Question

My name is Margaret. I have been a professional      for twenty years. I’m always      how sorrow and pain can bring such wonderful gifts as wisdom, patience and love.    , we often get so caught up in the daily necessities and routines that we      the very things that can bring us    and teach us many valuable lessons.

I was hired to      a very special lady. I was to prepare meals for her, make sure she took her medicine     , do light housekeeping, and provide transportation to and from the market and her doctor’s appointments. All of these      were important and necessary so that she could remain     . Our focus was just that -     her to remain living independently.

It was on a cold rainy night. She turned her little head and smelt her

pillow after she had      got into bed. I observed tears running from her eyes. She said, “It’s been such a long time since I’ve had      sheets; I love the      of fresh clean sheets. I couldn’t      the sheets myself anymore. Thank you so much for changing my sheets. ”

Such a simple      as smelling clean sheets brought such great joy to her life. That was the day I      unconditional care. The next day we sat down and      what was important to her, what she liked, and how she had done things all these years. I never knew how much I would enjoy and learn from her      her life experiences with me. She was the sunshine in my life.

I’m so      for the lessons I have learned - the lessons I almost     because I forgot to slow down to look and see the beauty that was right in front of me.

1.A. teacher      B. doctor  C. coach           D. caregiver

2.A. worried      B. confused       C. amazed D. interested

3.A. However    B. Therefore     C. Besides D. Though

4.A. value B. admire  C. acquire D. ignore

5.A. wisdom      B. joy         C. knowledge    D. wealth

6.A. care for      B. look for          C. call up   D. pick up                   

7.A. constantly  B. happily C. properly     D. immediately

8.A. lessons       B. tasks      C. meals    D. gifts

9.A. calm  B. confident      C. comfortable      D. independent

10.A. helping    B. forcing  C. persuading    D. advising

11.A. also B. even     C. still             D. just

12.A. new B. clean     C. expensive     D. beautiful

13.A. style         B. size           C. smell       D. color

14.A. make        B. repair   C. change D. buy

15.A. pleasure  B. success C. offer            D. desire

16.A. needed    B. learned          C. took      D. got

17.A. dealt with         B. took up C. carried out    D. talked about

18.A. sharing     B. comparing     C. discussing      D. recalling

19.A. famous     B. sorry     C. anxious D. thankful

20.A. accepted B. missed  C. understood       D. gained        

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

试题分析： 本文讲述了我在照顾一位老人的时候，发现一份干净的床单就让这位老人非常开心。于是就和老人有了很多的交流，从她那里知道了在生活中我们应该停下来，看看周围美丽的景色。而不是一直在赶路，忽视了身边最美好的事物。

1.D 上下文串联。根据文章第二段可知我被雇佣来照顾一位老妇人。说明我是照顾人的caregiver。

2.C 形容词辨析。A担心的B困惑的C惊讶的D感兴趣的；痛苦和悲伤给给人带来如此多的好的东西，如耐心，爱心和聪明的思想。这样的事情让我非常惊讶。故C正确。

3.A 副词辨析。A然而B因此C而且D尽管；然而我们经常被陷在了日常事务之中以至于我们经常忽略能够给我们带来快乐的事物。

4.D 动词辨析。A珍惜B钦佩C获得D忽视；我们经常被陷在了日常事务之中以至于我们经常忽略能够给我们带来快乐的事物。

5.B 名词辨析。A聪明才智B快乐C知识D财富；我们经常被陷在了日常事务之中以至于我们经常忽略能够给我们带来快乐的事物。

6.A 短语辨析。A照顾B寻找C召集D捡起等；我被雇佣来照顾一个很特殊的老妇人。

7.C 副词辨析。A不断地B开心地C恰当地，合理地立刻；我给她准备饭菜，保证她合理服药。

8.B 名词辨析。A课程，教训B任务C饭菜D礼物；本句是指上句提及的我要为她做的所有这些任务都是很必要和重要的，能让她保持独立，不依靠他人。

9.D 上下文串联。根据下句remain living independently.可知我的帮助能够让她保持独立。

10.A 动词辨析。A帮助B强迫C说服D建议；我们的中心任务就是帮助她独立生活。

11.D 副词辨析。A也B甚至C仍然D只是，仅仅；她只是刚刚上床，就转头在闻枕头上的味道。

12.B 上下文串联。A新的B干净的C昂贵的D美丽的；本句是指她已经很长时间没有换干净的床单了。

13.C 名词辨析。A风格B尺寸C味道D颜色；根据48空后的of fresh clean sheets可知我帮助她换了新的干净的床单，她非常喜欢上面的味道。

14.C 动词辨析。A生产，制作B维修C改变D购买；她告诉我说她自己不能换床单，所以谢谢我帮助她。

15.A 名词辨析。A快乐B成功C好意D欲望；就像闻干净的床单这样一件很简单的快乐的事情能够给他的生活带来如此巨大的快乐。故A正确。

16.B 动词辨析。A需要B学会C拿走D得到；就是在那一天我学会了无条件的爱，因为老人的快乐是如此的简单。

17.D 短语辨析。A处理B占据C执行D谈论；第二天我们坐在一起谈论对她来说最重要的事情。

18.A 动词辨析。A分享B比较C讨论D回忆；本题是一个固定搭配share sth with sb与某人分享某事；她和我分享她的生活经历。给我带来了很大的影响。

19.D 形容词辨析。A著名的B悲伤的C焦虑的D感激的；对于我所得到的这个教训我非常感激。

20.B 动词辨析。A接受B错过C理解D赢得；这是一个我几乎错过的教训，因为我忘记了要停下来看看就在自己眼前的美丽的事物。

考点：考察人生感悟类短文