Question

The last time I saw my mother, she didn’t know who I was. Although having   36  from dementia(老年痴呆症) for many years, mother was never   37 . All our family came to the hospital to spend time with her. She didn’t   38  them either, but we wanted to be there with her.

I have just flown back from Texas. Mother   39  looked at me, or past me, and said “Yeah”. That’s   40  she responded to   41  around her. In spite of this, I held her hand and talked to her.

I told her about the big old house in Highland where I   42  . When we first   43  there from Mascoutah when I was 5 years old, I was   44  of that house. The yard was full of   45 and the house was falling apart. But my father and mother were intelligent and   46  and we eight kids helped to turn it into a home. All of a sudden, I wasn’t frightened any more.

I told her she must have been very   47  when I decided to go to college to study journalism   48  being a priest（牧师）, which she thought was the highest   49  for a family. But she didn’t show it. She just saw me   50  with my favorite chocolate chip cookies.

When I told her all about Texas,   51  she and father had been to visit me, mother seemed   52   by that Texas beach on which they had taken a   53  . She   54  the trip and kept the picture in the living room all the time.

We had too many stories to tell. It was time for me to say   55  to mother and I told her I’d see her again. “Yeah,” she answered. But I wasn’t able to.

1.	A．recovered B．suffered C．damaged D．lived

2.	A．healthy B．awake C．unconscious D．alone

3.	A．see B．understand C．recognize D．like

4.	A．never B．just C．excitedly D．seldom

5.	A．because B．when C．how D．what

6.	A．somewhere B．everywhere C．something D．everything

7.	A．experienced B．grew up C．brought up D．worked

8.	A．moved B．visited C．left D．withdrew

9.	A．fond B．afraid C．curious D．tired

10.	A．weeds B．flowers C．trees D．waste

11.	A．fortunate B．easy-going C．hospitable D．hard-working

12.	A．disappointed B．excited C．surprised D．anxious

13.	A．as well as B．instead of C．except for D．in spite of

14.	A．praise B．prize C．honor D．encouragement

15.	A．away B．out C．about D．off

16.	A．which B．that C．where D．when

17.	A．delight B．interested C．happy D．impressed

18.	A．note B．boat C．picture D．bath

19.	A．enjoyed B．hated C．remembered D．accounted

20.	A．thanks B．goodbye C．sorry D．hello

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.C

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.B 固定词组。Suffer from…患….病。我妈妈患了老年痴呆症。

2.D 上下文串联。我的家人经常来看望她，所以她不会感觉孤单。

3.C 动词辨析。A看见B理解C认出D喜欢；很多家人都来看望妈妈，但是妈妈也认不出他们。

4.B 副词辨析。A从未B只是C兴奋地D很少；妈妈只是看着我，从我身边走过，说：yeah。

5.C 连词辨析。A因为B当..时C如何D什么；这就是妈妈对周围的任何事物做出的回应。

6.D 代词辨析。A某地B到处C某物D所以事物；yeah就是妈妈对周围的任何事物做出的回应。

7.B 动词辨析。A经历B成长C抚养D工作；我给她讲述我成长的地方。

8.A 动词辨析。A搬家，移动B参观C离开D撤退；指我们搬家到Highland。

9.B 形容词辨析。A喜欢B害怕C好奇D疲惫；be afraid of害怕…指我很害怕这个房子。

10.A 名词辨析。A杂草B花C树D垃圾，废物；指这栋房子的院子里长满了杂草。

11.D 形容词辨析。A幸运B随和C好客D努力，勤劳；指我的父母都很勤劳努力。

12.A 上下文串联。妈妈希望我做牧师，而我学习了新闻，妈妈对我的选择很失望。

13.B 词义辨析。A和B代替，而不是C除…之外D尽管；我选择的是新闻而不是牧师。

14.C 词义辨析。A表扬B奖品C荣耀D鼓励；妈妈认为牧师对我们全家来说都是一件荣耀的事情。

15.D 固定词组。See sb off为某人送行。指妈妈带着我最喜欢的巧克力煎饼送我去学习新闻。

16.C 语法分析。关系副词where引导的定语从句修饰先行词Texas。

17.D 词义辨析。A高兴B感兴趣C开心D留下深刻印象；Texas给妈妈留下深刻的印象。

18.C 上下文串联。根据54空后的kept the picture，说明C正确。

19.A 动词辨析。A喜欢B讨厌C记得D数，重要；妈妈很喜欢这次旅行。

20.B 上下文串联。我要走了，所以对妈妈说再见。

考点：考查情感类短文阅读