Question

Well I decided to cut my front lawn （草坪）today, especially since I live on a main street downtown with lots of traffic. Anyway, I finished mine and decided to cut my neighbor—Jean’s grass while I was at it. She is a sweet person who has gone through some trying times in the last year. Her brother passed away of cancer last year; her sister (who lives with her) is mentally challenged—yet so sweet!

It was a difficult time with physical and mental challenges that led her employer in our local hospital to let her go after 25 years of service! Lastly, my neighbor Jean, who is a nurse in our local hospital, was diagnosed with esophageal （食道） cancer in December. She went through radiation and a long recovery—but thankful she is in remission（緩解）.

Anyway, in short I was leaving my house this afternoon and she stopped me to thank me for cutting her grass. She told me her dad passed away on Friday and she just arrived home from the funeral service, so she didn’t know when I would have time to cut her grass. So, when she arrived home and saw it cut she was more than happy and grateful! I said to her “You are welcome, just a small act of kindness for a neighbor.”

I did it for exercise and shared pleasure not knowing it meant more to her than just doing a neighbor a favor!

1.Although a lot of unfortunate matters happened to Jean, she is still _____.

A. pessimistic B. optimistic

C. depressed D. disappointed

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “trying” in the first paragraph?

A. Happy. B. Exciting. C. Simple. D. Hard.

3.What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?

A. Jean is unlucky.

B. Jean lives happily.

C. Jean has retired.

D. Jean’s employer doesn’t like her.

4.How does Jean feel about the author helping her cutting grass?

A. She feels sad.

B. She feels only happy.

C. She feels very happy and thankful.

D. She feels easy.

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了一個面對磨難仍然快樂的女性。

1.1】B細節理解題。根據第一段最后一句Her brother passed away of cancer last year; her sister (who lives with her) is mentally challenged—yet so sweet!去年她的哥哥的癌癥去世了，她的姐姐也有精神上的疾病，但她仍然是快樂的。故選B。

2.2】D詞義猜測題。根據第一段最后一句Her brother passed away of cancer last year; her sister (who lives with her) is mentally challenged—yet so sweet!去年她的哥哥的癌癥去世了，她的姐姐也有精神上的疾病，但她仍然是快樂的。所以前一句意思是：她是一個快樂的人，她在去年經歷了很多磨難的日子。故選D。

3.3】A推理判斷題。根據第三段第二句She told me her dad passed away on Friday and she just arrived home from the funeral service,她告訴我她的父親在星期五去世了，她剛從葬禮上回到家。因此可知選A。

4.4】C細節理解題。根據第三段倒數第二句when she arrived home and saw it cut she was more than happy and grateful!當她到達家的時候看到草已經割了，她是非常的高興和感激。故選C。

考點：人物故事類閱讀。