题文
During the last fifteen years of my mother's life she suffered with Alzheimer's disease (老年性痴呆). Until then she had been a bright, ____ 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(an) ____ 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 ____ forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, ____ later on she would go ___ periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life ____ uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were ____ for a short time.
Hoping to please her and put her mind ____ I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a ____. 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 ____ my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some ____. 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 ____, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much ____, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.
Watching my mother's suffering set me wondering ____ I would have in mind if someday I couldn't find ____ 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 ____ symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only ____ and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer's is haunting there. Someday ____ and when I become even more ____ 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 ____.
小题1:A．accessibleB．cheerfulC．hopefulD．considerate小题2:A．excitedB．doubtfulC．puzzledD．amazed小题3:A．greatlyB．hardlyC．totallyD．simply小题4:A．butB．soC．andD．though小题5:A．withB．throughC．byD．over小题6:A．declaringB．suggesting C．cryingD．commenting小题7:A．unsettledB．unattendedC．unconcernedD．uninspired小题8:A．in placeB．under controlC．in orderD．at ease小题9:A．ladyB．studentC．childD．mother小题10:A．toldB．picturedC．statedD．encouraged小题11:A．responseB．smileC．reasonsD．answers小题12:A．nameB．dreamC．symbol D．place小题13:A．prettierB．youngerC．happierD．healthier小题14:A．thatB．whereC．whichD．when小题15:A．memoryB．passionC．homeD．way小题16:A．deadlyB．alarmingC．interestingD．allergic小题17:A．naturalB．specialC．rareD．unique小题18:A．ifB．whatC．untilD．whether小题19:A．mechanicalB．cloudyC．clearD．stubborn小题20:A．appreciationB．satisfactionC．guidance D．convenience 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:C
解析
文章介绍作者看见自己的妈妈得了老年痴呆，找不到自己的家，很痛苦，作者联想自己的老年，指导儿子以后自己老年痴呆了，儿子该怎么做。
小题1:考查形容词：A. accessible易接近的，B. cheerful愉快的，C. hopeful有希望的，D. considerate考虑周到的，和bright并列，说明妈妈一直是愉快的，对周围的事物感兴趣的人，选B
小题2:考查形容词：A. excited兴奋的，B. doubtful怀疑的，C. puzzled困惑的，D. amazed惊人的，因为妈妈得了老年痴呆症，所以是：困惑的看着作者，选C
小题3:考查副词：A. greatly大大地，B. hardly几乎不，C. totally完全，D. simply简单地，只是，从后面的句子：可知妈妈后来是很焦虑，说明一开始只是健忘，选D
小题4:考查连词：A. but但是，B. so因此，C. and并且D. though虽然，前面说妈妈开始就是健忘，后面说焦虑，是转折关系，选A
小题5:考查词组：go. Through经历，说明妈妈会经历紧张焦虑，选B
小题6:考查动词：A. declaring宣布，B. suggesting建议，C. crying哭，D. commenting评论，从前面的she would go through periods of intense anxiety.可知妈妈会焦虑的叫喊要回家，选C
小题7:考查形容词：A. unsettled没有安定，B. unattended没有人照料，C. unconcerned不关心，D. uninspired没有受到鼓舞，妈妈在没有人照料的时候会离开家，选B
小题8:考查词组：A. in place在适当的位置，B. under control被控制，C. in order秩序井然，D. at ease轻松，从前面的句子：Hoping to please her可知是希望妈妈高兴，思想放轻松，选D
小题9:考查名词：A. lady女士，B. student学生，C. child孩子，D. mother妈妈，从后面的句子：my mother there as a little girl playing with the pet lamb可知作者会带妈妈去以前是孩子的时候住的地方，选C
小题10:考查动词：A. told告诉，B. pictured绘图，描述，C. stated陈述，D. encouraged鼓励，作者描述妈妈还是小女孩的情境。选B
小题11:考查名词：A. response回复，B. smile微笑，C. reasons原因，D. answers答案，从后面的She shook her head可知作者看着妈妈想得到回答，选A
小题12:考查名词：A. name名字，B. dream梦想，C. symbol象征，D. place地方，从前面的calling home可知妈妈说的家，不是一个地方，而是一段时间，选D
小题13:考查形容词：A. prettier更漂亮，B. younger更年轻，C. happier更快乐，D. healthier更健康，从后面的句子：when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.可知是妈妈年轻的时候，选B
小题14:考查连接词：从后面的wanted to go there.可知作者想如果以后自己找不到家了，会记住哪里，选B
小题15:考查名词：A. memory记忆，B. passion热情，C. home家，D. way路，从前面妈妈的话"I want to go home."可知作者想如果以后自己找不到家了，选C
小题16:考查形容词：A. deadly致命的，B. alarming使人害怕的，扰乱人心的C. interesting有趣的，D. allergic过敏的，从前面的句子：In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by.可知这些症状是让人害怕的，选B
小题17:考查形容词：A. natural自然的，B. special特殊的，C. rare罕见的，D. unique独特的，从后面的句子：that it comes with age.可知这些症状是随着年龄的增长自然的到来，选A
小题18:考查连词：A. if如果，B. what什么C. until 直到，D. whether是否，句意：如果或当我思维糊涂了，找不到家了，我希望我叫你带我回家，选A
小题19:考查形容词：A. mechanical机械的，B. cloudy多云的，模糊不清的，C. clear清楚的，D. stubborn固执的，从前面的句子：In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by.可知作者假设以后会更加糊涂，选B
小题20:考查名词：A. appreciation 欣赏，感激，B. satisfaction满意，C. guidance指导，D. convenience方便，从前面的句子：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.可知作者是给儿子指导，以后自己老年痴呆了，怎么做，选C
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“During the last fift.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
