Question

    Every Friday I went to a senior nursing home (老人院). It seemed as if it needed _________, but little did I know it would help me too.

During my first visit I helped to polish (擦光) some ladies’ nails (指甲). One woman asked me many questions. After she was satisfied with my _________, she started to share some of her hidden hurt. By listening to her, I realized I had helped her a lot, she looked _________ from some of her past pains.

When she was finished, she told me something that _________ me to visit the nursing home every week. She said, “You’re the only person I was able to tell this to. The other volunteers are too busy to _________ me. You’ll come back next week, right?” After gently blowing on her newly coated nails, I smiled and _________, “Yes, I’ll see you next Friday.”

That day, I was glad by the fact that I had helped somebody. I realized an action as _________ as listening became something much more.

Every moment I spend chatting is a chance to tie that connection again, to _________ their worries, and to shape someone’s life. In turn, that _________ also shapes me. I not only learn about life and experiences outside of school, but also receive the __________ of being part of this process-this connection between humans.

1.A.courage B.money C.help D.repair

2.A.answers B.performances C.appearance D.behaviors

3.A.awake B.sure C.afraid D.relaxed

4.A.took B.stuck C.treated D.encouraged

5.A.say to B.listen to C.write about D.made up

6.A.decide B.promised C.shouted D.greeted

7.A.certain B.smart C.simple D.modern

8.A.share B.find C.continue D.break

9.A.thought B.condition C.mess D.moment

10.A.welcome B.message C.gift D.invitation

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.C

【解析】

这篇短文讲述了作者访问养老院的经历，通过帮助老人，作者意识到行动和倾听变得一样简单，分享他们的烦恼，同时塑造了自己的人格。

1.句意：它好像需要帮助，但我不知道它也会帮助我。

courage 勇气；money 钱；help 帮助；repair 修理。根据前后句内容以及信息提示词too可知，这家养老院是等级最低的，似乎需要帮助。故选C。

2.句意：她很满意我的答案后，她开始分享她的一些隐藏的伤痛。

answers 答案；performances 表演；appearance 面貌；behaviors 表现。根据前句的questions判断，这位老人对作者的回答很满意。故选A。

3.句意：我意识到我帮了她很多，她看上去从过去的一些痛苦中解脱了出来。

awake 醒着的；sure 确定的；afraid 害怕的；relaxed 放松的。根据语境“she started to share some of her hidden hurt.” 她开始分享一些隐藏的伤害。可知老人已经感到了轻松，从过去的一些痛苦中解脱了出来，可知选D。

4.句意：她的话鼓励我再去养老院。

took 花费；拿走；stuck 插入；treated 对待；encouraged 鼓励。根据“You’re the only person I was able to tell this”可知，她鼓励了我。故选D。

5.句意：其他志愿者太忙了而不能听我说。

say to 对……说；listen to 听；write about 写关于……；made up 编造；化妆。根据语境。联系上下文，可知此处意为太忙而不能“听我说”。故选B。

6.句意：在轻轻吹过她新涂的指甲后，我笑着答应，“是的，下星期五见。”

decide 决定；promised 许诺；shouted 喊；greeted 欢迎。根前后文可知，“我笑着答应了”。故选B。

7.句意：我意识到行动和倾听变得一样简单。

certain 确定的；smart 聪明的；simple 单一的；modern 现代的。根据语境，可知选C。

8.句意：……去分享他们的担心并且重塑了人们的生活。

share 分享；find 找到；发现；continue 继续；break 打破。根据前文我们知道此处强调的是倾听，所以这也是分享担忧的过程。故选A。

9.句意：反过来，那一刻也塑造了我。

thought 想法；condition 情况；mess 混乱；moment 片刻。根据句意，可知倾听的作用是双向的，所以也“塑造”了我，故选D。

10.句意：我接受了这个礼物。

welcome 欢迎；message 口信；gift 礼物；invitation 邀请。我把这段经历当成一种馈赠，也就是“礼物”。故选C。