923, the great clock in Tokyo stopped. 67. Tokyo Bay Shook as if huge rug had been pulled from under it. 68. Towered above the bay, the 4,000 meter Mount Fuji stood above a deep trench in the sea. 69. It was from this trench where the earthquake came, at a magnitude of 8. 3 on the Richter scale, Huge waves swept over the city. 70. Boats were driven inland, and buildings and people were dragged out sea. 71. The tremors dislodged part of a hillside, which gave way, brushing trains, stations and bodies the water below. 72. Three massive shocks wrecked the of Tokyo and Yokohama and, during the next six hours, there were more than 100 aftershocks. The casualties were enormous, but there were also some lucky survivors. 73. The most remarkably was a woman who was having a bath in her room at the Tokyo Grand Hotel. 74. As for the hotel collapsed, she and her bath gracefully descended to the street, 75. leave both her and the bath water intact.

填空题 {{B}}Passage One{{/B}} The improbable chain of events that leads Alexander Fleming 1.______to discover penicillin in 1928 is the stuff which scientific myths 2.______are made. It was a discovery that would change the course of thehistory, The active ingredient in that mold, which Fleming named penicillin, turned to be an infection-fighting agent of 3.______enormous potency. When it was finally recognized as what itwas—the efficacious life-saving drug in the world—penicillin 4.______would alter forever the treatment of bacterial infections. By themiddle of the century, Fleming's discovery spawned a huge phar- 5.______maceutical industry, churning out synthetic penicillin that wouldconquer some of man-kind's most ancient scourges, includingsyphilis, gangrene, and tuberculosis. When he died a heart attack in 1955, he was mourned by 6.______the world and buried as a national hero in the crypt of St. Paul'sCathedral in London. Although Fleming's scientific work in andof itself may not have reached great, his singular contribution 7.______changed the practice of medicine. He deserves our utmost recog-nition. At the same time, we must bear on mind that the 8.______"Fleming Myth", as he called it, embodies the accomplishmentsof many giants of anti-biotic development. Fleming is but a cho-sen representative for the likes of Florey, Chain, Domagk, andWaksman, many of who remain, sadly, virtual unknowns. 9.______Their achievements have made the world a better, healthierplace. In commemorating Fleming, and we commemorate them 10.______all.

填空题Most parent, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their 3 and they must have 2 how difficult it is to write a good children's book. Either the author has aimed too 3 , so that the children can follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 4 the story seems to be talking to the readers. The best children's books are neither very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the children who 5 the story and the adult who 6 it. Unfortunately, there are in fact 7 books like this, so the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 8 to solve. This may be why many of books regarded as works of children's literature were in fact written for 9 Alice's Adventure in Wonderland is perhaps the most obvious of this. Children, left for themselves, often 10 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in bookshop or 11 and he will more willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a 12 at most children's comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the objections of teachers and right-thinking parents. Perhaps we parents should 13 trying to brainwash children into accepting our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so 14 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 15 books. So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story.

填空题(Despite) this similarity with (other) creatures, the evolution of humankind differs from (other species) in (one) important and unique way.A. Despite B. other C. other species D. one

填空题All of (the) performers in the play did (well). The (audience) applauded the (actors) excellent performance. A. the B. well C. audience D. actors

填空题She is furious of her son's grades in school, which explains why Mark is jealous of Julia's high marks on the exam.A.ofB.whichC.ofD.on

填空题Class division in society make equality of opportunity hard to obtain. It is by no ______.