Question

    Last autumn, my 80-year-old grandmother was having problems with her heart. My family sent her to the______.

After a careful examination, a famous doctor told my grandmother, “You have such a______heart condition that you should have an operation.”

“But the complications (并发症) can happen. ” the doctor_______my grandmother and looked at her worried face.

The doctor went on to say that she would have a 40 percent possibility of having a heart trouble_______the operation, a 35 percent possibility of being unable to stand up, and even 20 percent of_______on the operating table because of her old age. 

My grandmother was terribly surprised and quickly said, “Doctor, since you’re talking about these ________, I have one for you: there is a 100 percent possibility that you won’t operate on me! ”._______these words, my grandmother got up and_______the doctor’s office. 

The next day, my grandmother went to________doctor’s office. There she was also told she needed an _______. The doctor also said that her age might cause some problems,_______ he was quite sure about the success of operation. 

My grandmother might be brave, but she is not silly. She then asked the doctor, “If I am your mother, what will you recommend?”

The doctor walked up to her, smiled, put his arms_______her, and said, “Mom, let’s have the operation!”

My grandmother had the operation and came out fine ! Her positive attitude (乐观的心态) added many wonderful and happy years for her and enjoy living with my family.

1.A.park B.hotel C.restaurant D.hospital

2.A.wonderful B.serious C.difficult D.proper

3.A.advised B.warned C.promised D.encouraged

4.A.during B.before C.till D.against

5.A.fighting B.hurting C.returning D.dying

6.A.actions B.changes C.possibilities D.conditions

7.A.At B.With C.For D.By

8.A.left B.researched C.passed D.visited

9.A.other B.the other C.another D.one

10.A.operation B.experience C.examination D.offer

11.A.when B.if C.but D.because

12.A.over B.above C.around D.below

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.C

【解析】

短文大意：本文是记叙文，讲述了祖母的手术故事。祖母心脏有问题，家人送她去了医院，医生建议她做手术并提示了手术风险。祖母不相信，第二天去找了另一个医生，结果得到了相同的建议。乐观积极的祖母接受了手术，最终与家人过着幸福的生活。

1.句意：我的家人把她送到了医院。

park公园；hotel酒店；restaurant餐馆；hospital医院。根据下文“After a careful examination, a famous doctor told my grandmother经过仔细检查，一个著名的医生对我的祖母说”，可知送到了医院，故选D。

2.句意：你的心脏状况如此严重，你应该做手术。

wonderful精彩的；serious严重的；difficult困难的；proper正确的。根据医生的建议“you should have an operation你应该做手术”，可知ACD三项不合句意，故选B。

3.句意：医生警告我的祖母。

advised建议；warned警告；promised答应；encouraged鼓励。but表转折，根据上文“But the complications can happen. 但并发症可能会发生”，可知是风险警告，故选B。

4.句意：医生接着说，她在手术中有40%的可能会有心脏病。

during在……期间；before在……之前；till直到；against与……相反。根据上文“she would have a 40 percent possibility of having a heart trouble有40%的可能会有心脏病”，结合下文的风险警告，可知是在手术期间的风险，故选A。

5.句意：甚至有20%的可能会因为年老而死在手术台上。

fighting打斗；hurting伤害；returning返回；dying死亡。even甚至，表强调；根据句意可知医生提示的是最大风险，前面三项意思都与句意不合，故选D。

6.句意：医生，既然你在谈论这些可能性，我有一个建议给你。

actions行为；changes改变；possibilities可能性；conditions条件。根据下文“there is a 100 percent possibility that you won’t operate on me你不给我动手术的可能性是百分之百的”，结合上文医生的警告，可知都是手术中可能存在的风险，故选C。

7.句意：说着，我的祖母站了起来，离开了医生的办公室。

at在，表时刻或小地点；with随着；for因为，表原因；by通过，表方式。根据“these words这些话”可知祖母边说边起身，with these words符合语境，故选B。

8.句意：说着，我的祖母站了起来，离开了医生的办公室。

left离开；researched研究；passed通过；visited拜访。and连接两个并列的动作，根据上文“my grandmother got up祖母站了起来”，可知然后离开，故选A。

9.句意：第二天，我的祖母去了其他医生的办公室。

other作形容词或代词，表示“其他的，别的”，不可单独使用,后接可数名词的复数形式；the other特指两者中或两部分的另一个或另一部分；another泛指三个或三个以上不定数目中的“另一个”；one代指同类不同物。根据句意可知，祖母去找了不同于昨天那个的其他医生，ABD三项不合句意，故选C。

10.句意：在那里，她也被告知需要动手术。

operation操作/手术；experience经验；examination考试；offer供应。also也，修饰动词tell（告诉）；根据下文“he was quite sure about the success of operation但他对手术的成功很有信心”，可知这个医生也建议祖母动手术，故选A。

11.句意：医生还说她的年龄可能会引起一些问题，但他对手术的成功很有信心。

when什么时候，表时间；if如果，表条件；but但是，表转折；because因为，表原因。根据句意结构，可知前后是转折关系，故选C。

12.句意：医生走到她面前，微笑着用双臂抱住她，说：“妈妈，我们做手术吧！”

over超过；above在……上面；around环绕；below在……下面。根据“put his arms伸出双臂”，可知是用双臂抱住祖母，故选C。