【題目】 Laura Sides was a psychology major at the University of Nottingham in 2004. She first noticed signs of her dad’s developing dementia(癡呆) when she moved to Nottingham. She said, "Dad was a doctor, so he knew exactly what had happened to him, but people try to hide it when they are ill. Then, I came home for my 21st birthday and arranged to meet him, but he never showed up as he’d forgotten. That’s when I knew something serious had happened."

So, aged 21, she decided to leave university and look after him herself. She lived close by, popping in every day to make sure he was eating, and that the house was tidy, before heading off to her work.

Besides challenging moments, there was a time when looking after her dad was a pure joy. "We’d wake up, I’d ask what he wanted to do that day, and however ridiculous the adventure is, off we’d go."

Sadly, in 2009, 5 years later, Laura lost her father. Before he died, Laura went to a hospital appointment with him, where doctors mentioned that his form of Alzheimer’s disease was genetic meaning there was a fifty-fifty chance that she had inherited it. For several years Laura agonised over whether to be tested, finally finding out in August 2017 that she has the APP gene, meaning that, like him, she will develop the condition within a decade.

At first, she struggled, feeling as if her life lacked purpose. Then, during a sleepless night in the summer of 2018, she decided at around 2 a.m. to enter the 2019 London Marathon sponsored by the charities Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK.

She hoped to start the conversation around early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and to encourage people to talk about it more openly. "I remember when Dad was ill, people wouldn’t know how to react, but I want to be honest and open," she added. "The more information we can get, the less of a taboo(忌諱) we will feel. That said, the support I’ve received so far after going public has been amazing — that’s what is carrying me through."

【1】Laura noticed her father’s dementia when .

A.her father told her his condition in person

B.people nearby informed her of his father’s condition

C.her father forgot his own birthday party

D.her father forgot to attend her 21-year-old birthday party

【2】The underlined word "agonised" in Paragraph 4 probably means .

A.excitedB.struggled

C.shockedD.delighted

【3】Laura started the open talk in the hope of .

A.getting people to talk about Alzheimer’s disease openly

B.earning some money to help treat her Alzheimer’s disease

C.making herself stronger to fight against Alzheimer’s disease

D.raising funds for charities Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s disease Research UK

【4】Which words can best describe Laura?

A.Caring and positive.B.Careful and honest.

C.Patient and cautious.D.Devoted and modest.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。Laura Sides在讀大學(xué)期間，父親患上了阿爾茨海默病，她離開學(xué)校照料父親直到他去世；后來她得知自己在十年內(nèi)也會患上同樣的病。她掙扎之后便振作了起來，決定參加馬拉松比賽，并且進(jìn)行阿爾茨海默病方面的對話，鼓勵(lì)人們更加公開地談?wù)撨@種病。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段最后兩句“Then, I came home for my 21st birthday…That’s when I knew something serious had happened”可知，Laura的父親忘記參加女兒的21歲生日會，在那時(shí)Laura意識到父親已患病。故選D。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上文中的“there was a fifty-fifty chance that she had inherited it”可知，醫(yī)生告知Laura，她有百分之五十患病的概率，并結(jié)合畫線詞所在句中的“whether to be tested”可推知，此處表示Laura幾年來苦苦思索是否去檢查一下，與B項(xiàng)詞義接近。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞open talk定位到文章的最后一段。根據(jù)該段首句“She hoped to start the conversation around early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and to encourage people to talk about it more openly”可知，作者公開談?wù)摪柎暮Ｄ∈菫榱斯膭?lì)人們公開談?wù)摯瞬�，故答案�?/span>A。

【4】推理判斷題。通讀全文內(nèi)容可知， Laura在得知父親患阿爾茨海默病后離開學(xué)校照料他直至他去世，后來得知自己也會得阿爾茨海默病，掙扎后便振作起來，先是決定參加馬拉松比賽，接著圍繞這種病進(jìn)行對話，鼓勵(lì)人們更加公開地談?wù)撍�。由此可推知，作者是一個(gè)關(guān)心他人又積極向上的人。故選A。

閱讀理解通常都會出現(xiàn)詞義猜測題，要求考生從上下文理解中概括出生詞或短語的詞義�？忌鞔祟愵}型時(shí)，首先要找到所猜測詞所在文章的位置，然后在理解文章大意的基礎(chǔ)之上，對此詞前后句反復(fù)研讀，最后根據(jù)前后句猜測出詞義。例如小題2要求猜測出agonised的含義，就是根據(jù)上文中的“there was a fifty-fifty chance that she had inherited it”可知，醫(yī)生告知Laura，她有百分之五十患病的概率，并結(jié)合畫線詞所在句中的“whether to be tested”可推知，此處表示Laura幾年來苦苦思索是否去檢查一下，與B項(xiàng)詞義接近，從而推測出agonised之意。

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