When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.
. So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so, too, does crying.
Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and the study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.
Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendlier and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don't even know we're very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.
Just as crying can be healthy, not crying — holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering — can be bad for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don't fight it. It's a natural — and healthy— emotional response.
1. Why didn't the author cry when her grandmother died?
A. Because her father did not want her to feel too sad.
B. Because she did not love her grandmother.
C. Because she was too shy to cry at that time.
D. The author doesn’t give the explanation.
2. It can be inferred from the text that ______.
A. there are only two ways to keep healthy
B. crying does more good to health than laughing
C. crying and laughing play the same roles
D. emotional health has a close relationship to physical health
3.According to the author, which of the following statements is true?
A. Crying is the best way to get help from others.
B. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.
C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.
D. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.
4.What might be the most suitable title for the text?
A. Why We Cry B. How to Keep Healthy
C. Power of Tears D. A New Scientific Discovery
高二英语阅读理解简单题
When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.
. So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so, too, does crying.
Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and the study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.
Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendlier and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don't even know we're very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.
Just as crying can be healthy, not crying — holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering — can be bad for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don't fight it. It's a natural — and healthy— emotional response.
1. Why didn't the author cry when her grandmother died?
A. Because her father did not want her to feel too sad.
B. Because she did not love her grandmother.
C. Because she was too shy to cry at that time.
D. The author doesn’t give the explanation.
2. It can be inferred from the text that ______.
A. there are only two ways to keep healthy
B. crying does more good to health than laughing
C. crying and laughing play the same roles
D. emotional health has a close relationship to physical health
3.According to the author, which of the following statements is true?
A. Crying is the best way to get help from others.
B. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.
C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.
D. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.
4.What might be the most suitable title for the text?
A. Why We Cry B. How to Keep Healthy
C. Power of Tears D. A New Scientific Discovery
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
When I was small and my grandmother died I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.
So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that crying does so, too.
Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and crying seems to be helpful. Study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.
Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and more friendly and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don’t even know we’re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.
Just as crying can be healthy, not crying — holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering — can be bad for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don’t fight it. It’s a natural — and healthy — emotional response (反应).
1.Why didn’t the author cry when her grandmother died?
A. Because her father did not want her to feel too sad.
B. Because she did not love her grandmother.
C. Because she was too shy to cry at that time.
D. The author doesn’t give the explanation.
2. It can be inferred from the text that ______.
A. there are two ways to keep healthy
B. crying does more good to health than laughing
C. crying and laughing play the same roles
D. emotional health has a close relationship to physical health
3.According to the author, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Crying is the best way to get help from others.
B. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.
C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.
D. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.
4.What might be the most suitable title for the text?
A. Power of Tears B. How to Keep Healthy
C. Why Do We Cry D. A New Scientific Discovery
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When I was young, my father invited my grandmother to come from Ecuador and live with us. When I first saw her, I thought she wasn’t the person I had _______ for. For the first few days we didn’t speak much, beyond her _______ me that I played too many video games. I never _______attention. Then one day, she showed me a 2’s multiplication table (乘法表) _______ I was playing my beloved games and told me that I couldn’t play any more games until I memorized it. I was _______ but had to try to understand the pattern that all these numbers followed. That was when she approached me and explained the _______ to me. Within an hour I had _______ multiplication by twos, and was about to make a break for my video games when she _______ me and told me to learn my 3’s table next._______and sad, I sat back down at the kitchen table. Again, she came to the rescue, but this time we didn’t stop after three; we kept going. She ________ was old and boring. I thought she was a genius (天才)who ________ everything.
From then on she taught me a lot. Even when we walked around the streets, she would quiz me on ________ . All of our conversation included education, but in such a(n) ________ way. I began to________learning about math and the world. Over time, we developed a close relationship ________ our lesson. We shared stories with each other every day.
________ , after only a year, she moved back to Ecuador. We didn’t spend as much time together as we had ________ , but she often sent me letters.
My grandmother recently passed away. She always wanted me to attend college, and I’ve made that ________ a reality. I owe my love of math to her ________ , because she showed me that there was a ________ beyond video games, and that education was both fun and interesting. She changed my life.
1.A. cared B. hoped C. stood D. applied
2.A. requiring B. presenting C. telling D. feeling
3.A. paid B. attracted C. received D. needed
4.A. if B. as C. unless D. though
5.A. doubtful B. excited C. proud D. upset
6.A. idea B. law C. standard D. pattern
7.A. seen B. realized C. learned D. forgotten
8.A. remembered B. accepted C. stopped D. chose
9.A. Angry B. Calm C. Embarrassed D. Puzzled
10.A. so far B. no longer C. already D. neither
11.A. controlled B. proved C. knew D. possessed
12.A. English B. math C. biology D. history
13.A. formal B. old C. similar D. interesting
14.A. love B. suggest C. avoid D. delay
15.A. without B. beyond C. of D. about
16.A. Especially B. Surprisingly C. Unfortunately D. Generally
17.A. after B. before C. never D. once
18.A. plan B. preparation C. purpose D. dream
19.A. influence B. success C. opinion D. management
20.A. form B. cause C. world D. way
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My grandmother Adele loved culture and was generous with its gifts. When I was a child, she took me to museums, restaurants, dances. She showered me with gifts from her travels around the world. But I can only remember her giving me one book—a book that, to this day, I have not read. She presented me with her own favorite childhood book: Hans Brinker. My grandmother was happy to share this book with me. She even decorated the title page with her proud writing.
I tried to read it. I adored reading, and would dive into a new pile of books from the library all at once. But something about Hans Brinker just wouldn’t let me in. The story was set in Holland, a long time ago. It felt dull and unfamiliar—even though I was a fan of classics of other times and places. I simply read the first pages over and over. I could not progress.
Standing on a bookshelf in our living room, the book was like something I avoided. It scolded me for not being interested, for not trying hard enough, for disappointing my grandmother.
The book started to fit in, almost forgotten, until Adele asked. Had I read it? Did I like it? Always determined, she wanted to know the answer. I would make some kind of excuse, feel bad, and open it again, hoping for a new reaction. The book weighed on me.
Years passed and finally Adele and I both accepted that I would never read Hans Brinker. Eventually I cleared the book from the shelf. The Hans Brinker experience led me to set a rule that I’ve lived by ever since: Do not ask about a book given as a gift. Don’t ask, despite your desire to discuss it to grow closer. The desire for such connection is what gives book-giving with special meaning—and increases the owner’s possibility to be a letdown.
Guilt is basically the same as for all gifts, though. If the giver doesn’t have the pleasure of seeing or hearing about the gift being enjoyed, and asks whether it is, then the owner—unless she can truthfully say “yes”—either has to admit to not liking the present, or else lie on the spot. Neither is pleasant. So, don’t ask.
1.When the author was a kid, his grandmother ________.
A. took him to travel around the world a lot
B. loved to take him to museums and stores
C. shared her childhood stories with him
D. gave him many gifts
2.What does the author think about the book his grandmother gave him?
A. Boring. B. Interesting.
C. Puzzling. D. Disappointing.
3.The underlined sentence “The book weighed on me” in Paragraph 4 probably means _______.
A. the book is too heavy for the author to carry
B. the author feels stressful facing the book
C. the book is full of powerful viewpoints
D. the author keeps reading the book
4.The author learns from the Hans Brinker’s experience that never________.
A. give others books as gifts
B. lie to people who give you gifts
C. get close to others through gifts
D. talk about the books given as gifts
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When my grandfather died, my 83-year-old grandmother, once so full of life, slowly began to fade. No longer able to manage a home of her own, she moved in with my mother, where she was visited often by other members of her large, loving family. Although she still had her good days, it was often hard to arouse her interest.
But one chilly December afternoon three years ago, my daughter Meagan, then eight, and I were visiting her, when she noticed that Meagan was carrying her favorite doll.“I, too, had a special doll when I was a little girl,” she told a wide-eyed Meagan. “I got it one Christmas when I was about your age. I lived in an old farmhouse in Maine, with Mom, Dad and my four sisters, and the very first gift I opened that Christmas was the most beautiful doll you’d ever want to see.”
“She had an exquisite(优美的,高雅的), hand-painted face, and her long brown hair was pulled back with a big pink bow. Her eyes were blue, and they opened and closed. I remember she had a body of kidskin, and her arms and legs bent at the joints.”
GG’s voice dropped low, taking on an almost respectful tone. “My doll was dressed in a pretty pink gown, decorated with fine lace. … Getting such a fine doll was like a miracle for a little farm girl like me — my parents must have had to sacrifice so much to afford it But how happy I was that morning!”
GG’s eyes filled and her voice shook with emotion as she recalled that Christmas of long ago. “I played with my doll all morning long. And then it happened. My mother called us to the dining room for Christmas dinner and I laid my new doll down gently on the hall table. But as I went to join the family at the table, I heard a loud crash.”
“I hardly had to turn around — I knew it was my precious doll. And it was. Her lace skirt had hung down from the table just enough for my baby sister to reach up and pull on it. When I ran in, there lay my beautiful doll on the floor, her face smashed into a dozen pieces. She was gone forever.”
A few years later, GG’s baby sister was also gone, she told Meagan, a victim of pneumonia(肺炎). Now the tears in her eyes spilled over — tears, I knew, not only for a lost doll and a lost sister, but for a lost time.
Subdued(沉默的) for the rest of the visit, Meagan was no sooner in the car going home than she exclaimed, “Mom, I have a great idea! Let’s get GG a new doll for Christmas. Then she won’t cry when she thinks about it.”
My heart filled with pride as I listened to my sympathetic little daughter. But where would we find a doll to match GG’s fond memories?
Where there’s a will, as they say, there’s a way. When I told my best friends, Liz and Chris, about my problem, Liz put me in touch with a local doll-make. From a doll supply house I ordered a long brown hair and a kidskin body to copy the outfit GG had so lovingly described. Liz volunteered to put the doll together, and Chris helped me make the doll’s outfit. Meagan wrote the story of the lost doll by giving examples.
Finally our creation was finished. To our eyes it was perfect. But there was no way it could be exactly like the doll GG had loved so much and lost. Would she think it looked anything like it?
On Christmas Eve, Meagan and I carried our happily packed gift to GG, where she sat surrounded by children, parents, aunts, uncles and cousins. “It’s for you,” Meagan said, “but first you have to read the story that goes with it.”
GG no sooner got through the first page than her voice cracked and she was unable to go on, but Meagan took over where she left off. Then it was time to open her present.
I’ll never forget the look on GG’s face as she lifted the doll and held it to her chest. Once again her tears fell, but this time they were tears of joy. Holding the doll in her frail arms, she repeated over and over again, “She’s exactly like my old doll, exactly like her.”
And perhaps she wasn't saying that just to be kind. Perhaps however impossible it seemed, we had managed to produce a close copy of the doll she remembered. But as I watched my eight-year-old daughter and her great-grandmother examining the doll together, I thought of a likelier explanation. What GG really recognized, perhaps, was the love that inspired the gift. And love, wherever it comes from, always looks the same.
1.GG moved in with her daughter because ______.
A.she wanted to live with a large family
B.she was not able to live on her own due to her weakness
C.her husband passed away
D.she thought it was the children’s obligation to take care of her
2.Why did GG become very emotional on a December afternoon?
A.Because she saw her great granddaughter’s doll.
B.Because she recalled her long deceased parents.
C.Because she was surrounded by her offspring.
D.Because she felt lonely during the Christmas season.
3.What can we infer from the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?
A.GG’s doll was important and was a symbol of many things.
B.GG showed great respect for his husband’s love.
C.GG missed the great old days she spent with her family
D.GG was grateful for her long life.
4.What happened to GG’s baby sister?
A.She envied her sister all her life.
B.She felt guilty for breaking GG’s doll and decided to go.
C.She left home at a young age.
D.She died of some disease at a young age.
5.Why did Meagan’s mum feel proud of her daughter?
A.Because she was clever. B.Because she was loving.
C.Because she was amiable. D.Because she was imaginative.
6.This passage implies that ______.
A.treating the elderly well is moral
B.it is impossible to copy the exact doll for the elderly
C.love, the permanent rhythm of life, will always remain in the elderly’s heart
D.physical comfort from children rather than psychological care is important
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My name is Jane Eyre and my parents died when I was a baby. For ten years I lived a ______ life with my aunt and cousins who treated me unfairly. My cousins teased me and my aunt never showed me any ______. The only person who cared about me was the maid, Bessie. One day my cousin John me: “You should go and beg, not live with rich folks like us!” After fighting with him I was locked in a room, where I ______ for hours crying.
Things ______ the same until a tall gentleman called Mr Brockehurst came to visit. My aunt told me that I was going to a school ______ by the gentleman. “Train her to be useful and humble,” said Aunt. Two days later I ______ my home.
At first my ______ at Lowood School was easy. The food was bad and I was often cold but I made ______ and enjoyed studying. But after an illness killed several students, new owners _____ the school and life improved. Six years later I ______ a teacher and was very happy. But eventually(最后) I felt that I should explore more of the world and found a job as a private teacher in a ______.
Before I left Lowood, I was ______ by Bessie, who told me that seven years ago my father’s brother had come ______ me but left again to go abroad. “He looked like quite a gentleman,” said Bessie. I wondered if he would ever look for me again.
My new life ______ at Thornfield Hall, a large country house, ______ a little girl called Adele. She was the adopted(被收养的) daughter of the owner of the house, Mr Rochester. He ______ stayed at Thornfield and ______ my time was mainly spent with Adele and the servants. My life was quite happy now although there was something ______ about my new home. Often I heard odd(奇怪的) sounds _____ from the top floor of the house.
1.A. happy B. long C. sad D. comfortable
2.A. food B. love C. method D. schooling
3.A. shouted at B. cried overC. found out D. talked with
4.A. lived B. stayed C. studied D. beat
5.A. appeared B. worked C. seemed D. remained
6.A. built B. designed C. owned D. opened
7.A. built B. reached C. left D. sold
8.A. food B. life C. book D. study
9.A. noise B. friends C. mistakes D. faces
10.A. took over B. took up C. took off D. took away
11.A. turned B. met C. became D. found
12.A. school B. home C. library D. country
13.A. taught B. visited C. brought D. required
14.A. looking for B. looking after C. looking into D. looking at
15.A. stopped B. continued C. started D. remained
16.A. showing B. teaching C. searching D. wanting
17.A. often B. hardly C. happily D. quietly
18.A. yet B. so C. still D. though
19.A. interesting B. good C. instructiveD. strange
20.A. come B. drop C. fall D. go
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My name is Jane Eyre and my parents died when I was a baby. For ten years I lived a(n) _______ life with my aunt and cousins who treated me unfairly. My cousins laughed at me and my aunt never showed me any _______ . The only person who cared about me was the maid, Bessie. One day my cousin John shouted at me: “You should go and beg, not live with _______ folks like us!” After fighting with him I was locked in a room, where I _______ for hours crying.
Things _______ the same until a tall gentleman called Mr. Brockchurst came to visit. My aunt told me that I was going to a school owned by the gentleman. “Train her to be _______ and humble(谦卑的),” said Aunt. Two days later I _______ my home.
At first my _______ at Lowood School was hard. The food was bad and I was often cold but I made _______ and enjoyed studying. But after an illness killed several students, new owners ________ the school and my life improved. Six years later I ________ a teacher and was very happy. But eventually I felt that I should explore more of the world and found a job as a private teacher in a ________ .
Before I left Lowood, I was ________ by Bessie, who told me that seven years ago my father’s brother had come looking for me but left again to go abroad. “He looked like quite a gentleman,” said Bessie. I ________ if he would ever look for me again.
My new life ________ at Thornfield Hall, a large country house, ________ a little girl called Adele. She was the adopted daughter of the owner of the house, Mr. Rochester. He ________ stayed at Thornfield, ________ my time was mainly spent with Adele and the servants. My life was quite ________ now although there was something ________ about my new home. Often I heard odd sounds come from the top floor of the house.
1.A.merry B.innocent C.unfortunate D.comfortable
2.A.food B.love C.method D.schooling
3.A.rich B.friendly C.troublesome D.wise
4.A.hesitated B.stayed C.lived D.disguised
5.A.appeared B.worked C.seemed D.remained
6.A.beautiful B.aggressive C.obedient D.active
7.A.restored B.reached C.left D.sold
8.A.complaint B.life C.dream D.study
9.A.noise B.friends C.mistakes D.comparison
10.A.took over B.took up C.took off D.took away
11.A.knew B.met C.became D.recognized
12.A.school B.home C.library D.county
13.A.overlooked B.visited C.brought D.required
14.A.wondered B.thought C.questioned D.suspected
15.A.stopped B.continued C.started D.faded
16.A.showing B.teaching C.admiring D.bearing
17.A.already B.never C.always D.hardly
18.A.yet B.though C.still D.so
19.A.happy B.hard C.extraordinary D.unsatisfying
20.A.interesting B.memorable C.instructive D.strange
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When I was 3 years old, I was found to be deaf in my left ear and have a small problem in my right. Being hard of hearing has been difficult, but I’ve never lived in a state of self-hating sorrow.
Imagine being able to shut out all sounds as you lay your head down to sleep by simply rolling over onto one side. That’s my reality when I sleep on my “good ear”, and it even makes me feel like a superhero sometimes.
People call my deaf side my “bad ear”, but when I wear my hearing aid, I have access to a range of features(特征)that some other deaf people don’t.
In cinemas, for example, with one click of a button I can enjoy a whole film as though it were whispered to me from the mouths of the actors.
Having a hearing aid hasn't always felt good, however.
On the first day I got my aid, when I was 8, I took it to school for show-and-tell. As I explained how it worked to my classmates, a boy yelled out, “Aren’t those for old men?”
At that moment, I felt different. It took a long time for me to get over that sense of being so unlike my peers(同龄人).
But it’s not just choolkids who can make us deaf and hard-of-hearing people feel like burdens(负担).
Every video on social media that lacks subtitles, for example, means an entire community of deaf people is unable to enjoy it.
Completely deaf people are excluded from enjoying many movies too, as subtitles in cinemas are almost impossible to find.
And with hearing aids costing around $2,500 each, it can be hard for many people to afford to be able to listen to the things that others take for granted.
As for me, I can listen to music, enjoy films, and catch conversations – I’m lucky.
I’m deaf, but I can still hear everything. I’ve been blessed with wonderful life experiences.
1.The author once feel diferent from his peers because __________.
A. He can’t hear anything
B. He was laughed at by his classmates
C. He couldn’t enjoy without subtitles
D. He could shut out all sounds when sleeping on his “good ear”
2.Deaf people may have the following burdens EXCEPT _________.
A. being unable to afford hearing aids.
B. being unable to enjoy videos without subtitles
C. being embarrassed in front of their peers
D. being blessed with wonderful experiences
3.What does the underline pharse “are excluded from” probably mean?
A. are prevented from B. are limited to C. are separated from D. are reduced to
4.What is the author’s attitude toward his hearing difficulty?
A. It was a tough reality and caused him a lot of trouble.
B. It was a time of great sorrow and made him feel sad.
C. It gave him a chance to experience something special.
D. It helped him to live in his own world without sound.
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It was the day after Halloween when my grandmother was admitted to the hospital with the worst headache she’d ever had. While posing in our costumes the night before, we knew something was wrong, just not how wrong.
Grandma’s house was the central gathering place of my family. Sunday lunches, birthday dinners, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas — all were our traditions, with her as hostess. While my parents were busy running their small business, there were many nights when Grandma fed me and put me to bed in her spare room, until they came to get me. I spent my summers at Grandma’s and I went everywhere with her. I couldn’t imagine a time when she wouldn’t be around me.
Then November 1,1991 began her month-long stay in the hospital—she suffered from a rare infection (感染)called nocardia asteroides. After being born in the year of the Great Depression, living through World War II, raising three kids, and being widowed at the age of 48, Grandma never expected to live into her seventies. The infection in her brain seemed to confirm that she wasn’t long for this world. But that’s not the end of her story. A team of doctors successfully removed the abscess(脓肿), and Grandma even made it into a local medical journal. Her doctor called her “the brain lady”.
Grandma celebrated her 85th birthday in March this year. In the almost 23 years since her recovery, she’s seen two of her four grandchildren get married and welcomed three great-grandsons. Although they damage something in her house, she loves it when my two boys come over. And while I know they make her day, seeing her love blossom for another generation makes my day too. Happy Grandparents’ Day to my amazing grandmother!
1.When celebrating Halloween, the author’s family _______.
A. knew Grandma would appear in a local medical journal
B. found that something was wrong with the costumes
C. didn’t realize that Grandma was feeling unwell
D. didn’t know how serious Grandma’s illness was
2.What is the tradition of the author’s family?
A. Running small businesses.
B. Spending summers at Grandma’s.
C. Making Grandma hostess anywhere.
D. Gathering at Grandma’s at special events.
3.When did Grandma have the operation to remove the abscess?
A. At the age of 60.
B. When she was about 62.
C. Before November 1, 1991.
D. After this year’s Halloween.
4.The author wrote this text _____.
A. in honor of Grandma
B. to promote Grandparents’ Day
C. to stress the importance of health
D. in celebration of Grandma’s recovery
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It was the day after Halloween when my grandmother was admitted to the hospital with the worst headache she’d ever had. While posing in our costumes the night before, we knew something was wrong, just not how wrong.
Grandma’s house was the central gathering place of my family. Sunday lunches, birthday dinners, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas — all were our traditions, with her as hostess. While my parents were busy running their small business, there were many nights when Grandma fed me and put me to bed in her spare room, until they came to get me. I spent my summers at Grandma’s and I went everywhere with her. I couldn’t imagine a time when she wouldn’t be around me.
Then November 1,1991 began her month-long stay in the hospital—she suffered from a rare infection (感染)called nocardia asteroides. After being born in the year of the Great Depression, living through World War II, raising three kids, and being widowed at the age of 48, Grandma never expected to live into her seventies. The infection in her brain seemed to confirm that she wasn’t long for this world. But that’s not the end of her story. A team of doctors successfully removed the abscess(脓肿), and Grandma even made it into a local medical journal. Her doctor called her “the brain lady”.
Grandma celebrated her 85th birthday in March this year. In the almost 23 years since her recovery, she’s seen two of her four grandchildren get married and welcomed three great-grandsons. Although they damage something in her house, she loves it when my two boys come over. And while I know they make her day, seeing her love blossom for another generation makes my day too. Happy Grandparents’ Day to my amazing grandmother!
1.When celebrating Halloween, the author’s family _______.
A. knew Grandma would appear in a local medical journal
B. found that something was wrong with the costumes
C. didn’t realize that Grandma was feeling unwell
D. didn’t know how serious Grandma’s illness was
2.What is the tradition of the author’s family?
A. Running small businesses.
B. Spending summers at Grandma’s.
C. Making Grandma hostess anywhere.
D. Gathering at Grandma’s at special events.
3.When did Grandma have the operation to remove the abscess?
A. At the age of 60.
B. When she was about 62.
C. Before November 1, 1991.
D. After this year’s Halloween.
4.The author wrote this text _____.
A. in honor of Grandma
B. to promote Grandparents’ Day
C. to stress the importance of health
D. in celebration of Grandma’s recovery
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