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【题目】 Last night my mother told me a story of an old man and I was touched by it. A girl became a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care, which meant ________ and taking care of a patient who was dying.

The girl was sent to look after an old man whose children lived abroad．He had cancer and was in great pain. Their living conditions were not satisfactory while the old man had a lot of savings, so she was expected to comfort him and keep up his ________ .

Every Saturday the girl came on time to keep him company, telling him stories. After a few days, the doctor found the patient much improved. The old man began to involve himself actively in the medical treatment and he seldom ________ at others.

But something that happened made the doctor uneasy and puzzled(困惑的). Each time the girl left, the old man would give her some money. The doctor did nothing to get involved in it, for he didn't want to make the old man ________ . Later the old man was in comas(昏迷) a few times. That showed he was dying.

When he was rescued(抢救) from the latest coma，the old man told the doctor his last ________ , “I have deep sympathy(同情) for the girl. Will you be kind enough to help her ________ her studies?” But the doctor knew that her family was rich and she had no difficulty paying for her studies. Sometimes she ________ came to the hospital in her father’s car.

When the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old man, the doctor told her the bad news. She was very ________ and tears ran down her face. Then she handed $500 to the doctor, saying, “The old man had all along thought I came to do the job because I was poor. He gave me money so that I could_________ my schooling.”Now he got the answer to the puzzle. In the last period of his life，the old man found it a real ________ to be able to help a girl badly in need. The story taught me that we are responsible for reaching out to others with kindness.

【1】A.visitingB.teachingC.leavingD.catching

【2】A.ideasB.emotionsC.spiritsD.abilities

【3】A.laughedB.shoutedC.smiledD.cheated

【4】A.unkindB.silentC.sleepyD.unhappy

【5】A.dutyB.storyC.wishD.answer

【6】A.finishB.improveC.chooseD.change

【7】A.neverB.evenC.stillD.just

【8】A.sadB.angryC.gladD.nervous

【9】A.preventB.examineC.allowD.continue

【10】A.promiseB.pleasureC.successD.surprise

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】A

【7】B

【8】A

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

主要叙述了一个女孩参加一个Deathbed Care的活动，目的是去照顾那些弥留时期的病人，这个女孩虽然家境很好，但是她为了完成老人的心愿假装自己的家很贫穷，这位老人还想帮助女孩完成学业。

【1】句意：一个女孩成为临终关怀活动的志愿者，这意味着探望和照顾濒临死亡的病人。

本题考查动词。根据后文中“and taking care of a patient who was dying.”可知，女孩参加的活动应该是关于照顾濒临死亡的人们。针对动词的“先后性”的考查，此处应填写照顾之前发生的动作，A选项意为“拜访”，B选项意为“教”，C选项意为“离开”，D选项意为“抓住”。因此，只有先去拜访再照顾，确定选项A为正确答案。

【2】句意：所以她被期望安慰他，让他振作起来。

本题考查名词。根据前文可知，老人的情况不是很好，因此需要我来安慰。前文中出现“keep up”短语意为“保持，振作”，A选项意为“想法”，B选项意为“情感”，C选项意为“精神”，D选项意为“能力”。此处“keep up his spirit”意为“振作精神”，因此，确定选项C为正确答案。

【3】句意：这位老人开始积极参与到医疗中来，他很少对别人大喊大叫。

本题考查动词。由前文可知老人之前的状态并不好，根据“The old man began to involve himself actively in the medical treatment and he seldom ______ (33) at others.”可知在女孩来了之后老人情况转好，因此此处应填写老人之前一种不好的行为。A选项意为“嘲笑”，B选项意为“对…喊叫”，C选项意为“微笑”，D选项意为“欺骗”。因此，确定选项B为正确答案。

【4】句意：医生什么也没做，因为他不想让老人不高兴。

本题考查形容词。根据上下文，医生应该是不想让老人不开心。A选项意为“不善良的”，B选项意为“寂静的”，C选项意为“困的”，D选项意为“不开心的”。因此，确定选项D为正确答案。

【5】句意：当他从最近一次昏迷中获救时，老人告诉了医生他的遗愿。

本题考查名词。根据后文内容“I have deep sympathy(同情) for the girl. Will you be kind enough to help her (36) her studies?”，可知这是老人最后的愿望。A选项意为“义务”，B选项意为“故事”，C选项意为“愿望”，D选项意为“回答”。因此，确定选项C为正确答案。

【6】句意：你好心帮她完成学业好吗？

本题考查动词。根据下文“but the doctor knew that…”的内容，可见医生不认为这个女孩在上学方面有困难，也就可以推出文章中的老人的观点是相反的。所以选A，帮助女孩完成学业应该是老师的心愿。A选项意为“完成”，B选项意为“改善，提高”，C选项意为“选择”，D选项意为“改变”。因此，确定选项A为正确答案。

【7】句意：有时她甚至开着她父亲的车来医院。

本题考查副词。根据上文“but the doctor knew that her family…”可知医生觉得女孩家境很不错，有时候甚至她还乘坐父亲的车来医院。A选项意为“从不”，B选项意为“甚至”，C选项意为“依然”，D选项意为“仅仅”。根据题意很明显B选项符合文章逻辑，所以选B。

【8】句意：她很伤心，泪水顺着脸颊流了下来。

该题考查形容词。根据下文的“tears ran down her face”可知女孩很伤心。A选项意为“伤心”，B选项意为“生气”，C选项意为“高兴”，D选项意为“紧张”。因此，确定选项A为正确答案。

【9】句意：他给了我钱，这样我就可以继续我的学业了。

该题考查动词。由上文的“I came to do the job because I was poor. He gave me money so that I could…”可知女孩很穷，这个老人的钱帮助她继续学业。A选项意为“阻止，预防”，B选项意为“检查”，C选项意为“允许”，D选项意为“继续”。因此，D是最符合题意的，所以D为正确答案。

【10】句意：在他生命的最后一段时期，这位老人发现能够帮助一个非常需要的女孩是一种真正的快乐。

该题考查名词。根据上文可知，由于女孩的到来给老人带来了不少的快乐，所以这个老人在帮助女孩这件事情上找到了真正的乐趣。A选项意为“承诺”，B选项意为“快乐”，D选项意为“成功”，C选项意为“惊喜”，因此，确定选项B为正确答案。