When my grandmother was 89 years old ,she was having
problems with her heart. My family went with her to the doctor, who told her
that she needed an operation. However, the doctor said that because of my
grandmother’s age, the operation could be dangerous. He went on to say that my
grandmother would have a 40% chance of having a heart attack（心臟病） and a 30% chance of dying during the operation.
My grandmother, shocked ,quickly stopped the doctor
and said,“Doctor, as long as you’re talking about statistics（數(shù)據(jù)），I have a statistic for you: there is a 100% chance of
you not operating one me !”With these words, my grandmother got up and left the
doctor’s office.
My grandmother might have been stubborn, but
she was not a fool. So the next day she went to another doctor, and he also
told her she needed an operation.
My grandmother asked the doctor. “If I were your
mother, what would you suggest?” The doctor walked up to her, smiled, put his
arm around her and said, “Mom, let’s do this operation!” She had the operation
and came out fine.
My grandmother passed away（去世）a few weeks before her 97th birthday. However, because
of her positive attitude（積極的態(tài)度）,she gave us ,her family and friends almost
eight years of life to enjoy sharing with her.
1.The grandmother didn’t choose the first doctor
because .
A. he was afraid to do the operation.
B. he talked too much about the risks
C. he had never done such an operation
2.The second doctor’s words might have made the
grandmother .
A.
nervous B.
unhappy C.
relaxed
3.We can tell from the story that the grandmother .
A. wanted to be the second doctor’s mother
B. celebrated her 97th birthday with her family
C. lived through the operation by the second doctor.
4.The underlined word“stubborn” probably means in
Chinese.
A. 執(zhí)拗的
B. 嚴謹?shù)?nbsp;
C. 無知的
5.What can we learn from the story?
A. It is better to depend on statistics.
B. A positive attitude can change a person’s life.
C. A good doctor only cares for his patients’ health.
