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【题目】The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother.My ___ began when I was just a kid.I ___ becoming a doctor.

My mother was a domestic.Through her work, she observed that ___ people spent a lot more time reading than they ___ watching television.She announcees that my brother and I ___ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week.In our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and ___ her written book reports.She would mark them up with check marks and highlights.Years later we realized her marks were a ___.My mother was illiterate.

When I entered high school I was a(n) ___,but not for long.I wanted the fancy clothes.I wanted to ___the guys.I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student.One night my mother came home from ___her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts.She said,”Okay,I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms,and you can buy ___food and pay the bills.With everything ___,you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.”I was very ___with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was ___left.I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to ___our heads and any kind of food on the table, ___buy clothes.I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere.Success required intellectual preparation.I went back to my ___ and became an A-student again, and eventually I ___ my dream and I became a doctor.

My story is really my mother's story—a woman with ___ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job ___ than parenting. This I believe.

【1】A．belief B．work C．education D．promise

【2】A．majored in B．got used to C．dreamed of D．got tired of

【3】A．lazy B．easy-going C．successful D．reliable

【4】A．spent B．paid C．took D．did

【5】A．could only B．could not C．must not D．should often

【6】A．read to B．present to C．teach D．explain to

【7】A．joke B．means C．tool D．trick

【8】A．A-student B．B-student C．C-student D．D-student

【9】A．get rid of B．hang out with C．break away from D．keep in touch with

【10】A．making B．stopping C．working D．getting

【11】A．your brotherB ．yourself C．your sister D．the family

【12】A．left over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out

【13】A．angry B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored

【14】A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing

【15】A．put an idea into B．gave an impression on C．keep a roof over D．have eyes in the back of

【16】A．let alone B．let out C．let in D．leave alone

【17】A．guys B．mother C．studies D．play

【18】A．made B．fulfilled C．changed D．tried

【19】A．little B．much C．few D．high

【20】A．more interesting B．less important C. more important D．less interesting

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 A

【2】 C

【3】 C

【4】 D

【5】 A

【6】 B

【7】 D

【8】 A

【9】 B

【10】 C

【11】 D

【12】 A

【13】 B

【14】 D

【15】 C

【16】 A

【17】 C

【18】 B

【19】 A

【20】 C

【解析】【1】从下文可知“我”小时候就开始有了信念。

【2】接着指出是什么信念——梦想成为一名医生。

【3】据母亲观察，成功人士花在阅读上的时间要比花在看电视上的时间多得多。

【4】此处使用did代替前文的spent，避免重复。

【5】由announced可知，“我”和弟弟每周只能看到两到三个预先挑选好的电视节目。

【6】由上下文可知，母亲非常严厉。在空闲时，“我们每人必须阅读从底特律公共图书馆借来。的两本书，还要上交读书心得”。present sth. to sb.把某物呈交给某人。

【7】由my mother was illiterate可知，此处应该选“计谋”。

【8】由but可推测出：读中学时，我曾是个优等生，但好景不长。

【9】我成绩下降的原因是：我想要漂亮衣服，想和别人出去闲逛。hang out闲逛。

【10】由下文scrubbing floors and cleaning bathroom可知，此处意为“母亲干完各种活回到家”。working 在此处作及物动词，意为“完成，干完”。

【11】此处考查buy sb. sth.的结构。句意为：你来给这个家买食物、付账单。

【12】此处考查“with+宾语+宾补”的结构。money与leave之间是被动关系。句意：你可以用剩下的钱买下所有你想要的意大利针织衫。

【13】母亲让我理财，并可以随时支配剩下来的钱，这样的决定让“我”开心不已。

【14】由but可知事实并非如我所愿。当“我”把该花的钱都分配完毕，已经没有买衣服的钱了。

【15】“我”的母亲不愧是个理财能手，她能让“我们”有地方住、有各种各样的食物吃，更不用说买衣服了。keep a roof over one’s head“有地方住”；put an idea into one’s head“使想起”；give an impression on“给……留下印象”；have eyes in the back of one’s head“后脑长眼，眼光敏锐”。

【16】let alone更不用说；let out发出；let in使进入；leave alone不理会，不理财。

【17】通过这件事，“我”还意识到，一时的满足并不会给“我”带来什么成就，而成功需要智力上的准备，于是“我”又发奋努力学习了。

【18】最终“我”实现了自己当医生的愿望。fulfill“履行义务，完成任务，实现愿望”

【19】由上文可知，“我”母亲是这样一位女性：她粗通文墨、家境贫寒，却利用家长的身份改变了很多人的生活。

【20】由上文可知，没有哪件事比对子女的养育更重要了。