During the last fifteen years of my mother's life she suffered with Alzheimer's disease (老年癡呆). Until then she had been a bright, cheerful 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 puzzled 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 simply forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, but later on she would go through periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life crying uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were unattended for a short time.
Hoping to please her and put her mind at ease, I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a child. 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 pictured my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some response. 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 place, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much younger, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.
Watching my mother's suffering set me wondering where I would have gone in mind if someday I couldn’t find home 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 alarming symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only natural and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer's is haunting there. Someday if and when I become even more cloudy minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask y 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 guidance.
1.What's the main idea of the first two paragraphs?
A ou. The author’s mother suffered with serious Alzheimer's disease.
B. The author’s mother forgot who’s his son.
C. The author didn’t know how to cure his mother.
D. The author’s mother couldn’t find her home.
2.What is not the symptom of the author’s mother ?
A. cheerful B. confused
C. forgetful D. uneasy
3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “pictured”?
A. photographed B. appeared
C. described D. painted
4. What can you infer from the third paragraph?
A. The author cares much about his mother.
B. The author’s mother was fond of pet lambs.
C. The author saw a little girl playing with a pet lamb.
D. The author’s mother didn’t like her usual home.
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Take Mother Home.
B. Everyone will suffer with Alzheimer's disease.
C. A story about a son and a mother.
D. Where Is Home?
1.A
2.A
3.C
4.A
5.A
【解析】
試題分析:本文主要介紹了“我”的母親得了老年癡呆癥,遺忘了任何東西,甚至回家的路,于是“我”陪伴母親讓她心情舒暢。盡管忘記了一切但母親仍想回家。由此作者想到無論我們忘記什么都不能忘了回家的路,因為只有家才是心靈的棲息。
1. the last fifteen years of my mother's life she suffered with Alzheimer's disease可知我的母親在十五年前得了老年癡呆癥。故選A.
2. seemed simply forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, but later on she would go through periods of intense anxiety.在得病開始她似乎僅僅健忘,糊涂,但是之后的一段時間她變的焦慮不安。可知沒有A高興的。故選A.
3. sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn.可知我坐在車?yán),贊賞著橡樹和一望無際的草坪的風(fēng)景,可知作者是要跟母親描述這個景色。故選C.
4. to please her and put her mind at ease,我希望讓母親心情舒暢以及后文作者所做的一切事都是為了達到這個目的,可見作者為照顧母親做了很多。故選A.
5. want to go home.”母親要回家,以及I expect I will ask y to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be.我希望帶我回家,我知道你會盡力找到我要去的地方?芍恼轮黝}是帶母親回家,故選A.
考點:考查記敘文閱讀。
科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年澄海區(qū)鹽鴻中學(xué)高三英語第二階段考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Every day, 340 million people speak it. One billion people are learning it and it is said that by 2050, half of the world’s population will be using it. What are we talking about? That is the global language—English.
The English language started in Britain in the 5th century. It is a mixed language. It was built up when German. Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a common language for communication.
Today it is the official language of the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean. Many other countries and regions use it for politics and business, for example, India. Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines. English is also one of the official languages of Hong Kong.
But global advertising and pop music mean that in most countries, you will see or hear some English. Thanks to McDonalds, we all know about “burgers”. “fries” and “milkshakes”. Songs by Madonna, Britney Spears and Celine Dion are in English. We can sing along, even if we do not understand what we are singing!
English is a messy (雜亂的) language. Every year, dictionaries include new words that talk about popular culture, for example, computer-related words such as "blogging", "download" and "chartroom". Also included are words that teenagers use. Who does not know “cool”, “OK” and “hello”? Other languages also influence English. Many English words come from French. Words like “café” and expressions like “c'est la vie” (that is life) are all part of the English language. On the other hand, the French language includes English words like "le weekend" and "le camping". German words are also part of English. Words like "kindergarten" come from the German language.
Recently, British people have become interested in “yoga”. But the word comes from an ancient Hindu language in India.
1.The English language has a history of ______.
A. over 2000 years B. over 1500 years
C. over 500 years D. over 1000 years
2.The underlined expression “thanks to” can be replaced by ______.
A. as usual B. in order to
C. because of D. as if.
3. Which of the following statements is true about the language of English?
A. It has borrowed words from all the other languages.
B. It has been changing all the time.
C. French words are used by the English because dictionaries have French words.
D. Singers and film stars have the greatest influence on language.
4.How many people in the world are using English now?
A. One billion people.
B. not mentioned above, but the number is growing rapidly.
C. almost all the people in the world.
D. 340 million.
5.Many countries and regions use it for politics and business except______.
A. Norway B. Nigeria
C. the Philippines D. the USA
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年四川德陽市高一上第二次月考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
Tom_______ get up late in the past, but now he_______ getting up early.
A. be used to; be used to be B. is used to; used to
C. used to be; used to D. used to; is used to
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年山東棗莊薛城區(qū)舜耕中學(xué)高一上10月月考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:其他題
But how could the survivors believe it was 1._________ (nature)? Everywhere they looked 2.__________ (near) everything was destroyed. All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes 3._________ (be) gone. Bricks 4.__________ (cover) the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow 5.______ away. Two dams fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for 6._________ (travel). The railway tracks were now useless pieces of steel. Tens of thousands of cows would never give milk again. Half a million pigs and millions of chickens were 7._________ (die). Sand now filled the wells instead 8.__________ water. Then, later that afternoon, another big quake9.________ was almost as strong as the first one shook Tang Shan. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins. More buildings fell down. Water, food and electricity were hard 10.__________ (get). People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年山東濰坊第一中學(xué)高二上1月過程性質(zhì)檢英語試卷(解析版) 題型:書面表達
近年來,一些西方節(jié)日(如圣誕節(jié)情人節(jié)等)在中國越來越流行。許多人對這些節(jié)日狂熱追捧,而對于一些中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日(如春節(jié)、中秋節(jié)等)則無興趣。請你就這一社會現(xiàn)象談?wù)勀愕目捶ā?/p>
要求:1. 表達連貫,邏輯正確 2. 字?jǐn)?shù)100-120 參考詞匯:情人節(jié):Valentine’s Day
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年山東濰坊第一中學(xué)高二上1月過程性質(zhì)檢英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
— It seems ugly to me.
— That’s we differ. I think it’s rather beautiful.
A. where B. which C. that D. what
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年山東濰坊第一中學(xué)高二上1月過程性質(zhì)檢英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
The training equips the students with ______ full understanding of first aid, which can make ______ real difference.
A. 不填; the B. a; a
C. 不填; 不填 D. the; 不填
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年浙江杭州地區(qū)7校高三上期末模擬聯(lián)考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
While staying in the village, James unselfishly shared whatever he had with the villagers without asking for anything ______ .
A. in return B. in common
C. in turn D. in place
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年山東滕州市高三11月月考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Everyone has some opinion about history, no matter how ill-informed.Walking through a parking lot in a university in Miami, I noticed a bumper sticker (車尾貼紙) that said, “Ruin a Liberal’s (自由派) Day—Recite Historical Fact!” But Marwick thinks this sort of opinion is just fine; it is unavoidable that we all feel a sense of ownership of history.
History never stands still, as Marwick says at the beginning of The Nature of History, “The shape and content of history, too, vary according to the methods and materials available to different generations.” Marwick’s goal is to explain, in plain language, the changes in the way history is done up to the present; one method is to connect history with advances in the physical sciences. Marwick examines a number of case studies toward the end of the book. He ends the book with a refreshing collection of aphorisms (格言) about history. History truly belongs to each and every man and we all belong to history; with the proper education, history can be made more accessible to everyone.
Marwick relates how inventions and the physical sciences have driven historical changes. Dropping a ball in a vacuum will reveal the same properties (性質(zhì)) each time the experiment is conducted, providing the conditions are the same. But historians obviously do not have the luxury of reproducing such conditions; historians view the past through the present which depends on invention and science.
By looking at the changing nature of history, Marwick feels the study progressing. Although Marwick suspects some people would accuse a historian of creating job security with the endless views of the past, he insists it is imperative based on the philosophy, science, and new materials of the age. History, according to Marwick, must be for everyone and not remain locked behind the walls of academia.
1.The author mentions the bumper sticker in order to ________.
A.show his own opinion about history
B.introduce the readers to Marwick
C.explain the freedom of understanding history
D.make the readers know about the argument between historians
2.Which of the following best describes the statement “History never stands still”?
A.Marwick explains the changes in the way history is done up to the present.
B.Marwick connects history with advances in the physical sciences.
C.He ends the book with a refreshing collection of aphorisms about history.
D.The shape and content of history vary according to the methods and materials available.
3.In paragraph 3, Marwick gives the example of dropping a ball in a vacuum to prove ______.
A.the changeable nature of history
B.the difficulty of historical study
C.changeable ways of historical study
D.the difficulty of scientific study
4.The text is intended to ________.
A.state a historian’s ideas
B.a(chǎn)rgue against a historian
C.a(chǎn)ttract readers to study history
D.describe the story of a historian
查看答案和解析>>
湖北省互聯(lián)網(wǎng)違法和不良信息舉報平臺 | 網(wǎng)上有害信息舉報專區(qū) | 電信詐騙舉報專區(qū) | 涉歷史虛無主義有害信息舉報專區(qū) | 涉企侵權(quán)舉報專區(qū)
違法和不良信息舉報電話:027-86699610 舉報郵箱:58377363@163.com