2022-2023学年福建省莆田市高一下学期期末考试英语试题.pdfVIP

2022-2023学年福建省莆田市高一下学期期末考试英语试题

1.AfewdaysagoIvisitedmygrandfatherinhospital.HehasAlzhemier’s—adiseasethatusually

startsslowlyandgetsworsegradually.IthoughtIwaspreparedtoseehim.Iknewchanceswere

slimthathe’dactuallyrecognizeme.

Hedidn’t.Asamatteroffact,hehadnoideathatheevenhadgrandchildren.Buthewasexcited

thatsomebodycametovisithim.ItriedtoexplaintohimwhoIwas.Butafterhetoldmemultiple

timesthathedidn’thavegrandchildren,Igaveup.Andmyheartbrokeintoamillionlittlepieces.

Wesatinsilenceforalittlewhile,beforehetoldmetocallmygrandma.ThiswasthefirsttimeI

hadtriedsohardtoholdbacktears.Mygrandmadiedfouryearsagoandhedidn’tremember.He

thoughtshewasstuckonherwaytopickhimup.

Mygrandpausedtobeastrong,hard-workingman.Hewasthepersonyouturnedtowhenyou

neededyourcarfixed,yourtireschangedorsomethingheavytobecarried.Sadly,thatmanleftthis

worldalongtimeago,andleftbehindamanthatislostandscared.

Iwanttohelphim.Iwanttomakehimfeelbetter.Iwanttotellhimabouthisoldlife,andhow

greatitwas.SoIsatwithhimandIheldhishand,andeveryonceinawhileItoldhimhowgoodhe

lookedandhowmuchIlikedthecolorofhisshirtandhowitbroughtouttheblueinhiseyes.Itold

himthatmygrandmawasonherwaywheneverheaskedabouther,andImadesuretheglassinhis

handwasalwaysfilledwithwater.

Ican’ttakeawayhispain.Ican’thelphimremember.Ican’tmakethediseasegoaway.AllIcando

isholdontothememories—holdonforbothofus.

1.Whywastheauthorabouttocry?

A．Grandpaneededtobetakencareof.B．Grandpathoughtgrandmastillalive.

C．Grandmadiedaboutfouryearsago.D．Grandmadidn’tmakeittothehospital.

2.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribetheauthor?

A．Con