Passage 5 ??(淄博市2007屆高三第三次模擬考試) ?完形填空

After my brother's serious heart attack, he lay in a coma(昏迷) in the hospital. Tubes and wires ? 36 ? him up to machines that kept him alive. The only sound in his room was the? ?37 ? whoosh(呼呼聲) of the pump forcing air into his lungs. My sister--in--law stood by?? ?38 ? ?. ?As a minister I had been with families in similar ? 39 ? . I had searched for the right ? 40 ?, a phrase of hope, trying to ? 41 ? them. But this was a new ? 42 ??.

During these difficult days, my sister-- in-- law and I were ? 43 ? ?between hope and resignation. We ? 44 ? every visitor. We were grateful for their stories of people who had ? ?45 ? comas and return to ? 46 ?. We listened when they talked knowledgeably about the stages of grief. We knew they cared. But many visitors came ? 47 ? the door talking, and kept talking. Was that how I had dealt with my nervousness when I didn't know ? 48 ? to say?

Then a/n ? 49 ? friend came to visit. He stood with us around the bed, looking at my brother's body. There was a long silence. Suddenly ? 50 ? with emotion, he said, "I'm sorry." There was another long pause. ? 51 ?, he hugged my sister--in--law and then turned to shake my hand. He held it a ? 52 ? longer than necessary and squeezed a little harder than ? 53 ?. As he looked at me, tears came to his eyes. And then he left. One week later, my brother died.

Years ? 54 ??passed and I still remember that visitor. I do not recall his name, but I'll never forget how he shared our grief, quietly and ? 55 ? and without awkwardness. His few words spoke volumes.

36. A. added ? ? ? ? ?B. hooked ? ? ? ? ? ? C. put ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. held

37. A. rhythmical ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. loud ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

C. irregular ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. harmonious

38. A. careful ? ? ? ? B. hopeful ? ? ? ? ? ? C. helpless ? ? ? ? ? ? D. useless

39. A. conversations ? B. considerations ? ? ? C. locations ? ? ? ? ? D. situations

40. A. words ? ? ? ? B. places ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. roles ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. choices

41. A. convince ? ? ? B. teach ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. comfort ? ? ? ? ? ? D. serve

42. A. challenge ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. adventure ? ? ? ?

C. experience ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. opportunity

43. A. filled ? ? ? ? ? B. torn ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. worn ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. settled

44. A. appreciated ? ? B. expected ? ? ? ? ? C. depended ? ? ? ? ? D. evaluated

45. A. suffered from ? B. shaken off ? ? ? ? C. come down with ? ? D. kept out

46. A. reality ? ? ? ? B. origin ? ? ? ? ? ? C. function ? ? ? ? ? D. normal

47. A. in ? ? ? ? ? ? B. across ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. over ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. through

48. A. why ? ? ? ? ? B. what ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. how ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. when

49. A. casual ? ? ? ? B. expected ? ? ? ? ? C. close ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. familiar

50. A. concentrated ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. controlled ? ? ? ? ?

C. overcome ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. disappointed

51. A. However ? ? ? B. Therefore ? ? ? ? ? C. Besides ? ? ? ? ? ? D. Finally

52. A. second ? ? ? ? B. lot ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. great deal ? ? ? ? ? D. period

53. A. before ? ? ? ? B. possible ? ? ? ? ? ? C. usual ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. past

54. A. had ? ? ? ? ? B. have ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. are ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. were

55. A. extraordinarily ? B. desperately ? ? ? ? C. nervously ? ? ? ? ? D. sincerely

答案 ?36.B ? 37.A ?38.C ?39.D ?40.A ?41.C ?42.C ?43.B ?44.A ?45.B ?46.D ?47.D ?48.B ?49.A ?50.C ?51.D ?52.A ?53.C ?54.B ?55.D