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广东省部分地区2023届高三二模英语试卷分类汇编
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2023届广东省汕头市高三二模英语试题
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空格处的最佳选项。
The plants my mother tended were hearty and had been there for many years. But after my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease(阿尔兹海默症)and was sent in hospital, the plants in our house began to die and the leaves were 41 , During that time, I had been so focused on the increasing demands of her own 42 that her beloved plants had 43 my notice.
Later, I 44 her job and poured water into the thirsty soil every day. Gradually I understood her sacred job. Unlike children or pets, house plants 45 nothing. They wait quietly, no matter how 46 for attention. To undertake the care of a plant during a long period of time requires 47 for a living thing. Actually it 48 entirely on you for survival, but can't even ask for help.
Even as Alzheimer's disease 49 so much of her moment-to-moment memory, the inborn act of caring lasts. After she left hospital and went back home, sometimes I would guide her down the steps to 50 the plants herself. Each time, she smiled up at me with 51, because being able to care for something is still what brings her the greatest joy. Whatever she may 52 moments later, while she is with them, she is fully 53 . Her devotion to the plants has no limit and no end.
I look at plants differently these days. I see them as my mother does: quiet reminders of the need for deep 54 and love for every living thing. It is clear to me that the things we spend a lifetime cultivating are never truly 55; the kindness she has planted in me still blooms.
41. A. blooming B. swinging C. growing D. dropping
42. A. care B. health C. business D. condition
43. A. got B. escaped C. deserved D. changed
44. A. took over B. applied for C. participated in D. kept on
45. A. promise B. prove C. demand D. complain
46. A. ready B. eager C. necessary D. grateful
47. A. wisdom B. courage C. diligence D. patience
48. A. focuses B. decides