Question

    My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆症) last summer. Suddenly, it was difficult for me to accept that the roles were now changed — my mother became my child, and I became her mother. I became impatient, argued with her, once I even yelled at her. Gradually, I was used to this kind of life. Now I am able to deal with her and the situation better. I have learned a lot of life lessons from the experience.

My mother reacts very sensitively to my feelings. That is typical of Alzheimer’s patients. When I visit her, feeling hectic and tense, she reacts immediately, takes on my mood, and becomes nervous and negative. But when I appear cheerful and attentive, she is happy. This has taught me to pay more attention to my own feelings when I am with other people.

Through the illness my mother has developed a childlike tactlessness (不得体). Eating out in restaurants, for example, is a bit embarrassing when she shouts at the waiter that the food is so bad or talks about people at the next table in a loud voice. Of course I make sure that my mother doesn’t hurt anyone, but I’ve stopped complaining about others and have become more tolerant.

I have also learned that everything has special value. When my mother got sick I didn’t want to burden my two daughters with it. They are young and have enough going on with their education, and starting their careers. I felt that it was simply my job as my mother’s daughter. The most wonderful discovery I’ve made through my mother’s disease may be that my children not only offer to help me, but that they take care of my mother on their own actively. They visit her often, play cards with her, and look at photo albums together with her. It shows me that it’s all worth it.

1.What does the underlined “hectic” in the Paragraph 2 mean?

A.delighted. B.touched.

C.surprised. D.stressed.

2.Which of the following is the common behavior of Alzheimer’s patients?

A.Being particular about clothes. B.Being curious about feelings.

C.Being afraid of strange people. D.Being sensitive to others’moods.

3.What can we know about the writer’s daughters according to the passage?

A.They are naughty. B.They are considerate.

C.They are traditional. D.They are selfish.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.How I Cared for My Sick Mother. B.How I Became More Tolerant.

C.What I Have Learned from Alzheimer’s. D.Why I Am Feeling stressed.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。我的母亲去年夏天得了老年痴呆症。我在照顾母亲的过程中自己也学到了很多东西：母亲对我的情绪反应很敏感，这教会了我在和别人在一起时要多注意自己的感受；母亲表现出孩子气，我学会不抱怨他人，多些宽容；我的孩子愿意主动照顾我的母亲，使我感觉很欣慰。

1.词义猜测题。由第二段My mother reacts very sensitively to my feelings.及下文When I visit her, feeling hectic and tense, she reacts immediately, takes on my mood, and becomes nervous and negative.可知，母亲对我的情绪反应很敏感，母亲变得紧张和消极是因为我的紧张情绪。句中hectic与tense是两个感情色彩相近的形容词，tense意为“紧张的”，结合选项A. delighted高兴的；B. touched受感动的；C. surprised吃惊的；D. stressed有压力的。故选D项。

2.细节理解题。由第二段My mother reacts very sensitively to my feelings. That is typical of Alzheimer’s patients.可知，我母亲对我的感情非常敏感。那是老年痴呆症患者的典型特征。由此可知，对别人的情绪很敏感是老年痴呆症患者的典型表现。故选D项。

3.推理判断题。由文章最后一段中The most wonderful discovery I’ve made through my mother’s disease may be that my children not only offer to help me, but that they take care of my mother on their own actively.可知，我在母亲的疾病中最奇妙的发现可能是，我的孩子们不仅主动帮助我，而且主动照顾我的母亲。由此可知，作者的女儿们非常体贴。故选B项。

4.主旨大意题。由文章第一句My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆症) last summer.及下文的I have learned a lot of life lessons from the experience.可知，我的母亲去年夏天得了老年痴呆症。我在照顾母亲的过程中自己也学到了很多东西，下文就具体介绍我学到了什么。第二段说明我学会了管理自己的情绪；第三段说明我学会了宽容；第四段说明我看到了孩子们主动照顾母亲，体会到一切都是值得的。因此这篇文章大意是我在照顾得了老年痴呆的母亲时学到了什么。故选C项。