Question

My name is Margaret. I have been a professional      for twenty years. I’m always      how sorrow and pain can bring such wonderful gifts as wisdom, patience and love.    , we often get so caught up in the daily necessities and routines that we      the very things that can bring us    and teach us many valuable lessons.

I was hired to      a very special lady. I was to prepare meals for her, make sure she took her medicine     , do light housekeeping, and provide transportation to and from the market and her doctor’s appointments. All of these      were important and necessary so that she could remain     . Our focus was just that -     her to remain living independently.

It was on a cold rainy night. She turned her little head and smelt her

pillow after she had      got into bed. I observed tears running from her eyes. She said, “It’s been such a long time since I’ve had      sheets; I love the      of fresh clean sheets. I couldn’t      the sheets myself anymore. Thank you so much for changing my sheets. ”

Such a simple      as smelling clean sheets brought such great joy to her life. That was the day I      unconditional care. The next day we sat down and      what was important to her, what she liked, and how she had done things all these years. I never knew how much I would enjoy and learn from her      her life experiences with me. She was the sunshine in my life.

I’m so      for the lessons I have learned - the lessons I almost     because I forgot to slow down to look and see the beauty that was right in front of me.

1.A. teacher      B. doctor  C. coach           D. caregiver

2.A. worried      B. confused       C. amazed D. interested

3.A. However    B. Therefore     C. Besides D. Though

4.A. value B. admire  C. acquire D. ignore

5.A. wisdom      B. joy         C. knowledge    D. wealth

6.A. care for      B. look for          C. call up   D. pick up                   

7.A. constantly  B. happily C. properly     D. immediately

8.A. lessons       B. tasks      C. meals    D. gifts

9.A. calm  B. confident      C. comfortable      D. independent

10.A. helping    B. forcing  C. persuading    D. advising

11.A. also B. even     C. still             D. just

12.A. new B. clean     C. expensive     D. beautiful

13.A. style         B. size           C. smell       D. color

14.A. make        B. repair   C. change D. buy

15.A. pleasure  B. success C. offer            D. desire

16.A. needed    B. learned          C. took      D. got

17.A. dealt with         B. took up C. carried out    D. talked about

18.A. sharing     B. comparing     C. discussing      D. recalling

19.A. famous     B. sorry     C. anxious D. thankful

20.A. accepted B. missed  C. understood       D. gained        

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

試題分析： 本文講述了我在照顧一位老人的時候，發現一份干凈的床單就讓這位老人非常開心。于是就和老人有了很多的交流，從她那里知道了在生活中我們應該停下來，看看周圍美麗的景色。而不是一直在趕路，忽視了身邊最美好的事物。

1.D 上下文串聯。根據文章第二段可知我被雇傭來照顧一位老婦人。說明我是照顧人的caregiver。

2.C 形容詞辨析。A擔心的B困惑的C驚訝的D感興趣的；痛苦和悲傷給給人帶來如此多的好的東西，如耐心，愛心和聰明的思想。這樣的事情讓我非常驚訝。故C正確。

3.A 副詞辨析。A然而B因此C而且D盡管；然而我們經常被陷在了日常事務之中以至于我們經常忽略能夠給我們帶來快樂的事物。

4.D 動詞辨析。A珍惜B欽佩C獲得D忽視；我們經常被陷在了日常事務之中以至于我們經常忽略能夠給我們帶來快樂的事物。

5.B 名詞辨析。A聰明才智B快樂C知識D財富；我們經常被陷在了日常事務之中以至于我們經常忽略能夠給我們帶來快樂的事物。

6.A 短語辨析。A照顧B尋找C召集D撿起等；我被雇傭來照顧一個很特殊的老婦人。

7.C 副詞辨析。A不斷地B開心地C恰當地，合理地立刻；我給她準備飯菜，保證她合理服藥。

8.B 名詞辨析。A課程，教訓B任務C飯菜D禮物；本句是指上句提及的我要為她做的所有這些任務都是很必要和重要的，能讓她保持獨立，不依靠他人。

9.D 上下文串聯。根據下句remain living independently.可知我的幫助能夠讓她保持獨立。

10.A 動詞辨析。A幫助B強迫C說服D建議；我們的中心任務就是幫助她獨立生活。

11.D 副詞辨析。A也B甚至C仍然D只是，僅僅；她只是剛剛上床，就轉頭在聞枕頭上的味道。

12.B 上下文串聯。A新的B干凈的C昂貴的D美麗的；本句是指她已經很長時間沒有換干凈的床單了。

13.C 名詞辨析。A風格B尺寸C味道D顏色；根據48空后的of fresh clean sheets可知我幫助她換了新的干凈的床單，她非常喜歡上面的味道。

14.C 動詞辨析。A生產，制作B維修C改變D購買；她告訴我說她自己不能換床單，所以謝謝我幫助她。

15.A 名詞辨析。A快樂B成功C好意D欲望；就像聞干凈的床單這樣一件很簡單的快樂的事情能夠給他的生活帶來如此巨大的快樂。故A正確。

16.B 動詞辨析。A需要B學會C拿走D得到；就是在那一天我學會了無條件的愛，因為老人的快樂是如此的簡單。

17.D 短語辨析。A處理B占據C執行D談論；第二天我們坐在一起談論對她來說最重要的事情。

18.A 動詞辨析。A分享B比較C討論D回憶；本題是一個固定搭配share sth with sb與某人分享某事；她和我分享她的生活經歷。給我帶來了很大的影響。

19.D 形容詞辨析。A著名的B悲傷的C焦慮的D感激的；對于我所得到的這個教訓我非常感激。

20.B 動詞辨析。A接受B錯過C理解D贏得；這是一個我幾乎錯過的教訓，因為我忘記了要停下來看看就在自己眼前的美麗的事物。

考點：考察人生感悟類短文