Question

Grandma, almost ninety years old, sat weakly on the park bench. She didn’t move. She just sat with her head down staring(凝视)at her hands. When I sat down beside her, she didn’t even notice me. I wondered if she was OK. So I asked her if she was OK. She raised her head, looked at me and said with a smile,” Yes, I’m fine .Thank you for asking me.”“I didn’t mean to disturb you, Grandma, but you were just sitting here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK,”I expained to her.

“Have you ever looked at your hands?” She asked “I mean really looking at your hands.” I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. And then I turned them over. No, I guess I had never really looked at my hands as I tried to figure out the point my grandma was making. Grandma smiled and told me the following story, “My hands put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots. They held my husband and wiped my tears when he went off to war. They were uneasy when I tried to hold my newborn son. Decorated with my wedding band, they showed the world that I was married and loved someone special. They wrote my letters to him and shook when I buried my parents. They held my children and grandchildren and comforted my neighbors. They covered my face ,combed(梳) my hair and washed the rest of my body. These hands are the mark of where I’ve been and the ruggedness (崎岖)of life.”

I never look at my hands the same again. When my hands are hurt or when I touch the faces of my children and my husband, I think of my grandma. I know I can also create a bright future using my hands.

1.The writer disturbed her grandma in order to know ________.

A. what she was doing    B. whether she understood the writer·

C. why she was staring at her hands    D. if there was something wrong with her

2.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. The writer had hardly seen such weak hands.

B. The writer had seldom stared at her hands before.

C. The writer had never realized the importance of hands before.

D. The writer couldn’t figure out the secret of her grandma’s weak hands.

3.What do you think of the writer’s grandma according to the passage?

A. She is fond of telling stories.

B. She treats others in a caring and helpful way.

C. She loves telling stories in an interesting way.

D. She prefers to talk with others about her friend.

4.What can be inferred from the writer’s grandma’s story?

A. She couldn’t do anything as a result of her weak hands.

B. She lived a poor life without any help of technology.

C. She felt very tired when dealing with life with her weak hands.

D. She managed to go through many difficulties with her weak hands.

Answer

1. D

2. C

3. B

4. D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了奶奶告诉我她的双手为她做了很多事情，奶奶的话让我发现自己以前从未意识到双手这么重要，现在我知道我也可以用自己的双手创造一个美好的未来。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I wondered if she was OK. So I asked her if she was OK.”可知，我担心奶奶有什么不对才打断她，故D项正确。

2.句意理解题。根据画线部分前的“She asked “I mean really looking at your hands.””可知，奶奶问我是否真正看过自己的手，再结合后面奶奶说自己的手做过的事情可知，此处是说我以前从未意识到手是这么重要，可以做这么多事情，故C项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段对奶奶用双手做过的事情的描述，特别是根据“They held my children and grandchildren and comforted my neighbors.”可知，奶奶用双手来安慰邻居，由此可知，奶奶平时很体贴并且乐于助人，故B项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据第三段中的“These hands are the mark of where I’ve been and the ruggedness (崎岖)of life.”可知，奶奶说这双手是她坚强的标志，由此可知，奶奶用她的双手克服了很多困难，故D项正确。