Question

    The Reason for Living

I’m only twelve years old, but I know sadness and the fear of death very well. My grandfather has been smoking since he was a young teenager, and now he has a terrible_________which makes it hard for him to breathe. Two weeks ago, he had an operation. The doctors thought that his days were numbered, but_________he got better. He was taken off the machine that helped him breathe, but still he couldn’t talk.

While my grandfather was in hospital, my mother and I flew to Pittsburgh to be with him. We were very_________that we wouldn’t see him again.

When we reached my grandfather’s hospital room, I was surprised by his_________. He looked so weak. He was hardly able to even speak. Somehow though, he managed to say, “I … you.”

“You what, Grandpa?” I asked. He didn’t have the_________to answer me. He had used up all strength with those two words, “I … you.”

The next morning my mother and I had to leave. I kept wondering just what he had tried so hard to tell _________. It wasn’t until I was back home in Georgia that I learned what he had tried to say.

A week after we returned home, my family received a phone call from one of the nurses in the hospital. She told us that my grandfather had said, “Call my granddaughter and tell her ‘love .’” At first I didn’t understand why he would just say, “love.” Why not “I love you?” Then it  _________me. The day we were in the hospital he had been trying to say, “I love you.” I was really touched.

After many weeks, my grandfather was finally able to___________. I began to call him every night. Normally he had to stop after about five minutes because he was too weak. No matter what, though, every time we___________he would say, “I love you” and “I’d do anything for you.” These, along with his moving words, “You’re the only reason I live,”  are the best compliments (赞美) I have ever received.

My grandfather is still very ill and I know we don’t have much time. I feel very honored that he has____________his feelings with me. I have learnt a lot from this experience. But the most important thing I’ve learned is that a simple “I love you” is really not simple. It’s a reason for living.

1.A.temper B.disease C.dream D.feeling

2.A.unexpectedly B.unluckily C.hurriedly D.interestingly

3.A.sad B.hopeless C.crazy D.fearful

4.A.words B.clothes C.condition D.behaviour

5.A.energy B.courage C.chance D.time

6.A.her B.me C.him D.them

7.A.hit B.beat C.knocked D.touched

8.A.walk B.think C.breathe D.talk

9.A.dropped in B.hung on C.hung up D.got up

10.A.left B.shared C.experienced D.checked

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

【解析】

本文讲述了作者在祖父患病期间，祖父努力地跟作者表达“我爱你”“你是我活下去的理由”，这段经历深深感动了作者，让他明白，“我爱你”这三个字并不简单，因为这是活着的理由。

1.句意：我的祖父在他年轻时就开始抽烟，现在他患上一种使他呼吸困难的可怕疾病。

temper脾气；disease疾病；dream梦想；feeling感觉。根据句子结构，空格处所在句子是一个定语从句。which makes it hard for him to breathe是修饰空格处的定语，结合所给选项，可知，祖父患上了一种使他呼吸困难的疾病，所以空格处填disease。故选B。

2.句意：医生以为他活不了几天了，但是出乎意料地，他好转起来了。

unexpectedly出乎意料地；unluckily不幸地；hurriedly匆忙地；interestingly有趣地。but表转折关系，根据前文The doctors thought that his days were numbered“医生以为他活不了几天了”，可知，空格处所在句子是表示“但是出乎意料地，他好转起来了”，所以空格处填unexpectedly。故选A。

3.句意：我们都非常担心再也见不到他了。

sad悲伤的；hopeless绝望的；crazy疯狂的；fearful担心的。根据句子结构，空格处所在句子是由that引导的宾语从句。根据从句we wouldn’t see him again，可知，我们是担心再也见不到他了，所以空格处填fearful。故选D。

4.句意：当我到达祖父病房的时候，我被他的情况所震惊了。

words话语；clothes衣服；condition情况；behaviour行为。根据下文He looked so weak. He was hardly able to even speak“他看起来如此虚弱。他几乎不能说话”，可知，我是被祖父目前的身体情况而震惊了，所以空格处填condition。故选C。

5.句意：他没有力气回答我。

energy能量；courage勇气；chance机会；time时间。根据下文He had used up all strength with those two words“他用光了所有的力气说了这两个字”，可知，祖父身体虚弱的已经没有力气回答我所问的，所以空格处填energy。故选A。

6.句意：我很想知道刚才祖父如此努力地想告诉我什么话。

her她/她的，人称代词宾格/形容词性物主代词；me我，人称代词宾格；him他，人称代词宾格；them他们，人称代词宾格。to是介词，后接人称代词宾格形式。根据前文He didn’t have the energy to answer me，可知，刚才祖父是想努力地跟我说什么话，所以空格处填人称代词宾格me。故选B。

7.句意：然后我突然想到，我们在医院那天，他努力想说出的就是“我爱你”。

hit偶然发现；beat打败；knocked敲；touched触动。根据前文At first I didn’t understand why he would just say, “love.” Why not “I love you”，可知，起初作者不明白为什么他就说“爱”，而不是“我爱你”，后来突然想到，在医院那天祖父就是想说“我爱你”，固定搭配it hit me“我突然想起”，所以空格处填hit。故选A。

8.句意：几个星期后，我的祖父终于能说话。

walk走路；think想；breathe呼吸；talk说话。固定搭配be able to do sth“能做某事”，根据第三段He was hardly able to even speak“他几乎不能说话”及下文I began to call him every night“每天晚上我开始给他打电话”，可知，经过几个星期后，祖父终于可以说话了，所以空格处填talk。故选D。

9.句意：但无论如何，每次要挂电话时，他都会说“我爱你”和“我会为你做任何事”。

dropped in拜访；hung on挂上；hung up挂断；got up起床。根据前文I began to call him every night，可知，每天晚上作者都会和祖父打电话，在快挂电话时，祖父跟我说“我爱你”，讲述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，所以空格处填hung up。故选C。

10.句意：我很开心爷爷能和我分享他的感受。

left离开；shared分享；experienced经历；checked检查。根据句子结构，是一个由that引导的宾语从句。根据上文every time we hung up he would say, “I love you” and “I’d do anything for you.” These, along with his moving words, “You’re the only reason I live,”可知，每次作者和祖父通电话，祖父都会跟作者分享他的感受，所以作者因为这个感到很开心。固定搭配share sth with sb“与某人分享某事”，讲述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，所以空格处填shared。故选B。