高考提能练(二十)必修Module 2Traffic Jam.阅读理解A2019石家庄模拟 As a teenager, I terrorized my mother. We often quarreled about whether or not I would empty the dishwasher, take out the trash, or clear the dinner plates. My brothers referred to these infamous screaming matches as World War every time a battle began. The fights lasted as long as my mother could put up with my sharp tongue and snide remarks, after which I was sent to my room without dinner.Now we dont argue anymore. Its not because Ive matured, gotten married, and left my parents house, but because my mother cannot utter (发出) enough words to form sentences. Her brain is a mess like a room full of people speaking different languages with no interpreter that cannot communicate.At fiftyfour, she was diagnosed with earlyonset Alzheimers disease and now, four years later, she is completely dependent on my family and me to function. We feed her, dress her, bathe her, drive her around, and pray that the disease progresses slowly.Alzheimers has changed both the relationship we share as a mother and daughter and the fundamental beliefs that guide my life. I now believe that I am fortunate to have the opportunity to give back to my mother with the same love and devotion she always shared with me.I visit her as often as my schedule permits. Sometimes I share stories with her, reducing any details to basic terms that she can understand. Sometimes we sit in silence and comment every now and then about how good the coffee is. “Makes you feel good，” she tells me, talking about the coffee, and I want to say the same thing about the time spent with her. I am so grateful for these moments, for the experiences we share, and for the chance to make up for the way I treated her years earlier. The funny thing is that she may never remember those arguments.体裁：记叙文题材：日常生活主题：照顾生病母亲【解题导语】本文主要讲述了母亲在得了阿尔茨海默病后，作者对母亲的细心、体贴的照顾的故事。【难句分析】The fights lasted as long as my mother could put up with my sharp tongue and snide remarks, after which I was sent to my room without dinner.分析：本句是一个复合句。as long as此处表示“和一样(时间)长”，后一个as引导比较状语从句；which引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中和after一起作状语。译文：斗争一直持续到母亲能够容忍我的尖牙利齿和挖苦的言辞，之后我就被关在自己的屋里不准吃饭了。1What does the underlined word “matches” probably refer to?AGames. BRemarks.CArguments. DMoments.答案与解析：C考查词义猜测。根据最后一段最后一句“The funny thing is that she may never remember those arguments”可推知，此处的matches是指作者和母亲当时的那些争论，与第二段第一句“Now we dont argue anymore”呼应，故选C。2What changed the relationship between the author and her mother?AHer basic beliefs. BHer mothers disease.CHer being mature. DHer mothers devotion.答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第二段第二句“Its not because Ive matured，gotten married，and left my parents house, but because my mother cannot utter(发出)enough words to form sentences”可知，作者之所以不再和母亲起冲突是因为母亲患病了，语言沟通上出了问题，根据第四段第一句也可知答案，故选B。3How does the author feel when telling the story?ASad. BFunny.CAnxious. DThankful.答案与解析：D考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“I now believe that.she always shared with me”及最后一段倒数第二句“I am so grateful for these moments，for the experiences we share，and for the chance to make up for the way I treated her years earlier”可知，作者在讲述这个故事时，对有机会报答母亲对自己的爱心存感激，故选D。B2019广东七校高三第一次联考On January 13, 2016, France became the first country in the world to pass a law requiring supermarkets to donate food that is approaching its expiration date (保质期) instead of throwing it away. The regulation that applies to supermarkets over 4,000 square feet requires stores to sign official donation agreements with local food banks.The law also makes it illegal for stores to pour water over nearlyexpired food, or store it inside locked warehouses until it is picked up by the garbage trucks. These measures are often undertaken by supermarkets to prevent the hungry from searching for food through the dustbins.Though that may appear cruel, the stores claim they do it to avoid potential food poisoning that could occur if the product is on its way past its expiry. Those who do not obey the new law face the risk of heavy fines.Also, excess goods like yogurt or milk that are likely to go bad quickly are now allowed to be donated directly to the food banks. Though this has always been possible, the current process is long and complex, making it difficult for producers to give away the food in a timely manner.Frances food banks are of course thrilled about the possibility of receiving extra food. Jacques Bailet, who heads a network of French food banks called the Banques Alimentaires, says that of the 110,000 tons of goods received annually, only 36,000 tons come from supermarkets. Bailet estimates (估计)that just a 15% increase in supermarket donations would translate to over 10 million additional meals to feed the hungry each year.Though this is a great first step, Arash Dermabarsh, the activist responsible for the grassroots movement that led to the ban, is not done. He now w