16.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,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 well off 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 $ 500to 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?C
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?D
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?B
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.
分析 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,主要講的是一位之前脾氣不好的老人在最后的日子里為能夠幫助一個急需幫助的女孩而感到由衷地高興而真正改善了他的精神狀態(tài)的故事.
解答 1-3 CDB
1題答案:C推理判斷題.從第一段中的which meant visiting and…with days numbered.(這意味著拜訪和…時日不多(的人)).可以知道,這個志愿活動主要是照顧那些患有不治之癥、時日不多的病人,由此推斷C項正確.
2題答案:D細節(jié)理解題.從文章最后一段第一句When the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old man,the doctor told her the bad news.(醫(yī)生在老人去世后周末女孩過來的時候?qū)南⒏嬖V了她).可知,老人死去時,女孩不在場,所以答案選D項.其他選項都不符合文章內(nèi)容.
3題答案:B推理判斷題.從全文最后一段可知,老人在人生最后的日子里為能夠幫助一個急需幫助的女孩而感到由衷地高興,這真正改善了他的精神狀態(tài).所以答案選B項.
點評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對 性找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確的答案.