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【題目】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 his 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 (干涉), 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 $ 500 to 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】What kind of people do volunteers attend to in Deathbed Care?

A. The patient in need of operations.

B. The people suffering from cancer.

C. The people suffering from diseases.

D. The patient without many days left.

【2】What can we infer about the old man according to Paragraph 2?

A. He had abundant savings and he was cheerful.

B. He frequently lost his temper before he met the girl.

C. He was suffering from cancer and helped a poor girl.

D. He asked the doctor to help the girl finish her study.

【3】What is the real reason resulting in the old man’s mental improvement?

A. His children’s progress in their career.

B. The intravenous drip that he had every Saturday.

C. The pleasure of being helpful to people in need.

D. The girl’s good comfort and care in his daily life.

【4】Why did the girl take the old man’s money?

A. To keep him in high spirits.

B. To continue her schooling.

C. To gather experience on voluntary work.

D. To involve him actively in the treatment.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】本文主要講述一個家庭富裕的女孩子做志愿者照顧臨終的病人，但每次病人都會給錢女孩，女孩也接受錢，最后在老人去世后，人們才知道女孩接受老人的錢只是為了讓老人感覺被需要而高興。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中which meant visiting and taking care of a patient suffering from an incurable disease with days numbered.可知，志愿者的任務是拜訪并照顧病人，那些病人都是患有不治之癥，生命所剩無幾的人。故選D。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的The old man began to involve himself actively in the medical treatment and he seldom shouted at others可知，在女孩來照顧他之后，他的精神狀態(tài)好了很多，也積極地配合藥物治療，并且很少對別人大喊大叫了。說明之前老人脾氣不好，會朝別人吼叫。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段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.可知，老人因為能夠幫助別人而感到非常高興。故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中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可知，女孩收老人給的錢是因為老人以為她家很窮，讀書需要錢。能夠幫助需要幫助的人，老人感到發(fā)自內(nèi)心的愉悅。所以女孩接受老人的錢是為了讓老人精神愉悅。故選A。