Question

I am a manager who is in charge of taking care of the elderly and many of my clients live out of state.

This year, a very sweet old lady that I care for, Alice, had gone through a particularly rough time. She had been in hospital twice. In November I was finally able to get her back to her “home” into an “assisted living facility”（養(yǎng)老院）.

Alice has dementia(癡呆癥) and thought her daughter was coming to visit her on Christmas day and that they were going to have the whole family together like the old days. When she finally realized that the happy moment was not going to happen， she was so tearful. Knowing that her daughter was coming after Christmas was not enough to cheer her up, I hated the idea of her being alone on the holiday!

On Christmas Eve, I gave her a surprise by asking if she would like to go to a candlelight service at church that night. Instead of taking her to my church, I took her to her old neighborhood church where all her friends were. We got there early and I got each of us a seat where her friends could see her as they came in. The plan worked out very perfectly. All of her friends seemed to be there and rushed over to greet her and sit with her. The candlelight service was a beautiful, tearful affair and Alice got a lot of hugs and love from her old and new friends there.

The truth of the story is that I am the one who got the best gift:the smile on Alice’s face and the feeling that I made a difference.

1.What does the underlined word “tearful”in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. surprised B. Hateful C. Moved D. Sad

2.From the text we know that Alice_____________.

A. had been operated in the hospital twice

B. didn’t remember her daughter at that time

C. preferred to live alone especially at Christmas

D. expected to spend Christmas with her daughter

3.Where did Alice spend her Christmas Eve？

A. Alice’s old house

B. Alice’s old neighborhood church

C. A church in the author’s neighborhood

D. A church in Alice’s daughter’s neighborhood

4.What was the best gift that the author got on Christmas Eve?

A. Holding the party

B.the praise given by Alice’s friends

C. Alice’s happiness

D. His concern for Alice

5.What is the best title for this text?

A. An Extra Special Candlelight Christmas Eve

B. My Experience With an Old Lonely Lady

C. Alice’s Special Time on Christmas Eve

D. A happy moment on Christmas Eve

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述老人愛麗絲的女兒沒能陪她過圣誕節(jié)，我為了使她高興，帶她去教堂，同她的朋友一起點愿望蠟燭的故事。

1.When she finally realized that the happy moment was not going to happen， she was so tearful.當(dāng)她意識到快樂的時刻不會發(fā)生，她應(yīng)該會感到悲傷，故選D

2.Alice has dementia(癡呆癥) and thought her daughter was coming to visit her on Christmas day and that they were going to have the whole family together like the old days.愛麗絲有老人癡呆，認(rèn)為她的女兒會在圣誕節(jié)回來看她并像以前一樣家人團(tuán)聚，可知愛麗絲希望和女兒一起過圣誕節(jié)，故選D

3.On Christmas Eve, I gave her a surprise by asking if she would like to go to a candlelight service at church that night. Instead of taking her to my church, I took her to her old neighborhood church where all her friends were.平安夜我給她一個驚喜問她是否想和我一起去教堂點愿望蠟燭，沒有帶她去我的教堂，我?guī)�她去了她舊鄰教堂，她的朋友都在那兒，故選B

4.The truth of the story is that I am the one who got the best gift:the smile on Alice’s face and the feeling that I made a difference.我是得到最好禮物的人，我得到了愛麗絲臉上的笑容，故選C

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