2015青岛一模 山东省青岛市2015年高三3月统一质量检测英语试题 Word版含答案

2015青岛一模 山东省青岛市2015年高三3月统一质量检测英语试题 Word版含答案

Whether it was talking to 98-year-old ―Hurricane Hilda‖ about her glory days as a roller skater

or chatting with Lou about the times she danced with a famous actor, I was completely attracted by

every single memory the residents wanted to share with me.

Even the residents who don’t have amazing memories make the experience satisfying . I

remember visiting Mrs Robinson. She couldn’t recall much about her past, but she told me she’d

never forget how kind I was just to listen to her ―rambling (漫谈)‖. It made me realize that it’s the

little things that make life worth living. That’s something I won’t forget anytime soon.

If there’s one thing I’ve realized in my three years of visiting Cantata, it’s that presence – just

being there – means more than anything to many of the residents. And despite how busy our lives

are, there’s always time to make someone’s day.

For me, it feels great to be a source of happiness, a smile on a bad day or a listening ear for old

memories. And at the end of the day, that’s all that matters.

It’s easy to feel like you don’t have anything in common with the elderly – especially when you’re a

teenager. But that’s not true at all.

I hate to be overly clichéd (陈词滥调的) here, but age really is just a number. As young adults,

it’s important for us to realize this sooner rather than later. We can learn a lot from the elderly, and

they can often benefit from teenagers too.

21. What do the volunteers do according to the passage?

A. They share everything with the residents.

B. They play board games and cards with the residents.

C. They watch the residents play games.

D. They buy gifts for the residents.

22. According to the writer, what is the most important thing that volunteers can do for the elderly?

A. Playing with them. B. Benefiting from them.

C. Helping them. D. Being there with them.

23. What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage ?

A. We don’t have anything in common with the elderly.

B. Age is just a number.

C. It is important to help the elderly.

D. Young adults and the elderly can benefit from each other.

B

The new high-speed railway line between Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur self-governing

region, and Lanzhou, capital of Gansu province, has cut train travel time by half to less than 12

hours.