17.David Brown and Anne are two patients in the Adult Day Care program at Merey Hospital.David Brown is seventy-two years old.He's friendly and likes to talk.He lives with his wife in the city.But David is becoming forgetful.His wife says,"He'll heat up some soup,then forget to turn off the gas."She is sixty-one and still works.She is worried about leaving her husband alone by himself.
Anne is eighty and lives with her daughter,who is sixty.Her daughter says that she needs a rest,"Mom follows me everywhere.She follows me from room to room when I am cleaning.She sits down next to me when I am reading the newspaper.I need a rest and she does,too."
And so,several times a week,David's and Anne's families take them to the Adult Day Care Centre.Many hospitals have this program.Patients come to the centre for a full or half day,from one to five days a week.All the patients live with their families and most are old people.
In the centre,patients learn many things,such as dancing and painting.Many patients like to cook their meals every day.Several men and women enjoy playing games.All the patients enjoy talking,singing and being with one another.
Mrs Carol Johnson is the director of the Centre.She says,"We are offering both the patients and their families a service of great value.Patients have the chance to get out of their houses.Husbands,wives or grown children can work or have a rest.Most important of all,families are able to stay together."
9.What happens to Anne's family?D
A.Her daughter is too old to look after her.
B.Anne cleans all the rooms every day.
C.Her daughter doesn't want Anne to live with her.
D.Her daughter is very tired because Anne always follows her.
10.Many patients prefer to stay in the Adult Day Care Centre becauseD.
A.they are free to do anything they like
B.the centre can help husbands and wives to live peacefully together
C.they can live by themselves
D.it makes the whole family enjoy themselves
11.The best title of the passage should beB.
A.How to Spend the Rest Years
B.The Adult Day Care Program
C.A Valuable Place
D.Happy Families.
分析 文章主要讲述了the Adult Day Care Program的情况.
解答 9.D 细节理解题,根据文章第二段Anne is eighty and lives with her daughter,who is sixty.Her daughter says that she needs a rest,"Mom follows me everywhere.She follows me from room to room when I am cleaning.She sits down next to me when I am reading the newspaper.I need a rest and she does,too."可知她的女儿很累,因为安妮总是跟着她.故选D
10.D 细节题.根据文章内容We are offering both the patients and their families a service of great value.Patients have the chance to get out of their houses.Husbands,wives or grown children can work or have a rest.Most important of all,families are able to stay together."我们为病人和他们的家人都提供很对服务,病人们有机会走出房子,丈夫、妻子和长大了的孩子可以一起工作或者休息.最重要的是,家人们能够待在一起,享受彼此的陪伴,结合选项,故选D.
11.B 主旨题.纵观全文,根据David Brown and Anne 的遭遇来论述了the Adult Day Care Program的情况.---帮助那些和家里年龄大的家庭成员居住在一起的人解决问题,结合选项,故选B.
点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.