Busy as I am every day, I always open my puter and check my email. Most of the time I am simply doing finger exercises, another form of piano practice without beautiful tones. Sometimes, however, I receive a gift, reminding me of the gifts in my life. The following passage is one of those gifts.
Peter Jones is a 92-year-old, short, calm and proud man. Every morning he is fully dressed by eight o’clock, with his hair fashionably bed and face perfectly shaved even though hi is unable to see anything. He would move to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years old has recently passed away, making the move necessary.
After hours of waiting patiently in the entrance hall of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. As he moved his walking stick skillfully to the elevator, the nurse provided a visual description of his tiny room. “I love it,” he stated with enthusiasm. “Mr. Jones, you haven’t been the room,” said the nurse.
“That doesn’t have anything to do with it,” he replied. “Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged…it’s how I arrange my mind. I have already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice: I can spend the day in bed plaining of the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do.”
Each day is a gift, and as long as we are alive. We’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories we’ve stored just as Mr. Jones does.
【小题1】What do we know about Mr. Jones ?A．He is a blind but very neat.B．His wife died many years ago.C．He likes playing the piano.D．His room in the nursing home is big.【小题2】How did Mr. Jones feel about his room in the nursing home?A．worriedB．curiousC．disappointedD．content【小题3】The underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to .A．the furnitureB．the roomC．a decisionD．a gift【小题4】What would be the best title for the text?A．Each Day is a GiftB．Be Always GratefulC．Living in a nursing roomD．Arrange Your Mind Every DayA
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(答案→)A
解析：本文通过Mr Jones对待生活的乐观态度告诉我们每一天都是上帝给我们的礼物，我们都要乐观对待。
【小题1】A 细节题。根据文章第2段1,2行Peter Jones is a 92-year-old, short, calm and proud man. Every morning he is fully dressed by eight o’clock, with his hair fashionably bed and face perfectly shaved even though hi is unable to see anything.可知他的穿着很整洁，但是眼睛已经看不见了。故A正确。
【小题2】D 推理题。根据文章第3段1,2行As he moved his walking stick skillfully to the elevator, the nurse provided a visual description of his tiny room. “I love it,” he stated with enthusiasm可知他很喜欢养老院给他提供的房间。说明他是很满意的。故D正确。
【小题3】B 推理题。根据文章第4段1,2行. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged…it’s how I arrange my mind. I have already decided to love it.可知这里的it就是指前面一句中的my room。Jones在来之前就做出了决定要真正的喜欢这个房间。故B正确。
【小题4】A 主旨大意题。根据文章主题段最后一段Each day is a gift, and as long as we are alive. We’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories we’ve stored just as Mr. Jones does可知本文通过Mr Jones对待生活的乐观态度告诉我们每一天都是上帝给我们的礼物，我们都要乐观对待。故A正确。