Question

Every Saturday, Grandpa and I walk to the nursing home to visit some of the old and sick people there because they can’t take care of themselves. First we visit Mrs. Sokol. I call her “The Cook.” She likes to talk about the time when she was a well-known cook in Russia. People would come from miles, just to taste her chicken soup. Next we visit Mr. Lipman. I call him “The Singer” because he loves to sing for us. Whenever he does, his voice fills the air, clear and full of energy. I also enjoy Mrs. Kagan’s stories about her own experiences during the old days. I call her “The Memory Lady.”

One day Grandpa got very sick and the doctor said they didn’t think he would get better.

It was time to visit the nursing home again. I had to go alone. Everyone was surprised when I told them that my grandpa was ill and in hospital.

A few days later, Grandpa was not able to sit up, eat and even speak. I went to the corner of the room so Grandpa wouldn’t see me cry. Suddenly, I heard someone singing. I looked up. It was The Singer. Behind her were The Cook. and The Memory Lady. The Cook brought her famous homemade chicken soup. The Memory Lady held Grandpa’s hand and told us how Grandpa once came to visit her in a snowstorm, just to bring her some roses for her birthday.

Before I realized it, visiting hours were up. That evening, Grandpa called the nurse in and said he was hungry. Soon he began to sit up. Finally he was able to get out of bed. It is really a miracle (奇迹), isn’t it?

1.Why did the writer and his grandpa go to the nursing home every Saturday?

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2.Who were Grandpa’s good friends in the nursing home?

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3.Why did the writer cry?  __________________________________________

4.What did The Cook bring?_________________________________________

5.Grandpa is very kind and warm-hearted,isn’t he? _______________________

Answer

1.They went to visit some of the old and sick people there because they can’t take care of themselves.

2.Mrs. Sokol.,Mr. Lipmanand Mrs. Kagan’s

3.Because his grandpa was not able to sit up, eat and even speak.

4.She brought her famous homemade chicken soup

5.Yes,he is

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：每周六都和他的爷爷都去疗养院看望住在那里的一些好朋友the cook, the singer, and the memory lady.。有一天爷爷病了，到了去疗养院看望的时间了。可是爷爷的病更重了。我只好一个人去，并告诉我经常看望的那些老人。几天后，他们来医院看望爷爷并带来了他们最为珍贵的好东西和美好的回忆。病危的爷爷竟然奇迹般的渐渐好了起来。

1.根据Every Saturday, Grandpa and I walk to the nursing home to visit some of the old and sick people there可知作者和他的爷爷每周六都去疗养院是去看望那里的一些老人和病人。所以作答They went to visit some of the old and sick people there because they can’t take care of themselves。

2.根据First we visit Mrs. Sokol（the Cook）. Next we visit Mr. Lipman (the Singer). I also enjoy Mrs. Kagan( the memory lady)’s stories可知爷爷在疗养院的好朋友有：The cook, the singer, and the memory lady.所以作答Mrs. Sokol.,Mr. Lipmanand Mrs. Kagan’s。

3.根据A few days later, Grandpa was not able to sit up, eat and even speak.可知作者哭是因为爷爷病了，不能坐起来、不能吃饭，甚至不会说话了。所以作答Because his grandpa was not able to sit up, eat and even speak。

4.根据文中The Cook brought her famous homemade chicken soup.可知厨师带给她最出名的鸡汤。所以作答She brought her famous homemade chicken soup。

5.根据全文可知爷爷是一个善良又热心的人，所以作答Yes, he is。

考点：任务型阅读。