五、新情境 时文热点 阅读短文,完成下列任务。
The Double Ninth Festival is a special festival in China. People 1.
show
their respect for the elderly(老人) and wish them a long and healthy life on that day. But only one such day isn't enough for the elderly. They need more 2.
love
and help.
Yuan Ke is a food deliveryman(送货员). When dinner time comes, he goes to a canteen(食堂) and delivers 3.
food
to three elderly men for free. They are living alone. Yuan says, "I 4.
remember
the first time I delivered food to Grandpa Hu, he was just sitting there. I could feel he was lonely(孤独的), so I decided to talk with him for a while."
85-year-old Hu Guangyao says he is 5.
thankful
for Yuan's deliveries and visits. "When Yuan comes and tells me that my dinner is here, I ask him to put it on the table. These are the first words that I say every day," Hu says.
"It's not so 6.
safe
for the elderly to live alone. If they fall, no one will know. Now, I am delivering food to them, so I can also take care of them as much as possible. But I know they need more," Yuan says.
(一)从方框中选择合适的单词填空,补全短文。
A. thankful B. food C. love D. safe E. remember F. show
(二)阅读短文,回答下列问题。
1. What do the elderly need?
They need more love and help.
2. In Yuan Ke's opinion, why shouldn't the elderly live alone?
Because it's not safe/it's dangerous.