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【题目】My Grandpa Forgets Who I Am

A few days ago I visited my grandfather in hospital. He has Alzheimer’s—a degenerative (退化的) disease that usually starts slowly and gets worse over time. I thought I was prepared to see him. I knew chances were slim that he’d actually recognize me.

He didn’t. As a matter of fact, he had no idea that he even had grandchildren. But he was excited that somebody came to visit him. I tried to explain to him who I was. But after he told me multiple times that he didn’t have grandchildren, I gave up. And my heart broke into a million little pieces.

I was tired of explaining things to him. So I just smiled. He smiled back. It’s a genuine smile. Like a long time ago, when he’d take me by the hand and made this big world feel a little bit less scary for me. Now I have to take his hand.

We sat in silence for a little while, before he told me to call my grandma. This was the first time I had tried so hard to hold back tears. My grandma died four years ago and he didn’t remember. He thought she was stuck on her way to pick him up.

My grandpa used to be a strong, hard-working man. He was the person you turned to when you needed your car fixed, your tires changed or something heavy to be carried. Sadly, that man left this world a long time ago, and left behind a man that is lost and scared.

I want to help him. I want to make him feel better. I want to tell him about his old life, and how great it was. So I sat with him and I held his hand, and every once in a while I told him how good he looked and how much I liked the color of his shirt and how it brought out the blue in his eyes. I told him that my grandma was on her way whenever he asked about her, and I made sure the glass in his hand was always filled with water.

I can’t take away his pain. I can’t help him remember. I can’t make the disease go away. All I can do is hold on to the memories—hold on for both of us.

【1】When the author first saw her grandpa in hospital, ________.

A.she gave up on himB.they were both excited

C.he didn’t recognize herD.they talked about the past

【2】The author was close to tears because ________.

A.grandma died about four years ago

B.grandpa needed to be taken care of

C.grandma didn’t make it to the hospital

D.grandpa believed grandma was still alive

【3】Which of the following best describes the author?

A.Open-minded and cheerful.B.Considerate and patient.

C.Warm-hearted and grateful.D.Strong-minded and generous.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

本文大意：作者的爷爷得了阿尔茨海默症，根本不记得自己有孙女，作者很伤心。但是作者想为爷爷做点什么，所以她告诉爷爷过去有多美好，耐心地陪在爷爷身边，想留下美好的回忆。

【1】细节理解题。根据“I knew chances were slim that he’d actually recognize me. He didn’t.”可知，当作者第一次看到住院的爷爷时，爷爷并没有认出她。故选C。

【2】推理判断题。A：奶奶大约四年前去世了；B：爷爷需要有人照顾；C：奶奶没能及时赶到医院；D：爷爷相信奶奶还活着。根据“This was the first time I had tried so hard to hold back tears. My grandma died four years ago and he didn’t remember.”可知，作者强忍住眼泪是因为不想爷爷伤心，因为爷爷认为奶奶还活着。故选D。

【3】推理判断题。Open-minded and cheerful开放和开朗；Considerate and patient体贴和耐心；Warm-hearted and grateful热情和感激；Strong-minded and generous有主见的和慷慨的。根据全文及“I can’t take away his pain. I can’t help him remember. I can’t make the disease go away. All I can do is hold on to the memories—hold on for both of us.”可知，即使爷爷不记得作者，但是作者还是愿意陪在爷爷身边保存这些回忆，所以作者是一个体贴和耐心的人。故选B。

这是一篇记叙文，短文介绍了爷爷得了阿尔兹海默症，不记得作者，作者耐心地陪在爷爷身边，想帮助爷爷留下美好记忆的故事。短文主题明确，结构清晰，内容贴近学生们的日常生活，比较容易理解。题型是阅读理解，考查学生们通过阅读短文获取文章大意以及细节信息、猜测生词含义、进行合理的推测判断的能力，是考试中的经典题型。学生们应具备基础的词汇，并提升自己的阅读理解能力，注意解题技巧。这个题目设置了细节理解、推理判断两类。比如第1小题，考查细节理解，根据“I knew chances were slim that he’d actually recognize me. He didn’t.”可知，爷爷没认出作者，分析选项即可得出正确答案。