Question

Two years ago, something happened that changed the way I look at the world. On my birthday, my grandfather, walking home with his hands full of groceries, fell and hit his head on the sidewalk. Just as we were leaving to meet him for dinner, we got the call that he was in the hospital. At first, I thought nothing of it, but when I heard the whole story, I couldn’t believe it. He hit his head so hard that he had a blood clot in his brain and it had to be operated on immediately, Everyone thought he would die.

Although my grandfather survived emergency brain surgery, he had complications (后遗症). He could hardly talk and he couldn’t walk. Shortly after, he was admitted to a nursing home. Today, he lives at home with my grandmother and is doing much better, but this isn’t about him. It’s about what I saw at that nursing home.

I saw something that many people haven’t seen, and some do often choose to ignore it, I saw more sadness in those days visiting the nursing home than I thought. In that one place were hundreds of old people who were alone and forgotten.

So what as to be done with the situation of the old? This is not an easy question, but something must be done. Perhaps groups in the community could assign each member to one nursing home patient with whom they could keep in regular contact. Maybe a school could focus on a nursing home and send cards, pictures and letters to residents. If periodic visits were arranged, I’m sure that for some, if not many, those students would be the only visitors they had all month. These are just a few ideas; we all need to work together.

I hope everyone to tour a local nursing home I further expect you to do something about it. You’ll brighten someone’s day, or maybe even his or her life.

1.Why was the author’s grandfather sent to a nursing home?

A. Because of the nursing home’s good atmosphere.

B. Because of the grandfather’s bad physical condition.

C. Because family members wanted him to live outside.

D. Because there were many old people at the nursing home.

2.What did the author think of the old people at the nursing home?

A. They deserved sympathy.

B. They were poor but kind.

C. They always forgot something

D. They needed to care for students.

3.What’s the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A. The author’s ways to look after old people in the community.

B. The author’s ideas of helping old people at the nursing home.

C. The author’s opinions about how to visit old people regularly.

D. The author’s reasons for sending old people to the nursing home.

4.What’s the author’s wish according to the text?

A. Old people can live longer and have a happy family.

B. People can help old people when they fall down on the street.

C. People can pay attention to the old people at nursing homes.

D. Government should ask students to visit old people at the nursing home.

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. B

4. C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章叙述作者祖父跌倒脑部受伤后住进养老院，作者到养老院看到许多老人都很孤独，希望我们每个人都能关心养老院的老人。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段Although my grandfather survived emergency brain surgery, he had complications (后遗症). He could hardly talk and he couldn’t walk. Shortly after, he was admitted to a nursing home.可知，作者祖父脑部手术后遗症，几乎不能说话，也不能走路，所以是因为作者祖父身体状况不好被送到养老院。故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据文章第三段I saw something that many people haven’t seen, and some do often choose to ignore it, I saw more sadness in those days visiting the nursing home than I thought. In that one place were hundreds of old people who were alone and forgotten.可知，作者在养老院看到许多老人孤独而被遗忘，从而可以推断出，作者认为养老院的老人值得同情。故选A。

3.段落大意题。根据文章第四段So what as to be done with the situation of the old?和These are just a few ideas; we all need to work together.及本段内容可知，此段主要陈述作者在养老院帮助老人的想法。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据文章最后第一段I hope everyone to tour a local nursing home I further expect you to do something about it. You’ll brighten someone’s day, or maybe even his or her life.可知，作者希望每个人都能参观当地的养老院，并希望关心老人并能为老人做些什么。故选C。