He thought for a moment,and then said that too many people are dead even before they die.

　　They walk around feeling that God has cursed(诅咒)them and that they have nothing to live for.

　　The boy said that he would not be like that.He wakes every morning thankful to see another sunrise.He keeps his window open so that he can smell the flowers and feel the heat of the sun.He also said that he has hope.

　　“Too many people haven’t seen much of that around here,” he said,“ Life is full of hope and we need to live life before it is gone.”

　　I don’t know what happened to him.I assume he passed away,but his lesson lives on.I now wake up and live each day to the fullest.The key to life is not money or fame,but the lessons we learn from it.

　　【文章大意】本文是一篇故事类短文,通过讲述作者自己的一段经历来告诉人们快乐的秘密就是要去帮助别人,好好生活。作者在朋友去世后,心情悲痛,于是去养老院做义工。在那期间他遇到了一个身患重病的小男孩,是这个小男孩的快乐和感恩让作者学会了如何去对待生活。

　　1.The nursing home in the passage is mainly for 　. 

　　A.the elderly B.the homeless

　　C.the disabled D.the abandoned

　　解析:细节理解题。根据文章第三段的“I was shocked to see a child in this seemingly forgotten nursing home for the old.”可知这家疗养院是为老年人开办的。

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