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【题目】I walked down the hall heading to see my 88-year-old grandma who had been in hospital. Each member of the family was taking turns sitting with her because of her dementia (痴呆). As I did I looked very carefully at some of the rooms on this wing of the hospital, and it seemed that almost every bed held an elderly person. Some appeared to be confused, and some just looked lonely. I couldn’t help but notice that there was no family there, no one to care them, and no one to reduce the ache of loneliness. My heart broke inside me.

They are aging, with withered (萎缩的) skin on their faces and hands, their eyes look tried, and yet no one notices them. Could it be that we are far too busy to slow down and give a moment of our time to anyone that may swerve (使突然转向) us off the course we are traveling on? Are we afraid of those who have come before us to pave the way, afraid that they carry some awful disease that if we get too close we might catch it?

Whatever the case may be, one day we will be those same people that we long to avoid. We pay thousands of dollars for staying young, and we may turn up the music to forget the thoughts of getting older. But, try as we might, time and age will catch up with us.

We seem to have come to detest (嫌恶) the elderly. While we once held them in high regard and honor, always enjoying their stories of history, we now see them as a pain, always in our way. Isn’t it time we wake up?

So, next time you see a withered hand extended in need, or peer into the eyes of a lonely aging face, don’t run or look away. Remember, it might just be you in that place one day.

【1】What made the author deeply sad?

A. The poor food for the patients.

B. The sight he saw in the hospital.

C. The hopeless patients in the hospital.

D. The bad service of the hospital.

【2】What’s people’s excuse for not visiting the old?

A. They are too busy.

B. They can’t afford it.

C. They live too far away.

D. They usually travel abroad.

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Time will tell the truth.

B. People are afraid of being old.

C. A doctor is important to old people.

D. Respecting elderly people is a good tradition.

【4】What does the author advise us to do in the last paragraph?

A. Respect the old.

B. Get along well with the old.

C. Help and pay attention to the old.

D. Spend more time with our parents.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析: 本文通过作者亲身所见来呼吁人们关注老人。

【1】B 推断题。根据第一段提到Some appeared to be confused, and some just looked lonely. I couldn’t help but notice that there was no family there, no one to care them, and no one to reduce the ache of loneliness. My heart broke inside me.有一些人很困惑，一些人看起来很孤独，但我注意到，没有家人，没有人关心他们，没有人减少他们的孤独，我的内心碎了，故选B项。

【2】A 推断题。根据第二段提到Could it be that we are far too busy to slow down and give a moment of our time to anyone that may swerve (使突然转向) us off the course we are traveling on难道因为我们太忙而减少探望他们的时间，故选A项。

【3】B 推断题。根据第三段提到We pay thousands of dollars for staying young, and we may turn up the music to forget the thoughts of getting older.我花了很多的钱来保持年轻，我们听音乐想忘记变老的想法，故选B项。

【4】C 推断题。根据最后一段提到So, next time you see a withered hand extended in need, or peer into the eyes of a lonely aging face, don’t run or look away. Remember, it might just be you in that place one day下次当你看到枯萎的手，孤独的双眼，不要走开，记住，这是你将来的样子，故多关注老人，因此选C项。