Every Wednesday，I go to Cantata Adult Life Services，a local retirement community，with my classmates to do community service． Our visits last about an hour, playing board games and cards with the residents we’re there． You can watch all the movies and TV shows you want about“life back then”，but nothingwith talking to the people who were actually there．Just hearing their stories hasme in a way never thought possible． Whether it was talking to 98-year-old“Hurricane Hilda”about her glory daysa roller skater or chatting with Lou about the times she danced with a famous actor, I was completely impressed by every singlethe residents wanted to share with me． Even the residents who don't have memories make the experience fulfilling．I remember visiting Mrs．Robinson．She couldn’tmuch about her past，but she told me she'dforget how kind I was just to listen to her“rambling(漫淡）”. It made the realize that it's the things that make life worth living．That’s something I won'tanytime. If there’s one thing I’ve realized in my three years of visiting Cantata，it's that-just being there-means more than anything to many of the residents．And despite howour lives are, there’s always time to make them happy． For me，it feels great to be aof happiness，a smile on a bad day or a(n) for old memories．And at the end of the day，that’s all that． It’s easy to feel like you don’t have much in common with the-especially，when you’re a(n) ．But that's not true at a11． I hate to make much comment here，but age really is just a(n) ．As young adults，it's important for us to realize this sooner later．We can learn a lot from the elderly, and they can often from teenagers，too．
试题分析：本文讲述作者每周三都同同学去做社区服务，再同那儿的居民相处的过程中，使作者了解到就是小事才使得生命有意义的道理。 【小题1】考查领导词。A直到B除非C在…之前D当…时，根据句子Our visits last about an hour, playing board games and cards with the residentswe’re there前文说我和同学一起做社区服务，应是当我们在那儿时，我们的拜访持续一小时和居民玩桌游和纸牌，故选D 【小题2】考查动词词义辨析。A比得上B竞争C结合D联系，根据句子You can watch all the movies and TV shows you want about“life back then”，but nothingwith talking to the people who were actually there．你可以看那个时候你想看的电影和电视节目，但没有什么比得上实际同在那儿的人交谈，故选A 【小题3】考查动词词义辨析。A感动B达到C占据D厌恶，根据句子Just hearing their stories hasme in a way never thought possible前文说没有什么比得上同那儿的人交谈，可知他们的故事应该是感动我，才让我印象深刻，故选A 【小题4】考查介词词义辨析。A像B作为C关于D对，根据句子it was talking to 98-year-old“Hurricane Hilda”about her glory daysa roller skater应该是同老人谈到她作为滑冰者时的故事，故选B 【小题5】考查名词词义辨析。A想象B事实C画面D记忆，根据句子I was completely impressed by every singlethe residents wanted to share with me．前文说到同老人谈到作为溜冰者的光荣岁月，或是同Lou谈到她同著名演员跳舞，这些都是她们的记忆，她们想要同作者分享的，故选D 【小题6】考查形容词词义辨析。A忍受的B失望的C惊异的D渴望的。根据句子Even the residents who don't have memories make the experience fulfilling甚至是没有这些让人惊异的记忆的居民都丰富了我的经验，故选C 【小题7】考查动词词义辨析。A担忧B描述C回想D提到，根据句子She couldn’t much about her past应是她不能回想起她的过去，故选C 【小题8】考查副词词义辨析。A曾经B总是C甚至D绝不，根据句子but she told me she'dforget how kind I was just to listen to her“rambling(漫淡）”前文说她忘了过去，但她绝不会忘我是多么善良听她的漫谈，故选D 【小题9】考查形容词词义辨析。A重要的B小的C主要的D甜的，根据句子It made the realize that it's thethings that make life worth living前文说仅是听她的漫谈就使得她感激于心，作者了解到就是小事才使得生命有意义，故选B 【小题10】考查动词词义辨析。A关心B跳过C相信D忘记，根据句子That’s something I won'tanytime，前文说到作者了解到就是小事才使得生命有意义，这是她不会忘记的事，故选D 【小题11】考查名词词义辨析。A在场B外表C陪伴D保护，根据句子If there’s one thing I’ve realized in my three years of visiting Cantata，it's that-just being there-means more than anything to many of the residents．如果还有一件我意识到的事，那就是在场—在那儿对于居民来说超过其他任何事，故选A 【小题12】考查形容词词义辨析。A混乱的B开心的C容易的D忙碌的，根据句子And despite how52our lives are, there’s always time to make them happy．尽管我们的生活很忙，但仍有时间让他们开心，故选D 【小题13】考查名词词义辨析。A趋势B机会C源头D起因，根据句子For me，it feels great to be aof happiness，a smile on a bad day糟糕的一天的一个微笑，可知应是快乐的源头，故选C 【小题14】考查名词词义辨析。A思想B耳朵C舌头D心，根据句子a smile on a bad day or a(n) for old memories前文说作者听老人讲述回忆，可知这里应用耳朵，表示倾听旧回忆，故选B 【小题15】考查动词词义辨析。A要紧B支持、喜欢C不同于D存在，根据句子And at the end of the day，that’s all that．前文说糟糕的一天的一个微笑，倾听旧回忆在一天的结尾，那才是重要的事，故选A 【小题16】考查形容词词义辨析。A友好的B生动的C孤独的D年纪大的，根据句子It’s easy to feel like you don’t have much in common with the–especially很容易觉得你与老年人没有相似之处，故选D 【小题17】考查名词词义辨析。A成年人B青少年C青少年D服务员，根据句子It’s easy to feel like you don’t have much in common with the-especially，when you’re a(n) ．你觉得你与老年人无相似之处，因为你是一个青少年，B泛指青少年，D指16岁以下的青少年，B选项更好一些，故选B 【小题18】考查名词词义辨析。A数量B不同点C好处D数字，根据句子I hate to make much comment here，but age really is just a(n)年龄事实上只是一个数字，故选D 【小题19】考查固定短语。A否则B而不是C不同于D除…之外，根据句子As young adults，it's important for us to realize this sooner later。 sooner rather than later意为及早，作为年轻人，及早意识到这一点很重要，故选B 【小题20】 考查动词词义辨析。 根据句子 We can learn a lot from the elderly, and they can often from teenagers，too．我们能从老人那学到很多，他们也可从青少年那获益，故选D 考点：考查记叙文阅读