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浙江省湖州市吴兴区
2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编
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2023年浙江省湖州市吴兴区中考一模英语试题
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Usually a mother and daughter's relationship changes a lot after the mother's dementia(痴呆症). ___1___the condition goes on, tables turn and a daughter often becomes a carer. Here, before Mother's Day, one woman ___2___ the stories between her mother and her family.
“My six-year-old son wants to be a scientist so he can cure the disease that is taking his grandma ___3___.” Jane Cox, 36, lives in Maidenhead, Berks, UK, with her husband Kevin, son Charlie, six, and three-year-old daughter Molly. “We are a very open family and good at talking about our feelings, but ___4___ of us would like to talk about early signs of Mum's dementia. She described like this.
“My mum Janet was diagnosed(确诊) ___5___ 60 but showed signs three or four years before. She was a teacher for children with eye problems. Later she became terribly ___6___ with paper work and felt unable to use a computer. We thought she was under too much ___7___ and always got upset.”
“Then what was worse, she didn't seem interested in our lives and grew more ___8___. Our mum used to look after us so well, but suddenly started to forget most things. And this Christmas she made an ugly-looking dish that tasted ___9___. We all said nothing, but we realized it might be the beginning of her dementia.”
“For me, those first days of my mom' s dementia were the hardest because she ___10___ changed. She used to be a smart, warm, friendly and outgoing mum. She also ___11___ having neighbors around and even invited them to our house for a night's sleep. Every year she held a yard sale to raise money for Save The Children. ___12___, everything started to be different.”
“At first, Mum forgot things and needed help, and then she often became ___13___ and easily frustrated(沮丧). Some feel that dementia makes their loved one become incredible(不可思议的). For my mum there was a terrible change, too. But all my family has never ___14___. My dad, Andrew, a kind and pat