It was midday when I got the call that my grandfather was not well and he was quickly getting worse. My family did not know how long he would stay in the world. I knew I had to get to the hospital to tell him how much I loved him. As I drove to the hospital, I pictured him before I got to tell him how much he meant to me. Trying to fight back the tears, I wanted to stay calm when I saw him.
When I got to the hospital, I hurriedly looked for his hospital room. I found him in a semi-conscious state (半清醒狀態(tài)). On my knees, I said softly, “Hello, Grandpa.”
Still feeling shy, I decided not to leave his bedside without letting him know. While I asked about how he was, he told me, “I’ll be fine, Henry.” although we both knew that wasn't true. Then he asked me with a smile how I was doing.
Hearing what my grandpa said, I was much moved. I made the decision that I had to show my gratitude for him. As I found all the courage (勇氣) I had, I hold his hand tightly. I cried out, “Grandpa. I just want to let you know how much I love you. I hope you already know that yet I just want to make sure.” By this time, tears were rolling down my face. All those years of love that I had shut and not let him know, became free.
Smilingly, he said, “I know. Thank you for telling me that. All I have on this planet is my family and my love for them. If there is anything I could ask of you, I want you to be good to your family, your mother, your father, and your brother. That’s all I want of you.”
What I learned that day changed my whole life. From then on, I began telling people how much I love them, care for them, and respect them. I get in touch with, for example, my babysitter, my barber, to show my appreciation. I go down into the city once a week and serve pizza to the homeless. I wake up every morning and list everything I’m thankful to in my life.
【小題1】The author got the news of Grandpa’s illness________.

A.in the morning B.a(chǎn)t noon
C.in the evening D.a(chǎn)t midnight
【小題2】The author didn’t tell Grandpa his love because _______ to say love to Grandpa before.
A.he was too shy B.he was too frightened
C.he was too busy D.he had no chances
【小題3】The underlined word “gratitude”  means _________ in Chinese.
A.興奮 B.驚訝 C.害怕 D.感激
【小題4】 The author wrote this passage to tell readers mainly about ________.
A.how to think highly of others
B.how to help others get out of trouble
C.how to get in touch with others
D.how to share feelings with others
【小題5】The story develops with the changes of __________.
A.the author’s life B.Grandpa’s feelings
C.the author’s emotion D.Grandpa’s illness


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】D
【小題5】C

解析試題分析:作者主要講述了爺爺生病住院,作者趕到醫(yī)院想告訴爺爺他是多么的愛他。爺爺高興地說,在這個星球上他所有的事情就是這個家庭和對他們的愛。爺爺讓作者要做的事情就是要善待每個家庭成員。從那天起作者的思想有了一個飛躍,要善待每一個人。
【小題1】細節(jié)理解題。從短文中第一句話“It was midday when I got the call that my grandfather was not well and he was quickly getting worse. ”可知作者得到爺爺病情惡化是在中午,故選B。
【小題2】細節(jié)理解題。從短文中這句話“Still feeling shy, I decided not to leave his bedside without letting him know.”可知作者仍然害羞,而沒有告訴爺爺他很愛她。故選 A。
【小題3】語義猜測題。句意:我下定決心向爺爺表明對他的感激。根據(jù)句意以及短文內(nèi)容可知,作者趕往醫(yī)院就是想感謝爺爺,所以這里是感激之意,故選D。
【小題4】綜合理解題。這篇短文主要是告訴我們要和別人一起分享情感。A. how to think highly of others 如何高度贊揚別人;B. how to help others get out of trouble如何幫助別人走出困境;C. how to get in touch with others 如何與他人聯(lián)系;D. how to share feelings with others如何與別人分享情感。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及四個選項的意思,故選D。
【小題5】綜合理解題。先寫作者趕往醫(yī)院想告訴爺爺他是多么的愛他,去了之后,由于感覺害羞而說不出口。在與爺爺?shù)慕徽勚,終于表白了自己的想法,由此爺爺也表達了自己的想法。最后作者的思想產(chǎn)生了一個很大的進步,生后中應該充滿感激。這個故事是以作者的情感變化來發(fā)展的。故選C。
考點:人生百味類閱讀。

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