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阅读训练9414243444546474849505152535455616263646566676869707172737475完形填空Onacoldwinter’snightIstoppedforgasonmywayhomefromwork.Iwastiredandhadaslight41.Iworkedinadoctor’sofficeandthiswasoneofthosedayswhentheunexpectedhappened,makingtheschedulerunlaterthan42.ItseemedIwasgoingtobelate43homeandmyhusband,beingthepunctual(准时的)person,wouldbereadytopronouncemelateonceagain.Maybe44Ihurried,Icouldstillmakeithome.Iwasheadinginsideto45formygaswhenInoticedanoldercoupleatthecounter.Iheardthemaskingfor46tothelocalhospital.ItwasthesamehospitalthatIhadjust47halfanhourago.Theyoungmanatthecounterwastryingtobe48inexplaininghowtogetthere,withtwootherpeoplegivingtheirownopinions.Oneofthemwas49tryingtogivethemawholedifferentroute.Justthen,Iwalkedovertothecoupleandsaid,“Wouldyouliketofollowmetothe50?”Alookof51crossedthewoman’sface.“I’mgoingrightbythere,”Isaid,whichwasn’taliesinceIhadjustmadeupmymindtodo52that.Igotinmycarandbeganthejourneyback.Iwastryingtowatchtobesuretheywereright53me.Ittookonlyfifteenminutestogetthereasrushhourtrafficwasbeginningto54.IfeltbetterthanIhadalldayandmyheadachewasnearlygone.Later,asIarrivedhome,myhusbandjoked,“Soyouaren’teverlateanymore.”Isaid,“Sometimesit’s55tobelate.”41．A.breakB.feverC.coldD.headache42．A.ordinaryB.commonC.usualD.unique43．A.gettingB.cookingC.callingD.working44．A.asB.sinceC.whileD.if45．A.payB.changeC.waitD.search46．A.opinionsB.troubleC.directionsD.money47．A.reachedB.visitedC.calledD.left48．A.skilledB.helpfulC.experiencedD.active49．A.evenB.stillC.onlyD.ever50．A.stationB.officeC.hospitalD.hotel51．A.panicB.reliefC.sadnessD.peace52．A.partlyB.properlyC.exactlyD.perfectly53．A.acrossB.beforeC.besideD.behind54．A.goupB.diedownC.speedupD.turndown55．A.possibleB.specialC.goodD.safe阅读理解AOscarthecatseemstohaveanunnaturalabilityforpredictingwhennursinghomepatientsaregoingtodie,bycurlingup(蜷伏)nexttothemduringtheirfinalhours.Hisaccuracy,observedin25cases,hasledthestafftocallfamilymembersoncehehaschosensomeone.Itusuallymeansthepatienthaslessthanfourhourstolive.“Manyfamilymemberstakesomecomfortfromit.Theyappreciatethecompanionshipthatthecatprovidesfortheirdyinglovedone,”saidDosa,adoctorandassistantprofessorofmedicineatBrownUniversity.The2-year-oldcatwasadoptedasakittenandgrewupinathird-floordementia(痴呆)unitattheSteereHouseNursingandRehabilitationCenter,wherethefacilitytreatspeoplewithAlzheimer’s,Parkinson’sdiseaseandotherillnesses.Afteraboutsixmonths,thestaffnoticedOscarwouldmakehisownrounds,justlikethedoctorsandnurses.He’dsmellandobservepatients,thensitbesidepeoplewhowouldendupdyinginafewhours.DosasaidOscarseemstotakehisworkseriously.“Oscarisbetteratpredictingdeaththanthepeoplewhoworkhere,”saidDr.JoanTenoofBrownUniversity,whotreatspatientsatthenursinghomeandisanexpertoncarefortheterminallyill.ShewasconvincedofOscar’stalentwhenhemadehis13thcorrectcall.Whileobservingonepatient,Tenosaidshenoticedthewomanwasn’teating,wasbreathingwithdifficultyandthatherlegshadabluishcolor,signsthatoftenmeandeathisnear.Oscarwouldn’tstayinsidetheroom,though,soTenothoughthisstreakwasbroken.Instead,itturnedoutthedoctor’spredictionwasroughly10hourstooearly.Sureenough,duringthepatient’sfinaltwohours,nursestoldTenothatOscarjoinedthewomanatherbedside.Doctorssaymostofthepeoplewhogetavisitfromthesweet-faced,gray-and-whitecataresoillthattheyprobablydon’tknowhe’sthere,sopatientsaren’tawarehe’sapredictorofdeath.Mostfamiliesaregratefulfortheadvancewarning.Noone’scertainifOscar’sbehaviorisscientificallysignificantorpointstoacause.Tenowondersifthecatsensesmysteriousscentsorreadssomethingfromthebehaviorofthenurseswhoraisedhim.56.WhatmakesOscarthecatsospecial?A.Heobservesthecasesofdyingpatients.B.Hecurlsupnexttothepatients.C.Hecallsfamilymemberstothehospital.D.Hesenseswhenpatientsaretodie.57.Theunderlinedwords“hisstreakwasbroken”probablymean______.A.hisboneswereseverelyinjuredB.hismagicpowerstoppedworkingC.hisdevotiontoworkgotchangedD.hisfriendshipwithpatientsended58.Thebesttitleforthispassageis“______”.A.CatsCanBeUsedforLookingAfterPatientsB.Oscar,theSweet-Faced,Gray-and-WhiteCatC.AsDeathComesCalling,SoDoesOscartheCatD.OscartheCat,theBestHelperoftheHospitalBThereareprobablynopeopleonEarthwholiketogossipasmuchastheBritish.Ifpryinginto（打探）other’sliveswereanOlympicsport,thenTeamGBwouldsurelytakethegoldmedal.AndwhentheBritishcan’twatchthelivesofrealpeople,theyhaveanothersourceofentertainmenttofallbackon—thesoapopera.BritishsoapoperasareverydifferenttoUSTVdramas.Forone,theyarenormallylongerrunning.Thetwomostpopular,CoronationStreetandEast-enders,havebeenrunningfor48and24yearsrespectively.Botharebroadcastseveraltimesaweek,soremarkablytherehavebeenmorethan7,000episodesofCoronationStreet.Themostobviousdifferenceisthat,unlikeUSdramas,theBritishsoapoperasfocusontherealworld.Thereislittleglamour(魅力),thestarsarerarelyrich,andtheynormallyhaveboringjobs.Perhapstheappealisthatthelivesofthecharactersoftenmirrorthelivesoftheaudience—butwithsomedramaadded.Thismeanstheviewercanrelatetothecharactersandfeelthepainandhappinesstheygothroughontheshow.Becausethesesoap