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The 92-year-old,thin,calm and proud lady,who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock,even though she is nearly blind,moved to a nursing home today.
Her husband of 70 years recently passed away,making the move necessary.After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home,she smiled sweetly when I told her room was ready.
As she walked slowly to the elevator,I provided a true description of her tiny room,including the old sheets that had been hung on her window.“I love it,” she said with the happiness of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.
“Mrs Jones,you haven’t seen the room ...just wait.”
“That doesn’t matter,” she replied.“Happiness is something you decide ahead of time.Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged.It’s how I arranged my mind.I have already decided to love it.It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up.Each day is a gift,and as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away.” She went on to explain,“Old age is like a bank account.You take what you’ve put in.So,my advice to you would be to put in a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories.Thank you for your part in filling my memory bank.” And with a smile,she said,“All my memories are happy ones.”
21.We can infer from the passage that the author .
A.is one of Mrs Jones’ children
B.is a relative of Mrs Jones
C.works in the nursing home
D.is the owner of the nursing home
答案:C
解析:推理判断题。由第一段可知这位老太太来到了一家疗养院,由第三段第一句可知,作者在为老人介绍她的小房间。由此推出作者是在这家疗养院工作。
22.Mrs Jones was very happy when told about her room because she .
A.couldn’t see what her room was like
B.thought the nursing home was her home
C.would have to live in the nursing home
D.had already made up her mind to be happy
答案:D
解析:推理判断题。由最后一段可知,琼斯夫人认为房间里的家具并不重要,她认为快乐是一件提前决定的事情。由此推知,她之所以快乐是因为她早已决定要快乐。
23.Which of the following words can best describe Mrs Jones?
A.Proud. B.Cheerful.
C.Determined. D.Honest.
答案:B
解析:推理判断题。根据整篇文章的描述可知,琼斯夫人是一个积极乐观的人。
