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Mom had lived in a nursing home for the past three and a half years, suffering the increasing effects of dementia(老年痴呆). They were tough years, actually   21  for us family members than for her, I believe. She suffered very little __22__ in those final years, less than she __23__ when living in her own home. This was because other people took better care of her than she did herself.
All dementia is not alike. Mom’s form   24  her short-term memory more than her long-term memory. By the time she went to the nursing home, her short-term memory was _25__ non-existent. We learned to _26___ our conversations with her to old things of the past. Usually, she could connect with these __27__ and seem to enjoy us __28___ about them. I noticed in her last year that her long-term memory was __29___., too. And it became ever more __30_ to engage her. In her last six months, we had very little __31___ of her responding, though a few times she __32__us. So, when we called her, we would just __33___ to tell her about our lives, things we were doing, things our children and grandchildren were doing. The __34__ would be short. We would tell her we loved her; she would either be __35__ or make some grunting(咕哝) sounds.
__36__ I expected Mom’s death, it was still bad news to hear. She is __37___. Even one-way conversations were more __38__ than no conversations.
So now, all we have are __39__ and a few physical items that were hers or gifts from her. On Mother’s Day this year we will send no __40__, no gift, make no call. But we will remember her.
小题1:
A.luckierB.quickerC.busierD.harder
小题2:
A.worryB.painC.noiseD.fear
小题3:
A.reportedB.suggestedC.noticedD.heard
小题4:
A.ledB.botheredC.blamedD.attacked
小题5:
A.neverB.almostC.stillD.again
小题6:
A.giveB.practiceC.directD.pass
小题7:
A.schedulesB.experiencesC.dataD.poisons
小题8:
A.hearingB.askingC.caringD.talking
小题9:
A.performingB.finishingC.failingD.changing
小题10:
A.difficultB.strangeC.necessaryD.hopeful
小题11:
A.opportunityB.choiceC.expectationD.sign
小题12:
A.promisedB.annoyedC.fooledD.surprised
小题13:
A.planB.continueC.happenD.pretend
小题14:
A.voiceB.callsC.treatmentsD.happiness
小题15:
A.disappointedB.friendlyC.sureD.silent
小题16:
A.BecauseB.IfC.ThoughD.But
小题17:
A.followedB.leftC.lostD.gone
小题18:
A.disturbingB.relaxingC.satisfyingD.challenging
小题19:
A.memoriesB.hopesC.rulesD.excuses
小题20:
A.billB.cardC.problemD.mail

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:C
小题19:A
小题20:B

试题分析:本文介绍妈妈患老年痴呆症而去世,从文章的字里行间可以看出我对妈妈深深的爱。
小题1:D 形容词辨析。A更幸运B更快C更忙D更困难;对家人来说要比对她还要困难。
小题2:B 名词辨析。A担忧B痛苦C噪音D恐惧;在最后几年里,她几乎没有遭受痛苦。
小题3:A 动词辨析。A报告B建议C注意D听见;他遭受的痛苦少于住在自己放在里报告的痛苦。
小题4:D 动词辨析。A带领B麻烦C责备D攻击;指她的病影响的是她的短期记忆而不是长期的。
小题5:B 副词辨析。A从未B几乎C仍然D再一次;她的短期记忆几乎不存在了,都没有了。
小题6:C 动词辨析。A给B练习C引导D通过;我们学会把对话引导到过去的事情上。
小题7:B 名词辨析。A时间表B经历C数据D毒药;她似乎能够把这些经历联系起来了。
小题8:D 动词辨析。A听见B问C关心D交谈;她似乎喜欢我们谈论这样的事情。
小题9:C 动词辨析。A表现B完成C衰败D改变;在最后的一年里,他的长期记忆也衰败了。
小题10:A 形容词辨析。A困难的B奇怪C必要D有希望的;和她交流变得更困难。
小题11:C 名词辨析。A机会B选择C期待D征兆;我们对她的回应没有任何的期待。
小题12:D 动词辨析。A允诺B使…恼怒C愚弄D使…惊讶;有时候他也会给我们意外的惊喜。
小题13:A 动词辨析。A计划B继续C发生D假装;我们计划告诉她我们做的事情等。
小题14:B 上下文串联。根据上文的when we called说明这里是calls正确。
小题15:D 形容词辨析。A失望B友好C确定D安静;她要么保持安静要么就是咕哝着。
小题16:C 连词辨析。尽管我们已经预料到她的去世了,但是听到这个消息仍然让人很难过。
小题17:D 形容词辨析。Gone指去世了。指我的Mom换老年痴呆症去世了。
小题18:C 形容词辨析。A烦人的B放松的C让人满意的D挑战的;有人说话总比没人说话好。
小题19:A 名词辨析。A记忆B希望C规则D借口;我们拥有的只是记忆和她留下的一些东西。
小题20:B 名词辨析。A账单B卡片C难题D邮件。在母亲节这一天没有可以送卡片的人。
点评:本文介绍妈妈患老年痴呆症而去世,主要测试学生综合运用语言的能力,即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑,不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此,在做题时最好将全文通读一下,了解了全文的意思以后再作答。
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A.weakB.illC.oldD.serious
小题15:
A.orderedB.called C.deliveredD.sent
小题16:
A.pleasureB.dutyC.wish D.turn
小题17:
A.happilyB.sadlyC.gentlyD.carefully
小题18:
A.laughedB.shoutedC.whisperedD.added
小题19:
A.signB.sighC.waveD.smile
小题20:
A.thoughtB.meant C.worriedD.cared

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

When I met him,I had a lot of anger inside me. I’ve lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood,there are shoot-ups all the time. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have friends who ended up in prison. I could have ended up that way,too,but Mr. Clark wouldn’t let that happen.
Mr. Clark worked long hours,making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact,the scores of our whole class rose. One day,he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera,and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the show,he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We did not want to let him down.
Mr. Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000 Teacher of the Year. He said he would draw three names out of a hat;those students would go with him to Los Angles to get the award. But when the time came to draw names,Mr. Clark said,“You’re all going.”
On graduation day,there were a lot of tears. We didn’t want his class to end. In 2001,he moved to Atlanta, but he always kept in touch. He started giving lectures about education,and wrote a bestsell -ing book based on his classroom rules,The Essential 55. In 2003,Mr. Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages(孤儿院). It was the most amazing experience of my life. It’s now my dream to one day start a group of women’s clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.
小题1:Without Mr. Clark,the writer _________.
A.might have put into prison
B.might not have won the prize
C.might have joined a women’s club
D.might not have moved to Atlanta
小题2:The Essential 55 is ___________.
A.a show
B.a speech
C.a classroom rule
D.a book
小题3:How many students’ names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr. Clark?
A.None
B.Three
C.Fifty-five
D.All
小题4:In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that ___________.
A.Mr. Clark went to South Africa because he liked traveling
B.Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of women’s clubs
C.a good teacher can raise his or her students’ score
D.a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students
小题5:What is the writer’s attitude towards Mr. Clark?
A.He speaks highly of Mr. Clark.
B.He looks down upon Mr. Clark.
C.He doesn’t show his attitude towards Mr. Clark.
D.He takes a neutral(中立的) attitude towards Mr. Clark.

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