Question

【題目】 Every Friday I went to a senior nursing home (老人院). It seemed as if it needed _________, but little did I know it would help me too.

During my first visit I helped to polish (擦光) some ladies’ nails (指甲). One woman asked me many questions. After she was satisfied with my _________, she started to share some of her hidden hurt. By listening to her, I realized I had helped her a lot, she looked _________ from some of her past pains.

When she was finished, she told me something that _________ me to visit the nursing home every week. She said, “You’re the only person I was able to tell this to. The other volunteers are too busy to _________ me. You’ll come back next week, right?” After gently blowing on her newly coated nails, I smiled and _________, “Yes, I’ll see you next Friday.”

That day, I was glad by the fact that I had helped somebody. I realized an action as _________ as listening became something much more.

Every moment I spend chatting is a chance to tie that connection again, to _________ their worries, and to shape someone’s life. In turn, that _________ also shapes me. I not only learn about life and experiences outside of school, but also receive the __________ of being part of this process-this connection between humans.

【1】A.courageB.moneyC.helpD.repair

【2】A.answersB.performancesC.appearanceD.behaviors

【3】A.awakeB.sureC.afraidD.relaxed

【4】A.tookB.stuckC.treatedD.encouraged

【5】A.say toB.listen toC.write aboutD.made up

【6】A.decideB.promisedC.shoutedD.greeted

【7】A.certainB.smartC.simpleD.modern

【8】A.shareB.findC.continueD.break

【9】A.thoughtB.conditionC.messD.moment

【10】A.welcomeB.messageC.giftD.invitation

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】D

【5】B

【6】B

【7】C

【8】A

【9】D

【10】C

【解析】

這篇短文講述了作者訪問養(yǎng)老院的經(jīng)歷，通過幫助老人，作者意識(shí)到行動(dòng)和傾聽變得一樣簡單，分享他們的煩惱，同時(shí)塑造了自己的人格。

【1】句意：它好像需要幫助，但我不知道它也會(huì)幫助我。

courage 勇氣；money 錢；help 幫助；repair 修理。根據(jù)前后句內(nèi)容以及信息提示詞too可知，這家養(yǎng)老院是等級最低的，似乎需要幫助。故選C。

【2】句意：她很滿意我的答案后，她開始分享她的一些隱藏的傷痛。

answers 答案；performances 表演；appearance 面貌；behaviors 表現(xiàn)。根據(jù)前句的questions判斷，這位老人對作者的回答很滿意。故選A。

【3】句意：我意識(shí)到我?guī)土怂�很多，她看上去從過去的一些痛苦中解脫了出來。

awake 醒著的；sure 確定的；afraid 害怕的；relaxed 放松的。根據(jù)語境“she started to share some of her hidden hurt.” 她開始分享一些隱藏的傷害�？芍�老人已經(jīng)感到了輕松，從過去的一些痛苦中解脫了出來，可知選D。

【4】句意：她的話鼓勵(lì)我再去養(yǎng)老院。

took 花費(fèi)；拿走；stuck 插入；treated 對待；encouraged 鼓勵(lì)。根據(jù)“You’re the only person I was able to tell this”可知，她鼓勵(lì)了我。故選D。

【5】句意：其他志愿者太忙了而不能聽我說。

say to 對……說；listen to 聽；write about 寫關(guān)于……；made up 編造；化妝。根據(jù)語境。聯(lián)系上下文，可知此處意為太忙而不能“聽我說”。故選B。

【6】句意：在輕輕吹過她新涂的指甲后，我笑著答應(yīng)，“是的，下星期五見�！�

decide 決定；promised 許諾；shouted 喊；greeted 歡迎。根前后文可知，“我笑著答應(yīng)了”。故選B。

【7】句意：我意識(shí)到行動(dòng)和傾聽變得一樣簡單。

certain 確定的；smart 聰明的；simple 單一的；modern 現(xiàn)代的。根據(jù)語境，可知選C。

【8】句意：……去分享他們的擔(dān)心并且重塑了人們的生活。

share 分享；find 找到；發(fā)現(xiàn)；continue 繼續(xù)；break 打破。根據(jù)前文我們知道此處強(qiáng)調(diào)的是傾聽，所以這也是分享擔(dān)憂的過程。故選A。

【9】句意：反過來，那一刻也塑造了我。

thought 想法；condition 情況；mess 混亂；moment 片刻。根據(jù)句意，可知傾聽的作用是雙向的，所以也“塑造”了我，故選D。

【10】句意：我接受了這個(gè)禮物。

welcome 歡迎；message 口信；gift 禮物；invitation 邀請。我把這段經(jīng)歷當(dāng)成一種饋贈(zèng)，也就是“禮物”。故選C。