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阅读理解 　　Most people need to hear those “three little words”-I love you．Once in a while, they hear them just in time．I met Connie the day she was admitted to the hospital ward, where I worked as a woman volunteer．Her husband, Bill, stood nervously nearby as she was transferred to the hospital bed．Although Connie was in the final stages of her fight against cancer, she was cheerful．We got her settled in．I asked if she needed anything． 　　“Oh, yes,” she said, “would you please show me how to use the TV?I enjoy the soaps．”Connie was a romantic．She loved soap operas, and movies with a good love story．As we became acquainted, she said how frustrating it was to be married 32 years to a man who often called her “a silly woman．” 　　“Oh, I know Bill loves me,” she said, “but he has never been one to say he loves me．”She sighed and looked out of the window at the trees in the courtyard．“I'd give anything if he'd say ‘I love you,’ but it's just not in his nature．” 　　Bill visited Connie every day．In the beginning, he sat next to the bed while she watched the soaps．Later, when she began sleeping more, he paced up and down the hallway outside her room．Soon, when she no longer watched television and had fewer waking moments, I began spending more of my volunteer time with Bill． 　　He talked about having worked as a carpenter．He and Connie had no children, but they'd been enjoying retirement by travelling, until Connie got sick．Bill could not express his feelings about the fact that his wife was dying． 　　One day, over coffee I got him on the subject of women and how we need romance in our lives; how we love to get cards and love letters． 　　“Do you tell Connie you love her?” I asked(knowing his answer), and he looked at me as if I was crazy． 　　“I don't have to,” he said．“She knows I do!” 　　“I'm sure she knows,” I said, “but she needs to hear what she has meant to you all the years．” 　　We walked back to Connie's room．Bill disappeared inside, and I left to visit another patient．The date was February 12． 　　Two days later I walked down the ward at noon．There stood Bill, leaning up against the wall in the hallway, staring at the floor．The head nurse told me that Connie had died at 11 a.m.． 　　When Bill saw me, he allowed himself to come into my arms．His face was wet with tears．Finally, he leaned back against the wall and took a deep breath．“I have to say something,” he said．“I have to say how good I feel about telling her．”He stopped to blow his nose．“I thought a lot about what you said, and this morning I told her how much I loved her…and loved being married to her．You should have seen her smile!” 　　I went into the room to say my own good-bye to Connie．There, on the bedside table, was a large Valentine card from Bill．“To my wonderful wife…I love you．” (1) Why did the author still ask Bill if he said “I love you” to Connie even thoughh is wife knew the answer? [　　] A． She knew the three little words were the best treatment for Connie． B． She hoped that Connie would recover from the cancer． C． She wanted Bill to know Connie's last wish in her last stages． D． She wanted to involve Bill into the issue that she had planned． (2) The most suitable title of the passage could be ________． [　　] A． Action Speaks Louder Than Words! B． Words Speak Louder Than Action! C． The Three Little Words A re Not Little! D． Women Like the Three Little Words! (3) While reading the passage, we may feel that the tone of the story seems to be a little bit ________． [　　] A． romantic and exciting B． tender and moving C． crazy and happy D． funny and misleading (4) According to the passage, which of the following could best describe the author? [　　] A． She knew how to help the patients suffering from cancer． B． She worked very hard and liked things full of romance． C． She was trying her best to help people who were in deep love． D． She was working harder than doctors and nurses in that hospital．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．C;3．B;4．C;
解析：

(1)	考查细节理解。根据文章第三段可知Connie在生命的最后阶段十分渴望听到丈夫亲口对她说“我爱你”这三个字，所以作者帮助她实现了这个愿望。
(2)	考查主旨大意。文章主要通过一个故事来说明一个道理：“我爱你”这三个字有时候需要我们说出来，这对于听者而言意义重大。故答案选C。B项范围过大，因为并不是所有的语言都有这样的作用。
(3)	考查判断推理。本文讲述了一对多年的恩爱夫妻即将面临生死别离，妻子十分希望丈夫能够亲口说声“我爱你”。在作者的帮助下，丈夫终于在妻子临终前用语言表达了自己对妻子深深的爱。读完后我们会被文章主人公的真挚情感深深感动。
(4)	解析：考查推理判断。文章描写了作者帮助一位身患癌症的病人在临终前听到了多年来想听的一句来自丈夫的“我爱你”。由此可知C项正确，而其他三项不能推断出。 　　文章大意：有时候，“我爱你”这三个字是需要我们用语言来表达的。