2．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 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 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 guidance．
56．What's the main idea of the first two paragraphs？A
A．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．
57．What is not the symptom of the author's mother？A
A．cheerful   B．confused     C．forgetful    D．uneasy
58．What's the meaning of the underlined word"picture"？C
A．photograph   B．a(chǎn)ppear     C．describe      D．paint
59．What can you infer from the third paragraph？A
A．The author care 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．
60．What's the best title of the passage？A
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？

分析 文章介紹了作者的媽媽得了老年癡呆癥，經(jīng)常糊涂，但是總是說要回家，作者認為媽媽的家不是一個地方，而是自己年輕的時候，所以非常想能帶媽媽回到那里

解答 56：A 段落大意題：從前面兩段的內(nèi)容，特別是第一句話During the last fifteen years of my mother's life she suffered with Alzheimer's disease （老年癡呆）．可知這兩段講的是：作者的媽媽得了嚴重的老年癡呆癥．選A
57：A細節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：She seemed simply forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease，but later on she would go through periods of intense anxiety．可知作者的媽媽健忘，困惑，不自在，但是不高興，選A
58：C 猜詞題：從文章第三段的句子：I pictured my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of．可知作者向媽媽描述有個小女孩在和寵物羊玩，"pictured"是描述的意思，選C
59：A推理題：從第三段的句子：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．可以推斷出作者很關(guān)心他的媽媽，選A
60：A標題確定題：文章介紹了作者的媽媽得了老年癡呆癥，總是說要回家，作者認為媽媽的家不是一個地方，而是自己年輕的時候，所以非常想能帶媽媽回到那里：可知"帶媽媽回家"是最貼切的標題，選A

點評 本文是人物故事類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．

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11．What to do with dehydration （脫水）？If you can，try not to get dehydrated in the fast place．If you're going outside，it's a good idea to drink water before，during and after you play，especially if it is hot．Dehydration can happen along with heat-related illness，such as heat exhaustion．In addition to drinking  water，it's smart to dress in cool clothes，and take breaks indoors or at least in the shade．
If you're sick，keep taking small sips of drinks like water or juice，even if you're not that thirsty or hungry．Eating an icepop （冰棒 ） is a great way．Other foods，such as fruits and vegetables，contain water，too．But if your stomach is not feeling well，you might not be ready for them．
The best drink is water，but milk is another great drink for kids．Juice is OK，but choose it less often than water and milk Sports drinks are fine once in a while，but water should be considered as champion of the drinks．Limit soda and other sugary drinks，which contain a lot of sugar．Some of them also contain caffeine，which can cause you to urinate  （小便） more often than normal．In other，it tells your body to get rid of fluids．
Some cases of dehydration can be handled at home，but sometimes，that isn't enough．A kid may need to go to the doctor if he or she has a heat-related illness that just won't quit．At the hospital，if necessary，you'll get a fluid infusion（補液）It will help you feel much better and recover faster．

50．To avoid dehydration，how many methods are suggested in the first paragraph？B
A．Two    B．Three．C．Four    D．Five
51．Which of the following is the best drink after sports？D
A．Juice  B．Milk     C．Icepop      D．Boiled water
52．What does the underlined word'it'in paragraph 3refer to？A
A．Caffeine．
B．Drinking
C．Sugar．
D．Water
53．What does the last paragraph mainly tell usD？
A．Causes of dehydration．
B．Concept of dehydration
C．Symptoms of dehydration．
D．Treatment of dehydration．

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

12．Besides giving off gases and dusts into the air，humans produce waste that is poured on the environment．Often，this waste produced by major industries and people is harmful to both nature and human life．
One of the main causes of the large amount of dangerous waste is that people do not realize how large a problem it is．Because it can be simply removed and sent to a landfill（廢渣填埋場），the problem is often believed to end there．In addition，industries have often shown an unwillingness to find ways to deal with dangerous waste because of the re-lated expenses．Many industries and governments build simple landfills to store waste，and often just pour waste chemicals into nearby bodies of water．Often，chemicals used for industrial production cause dangerous forms of waste．The amount of these chemicals has increased greatly in the past，but it is often difficult and expensive to get rid of these chemicals or to store them in a way safe to human life and the environment．
Every year，major health problems result from dangerous waste．Sadly，it is often only after someone has died or become seriously ill that governments will take measures to reduce levels of harmful waste．
Some governments have realized how serious the dangerous waste problem is and are now trying to settle this problem．They are also trying to limit the amount of waste industries are allowed to produce．
Not only governments but ordinary people as well must work together to solve the problem．They can choose not to buy those products which require the production of dangerous waste，and produce less harmful waste themselves．Many scientists think that waste production can be cut．The waste can be reduced by at least one third using existing technologies and methods．
56．What would be the best title for the text？B
A．Measures of Reducing Dangerous Waste     
B．Danger of Harmful Waste to Mankind
C．Dangerous Waste and Water Pollution      
D．Environmental Protection
57．According to the text，peopleC．
A．do not produce harmful waste in their daily life
B．do not know where to place the dangerous waste
C．a(chǎn)re not clear about how serious the dangerous waste problem is
D．a(chǎn)re not sure about where harmful waste ends
58．What troubles industries most in dealing with the dangerous waste problem？D
A．How to get government support．
B．How to increase their production．
C．How to store harmful waste．
D．How to cut down the related costs．
59．What can be inferred from the passage？A
A．To solve the problem requires the efforts of the whole society．
B．Present technologies have settled the harmful waste products．
C．Everyone should obey the government rules for the problem．
D．The polluting industries are not allowed to sell their products．

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