厦门翔安第一中学新学年高一下学期3月月考英语试卷.docx

厦门翔安第一中学2020-2021学年第二学期高一年3月月考试卷 英语试题 一、听力 略 二、 阅读理解(共两节，每小题2. 5分，满分30分) 第一节： 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C 、D 中，选出最佳选项。 A 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 reversed--- my mother became my child, and I because 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 cheerful and attentive, she is happy. This has taught me to pay more attention to my own feelings when I am with other people. I always thought I was very tolerant, but in reality, my tolerance ran out as soon as someone turned away from what I considered “right”. With my mother I can now really be tolerant. Through her illness she has developed a childlike tactlessness. 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 offend 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 when that sense that I’m feeling overwhelmed, but that they take care of my mother on their own initiative. They visit her often, play cards with her, and look at ph