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1、Duringthelastfifteenyearsofmymother’slifeshesufferedwith阅读理解答案 Duringthelastfifteenyearsofmymother’slifeshesufferedwithAlzheimer’sdisease(老年痴呆).Untilthenshehadbeenabright,cheerfulwomandeeplyinterestedandinvolvedintheworldaroundher.IwouldgohometovisitherinVirginiaandshewouldlookatme
2、inapuzzledwayandask,“Whoareyou?”Iwouldansweclip_image002[5]r,“I’myourson.”“Wheredoyoulive?”Shewouldask.“InCalifornia”,Iwouldtellher.“Isn’tthatinteresting,”shewouldsay,“IhaveasoninCalifornia.” Sheseemedsimplyforgetfulandconfusedatthebeginningofthedisease,butlateronshewouldgothroughp
3、eriodsofintenseanxiety.Shewouldpacethroughthehouseshehadlivedinmostofherlifecryinguneasilythatshewantedtogohome.Orshewouldleavehomeandwanderawayifshewereunattendedforashorttime. HopingtopleaseherandputhermindateaseIwouldtakeherforadrive,visitingsiteswhereshehadlivedasachild.Intheya
4、rdofthehillsidehouseinShipmanIsatinthecarandadmiredtheviewoftheoldoaksandlonggreenlawn.Ipicturedmymothertherewasalittlegirlplayingwiththepetlambshehadbeensofondof.Ilookedtoherforsomeresponse.Sheshookherheadandsaid,“Iwanttogohome.” OvertheyearsIhavedecidedthatwhatclip_image002[6]mym
5、otherwascallinghomewasnotaplace,butatime.Isuspectitwasatimewhenshewasmuchyounger,whenherchildrenwerestillunderfoot,whenherhusbandwasstillvigorousandattentive. Watchingmymother’ssufferingsetmewonderingwhereIwouldhaveinmindifsomedayIcouldn’tfindhomeandwantedtogothere.Inthisfamilywete
6、ndtobelong-livedandwegrowfuzzy(糊涂的)mindedastheyearsgoby.AteightyIhavealreadynoticedsomealarmingsymptoms.Mydoctorsaystheforgetfulnessisonlynaturalandthatitcomeswithage.StillthefearofAlzheimer’sishauntingthere.SomedayifandwhenIbecomeevenmorecloudymindedthanIamnow,unabletodriveandunabl
7、etotellyouwhere“home”is,mydearson,IexpectIwillaskyoutotakemehome,IknowyouwilldoyourbesttofindtheplaceIneedtobe.Ileavethesenotesforyourguidance. 56.What’sthemainideaofthefirsttwoparagraphs? A.Theauthor’smothersufferedwithserclip_image002[7]iousAlzheimer’sdisease. B.Theauthor’smoth
8、erforgotwho’shisson
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