题目内容
9.Every Wednesday,I go to Cantata Adult Life Services,a local retirement community in Brookfield,Illinois,US,with my classmates to do community service.Our visits last about an hour,and we bring 25-30 students every time.We play board games and cards with the elderly while we're there.
You can watch all the movies and TV shows you want about"life back then",but nothing compares to talking to the people who were actually there.Just hearing their stories has touched me in a way I never thought possible.
Whether it was talking to 98-year-old"Hurricane Hilda"about her glory days as a roller skater or chatting with Lou about the times she danced with a famous actor,I was completely mesmerized by every single memory the elderly wanted to share with me.Even those who don't have amazing memories make the experience fulfilling(充实的).I remember visiting Mrs Robinson.She couldn't recall much about her past,but she told me she'd never forget how kind I was just to listen to her.It made me realize that it's the little things that make life worth living.
If there's one thing I've realized in my three years of visiting Cantata,it's that presence--just being there-means more than anything to many of them.And despite how busy our lives are,there's always time to make someone's day.
21.Why does the author go to Cantata Adult Life Services regularly?B
A.To play board games.
B.To visit the elderly.
C.To watch movies.
D.To share stories.
22.The underlined word"mesmerized"in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to"D".
A.confused
B.annoyed
C.encouraged
D.attracted
23.What may be the most important to the elderly according to the author?A
A.Staying with them.
B.The special old days.
C.Showing patience.
D.Amazing experiences.
分析 本文讲述作者每周三都同同学去做社区服务,再同那儿的居民相处的过程中,使作者了解到就是小事才使得生命有意义的道理.
解答 21.B.细节理解题.根据第一段Every Wednesday,I go to Cantata Adult Life Services,a local retirement community in Brookfield,Illinois,US,with my classmates to do community service.可知,作者去敬老院的目的是慰问老人,故选B.
22.D.猜测词义题.根据第四段I was completely mesmerized by every single memory the elderly wanted to share with me.Even those who don't have amazing memories make the experience fulfilling(充实的).可知,作者被老人的经历所吸引,故选D.
23.A.细节理解题.根据最后一段 If there's one thing I've realized in my three years of visiting Cantata,it's that presence--just being there-means more than anything to many of them.可知老年人最重要的是陪伴;故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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41.A.teachers | B.friends | C.classmates | D.doctors |
42.A.realize | B.admit | C.imagine | D.predict |
43.A.gave away | B.tore up | C.put away | D.opened up |
44.A.simplified | B.changed | C.determined | D.created |
45.A.Or | B.And | C.So | D.But |
46.A.stays | B.lives | C.belongs | D.remains |
47.A.already | B.also | C.even | D.still |
48.A.reached | B.accepted | C.adored | D.reminded |
49.A.school | B.book | C.home | D.room |
50.A.informed | B.convinced | C.suspected | D.cured |
51.A.commented | B.insisted | C.guaranteed | D.recalled |
52.A.formal | B.casual | C.sincere | D.severe |
53.A.advised | B.judged | C.updated | D.congratulated |
54.A.accurately | B.academically | C.steadily | D.securely |
55.A.secret | B.lie | C.joke | D.story |
56.A.understand | B.greet | C.envy | D.embarrass |
57.A.killing | B.influencing | C.calming | D.inspiring |
58.A.meeting | B.playing | C.fighting | D.dealing |
59.A.until | B.unless | C.though | D.because |
60.A.flies | B.extends | C.applies | D.switches |
A. | shall have | B. | will have | C. | would have | D. | must have |