北华大学《大学英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷.pdfVIP

北华大学《大学英语》

2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

班级姓名学号

一、阅读理解（每题2分，共20分）

Elderlypeoplerespondbesttoacalmandunhurried

environment.Thisisnotalwayseasytoprovideastheirbehavior

cansometimesbeirritating.Iftheygetexcitedorupsetthen

theymaybecomemoredifficulttolookafter.Althoughsometimes

itcanbeextremelydifficult,itisbesttobepatientandnot

togetupsetyourself.Youshouldalwaysencourageoldpeopleto

doasmuchaspossibleforthemselvesbutbereadytolenda

helpinghandwhennecessary.

Failingmemorymakesitdifficultforthepersontorecall

allthebasickindsofinformationwetakeforgranted.The

obviouswaytohelpinthissituationistosupplytheinformation

thatismissingandhelpthemmakesenseofwhatisgoingon.You

mustuseeveryopportunitytoprovideinformationbutremember

tokeepitsimpleandstraightforward.

“Goodmorning,Mum.ThisisFiona,yourdaughter.Itiseight

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oclock,soifyougetupnow,wecanhavebreakfastdownstairs.”

Whentheelderlypersonmakesconfusedstatements，e.g.about

goingouttohisorheroldemploymentorvisitingadeadrelative,

correctinacalmmatter-of-factfashion:Youdontworkinthe

officeanymore.Youareretirednow.Willyoucomeandhelpme

withthedishes?

Werelyheavilyontheinformationprovidedbysignposts,

clocks,calendarsandnewspapers.Theseassistustoorganizeand

directourbehavior.Confusedoldpeopleneedtheseaidsallthe

timetocompensatefortheirpoormemory.Encouragethemtouse

reminderboardsordiariesforimportantcomingeventsandlabel

thecontentsofdifferentcupboardsanddrawers.Manyotheraids

suchasinformationcards,oldphotos,scrapbooks,andaddresses

orshoppinglistcouldhelpinindividualcase.

1.Whycantwealwayskeepcalminfrontofoldpeople?（）

A.Becauseoldpeoplesometimesannoyus.

B.Becauseoldpeoplesometimesdont