Eliz Sandalls, a kind woman living in Ilkley, England, has finished her 100th handmadeblanket for newborn babies, achieving a heartwarming milestone (里程碑). These colorful blankets are sent to the local hospital, where they have become precious gifts for new mothers and their babies.

What moves people most is that Eliz is blind. She lost sight in her right eye in 1987, and the vision in her left eye deteriorated over the years. Luckily, she received an eye operation in 2023, which preserved (保留) part of her eyesight and enabled her to continue her favorite hobby — crocheting (钩编). Though her sight remains limited, she feels deeply thankful to the hospital and her doctor.

After her husband passed away, Eliz moved to Ilkley to live near her daughter in 2021. Since then, crocheting has become her greatest joy and emotional support. Unable to read ordinary books due to poor eyesight, she finds that making blankets gives her life meaning. It takes her nearly three days to finish a small blanket by hand. She spends her own money buying wool, and her care home (疗养院) also offers some help.

Hospital nurses are greatly amazed by her wonderful work. New mothers are all pleased to receive these soft blankets, which warm baby beds and brighten the whole hospital. To show their sincere thanks, nurses paid a special visit to Eliz’s care home and brought her nice gifts.

As she has no grandchildren of her own, Eliz gains great happiness and a strong sense of satisfaction from this meaningful activity. She believes it is wonderful to give back to the community. Even with vision difficulties, she has decided to keep making warm blankets and will never give up this labor of love.

1.1.Who are Eliz’s blankets mainly given to?

A Newborn babies in the hospital.

B Nurses who helped with her operation.

C Children in her care home.

D Her daughter’s family.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第一段中“Eliz Sandalls... has finished her 100th handmade blanket for newborn babies... These colorful blankets are sent to the local hospital, where they have become precious gifts for new mothers and their babies.”可知，毯子主要是赠送给医院里新生婴儿的，而不是送给帮助她手术的护士、她所住疗养院的孩子或她女儿一家，因此选A。

2.2. The underlined word “deteriorated” in Paragraph 2 probably means _______.

A improved slowly

B became worse gradually

C disappeared suddenly

D returned to normal

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。划线词所在句子提到她右眼失明，而左眼视力随着时间推移“deteriorated”，后文又说明她通过手术保留了部分视力，由此可推知视力是逐渐恶化，才会需要手术保留残余视力，而不是慢慢改善、突然消失或恢复正常，故该词意为“逐渐变差”，选B。

3.3. Why does Eliz keep crocheting blankets according to the passage?

A Because it makes her feel her life is valuable.

B Because she wants to sell them for money.

C Because it helps improve her eyesight.

D Because her doctor asked her to do so.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。第三段明确提到“she finds that making blankets gives her life meaning”，并结合末段她从中获得极大的幸福感和满足感，可知她坚持钩编是因为这让她感到生命有价值，而非为了卖钱、改善视力或遵从医生要求，因此选A。

4.4. How did the nurses express thanks to Eliz?

A They sent her warm clothes.

B They offered her enough wool.

C They visited her with presents.

D They invited her to work.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第四段末句“nurses paid a special visit to Eliz’s care home and brought her nice gifts”可知，护士们带着礼物专程去探望她来表达感谢，而不是送保暖衣物、提供足够毛线或邀请她去工作，因此选C。

5.5. What is Eliz’s future plan?

A Give up this hobby soon.

B Move to another city.

C Learn to read more books.

D Continue her warm work.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。文章最后一句明确指出“she has decided to keep making warm blankets and will never give up this labor of love”，即她决定继续这份温暖的工作，永不放弃，而非很快放弃、搬往别的城市或学习阅读更多书籍，因此选D。