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【題目】At 23, I was fresh out of graduate school and working in a nursing home, trying to decide my next path in life. My job involved wheeling residents (居民) to the community hall for activities. Elizabeth would wave from her darkened room but refuse to join the gatherings. Nearly blind, and requiring oxygen, she never left her bedside. I soon learned, though, that she loved books, and every day after work I would read to her.

In dim (微暗的) light we made our way through "King Lear," "Henry IV, .... Jane Eyre," the poems of Rupert Brooke.

Two golden hours might pass before I’ d pack up to return to my apartment. Before I could leave she’ d press my hand, saying, "Child -- my literary child. You bring me such joy." Elizabeth’ s husband had died a decade earlier, and their only child, a daughter, was estranged (疏遠(yuǎn)的) for what heartbreaking reason I never knew.

One day an old friend of hers visited and brought her some soup. Smiling broadly, Elizabeth squeezed my arm. "Tomorrow, child，we shall feast."

The next evening I found Elizabeth’ s bed empty. "I’ m sorry," the nurse whispered. She handed me a box and nodded. "She left everything to you." At home I unpacked it, finding two white sweaters, the dozen leather-bound books and, at the bottom, the can of soup.

That summer I decided my path. I returned to school to study literature.

And for 26 years the soup has stayed in my kitchen. It’s remained unopened and now is rusted (生銹的). But the memories are preserved.

【1】Why did Elizabeth refuse to join the gatherings? -

A. She had many books to read.

B. She was not a very social person.

C. She was restricted in her movements.

D. She had no interest in those activities.

【2】What do we know about Elizabeth?

A. She loved writing poems.

B. She often visited her friends.

C. She got divorced ten years ago.

D. She had little contact with her daughter.

【3】What can we know about the author?

A. She used to be a doctor.

B. She was inspired by Elizabeth.

C. She taught literature for 26 years.

D. She didn’t like the taste of the soup.

【4】What would be the best title for the text?

A. A book-loving friend

B. An unforgettable literary journey

C. An interesting nursing experience

D. A short-term job and its lifelong impact

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】這是一篇記敘文。23歲的時候，作者在一家療養(yǎng)院工作，想要決定自己人生下一步該做些什么。作者認(rèn)識了療養(yǎng)院里一名叫Elizabeth的老人，Elizabeth的言行影響了作者。尤其是她去世后，將自己的東西留給了作者，作者最終走上了文學(xué)之路。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的“Elizabeth would wave from her darkened room but refuse to join the gatherings. Nearly blind, and requiring oxygen, she never left her bedside”可知，Elizabeth的眼睛幾乎全瞎了，并且她需要氧氣，所以她幾乎從未離開過自己的床邊。結(jié)合選項可知，她拒絕參加聚會的原因是行動受到限制。C選項正確。

【2】推理判斷題。由第三段中的“their only child, a daughter, was estranged (疏遠(yuǎn)的) for what heartbreaking reason I never knew”可知，Elizabeth的女兒由于某種原因和Elizabeth非常的疏遠(yuǎn)，由此可以推知，Elizabeth和她的女兒沒什么聯(lián)系，故D選項正確。

【3】推理判斷題。由第一段可知，作者沒有決定自己的人生之路。中間幾段介紹了作者和Elizabeth的相識，倒數(shù)第三段作者提到Elizabeth去世，留給了作者一些書籍，倒數(shù)第二段提到，作者決定走文學(xué)之路。故可推知，Elizabeth影響了作者，幫助作者決定了自己的人生之路。故C選項正確。