During the last fifteen years of my mother's life she suffered with Alzheimer's disease (老年性癡呆). Until then she had been a bright, ____ woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. I would go home to visit her in Virginia and she would look at me in a(an) ____ way and ask, "Who are you?" I would answer, "I'm your son." "Where do you live?" She would ask. "In California," I would tell her. "Isn't that interesting," she would say, "I have a son in California."
She seemed ____ forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, ____ later on she would go ___ periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life ____ uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were ____ for a short time.   
Hoping to please her and put her mind ____ I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a ____. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn. I ____ my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some ____. She shook her head and said, "I want to go home."
Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a ____, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much ____, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.
Watching my mother's suffering set me wondering ____ I would have in mind if someday I couldn't find ____ and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some ____ symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only ____ and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer's is haunting there. Someday ____ and when I become even more ____ minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your ____.
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A.a(chǎn)ccessibleB.cheerfulC.hopefulD.considerate
小題2:
A.excitedB.doubtfulC.puzzledD.a(chǎn)mazed
小題3:
A.greatlyB.hardlyC.totallyD.simply
小題4:
A.butB.soC.a(chǎn)ndD.though
小題5:
A.withB.throughC.byD.over
小題6:
A.declaringB.suggesting C.cryingD.commenting
小題7:
A.unsettledB.unattendedC.unconcernedD.uninspired
小題8:
A.in placeB.under controlC.in orderD.a(chǎn)t ease
小題9:
A.ladyB.studentC.childD.mother
小題10:
A.toldB.picturedC.statedD.encouraged
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A.responseB.smileC.reasonsD.a(chǎn)nswers
小題12:
A.nameB.dreamC.symbol D.place
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A.prettierB.youngerC.happierD.healthier
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A.thatB.whereC.whichD.when
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A.memoryB.passionC.homeD.way
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A.deadlyB.a(chǎn)larmingC.interestingD.a(chǎn)llergic
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A.naturalB.specialC.rareD.unique
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A.ifB.whatC.untilD.whether
小題19:
A.mechanicalB.cloudyC.clearD.stubborn
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A.a(chǎn)ppreciationB.satisfactionC.guidance D.convenience

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

試題分析:文章介紹作者看見自己的媽媽得了老年癡呆,找不到自己的家,很痛苦,作者聯(lián)想自己的老年,指導(dǎo)兒子以后自己老年癡呆了,兒子該怎么做。
小題1:考查形容詞:A. accessible易接近的,B. cheerful愉快的,C. hopeful有希望的,D. considerate考慮周到的,和bright并列,說明媽媽一直是愉快的,對周圍的事物感興趣的人,選B
小題2:考查形容詞:A. excited興奮的,B. doubtful懷疑的,C. puzzled困惑的,D. amazed驚人的,因為媽媽得了老年癡呆癥,所以是:困惑的看著作者,選C
小題3:考查副詞:A. greatly大大地,B. hardly幾乎不,C. totally完全,D. simply簡單地,只是,從后面的句子:可知媽媽后來是很焦慮,說明一開始只是健忘,選D
小題4:考查連詞:A. but但是,B. so因此,C. and并且D. though雖然,前面說媽媽開始就是健忘,后面說焦慮,是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,選A
小題5:考查詞組:go. Through經(jīng)歷,說明媽媽會經(jīng)歷緊張焦慮,選B
小題6:考查動詞:A. declaring宣布,B. suggesting建議,C. crying哭,D. commenting評論,從前面的she would go through periods of intense anxiety.可知媽媽會焦慮的叫喊要回家,選C
小題7:考查形容詞:A. unsettled沒有安定,B. unattended沒有人照料,C. unconcerned不關(guān)心,D. uninspired沒有受到鼓舞,媽媽在沒有人照料的時候會離開家,選B
小題8:考查詞組:A. in place在適當(dāng)?shù)奈恢,B. under control被控制,C. in order秩序井然,D. at ease輕松,從前面的句子:Hoping to please her可知是希望媽媽高興,思想放輕松,選D
小題9:考查名詞:A. lady女士,B. student學(xué)生,C. child孩子,D. mother媽媽,從后面的句子:my mother there as a little girl playing with the pet lamb可知作者會帶媽媽去以前是孩子的時候住的地方,選C
小題10:考查動詞:A. told告訴,B. pictured繪圖,描述,C. stated陳述,D. encouraged鼓勵,作者描述媽媽還是小女孩的情境。選B
小題11:考查名詞:A. response回復(fù),B. smile微笑,C. reasons原因,D. answers答案,從后面的She shook her head可知作者看著媽媽想得到回答,選A
小題12:考查名詞:A. name名字,B. dream夢想,C. symbol象征,D. place地方,從前面的calling home可知媽媽說的家,不是一個地方,而是一段時間,選D
小題13:考查形容詞:A. prettier更漂亮,B. younger更年輕,C. happier更快樂,D. healthier更健康,從后面的句子:when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.可知是媽媽年輕的時候,選B
小題14:考查連接詞:從后面的wanted to go there.可知作者想如果以后自己找不到家了,會記住哪里,選B
小題15:考查名詞:A. memory記憶,B. passion熱情,C. home家,D. way路,從前面媽媽的話"I want to go home."可知作者想如果以后自己找不到家了,選C
小題16:考查形容詞:A. deadly致命的,B. alarming使人害怕的,擾亂人心的C. interesting有趣的,D. allergic過敏的,從前面的句子:In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by.可知這些癥狀是讓人害怕的,選B
小題17:考查形容詞:A. natural自然的,B. special特殊的,C. rare罕見的,D. unique獨特的,從后面的句子:that it comes with age.可知這些癥狀是隨著年齡的增長自然的到來,選A
小題18:考查連詞:A. if如果,B. what什么C. until 直到,D. whether是否,句意:如果或當(dāng)我思維糊涂了,找不到家了,我希望我叫你帶我回家,選A
小題19:考查形容詞:A. mechanical機械的,B. cloudy多云的,模糊不清的,C. clear清楚的,D. stubborn固執(zhí)的,從前面的句子:In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by.可知作者假設(shè)以后會更加糊涂,選B
小題20:考查名詞:A. appreciation 欣賞,感激,B. satisfaction滿意,C. guidance指導(dǎo),D. convenience方便,從前面的句子:I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be.可知作者是給兒子指導(dǎo),以后自己老年癡呆了,怎么做,選C
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My father became   23  in 1995 when I was 23. There weren’t any more conversations, as he suffered from a stroke(中風(fēng)).   24  could not speak. He could only give   25  words, which were sometimes hard to understand. I seemed to be pretty good at   26  his lips(唇) after a while, even better than the   27  who were caring for him there.
During one of our last conversations, I was telling him about a problem I was having with my boyfriend.   28 , I could read his lips: “Keep your eye on the ball.” We both smiled.
That was the last time I saw my father   29  he passed away.
Sometimes, all these years later, when I get in trouble, I just   30  myself “Keep your eye on the ball”.
小題1:
A.so B.a(chǎn)nd C.but D.or
小題2:
A.fastest B.easiest C.slowest D.highest
小題3:
A.taller B.heavier C.younger D.older
小題4:
A.words B.a(chǎn)dvice C.a(chǎn)nswer D.thought
小題5:
A.joke B.play C.discuss D.stay
小題6:
A.because B.when C.since D.though
小題7:
A.cry B.sad C.shout D.smile
小題8:
A.tired B.ill C.a(chǎn)ngry D.free
小題9:
A.We B.I C.He D.They
小題10:
A.throat B.finger C.body D.mouth
小題11:
A.feeling B.reading C.hearing D.keeping
小題12:
A.children B.nurses C.parents D.friends
小題13:
A.However B.Therefore C.Once again D.Many times
小題14:
A.a(chǎn)fter B.before C.a(chǎn)s D.until
小題15:
A.comfort B.believe C.tell D.enjoy

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Looking back on my childhood. I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon  abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic.    
Before Word War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large  family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of dogs, the farm animals, the local birds and above all, the insects.  
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle. Because it all seems to fit together .This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books. Which some may light honor, with the title of scientific research.  
But curiosity a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist? One of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist can be made a naturalist. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds. 
小題1:According to the author, a born naturalist should first of all be _____
A.full of ambitionB.self-disciplined
C.full of enthusiasmD.knowledgeable
小題2:The first paragraph tells us that the author _____
A.lost his hearing when he was a child
B.didn’t like his brothers and sisters
C.was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood
D.was born to a naturalist’s family
小題3:The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he ____.
A.just rends about other peoples observations and discoveries.
B.Lacks some of the qualities required of scientist.
C.Has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic.
D.Come up with solutions in most natural ways.
小題4:The author can’t remember him relatives clearly because__
A.He didn’t live very long with them
B.He was too young when he lived with them.
C.The family was extremely large
D.He was fully occupied with observing nature.
小題5:Which of the following statements is true?
A.The author believes that a born naturalist can not be scientist.
B.The author read a lot of books about the natural world and oil industry
C.The author’s brothers and sisters were good at music and languages.
D.The author spent a lot of time working on riddles.

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