新高考高二英语时文阅读专版特训(含原文翻译及经典解析)

新高考高二英语时文阅读专版特训（含原文翻译及经典解析）

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My parents and I lived upstairs over my aged and infirm paternal grandparents. All of us

helped make the grandparents’day-to-day lives as comfortable as possible. But Granny was gradually going blind and Gramps suffered from the effects of two strokes (中风).

Granny’s mind was sharp. It was my job to help her with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle. It made no difference if I had studying or a date. I so often think of the fall when Granny got the chance to “be useful again.”

Her niece had leased one of those lunch stands on the fairgrounds and she and her daughter would be staying in town during the week-long fair. Though Gran’s relatives would have little time to rest, they would need a place to stay. There was no spare room; what to do?

Granny stumbled around, thinking all the help she could get, and before long the attached woodshed had been made into comfortable sleeping quarters for the two women. Granny would take in a few dollars for “putting up”her relatives, but the best was yet to come! Within a day or two, the two women got behind at the lunch stand, finding that simple sandwiches sold like hotcakes. Since they opened early, the fair employees themselves bought their breakfasts there, keeping the two women overly occupied.

Near sightless she may have been, but Granny could do her part. I can see her now, standing

for hours with sandwich fixings and several varieties of bread neatly arranged on the clean table before her. After this week of hustle and bustle was over, Granny stated emphatically, “That was the best week I’ve had in years!”

The lesson that memory brings back to me is that we all long for a chance to be “useful”, appreciated, and helpful as well. No matter what our circumstances, there’s usually a way to contribute and, as a reward, strengthen our self-images!

1. What can we know from the passage?

A. Granny was too old to be “useful”.

B. Granny couldn’t see anything finally.

C. The author’s grandparents were in bad health.

D. Gramps enjoyed being busy at the lunch stand.

2. What does the underlined phase “putting up”mean in paragraph 4?

A.Accommodating.

B. Cheating.

C. Earning

D. Building

3. Why did Granny think it was the best week she had had in years?

A. Because she found her value again in life.

B. Because she made no difference to others.

C. Because she had a chance to make money.

D. Because she helped her husband’s relatives.

4. What’s the author’s attitude towards Granny’s thought about being useful again?

A. Indifferent.

B. Negative.

C. Positive.

D. Not mentioned.

【答案】1~4 CAAC

【解析】】本文是一篇记叙文，通过记叙年迈的奶奶在自己的生活中不断寻找机会来实现自己的社会价值的例子，告诉我们：任何人，只要你愿意，都会有为社会做贡献，让自己被需要，被认可的机会。

1. 细节理解题。根据第一段的“But Granny was gradually going blind and Gramps suffered from