Question

【題目】My Grandpa Forgets Who I Am

A few days ago I visited my grandfather in hospital. He has Alzhemier’s—a degenerative disease that usually starts slowly and gets worse over time. I thought I was prepared to see him. I knew chances were slim that he'd actually recognize me.

He didn’t. As a matter of fact, he had no idea that he even had grandchildren. But he was excited that somebody came to visit him. I tried to explain to him who I was. But after he told me multiple times that he didn’t have grandchildren, I gave up. And my heart broke into a million little pieces.

I was tired of explaining things to him. So I just smiled. He smiled back. It's a genuine smile. Like a long time ago, when he’d take me by the hand and made this big world a little bit less scary for me. Now I have to take his hand.

We sat in silence for a little while, before he told me to call my grandma. This was the first time I had tried so hard to hold back tears. My grandma died four years ago and he didn't remember. He thought she was stuck on her way to pick him up.

My grandpa used to be a strong, hard-working man. He was the person you turned to when you needed your car fixed, your tires changed or something heavy to be carried. Sadly, that man left this world a long time ago, and left behind a man that is lost and scared.

I want to help him. I want to make him feel better. I want to tell him about his old life, and how great it was. So I sat with him and I held his hand, and every once in a while I told him how good he looked and how much I liked the color of his shirt and how it brought out the blue in his eyes. I told him that my grandma was on her way whenever he asked about her, and I made sure the glass in his hand was always filled with water.

I can’t take away his pain. I can’t help him remember. I can’t make the disease go away. All I can do is hold on to the memories—hold on for both of us.

【1】When the author first saw her grandpa in hospital ______.

A.she gave up on him

B.they were both excited

C.he didn’t recognize her

D.they talked about the past

【2】The author was close to tears because ______.

A.grandma died about four years ago

B.grandpa needed to be taken care of

C.grandma didn’t make it to the hospital

D.grandpa believed grandma was still alive

【3】Which of the following best describe the author?

A.Tolerant and merciful.

B.Considerate and patient.

C.Warm-hearted and grateful.

D.Strong-minded and generous.

【4】The author wrote this passage to ______.

A.show pity towards her grandpa

B.record memories of her grandpa

C.express deep love for her grandpa

D.call on further study on Alzheimer’s

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者的爺爺患有阿爾茨海默氏癥，不記得她是誰了。通過在醫(yī)院陪伴爺爺，作者意識(shí)到她無法消除爺爺?shù)耐纯�，幫不了爺爺記住，也不能使疾病消失，所能做的就是留住他們的回憶。文章表達(dá)了作者對(duì)爺爺深深的愛。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中“I thought I was prepared to see him. I knew chances were slim that he'd actually recognize me.”可知，作者的爺爺認(rèn)不出她了。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段中“This was the first time I had tried so hard to hold back tears. My grandma died four years ago and he didn't remember.”可知，作者努力忍住眼淚的原因是爺爺不記得奶奶已經(jīng)過世了，認(rèn)為奶奶還活著。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中“I told him that my grandma was on her way whenever he asked about her, and I made sure the glass in his hand was always filled with water.”可知，作者為了不讓爺爺傷心，沒有告訴他奶奶已經(jīng)去世了，而且總是確保爺爺?shù)谋�子里面總是有水，說明作者是一個(gè)體貼的人。以及根據(jù)本段中“So I sat with him and I held his hand, and every once in a while I told him how good he looked and how much I liked the color of his shirt and how it brought out the blue in his eyes.”可知，作者不厭其煩的跟爺爺交談，一遍一遍的告訴爺爺他長得多好看，喜歡爺爺身上襯衫的顏色等等，說明作者是一個(gè)有耐心的人。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。文章主要講述了作者的爺爺患有阿爾茨海默氏癥，不記得她是誰了。通過在醫(yī)院陪伴爺爺，作者意識(shí)到她無法消除爺爺?shù)耐纯�，幫不了爺爺記住，也不能使疾病消失，所能做的就是留住他們的回憶。表明了作者�?duì)爺爺深深的愛。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選C。