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2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编
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山东省潍坊市2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
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My dad gave my mother a coral rose necklace on their wedding anniversary(周年纪念日). 21 it was a card saying, “Even thorns (荆棘) have roses, too. Love, E. ” After my father died, my mother 22 to wear the necklace.
In her ninety-first year, suffering from dementia(阿尔兹海默症), she moved to a nursing home near me in Connecticut. I made her new 23 as familiar as possible, 24 her walls with family photos. Before I left, she lifted the rose necklace off and handed it to me. Though Mom’s dementia has left her 25 memories, she remembers the 26 and the feelings that accompanied it, and 27 the words with me with a smile and a knowing nod.
Then the lockdown order came. I was terrified the isolation(隔离) would send her deeper into dementia and 28. It didn’t. Throughout, my mother’s attitude was 29. During the lockdown I 30 with her via Skype every day. From time to time, she would smile and 31 me, “You know, even thorns have roses, too. ” Soon, these “on-the-screen visits”, became almost as 32 as seeing each other in person. With most of my usual activities stopped by the pandemic, I had enough time to spend some unrushed, 33 screen time with her.
Those 34 visits brought us closer and showed me that dementia had not taken her away. It only wore down the thorns and made 35 for a pretty, late-blooming rose.
21. A. Carrying B. Following C. Accompanying D. Opening
22. A. continued B. decided C. refused D. forgot
23. A. belongings B. surroundings C. activities D. habits
24. A. connecting B. mixing C. covering D. building
25. A. excited B. fresh C. distinct D. broken
26. A. picture B. smile C. rose D. promise
27. A. leaves B. share C. debates D. confirms
28. A. curiosity B. threat C. contentment D. negativity
29. A. serious B. optimistic C. critical D. firm
30. A. played B. compared C. agreed D. chatted
31. A. remind B. request C. warn D. forgive
32. A. upsetting B. challenging C. satisfying D. su