浙江省余姚兰江中学、云龙中学等2020-2021学年九年级下学期期中考试英语试题

2020学年第二学期九年级英语学科测试卷 一、完形填空（本题有15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） My mother is the sweetest person you would ever want to meet. But she is also someone whose 1 is being damaged (损坏) and whose identity (身份) is being lost slowly because of Alzheimer’s disease (阿尔茨海默症). For me, it is a slow and 2 process. Although she couldn’t 3 herself, she at least still knew her family. I knew the day would come when that, too, would change and finally, about two-and-a-half years ago, that day came. My parents would visit us almost daily and we would have a pleasant time, but one day there was a (an) 4 missing. My mother no longer knew me as her daughter. She would tell my father “Oh, they are such nice people.” Telling her I was her daughter made no 5 at all. When I would hug her good-bye, I would close my eyes and 6 that this was my mother from years ago. Every day, I prayed (祈祷) for her. One late summer afternoon, my prayers were 7 . My parents were outside in the garden when my mother suddenly jumped up 8 she had been hit by lightning (闪电). She ran into the kitchen, grabbed (抓住) me gently from 9 and turned me around. With a sparkle (闪光) in her eyes, she 10 asked me if it was true, was I her baby? Tears welling up, I said, yes, it was true. We hugged and cried and neither of us wanted to let go of this 11 moment. I knew it could 12 as quickly as it came. She said she always felt a 13 to me, but that it had come to her suddenly that I was her baby. We felt joy, even if it were to last just for that moment. We had the special connection again. 14 my mom’s condition has continued to worsen, she remembers who I am and it has been a year since that sweet afternoon. A month ago when we had another visitor, she started stroking (轻抚) my hair and told them 15 , “Did you know that she was my baby?” 1. A. hearing B. eyesight C. brain D. feet 2. A. uneasy B. harmful C. painful D. embarrassing 3. A. believe in B. deal with C. get use