Question

【题目】 Bert Kate, my grandfather, celebrated his 90th birthday in November 2016. Bert loved sports and was an enthusiastic Yankees (an American professional baseball team based in the New York City) fan, so it was no wonder that over the years, he was an avid (热切的) listener to WFAN radio and, in particular, the afternoon show hosted by Mike Francesa.

Bert had health issues in his later years that limited his mobility, and when he lost his vision three years ago, his attachment to his radio and Francesa became more pronounced. He just loved listening to Mike talk about sports and his Yankees each afternoon. Those hours brought him so much pleasure.

Of course, Mike will be leaving Dec.15,2017 after 30 years at the station. Mike lives in the same community where I work on Long Island, and I have gotten to know him over the past 20 years. So when my grandfather was approaching his special birthday the year before last year, I asked Mike for a favor: to call Bert and wish him a happy birthday.

Mike agreed without hesitation. Two days before the special day, Mike stopped at my workplace. I called Bert at his nursing home and put Mike on the phone. It was a complete surprise to Bert. Mike spent more than 10 minutes wishing Bert a happy birthday and, of course, talking about the Yankees.

When my family celebrated Bert’s birthday two days later, he couldn’t stop talking about the phone call. Over his lifetime, he said it was one of the nicest things anyone had ever done for him.

Unfortunately, Ben’s health declined last year and he passed away July 13,2017. But even in his final months in the hospital and nursing home,he always had a radio set to WFAN to listen each afternoon to Mike Francesa.And he also had the memory of that special phone call for his 90th birthday.

【1】Why did Bert listen to WFAN radio for many years? ( no more than 10 words)

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【2】What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph2? (1 word)

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【3】What happened two days before Bert’s birthday? ( no more than 10 words)

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【4】What is the best title for the text? (no more than 5 words)

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【5】What do you think of the author? Please explain. (no more than 20 words)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Because Bert loved sports and was an enthusiastic Yankees fan.

【2】Sight/Eyesight.

【3】Mike talked with Bert on the phone.

【4】A special gift.

【5】He is a caring man. He invited Mike to celebrate his grandfather’s birthday.

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了“一件特殊的礼物”，我的祖父Bert Kate热爱运动，是一个狂热的洋基球迷。他是WFAN电台的热心听众，特别喜欢Mike主持的节目。在他90岁生日时，我请Mike帮忙打电话给祖父，祝他生日快乐。

【1】

细节理解题。根据第一段中的Bert loved sports and was an enthusiastic Yankees fan, so it was no wonder that over the years, he was an avid listener to WFAN radio(Bert热爱运动，是一个狂热的洋基球迷，所以难怪这些年来，他是WFAN电台的热心听众)可知Bert听WFAN电台很多年是因为他喜欢运动并且是一个狂热的洋基球迷，故答案为Because Bert loved sports and was an enthusiastic Yankees fan.

【2】

推理判断题。根据第二段中的his attachment to his radio and Francesa became more pronounced(他对收音机和Francesa的依恋变得更加明显)可知在失去vision之后，他变得更依赖收音机，据此可推断出vision在此处意为“视力（Sight/Eyesight）”，故答案为Sight/Eyesight.

【3】

细节理解题。根据第四段中的Two days before the special day, Mike stopped at my workplace. I called Bert at his nursing home and put Mike on the phone.(在这特殊日子的前两天，迈克在我的工作场所停了下来。我给在疗养院的Bert打了电话，并且让Mike与他通话。)可知在Bert生日的两天前，Mike和他通了电话。故答案为Mike talked with Bert on the phone.

【4】

主旨大意题。根据第三段中的So when my grandfather was approaching his special birthday the year before last year, I asked Mike for a favor: to call Bert and wish him a happy birthday.(所以，前年我爷爷快过生日的时候，我请迈克帮个忙：打电话给伯特，祝他生日快乐。)可知本文最佳标题为“一件特殊的礼物”。故答案为A special gift.

【5】

推理判断题。根据第三段中的So when my grandfather was approaching his special birthday the year before last year, I asked Mike for a favor: to call Bert and wish him a happy birthday.(所以，前年我爷爷快过生日的时候，我请迈克帮个忙：打电话给伯特，祝他生日快乐。)可知作者是一个很关心他人的人。他知道祖父很喜欢听Mike的节目，所以请Mike来给爷爷庆祝生日。故答案为He is a caring man. He invited Mike to celebrate his grandfather’s birthday.