10．Yesterday I went to the nursing home to visit my grandma．She just got out of the hospital recently where she had some serious operations．I wanted to surprise her after work，so I stopped by for a quick visit．
When I got there，she was happy to see me．We hugged，kissed and exchanged greetings．Then I heard
a woman crying．It was my grandma's roommate．The curtain was drawn so I could not see her．She started
calling out a name that wasn't mine but she was certainly talking to me，begging me to go to her side of the room．
I ignored her at first and continued visiting with my grandma．Then she started begging and
saying．"Please，come to see me!"So I went to see her．
When I drew the curtain back，she looked so old but flashed me the biggest smile!She opened her arms wide for me to hug her so I bent low and gave her a hug．I sat on her bed and talked with her for a few minutes．She kept calling me by the other name but I did not correct her．She told me stories as if I had been there when they happened．
Finally I went back to visit with my grandma．Then the woman started crying again，saying，"Please．come back．"She finally slept．
I stopped by the nurse's station and the nurse told me that the lady suffers from Alzheimer's．I mentioned the name she had called me The nurse told me it was the lady's daughter's name Then I understood why she wanted me to go to visit her．
We will all get old some day．Some of us will have broken minds like the lady and some of us will have broken bodies like my grandma As I was leaving I promised I would go back and visit the lady，even after my grandma moves back to her home．
16．Why did the writer's grandma live in a nursing home？D
A．Because she needed another operation．
B．Because she had been used to living there．
C．Because she waited for the writer to come．
D．Because she wanted to be looked after there．
17．According to the text，the woman cried becauseA
A．she missed her daughter very much
B．she expected to tell stories to the writer
C．she feared the curtain being drawn
D．she was troubled by the writer's talking
18．Which word can be used to describe the crying woman？B
A．Selfish．
B．Lonely
C．Strong．
D．Lazy
19．What can the writer learn from her experience？C
A．The old will become forgetful．
B．Everyone will get old someday．
C The old need care from others．
D．We shouldn't leave the old in the nursing home．
20．Which of the following is right according to the passage？D
A．The lady came out to see me．
B．The lady's daughter always visited her．
C The writer's grandma had some serious illness．
D．The writer would go back and visit the old lady．
分析 這篇短文主要介紹了作者在看望手術(shù)后的祖母時一個老婦人不斷的喊著要她去看看她．后來作者了解到那個老婦人失去了女兒于是她理解老婦人的行為了．作者想到每個人都有老的一天，所以決定以后還去看望那個老婦人．
解答 16．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)短文第一段Yesterday I went to the nursing home to visit my grandma．She just got out of the hospital recently where she had some serious operations．描述，可知作者的祖母剛剛做了嚴(yán)重的手術(shù)所以在看護中心接受照顧，故選D．
17．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第六段The nurse told me it was the lady's daughter's name．Then I understood why she wanted me to go to visit her．及上下文描述，可知老婦人是因為想念自己的女兒才讓作者去看她，故選A
18．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)短文三四五段描述，可知老婦人很孤獨．故選B．
19．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第七段We will all get old some day．Some of us will have broken minds like he lady and some of us will have broken bodies like my grandma．描述，可知作者認(rèn)識到每個人都有老的時候，有的人頭腦會有問題，有的會身體有問題，所以老人需要其他人的照顧．故選C．
20．D 是非判斷題．根據(jù)短文最后As I was leaving I promised I would go back and visit the lady，even after my grandma moves back to her home．可知，作者在離開時許諾她會還來看望老婦人，即使祖母搬回她的家．故選D
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