Question

A girl became a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care, which meant visiting and taking care of a patient suffering from an incurable disease with days numbered.

The girl was assigned to look after an old man suffering from cancer whose children lived abroad. Their living conditions were not satisfactory while the old man had a lot of savings. She was expected to comfort him and keep up his spirits.

Every Saturday the girl came on time to keep him company, telling him stories. When he was having an intravenous drip (靜脈滴注), she would help massage his arms. The doctor found the patient much improved mentally. The old man began to involve himself actively in the medical treatment and he seldom shouted at others.

But something that happened made the doctor uneasy and puzzled. Each time the girl left, the old man would give her some money. The doctor did nothing to interfere (干涉), unwilling to offend the old man. A month later the old man showed evident signs of decline after suffering coma (昏迷) a few times.

When rescued from the latest coma, the old man told the doctor his last wish, “I have deep sympathy for the girl. Will you be kind enough to help her finish her studies？”

But the doctor knew that her family was well­off and she had no difficulty pursuing her studies. Sometimes she even came to the hospital in her father’s car.

When the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old man, the doctor told her the bad news. She was very sad and burst into tears. Then she handed $ 500 to the doctor, saying, “The old man had all along thought I came to do the job because of poverty. He gave me money so that I could continue my schooling.” Now he got the answer to the puzzle. In the last period of his life, the old man found it a real pleasure to be able to help a girl badly in need.

1.If you’re a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care, what kind of people do you have to attend to?

A. Patients with a lot of money.

B. Patients suffering from cancer.

C. Patients without many days left.

D. Patients living alone.

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The doctor told the old man the truth.

B. The old man’s children were wealthy.

C. The girl’s father encouraged her to accept the money.

D. The girl didn’t accompany the old man when he died.

3.What is the real reason resulting in the old man’s mental improvement?

A. The girl’s love and great care.

B. The pleasure of helping people in need.

C. The doctor’s medical treatment.

D. His children’s progress in life.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了一個小女孩參加了一個Deathbed Care的活動，目的去照顧那些彌留時期的病人，這個小女孩照顧的是一位老人他很富有，但是他的兒子都在國外，他一直有一個心愿想幫助那些可以幫助的人，這個小女孩雖然家境很好，但是她為了完成老人的心愿她不得不假裝自己家很貧窮，無法上學(xué)，這位老人主動幫助她完成她的學(xué)業(yè)，他感覺很高興，最后這個小女孩把錢給了那個醫(yī)生，說出了事情的原委。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)taking care of a patient suffering from an incurable disease with days numbered.照顧那些所剩的日子不多的病人，故選C。

2.推理判斷題。根據(jù)When the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old man, the doctor told her the bad news.這個女孩是在周末這個老人去世后來的醫(yī)院，所以推出她在老人去世時，她沒有在他的身邊，故選D。

3.推理判斷題。根據(jù)he got the answer to the puzzle. In the last period of his life, the old man found it a real pleasure to be able to help a girl badly in need.這位老人完成他的心愿去幫助需要幫助的人，所以他的精神好多了，故選B。

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