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    I had driven home to celebrate my 38th birthday with my mother. When I arrived, I found her _______ proudly at the kitchen table, a chocolate cake and two boxes wrapped orange ribbon (丝带) in front of her. “Happy birthday!” she said, _______ at the boxes. “Open them.”

As she knows me _______ than anyone, she’d gotten me exactly what I wanted—running clothes. I _______ her and thanked her and proceeded(接着) to eat the cake.

“Too many _______,” I said, not really caring.

“You’ll run them off tomorrow,” Mom said.

Many adult children with a parent suffering from _______ memory will tell you there was one day that _______ to them that their relationship with their mother or father would be forever changed.

For me that day _______ two weeks later, when I drove back for another short _______. I came upon exactly the same ________: my mom sitting at the kitchen table; a chocolate cake resting next to two ________ wrapped in curly ribbon. The ribbon was green this time. That was the only ________ “Happy birthday!” my mom said.

I was totally ________. “What’s going on?” I asked.

Mom smiled. “Can’t I celebrate my daughter’s birthday?”

This was no ________. This was real life, and since my mother clearly only wanted to make me ________, I pushed aside my fear and fulfilled my role as the ________ daughter. I hugged her, thanked her and ________ the clothes... I did not mention to her that we’d done all this two ________ ago.

My house is her world now. My mother and I have the ________ conversation roughly 10 times a day. ________, I consider it a pleasure, because every minute is new for her.

1.A.cooking B.sitting C.singing D.dancing

2.A.shouting B.running C.staring D.gesturing

3.A.earlier B.longer C.better D.less

4.A.paid B.hugged C.comforted D.ignored

5.A.calories B.presents C.decorations D.candles

6.A.sad B.lasting C.failing D.past

7.A.signaled B.added C.appealed D.contributed

8.A.ended B.came C.changed D.disappeared

9.A.memory B.birthday C.party D.visit

10.A.day B.idea C.scene D.celebration

11.A.boxes B.bags C.dresses D.hats

12.A.color B.choice C.attraction D.difference

13.A.moved B.confused C.embarrassed D.excited

14.A.pleasure B.trouble C.trick D.end

15.A.happy B.shocked C.puzzled D.upset

16.A.friendly B.successful C.forgetful D.grateful

17.A.admired B.washed C.declined D.wrapped

18.A.days B.weeks C.months D.years

19.A.previous B.annoying C.only D.same

20.A.Therefore B.Instead C.However D.Moreover

 

1.B 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.C 11.A 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.A 16.D 17.A 18.B 19.D 20.C 【解析】 本文是一篇记叙文,作者的母亲在为作者精心筹备完38 岁的生日后不久患上了记忆障碍,记忆力减退,在两周后准备了同样的礼物为作者再次庆祝生日。面对生病的母亲,作者用实际行动回报母亲的爱。 1.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系和对应原文。句意:当我到达时,我发现她正得意地在餐桌前唱歌,一个巧克力蛋糕和两个盒子在她面前,用橙色的丝带包着。A. cooking烹饪,做饭;B. sitting坐;C. singing唱歌;D. dancing跳舞。根据第六段中my mom sitting at the kitchen table作者对再次回家探望母亲时看到的情景的描述,可知母亲是在坐在餐桌旁,故选B。 2.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意:当我到达时,我发现她正得意地在餐桌前唱歌,“生日快乐!”她指着盒子说。“打开。”A. shouting喊;B. running跑;C. staring分享;D. gesturing打手势。母亲在说“生日快乐!”的同时,应该是“用手指向”装礼物的盒子,并告诉作者“打开它们”,故选D。 3.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:因为她比任何人都了解我,她给我买了我想要的东西——运动服。A. earlier更早的/地;B. longer更长的;C. better更好的/地;D. less更少的/地。根据下文she’d gotten me exactly what I wanted—running clothes.可知,母亲买给“我”的礼物正是“我”想要的,可见母亲比任何人都“更了解我”。well可与know搭配,可表示程度,故选C。 4.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意:我拥抱了她,谢谢她,然后开始吃蛋糕。A. paid支付;B. hugged拥抱;C. comforted安慰;D. ignored忽视。此处的hugged与后面的thanked相呼应,表达了作者对母亲为她筹备生日的感激之情。故选B。 5.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:“卡路里太多了,”我说,其实并不在乎。A. calories卡路里;B. presents礼物;C. decorations装饰;D. candles蜡烛。根据母亲的答语You’ll run them off tomorrow可知,此处作者说的是蛋糕中的卡路里。故选A。 6.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:许多成年子女的父母都患有记忆力衰退,他们会告诉你,会有那么一天示意着他们,他们与母亲或父亲的关系将永远改变。A. sad悲伤的;B. lasting持久的;C. failing衰退的,下降的;D. past过去的。根据下文母亲忘记了已经给女儿过完生日,以及最后一段母亲可能每天跟作者说上十遍左右同样的对话,可看出母亲记忆力衰退。故选C。 7.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:许多成年子女的父母都患有记忆力衰退,他们会告诉你,会有那么一天示意着他们,他们与母亲或父亲的关系将永远改变。A. signaled发信号;示意;B. added增加;C. appealed吸引,呼吁;D. contributed贡献,有助于。结合语境来看,可知是指会有那么一天,那一天的到来示意他们与父母的关系将永远发生变化。故选A。 8.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:对我来说,那一天在两周后的一天到来了,那天我又开车回去做了一次短暂的拜访。A. ended结束;B. came来;C. changed改变,变化;D. disappeared消失。空前的that day指的就是上一段中提到的one day,这样一个日子在两周后到来了。故选B。 9.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:对我来说,那一天在两周后的一天到来了,那天我又开车回去做了一次短暂的拜访。A. memory记忆,记忆力;B. birthday生日;C. party宴会;D. visit参观,拜访。根据上下文判断,这里应该是作者再次回家看望母亲。故选D。 10.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:我看到了完全相同的一幕:妈妈坐在厨房的桌子旁;一个巧克力蛋糕放在两个用卷带包裹的盒子旁边。A. day天,日子;B. idea观点,主意;C. scene场面,情景;D. celebration庆祝。作者这次到了母亲家看到了与生日那天同样的场景。选C。 11.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系和对应原文。句意:我看到了完全相同的一幕:妈妈坐在厨房的桌子旁;一个巧克力蛋糕放在两个用卷带包裹的盒子旁边。A. boxes箱子,盒子;B. bags包,袋;C. dresses衣服;D. hats帽子。该空与第一段中提到的boxes相呼应,故选A。 12.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:这次丝带是绿色的。这是唯一的区别。A. color颜色;B. choice选择;C. attraction吸引力,魅力;D. difference差异,不同。根据该段与第一段中对作者到母亲家看到的场景的描述可看出,母亲两次准备的生日礼物几乎相同,唯一的差异这次丝带是绿色的,故选D。 13.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:我完全糊涂了。“发生什么事了?”我问。A. moved感动的;B. confused困惑的;C. embarrassed尴尬的;D. excited激动的。根据下文“What’s going on?”可看出,面对眼前的一幕,作者一开始不知发生了什么,所以感到很困惑。故选B。 14.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:这不是恶作剧。A. pleasure愉快;B. trouble麻烦;C. trick诡计,技巧;D. end结尾,末端。根据作者在第五段提到的记忆力衰退问题及该空后的This was real life可看出,此时作者意识到是母亲的记忆力出现了问题,而非母亲为捉弄自己而搞的恶作剧。故选C。 15.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:这是真实的生活,因为我的母亲显然只是想让我快乐,我抛开了忧虑,履行了作为一个感恩的女儿的职责。A. happy高兴的,快乐的;B. shocked震惊的;C. puzzled迷惑的;D. upset不安的,心烦的。虽然当天并不是作者生日,但作者知道记忆力出现问题的母亲也是一片好心,为使自己开心,才准备了这么多礼物。故选A。 16.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:这是真实的生活,因为我的母亲显然只是想让我快乐,我抛开了忧虑,履行了作为一个感恩的女儿的职责。A. friendly友好的;B. successful成功的;C. forgetful健忘的;D. grateful感激的。根据上下文可知,作者当时尽力平复心情,努力扮演好一个对母亲为自己所做的一切表示感恩的女儿的角色,故选D。 17.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意:我拥抱她,感谢她,称赞着衣服……A. admired称赞;赞扬;B. washed洗;C. declined下降,拒绝;D. wrapped包裹。根据上文作者说母亲在生日那天送她的衣服正是她想要的,可看出作者非常喜欢该礼物,此处作者应该是装作像生日当天样欣喜地称赞衣服,故选A。 18.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系和对应原文。句意:我没有告诉她我们两个星期前就做了这一切。A. days天;B. weeks周;C. months月;D. years年。此处two weeks ago与第六段中的 two weeks later相呼应,故选B。 19.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:我母亲和我每天大概会进行10次同样的对话。A. previous以前的;B. annoying令人烦恼的;C. only唯一的;D. same同样的。根据上文母亲的症状可看出母亲容易忘事,做过的事或说过的话很快就会忘记,所以此处应该是作者一天要陪着母亲一遍遍地重复同样的对话。故选D。 20.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意:然而,我认为这是一种乐趣,因为每一分钟对她来说都是新的。A. Therefore因此;B. Instead反之,代替;C. However但是;D. Moreover而且。根据上下文可看出前后两句是转折关系,尽管因母亲记忆力衰退的问题,作者一天要陪着母亲一遍遍地重复同样的对话 ,但作者不但没有不耐烦,反而把此事当作乐事 , 因为每一次对话、每一刻对于母亲来说都是新的。故选C。 【易错分析】 “Happy birthday!” she said, ___2___ at the boxes. “Open them.” 2. A. shouting B. running C. staring D. gesturing 第二小题容易误选C项,盯着盒子看,但根据生活常识,应该是边说边指着盒子,故选D。
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