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
高一英语阅读选择简单题
A few weeks ago, I was on vacation with my family in Malaysia. We visited lots of places. One of the hotels we stayed __1._ was near a China Town.
Everything was cheap there __2.__ we did a lot of shopping. I was looking for a watch for myself and __3._ for my girlfriend. There were many shops that were selling _4._ same watch —— but for different prices.
I finally found the best price, so I bought the watches while my sister and mom were buying other things from the shop. __5.__ it was time to pay, I realized I was 10 dollars short, so I suggested __6.__ (return) one of the watches. The _7.__ ( own) of the shop asked why and I explained I didn’t have enough money with me. She smiled and said, “You can take it, but promise me you’ll pay tomorrow!”
So I asked her what time she __8._ (be) there the next day and said, “Okay, I promise.”
Unfortunately we changed our hotel and the new one was much ___9.__ (far) away from China Town, but I still walked all the way to her shop and gave her the money. She smiled and said, “You’re a good person.”
It’s so beautiful when people ___10.__ you don’t know trust you.
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A few weeks ago, I was on vacation with my family in Malaysia. We visited lots of places. One of the hotels we stayed1.was near a China Town.
Everything was cheap there2.we did a lot of shopping. I was looking for a watch for myself and3.for my girlfriend. There were many shops that were selling4.same watch — but for different prices. I finally found the best price, so I bought the watches while my sister and mom were buying other things from the shop. 5.it was time to pay, I realized I was 10 dollars short, so I suggested6.(return) one of the watches. The7.(own) of the shop asked why and I explained I didn’t have enough money with me. She smiled and said, “You can take it, but promise me you’ll pay tomorrow!”So I asked her what time she8.(be) there the next day and said, “Okay, I promise.”
Unfortunately we changed our hotel and the new one was much 9.(far) away from China Town, but I still walked all the way to her shop and gave her the money. She smiled and said, “You’re a good person.” It’s so beautiful when people 10.you don’t know trust you.
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My watch broke a few days ago, which made me sad. The watchband（表带）broke without my noticing, causing it to fall to the floor while I was doing some ______. As I stepped back to ______ some other clothes, I heard a terrible sound. I ______ the watch and saw a spider web of cracks on its face. I saw that it was beyond ______ and sadly threw it into the garbage.
Strangely, now that it is ______ I find that I have no wish to buy a new one. ______ it is because in this digital age clocks are ______. They are on my wall，in my car, on my computer, and even on my phone. I can’t even ______ my head without seeing what time it is.
I think that the real reason, ______, is that as I have grown older, my ______ with time itself has changed. While I feel as ______ as ever, time in this world has gone by much too fast. The little baby boy I once ______ to sleep on my chest is now a 23-year-old man who is bigger than me. Young and ______ adults from my childhood have grown old, sickened and even ______. I can now see that time can’t be kept. It flows on and on and carries us with it on a river of ______.The days zoom by（急速移动）, our hair turns ______, our skin becomes wrinkled, and our bodies wear out. Looking at our ______ cannot slow it down. All we can do is embrace it and ______ each day we are given.
So do your best to spend each ______ moment here in joy. Do your best to spend your days living, laughing, hugging, helping, praying, and smiling. Most ______ do your best to spend our seconds here loving yourself, and others.
1.A. exercising B. cleaning C. washing D. cooking
2.A. fetch B. find C. take D. choose
3.A. set up B. picked up C. looked for D. cared about
4.A. reach B. description C. construction D. repair
5.A. worn B. disabled C. gone D. lost
6.A. Truly B. Really C. Likely D. Perhaps
7.A. somewhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. everywhere
8.A. shake B. turn C. nod D. move
9.A. although B. therefore C. however D. instead
10.A. attitude B. relationship C. concern D. friendship
11.A. young B. calm C. happy D. useful
12.A. cheated B. comforted C. rocked D. relieved
13.A. lively B. energetic C. childish D. clever
14.A. passed away B. got away C. run away D. given up
15.A. smile B. silence C. change D. love
16.A. black B. dead C. yellow D. gray
17.A. watches B. bodies C. ages D. relatives
18.A. share B. enjoy C. divide D. value
19.A. considerate B. interesting C. precious D. difficult
20.A. importantly B. silently C. usefully D. interestingly
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A few days ago, I was having a meeting in my company. After walking out, I36 for my car keys in my pocket, only to discover they were not there.37 , I gave myself a quick personal pat 38 my clothes, but they were not in39 of my pockets. So, I went back to the meeting room and looked for them in every place _ 40_I had been. Suddenly it occurred to me that I must have left them in the car. Worried and frightened, I quickly41 for the parking lot.（停车场）
My wife, Diane, has42 me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition（点火处）. My theory is the ignition is the43 place so that I won’t lose them. Her theory is that the car will be 44 . As I rushed out of my company, I came to a terrifying45 . Her theory was right. The parking lot was46 .
Without hesitation, I called the47 . I gave them my location（位置）and 48 that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most49 call of all.
“Honey,” I said in a low voice. I always call her “honey” in times like these. “I50 my keys in the car, and it has been stolen.”
There was a period of51 . I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Diane’s 52 .
“Ken,” she shouted, “I dropped you off!”
Now it was my time to be silent.53 , I said, “In that case, would you please come and 54
your dear husband?”
Diane answered, “I will... just as soon as I can have this policeman 55 I didn’t steal your car.”
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I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago. 36 , I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 37 them.
My aunt and I were 38 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 39 on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 40 nearby and the other one was 41 . So, I decided to sit down. While I was 42 my own thing there, I 43 that the family were not in front of the 44 anymore. I saw the girl 45 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 46, crying.
I knew that she 47 her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 48 big before and we all know that feeling. 49 I went up to her and asked what was 50 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I 51 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 52 on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and 53 them what happened. People there promised to 54 her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the 55. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.
1.A. Luckily B. Usually C. Sadly D. Surprisingly
2.A. help B. encourage C. join D. support
3.A. answering B. looking C. preparing D. calling
4.A. chairs B. children C. signs D. toys
5.A. friends B. book C. family D. bags
6.A. clean B. large C. empty D. beautiful
7.A. studying B. carrying C. buying D. doing
8.A. noticed B. believed C. doubted D. understood
9.A. shop B. gift C. girl D. lady
10. A. get up B. come up C. give up D. make up
11. A. return B. detail C. vain D. tears
12.A. hated B. raised C. lost D. lived
13.A. somewhere B. something C. everywhere D. everything
14.A. If B. As C. So D. Or
15.A. important B. wrong C. strange D. different
16.A. lent B. gave C. sent D. posted
17.A. smile B. hope C. puzzle D. worry
18.A. reminded B. warned C. asked D. told
19.A. look out for B. take care of C. wait for D. call up
20.A. courage B. money C. explanation D. card
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I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago.____, I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to____them.
My aunt and I were____for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two____on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her____nearby and the other one was____So, I decided to sit down. While I was____my own thing there, I____that the family were not in front of the____anymore. I saw the girl____and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in____, crying.
I knew that she____her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or____big before and we all know that feeling____I went up to her and asked what was____and in between tears she told me she was lost. I____her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the____on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and____them what happened. People there promised to____her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the____Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.
1.A. Luckily B. Usually C. Sadly D. Surprisingly
2.A. help B. encourage C. join D. support
3.A. answering B. looking C. preparing D. calling
4.A. chairs B. children C. signs D. toys
5.A. friends B. book C. family D. bags
6.A. clean B. large C. empty D. beautiful
7.A. studying B. carrying C. buying D. doing
8.A. noticed B. believed C. doubted D. understood
9.A. shop B. gift C. girl D. lady
10.A. get up B. come up C. give up D. make up
11.A. return B. detail C. vain D. tears
12.A. hated B. raised C. lost D. lived
13.A. somewhere B. something C. everywhere D. everything
14.A. If B. As C. So D. Or
15.A. important B. wrong C. strange D. different
16.A. lent B. gave C. sent D. posted
17.A. smile B. hope C. puzzle D. worry
18.A. reminded B. warned C. asked D. told
19.A. look out for B. take care of C. wait for D. call up
20.A. courage B. money C. explanation D. card
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It was the beginning of the school year a few years ago and I had a little boy in my class who came from a non-English speaking home. He was very quiet and shy. I wasn’t sure how much he understood during the school day and I was especially concerned that he just stood by himself at break time and did not play. If I tried to talk to him, he would turn away and tightly shut his eyes to hide from me.
After a day or two of this, I decided to seek the help of one of my outgoing and friendly little girls. I called her over and she ran to me, ready to help.
I immediately began a long speech about what I needed from her. I asked her if she would try to get him to play, and I started talking quickly about all these suggestions on how she could start communicating with him. I explained she could do this, she could do that, she could try this idea, she could try that idea. She touched my arm to stop my talking and looked up at me in that wise and special way that only a six-year-old can, and said, “Don’t worry. I speak kid.” And she ran off.
I stood there all alone, silently watching her. It took less than a minute for the two new friends to run off, hand in hand, happily joining a game of tag(捉人游戏) taking place all over the gym.
I often think of that small moment, about what I learned and how important it is for all teachers to speak kid—big kid, little kid and middle kid. I knew my focus must be on teaching students how to think, how to approach problems, and how to figure out solutions and never take the opportunity away. We must be ready to learn from our students because those “teachable moments” during the school days are for us, the teachers, as well as our kids.
1..
Why did the author worry about the boy?
A. He didn’t dare to look the author in the eye.
B. He couldn’t speak English as well as other students.
C. He failed to understand what the author taught.
D. He was unwilling to communicate with others.
2..
After the girl agreed to help, the author________.
A. taught her what to do in detail B. thanked her for her willingness to help
C. sent her to make friends with the boy at once
D. reminded her of what she should be careful about
3..
By saying “I speak kid”, the girl meant that she could________.
A. speak the language that kids understand B. speak the boy’s native language
C. understand what kids are thinking D. speak well like a little kid
4..
The underlined words “the opportunity” refer to the chance to ________.
A. play at break time B. learn from students
C. solve problems D. speak kid
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A few summers ago my daughter and I were swimming in our pool. This day had been like most others, _______I had no way of knowing that this one would _______in our family history as a memory we _______and still talk about from time to time.
The sun was setting and the night was _______approaching. For the shallow end of our pool, my daughter _______it first. Right about eye level, a spider was spinning her _______by the pool. It _______me that my daughter noticed this, and it surprised me even _______that she wasn’t afraid of the spider.
Instead, she delightfully _______as the spider busied herself in the cycle of life. As we both gazed at this __________of nature, a very simple thought __________me. I had lost track of time. I honestly didn’t know __________we had been just standing there and staring at that spider __________her web. But, regardless of what ever amount of time had passed, the __________was that we were simply having fun. We were having fun __________really doing anything really BIG or special. I thought. However, in contrast, I believe that by sharing this __________of the spider building her web we were __________just as fulfilled as if we had done something very important.
Remember that the __________things are the best things in life. Spend time together appreciating the simple things in __________, and even more importantly, __________time together talking about life. Do this and you’ll have special moments and special memories that will last a life time.
1.A.or B.and C.but D.so
2.A.go down B.get up C.take off D.lead to
3.A.deserve B.remind C.treasure D.exhibit
4.A.eventually B.frequently C.carefully D.quickly
5.A.invented B.noticed C.informed D.ruined
6.A.cloth B.craft C.pot D.web
7.A.surprised B.interested C.frightened D.excited
8.A.farther B.more C.longer D.better
9.A.noted B.watched C.followed D.changed
10.A.sight B.signal C.wonder D.advertisement
11.A.caught B.occurred C.knocked D.hit
12.A.how soon B.how often C.how long D.how far
13.A.removing B.building C.painting D.sending
14.A.truth B.message C.advice D.information
15.A.for B.without C.by D.in
16.A.ability B.knowledge C.happiness D.experience
17.A.all B.both C.either D.neither
18.A.simple B.expensive C.bright D.flexible
19.A.office B.earth C.life D.hope
20.A.kill B.waste C.cost D.spend
高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
A few days ago my wife sent me out to buy something. When I came home, I handed(交给) her a paper bag and said, “Here are the apples you wanted.” She looked in the bag, and then she looked at me. “I told you,” she said slowly, “to buy some eggs.”
I felt worried about my absent-mindedness, so I went to see a doctor. He was a very kind man. “I have seen many people like you. It’s nothing to worry about,” he said. “If you know you are absent-minded, you are all right. But if you do not know you’re absent-minded, you may be really in trouble.”
“Many famous people were absent-minded,” the doctor told me. “Thomas Edison(爱迪生)was standing in line(排队) one day to pay his taxes(税). When he arrived at the window, he found that he had forgotten his own name. He had to ask the man who was behind him to tell him who he was.”
I felt much better and got up to leave. “Thank you, doctor,” I said. “How much do I have to pay you?”
“Ten dollars for the check-up(检查),” the doctor said.
“But doctor, I did not have a check-up!”
For a moment the doctor looked puzzled. Then he said, “Oh, yes, it was the patient before you who had a check-up. How absent-minded I am!”
1.It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that when the author’s wife heard what her husband told her, she was ______.
A. excited B. surprised C. sad D. proud
2.The doctor took Edison’s story for example ______.
A. to show absent-mindedness is common among people
B. because he liked telling stories
C. to make the author laugh
D. to make fun of Edison
3.The underlined word “absent-mindedness” in the second paragraph probably means ______.
A. a feeling of anger
B. a feeling of sadness
C. an emotion (情绪) of excitement
D. a trouble in which people often forget this or that
4.According to the passage, who was (were) absent-minded?
A. Only the author. B. The author’s wife.
C. The author and the doctor. D. The doctor alone.
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
A few days ago my wife sent me out to buy something. When I came home, I handed her a paper bag and said, “Here are the apples you wanted.” She looked in the bag, and then she looked at me. “I told you,” she said slowly, “to buy some eggs.”
I felt worried about my absent-mindedness (心不在焉，健忘) , so I went to see a doctor. He was a very kind man. “I have seen many people like you. It’s nothing to worry about,” he said. “If you know you are absent-minded, you are all right. But if you do not know you’re absent-minded, you may be really in trouble.”
“Many famous people were absent-minded,” the doctor told me. “Thomas Edison was standing in line one day to pay his taxes. When he arrived at the window, he found that he had forgotten his own name. He had to ask the man who was behind him to tell him who he was.”
I felt much better and got up to leave. “Thank you, doctor,” I said. “How much do I have to pay you?”
“Ten dollars for the check-up ,” the doctor said.
“But doctor, I did not have a check-up!”
For a moment the doctor looked puzzled. Then he said, “Oh, yes, it was the patient before you who had a check-up. How absent-minded I am!”
1.It can be inferred (推断) from the first paragraph that when the author’s wife heard what her husband told her, she was ______.
A. excited B. surprised
C. sad D. proud
2.The doctor took Edison’s story for example ______.
A. to make fun of Edison
B. because he liked telling stories
C. to show absent-mindedness is common among people
D. to make the author laugh
3.According to the passage, who was/were absent-minded?
A. Only the author. B. The author and the doctor.
C. The doctor alone. D. The author's wife.
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