Question

When my grandmother was 89 years old ,she was having problems with her heart. My family went with her to the doctor, who told her that she needed an operation. However, the doctor said that because of my grandmother’s age, the operation could be dangerous. He went on to say that my grandmother would have a 40% chance of having a heart attack（心脏病） and a 30% chance of dying during the operation.

My grandmother, shocked ,quickly stopped the doctor and said,“Doctor, as long as you’re talking about statistics（数据），I have a statistic for you: there is a 100% chance of you not operating one me !”With these words, my grandmother got up and left the doctor’s office.

My grandmother might have been stubborn, but she was not a fool. So the next day she went to another doctor, and he also told her she needed an operation.

My grandmother asked the doctor. “If I were your mother, what would you suggest?” The doctor walked up to her, smiled, put his arm around her and said, “Mom, let’s do this operation!” She had the operation and came out fine.

My grandmother passed away（去世）a few weeks before her 97th birthday. However, because of her positive attitude（积极的态度）,she gave us ,her family and friends almost eight years of life to enjoy sharing with her.

1.The grandmother didn’t choose the first doctor because           .

A. he was afraid to do the operation.

B. he talked too much about the risks

C. he had never done such an operation

2.The second doctor’s words might have made the grandmother          .

A. nervous           B. unhappy            C. relaxed

3.We can tell from the story that the grandmother          .

A. wanted to be the second doctor’s mother

B. celebrated her 97th birthday with her family

C. lived through the operation by the second doctor.

4.The underlined word“stubborn” probably means        in Chinese.

A. 执拗的             B. 严谨的            C. 无知的

5.What can we learn from the story?

A. It is better to depend on statistics.

B. A positive attitude can change a person’s life.

C. A good doctor only cares for his patients’ health.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：当我的奶奶已经89岁了，她的心脏有问题。我的家人和她一起去的医生，他告诉她，她需要做手术。然而，医生说，因为我祖母的年龄，可能是危险的操作。他接着说，在手术过程中我奶奶有30％的几率心脏病发作，将有40％的几率死亡。我的祖母，吓了一跳，连忙说，“医生，我有一个统计：你有100％的几率不做这个手术，”随着这些话，我的祖母起身离开医生的办公室。

我的祖母可能是固执，但她不是傻子。于是，第二天，她去到另一个医生，他还告诉她，她需要的操作。

我奶奶问医生。 “如果我是你的母亲，你会建议什么？”医生走到她的面前，微微一笑，把他的胳膊搂着她说，“妈妈，我们这就做手术！”她的手术非常成功。我的祖母去世（去世）在她的第97个生日几个星期前，。然而，由于她的积极态度，她给了我们，她的家人和朋友几乎8年的生活享受与她分享。

1.理解归纳题，根据文中语句“My grandmother, shocked ,quickly stopped the doctor and said,“Doctor, as long as you’re talking about statistics（数据），I have a statistic for you: there is a 100% chance of you not operating one me !””理解可知。他只谈论的手术的危险性，让老太太非常恐惧，故选B。

2.细节理解题，根据文中语句“The doctor walked up to her, smiled, put his arm around her and said, “Mom, let’s do this operation!””理解可知。第二个医生的话语让老太太非常的放松，故选C。

3.细节理解题，根据文中语句“My grandmother passed away（去世）a few weeks before her 97th birthday.”理解可知。从这个故事中我们知道奶奶在即将97岁的时候去世了，手术之后又生活了近十年，故选C。

4.词义理解归纳题，根据文中语句“My grandmother might have been stubborn, but she was not a fool.”理解可知。Stubborn的含义是执拗的，故选A。

5.理解归纳题，根据文中语句“My grandmother passed away（去世）a few weeks before her 97th birthday. However, because of her positive attitude（积极的态度）,she gave us ,her family and friends almost eight years of life to enjoy sharing with her”理解可知。积极的生活态度能改变人的一生，故选B。

考点：人生百味类的阅读