《2025年高中同步单元滚动强化卷高中英语必修第二册北师大版》

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I met Connie the day she was admitted to the hospice ward, where I worked as a volunteer. Her husband, Bill, stood nervously nearby as she was transferred from the gurney (轮床) to the hospital bed. Although Connie was in the final stages of her fight against cancer, she was cheerful and always smiled. We got her settled in and then asked if she needed anything.
“Oh, yes，” she said, “would you please show me how to use the TV? I enjoy the soaps so much and I don’t want to get behind on what’s happening.” Connie was a romantic. She loved soap operas, romance novels and movies with a good love story. As we became acquainted, she confided (吐露) 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, or send cards to me.” She sighed and looked out 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 in the cafeteria, I got him on the subject of women and how we need romance in our lives; how we love to get sentimental (柔情蜜意的) 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, reaching over and touching his hands rough, “but she needs to hear it, Bill”.
We walked back to Connie’s room. Later, I saw Bill sitting by the bed. He was holding Connie’s hand as she slept. The date was February 12th.
Two days later I walked down the hospice ward at noon. There stood Bill, leaning up against the wall in the hallway, staring at the floor. I already knew from the head nurse that Connie had died at 11 a.m.
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When Bill saw me, he allowed himself to come into my arms for a long time.
I went into the room to say my own goodbye to Connie.

答案： When Bill saw me, he allowed himself to come into my arms for a long time. His face was wet with tears and he was trembling. 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.” Bill 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 goodbye to Connie.
There，Connie lying still，seemed to fall into deep sleep. On the bedside table was a large Valentine card from Bill. You know，the sentimental card that says，“To my wonderful wife ... I love you.” In the dim light，I seemed to find a light smile at the corner of Connie’s eyes. I was convinced that she must leave without regret for at the last moment of life she felt the romance of his beloved husband. It’s never too late to say “I LOVE YOU!”