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【題目】My Grandpa Forgets Who I Am

A few days ago I visited my grandfather in hospital. He has Alzheimer’s—a degenerative (退化的) disease that usually starts slowly and gets worse over time. I thought I was prepared to see him. I knew chances were slim that he’d actually recognize me.

He didn’t. As a matter of fact, he had no idea that he even had grandchildren. But he was excited that somebody came to visit him. I tried to explain to him who I was. But after he told me multiple times that he didn’t have grandchildren, I gave up. And my heart broke into a million little pieces.

I was tired of explaining things to him. So I just smiled. He smiled back. It’s a genuine smile. Like a long time ago, when he’d take me by the hand and made this big world feel a little bit less scary for me. Now I have to take his hand.

We sat in silence for a little while, before he told me to call my grandma. This was the first time I had tried so hard to hold back tears. My grandma died four years ago and he didn’t remember. He thought she was stuck on her way to pick him up.

My grandpa used to be a strong, hard-working man. He was the person you turned to when you needed your car fixed, your tires changed or something heavy to be carried. Sadly, that man left this world a long time ago, and left behind a man that is lost and scared.

I want to help him. I want to make him feel better. I want to tell him about his old life, and how great it was. So I sat with him and I held his hand, and every once in a while I told him how good he looked and how much I liked the color of his shirt and how it brought out the blue in his eyes. I told him that my grandma was on her way whenever he asked about her, and I made sure the glass in his hand was always filled with water.

I can’t take away his pain. I can’t help him remember. I can’t make the disease go away. All I can do is hold on to the memories—hold on for both of us.

【1】When the author first saw her grandpa in hospital, ________.

A.she gave up on himB.they were both excited

C.he didn’t recognize herD.they talked about the past

【2】The author was close to tears because ________.

A.grandma died about four years ago

B.grandpa needed to be taken care of

C.grandma didn’t make it to the hospital

D.grandpa believed grandma was still alive

【3】Which of the following best describes the author?

A.Open-minded and cheerful.B.Considerate and patient.

C.Warm-hearted and grateful.D.Strong-minded and generous.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

本文大意：作者的爺爺?shù)昧税�爾茨海默癥，根本不記得自己有孫女，作者很傷心。但是作者想為爺爺做點什么，所以她告訴爺爺過去有多美好，耐心地陪在爺爺身邊，想留下美好的回憶。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“I knew chances were slim that he’d actually recognize me. He didn’t.”可知，當作者第一次看到住院的爺爺時，爺爺并沒有認出她。故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。A：奶奶大約四年前去世了；B：爺爺需要有人照顧；C：奶奶沒能及時趕到醫(yī)院；D：爺爺相信奶奶還活著。根據(jù)“This was the first time I had tried so hard to hold back tears. My grandma died four years ago and he didn’t remember.”可知，作者強忍住眼淚是因為不想爺爺傷心，因為爺爺認為奶奶還活著。故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。Open-minded and cheerful開放和開朗；Considerate and patient體貼和耐心；Warm-hearted and grateful熱情和感激；Strong-minded and generous有主見的和慷慨的。根據(jù)全文及“I can’t take away his pain. I can’t help him remember. I can’t make the disease go away. All I can do is hold on to the memories—hold on for both of us.”可知，即使爺爺不記得作者，但是作者還是愿意陪在爺爺身邊保存這些回憶，所以作者是一個體貼和耐心的人。故選B。

這是一篇記敘文，短文介紹了爺爺?shù)昧税�爾茲海默癥，不記得作者，作者耐心地陪在爺爺身邊，想幫助爺爺留下美好記憶的故事。短文主題明確，結構清晰，內(nèi)容貼近學生們的日常生活，比較容易理解。題型是閱讀理解，考查學生們通過閱讀短文獲取文章大意以及細節(jié)信息、猜測生詞含義、進行合理的推測判斷的能力，是考試中的經(jīng)典題型。學生們應具備基礎的詞匯，并提升自己的閱讀理解能力，注意解題技巧。這個題目設置了細節(jié)理解、推理判斷兩類。比如第1小題，考查細節(jié)理解，根據(jù)“I knew chances were slim that he’d actually recognize me. He didn’t.”可知，爺爺沒認出作者，分析選項即可得出正確答案。