Question

I was feeling really down because my long-time friend had died. Then I started a six-week volunteering at a nursing home all day even Saturday. My duty was to serve the meal and clean up. One day I was told to go to Room 117 to make sure the patient was all right. I found a boy of eight sitting in bis bed watching a movie. I was shocked to see a child in this seemingly forgotten nursing home for the old. He was so small and weak that you had to look closely to find him. I grabbed his medical chart and found out :he had a terminal（绝症的) illness.

We started to talk, and I found out that his family rarely visited, and all he did every day was watching TV I wanted to cry for him, and for my lost friend. As we talked, he had a smile on his face, and I asked him why and how he still managed to stay happy.

He thought for a moment, and then said that too many people were dead even before they died. They walked around feeling that God had cursed(诅咒) them and they had nothing to live for.The boy said that he would not be like that. He woke 'every morning thankful to see another sunrise. He kept his window open so that he could smell the flowers and feel the heat of the sun

He also said that he had hope."Too many people haven't seen much of that around here." He said, "Life is full of hope and we need to live life before it is gone."I don't know what happened to him. I guess he passed away, but his lesson lives on. I now wake up and live each day to the fullest. The key to life is not money or fame, but the lesson we learned from it.

1.The nursing home in the passage is mainly for           

A. the elderly    B. the homeless    C. the disabled    D. the abandoned(披遗弃)

2.The boy stayed happy mainly due to          

A. wonderful TV programs.    B. his positive attitude

C. good medical condition    D. others' encouragement

3.The writer took part in the volunteering job in order to          

A. find out the secret    B. search for help

C. enrich experiences    D. get out of sadness

4.The underlined word ,"rarely", can be replaced by            

A. often    B. sometimes    C. seldom    D. always

5.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A lesson in Hope    B. The life of a Sick Boy

C. A Volunteer Job    D. The meaning of life

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】本文是一篇故事类短文，通过讲述作者自己的一段经历来告诉人们快乐的秘密就是要去帮助别人，好好生活。作者在朋友去世后，心情悲痛，于是去养老院做义工。在那期间他遇到了一个身患重病的小男孩，是这个小男孩的快乐和感恩让作者学会了如何去对待生活。

1.细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“I was shocked to see a child in this seemingly forgotten nursing home for the old.”可知这家疗养院是为老人开办的，答案选A。

2.推理判断题。根据短文内容可知这个男孩对生活充满了希望，而且充满了感恩之心，小男孩之所以能够保持开心是因为与其他病人不同，他每天总是感恩地活着，且始终怀抱希望。由此可推知小男孩的心态非常积极，因此B项正确；A项，“精彩的电视节目”，文中虽有提及小男孩每天只看电视，但是却并没有说明“精彩的”电视节目是小男孩保持开心的原因，A项错误；C项，“良好的医疗条件”，文中未提及，C项错误；D项，“他人的鼓励”，文中未提及，D项错误。故正确答案为B。

3.推理判断题。根据短文开头的句子"I was feeling really down because my longtime friend had died. Then I started a six-week volunteering at a nursing home all day every Saturday." 可知，作者在朋友去世后来到疗养院做义工是为了走出悲痛，选D项。

4.词意猜测题。A. often经常；B. sometimes 有时；C. seldom极少；D. always总是。根据上文中的句子“I was shocked to see a child in this seemingly forgotten nursing home for the old.”以及下文中的句子“and all he did every day was watching TV . I wanted to cry for him.”可知，这个小男孩几乎每天都是独自一人，很少有家人来看望他，故答案为C。

5.主旨大意题。由文章最后一句 “The key to life is not money or fame, but the lessons we learn from it.” 以及倒数第三段最后一句 “He also said that he had hope.” 可知，本文的核心在于“我”从小男孩那儿学到的“关于希望的一课”。故本文的最佳标题应该是《关于希望的一课》。故正确答案为A。