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[2019·石家庄模拟] As a teenager, I terrorized my mother. We often quarreled about whether or not I would empty the dishwasher, take out the trash, or clear the dinner plates. My brothers referred to these infamous screaming matches as World War Ⅲ every time a battle began. The fights lasted as long as my mother could put up with my sharp tongue and snide remarks, after which I was sent to my room without dinner.
Now we don't argue anymore. It's not because I've matured, gotten married, and left my parents' house, but because my mother cannot utter (发出) enough words to form sentences. Her brain is a mess like a room full of people speaking different languages with no interpreter that cannot communicate.
At fiftyfour, she was diagnosed with earlyonset Alzheimer's disease and now, four years later, she is completely dependent on my family and me to function. We feed her, dress her, bathe her, drive her around, and pray that the disease progresses slowly.
Alzheimer's has changed both the relationship we share as a mother and daughter and the fundamental beliefs that guide my life. I now believe that I am fortunate to have the opportunity to give back to my mother with the same love and devotion she always shared with me.
I visit her as often as my schedule permits. Sometimes I share stories with her, reducing any details to basic terms that she can understand. Sometimes we sit in silence and comment every now and then about how good the coffee is. “Makes you feel good，” she tells me, talking about the coffee, and I want to say the same thing about the time spent with her. I am so grateful for these moments, for the experiences we share, and for the chance to make up for the way I treated her years earlier. The funny thing is that she may never remember those arguments.
体裁：记叙文 题材：日常生活 主题：照顾生病母亲
【解题导语】 本文主要讲述了母亲在得了阿尔茨海默病后，作者对母亲的细心、体贴的照顾的故事。
【难句分析】 The fights lasted as long as my mother could put up with my sharp tongue and snide remarks, after which I was sent to my room without dinner.
分析：本句是一个复合句。as long as此处表示“和……一样(时间)长”，后一个as引导比较状语从句；which引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中和after一起作状语。
译文：斗争一直持续到母亲能够容忍我的尖牙利齿和挖苦的言辞，之后我就被关在自己的屋里不准吃饭了。
1．What does the underlined word “matches” probably refer to?
A．Games. B．Remarks.
C．Arguments. D．Moments.
答案与解析：C 考查词义猜测。根据最后一段最后一句“The funny thing is that she may never remember those arguments”可推知，此处的matches是指作者和母亲当时的那些争论，与第二段第一句“Now we don't argue anymore”呼应，故选C。
2．What changed the relationship between the author and her mother?
A．Her basic beliefs.
B．Her mother's disease.
C．Her being mature.
D．Her mother's devotion.
答案与解析：B 考查细节理解。根据第二段第二句“It's not because I've matured，gotten married，and left my parents' house, but because my mother cannot utter(发出)enough words to form sentences”可知，作者之所以不再和母亲起冲突是因为母亲患病了，语言沟通上出了问题，根据第四段第一句也可知答案，故选B。
3．How does the author feel when telling the story?
A．Sad. B．Funny.
C．Anxious. D．Thankful.
答案与解析：D 考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“I now believe that...she always shared with me”及最后一段倒数第二句“I am so grateful for these moments，for the experiences we share，and for the chance to make up for the way I treated her years earlier”可知，作者在讲述这个故事时，对有机会报答母亲对自己的爱心存感激，故选D。
