My mother was a household servant. Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and write book reports. She would mark them up with check marks. Years later we realized her marks were a ruse. My mother had only received a third-grade education. Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.

When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went form being an A- student to a B- student to a C-student, but I didn’t care.

One night my mother came home and I complained about not having enough shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week cleaning floors and bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all the shirts you want.”

I was very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less buy clothes.

I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual(理智的) preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. I dreamed of becoming a doctor when I was just a kid. And now I have achieved my dream.

Over the years my mother’s changeless faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I found myself faced with my own medical illness. A few years ago I discovered I had a very serious cancer; I was told it might have spread to my spine(脊柱). My mother believed in God very much. She never worried. She said that God would never throw me away forever; there was no way that this was going to be a major problem. The abnormality in spine turned out to be not bad; I was able to have surgery and am cured.

My story is really my mother’s story －a woman little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children.

The underlined word “ruse” in the first paragraph probably means           .

A. discovery  B. success  C. trick   D. pleasure

When the author asked his mother to buy him shirts, she           .

A. advised him to earn money by himself

B. asked him to try to manage their money

C. persuaded him not to buy them patiently

D. agreed to buy them for him immediately

What do we learn about the author?

A. He now works as a doctor.

B. He disliked watching TV as a kid.

C. He received little formal education.

D. He often did housework when young.

The underlined word “this” in the last but one paragraph refers to        .

A. God’s throwing me away

B. my own medical illness

C. the operation on my spine

D. my mother’s changeless faith in God

In writing the passage, the author mainly shows us         .

A. the happy relationships in his family

B. the benefits of reading for young children

C. the importance of formal education for adults

D. his mother’s great influence on his development

My mother was a household servant. Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and write book reports. She would mark them up with check marks. Years later we realized her marks were a ruse. My mother had only received a third-grade education. Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.
When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went form being an A- student to a B- student to a C-student, but I didn’t care.
One night my mother came home and I complained about not having enough shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week cleaning floors and bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all the shirts you want.”
I was very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less buy clothes.
I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual(理智的) preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. I dreamed of becoming a doctor when I was just a kid. And now I have achieved my dream.
Over the years my mother’s changeless faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I found myself faced with my own medical illness. A few years ago I discovered I had a very serious cancer; I was told it might have spread to my spine(脊柱). My mother believed in God very much. She never worried. She said that God would never throw me away forever; there was no way that this was going to be a major problem. The abnormality in spine turned out to be not bad; I was able to have surgery and am cured.
My story is really my mother’s story －a woman little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children.
【小题1】 The underlined word “ruse” in the first paragraph probably means           .

My mother was a household servant. Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and write book reports. She would mark them up with check marks. Years later we realized her marks were a ruse. My mother had only received a third-grade education. Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.

When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went form being an A- student to a B- student to a C-student, but I didn’t care.

One night my mother came home and I complained about not having enough shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week cleaning floors and bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all the shirts you want.”

I was very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less buy clothes.

I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual(理智的) preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. I dreamed of becoming a doctor when I was just a kid. And now I have achieved my dream.

Over the years my mother’s changeless faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I found myself faced with my own medical illness. A few years ago I discovered I had a very serious cancer; I was told it might have spread to my spine(脊柱). My mother believed in God very much. She never worried. She said that God would never throw me away forever; there was no way that this was going to be a major problem. The abnormality in spine turned out to be not bad; I was able to have surgery and am cured.

My story is really my mother’s story －a woman little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children.

1. The underlined word “ruse” in the first paragraph probably means           .

2.When the author asked his mother to buy him shirts, she           .

3. What do we learn about the author?

4.The underlined word “this” in the last but one paragraph refers to        .

5.In writing the passage, the author mainly shows us         .

My mother was a household servant. Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and write book reports. She would mark them up with check marks. Years later we realized her marks were a ruse. My mother had only received a third-grade education. Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.
When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went form being an A- student to a B- student to a C-student, but I didn’t care.
One night my mother came home and I complained about not having enough shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week cleaning floors and bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all the shirts you want.”
I was very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less buy clothes.
I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual(理智的) preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. I dreamed of becoming a doctor when I was just a kid. And now I have achieved my dream.
Over the years my mother’s changeless faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I found myself faced with my own medical illness. A few years ago I discovered I had a very serious cancer; I was told it might have spread to my spine(脊柱). My mother believed in God very much. She never worried. She said that God would never throw me away forever; there was no way that this was going to be a major problem. The abnormality in spine turned out to be not bad; I was able to have surgery and am cured.
My story is really my mother’s story -a woman little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children.

1. 1.

   The underlined word “ruse” in the first paragraph probably means           .

   1. A.
      discovery
   2. B.
      success
   3. C.
      trick
   4. D.
      pleasure
2. 2.

   When the author asked his mother to buy him shirts, she           .

   1. A.
      advised him to earn money by himself
   2. B.
      asked him to try to manage their money
   3. C.
      persuaded him not to buy them patiently
   4. D.
      agreed to buy them for him immediately
3. 3.

   What do we learn about the author?

   1. A.
      He now works as a doctor.
   2. B.
      He disliked watching TV as a kid.
   3. C.
      He received little formal education.
   4. D.
      He often did housework when young.
4. 4.

   The underlined word “this” in the last but one paragraph refers to        .

   1. A.
      God’s throwing me away
   2. B.
      my own medical illness
   3. C.
      the operation on my spine
   4. D.
      my mother’s changeless faith in God
5. 5.

   In writing the passage, the author mainly shows us         .

   1. A.
      the happy relationships in his family
   2. B.
      the benefits of reading for young children
   3. C.
      the importance of formal education for adults
   4. D.
      his mother’s great influence on his development

Dear Future Me,

Happy 30th birthday! It's me, your 20-year-old  1 . Do you still remember the day when you wrote this e- mail?

The other day, Rachel was having her 30th birthday, and she was  2  out thinking that she had achieved nothing. It  3  me that I should make resolutions about what I want to  4  before my 30th.

This idea got me to   5  my future. Before, my life was   6  with the only theme ---college. Now, looking  7  , there will be people I have to get along with though I may  8  them, and things I have to deal with which I   9   to regard as worthless. The way to  10  is not cold war or stubbornness(固执)  11  compromise and communication.

What I am going to  12  is a society, not a locked classroom. So what are you doing? Do you still lock yourself up when you  13  people around?

I know I am shy and only  14   my attention on study. But I  15  hope that you are not like me, a mind easily affected by the outside world. After years of experience, hopefully you have  16   out of that small world and hold a place of your own.

_17  , there are also things that I don’t want you to change. Are you still the guy who  18  his judgment and has faith in life? Remember: try to find something  19_ in spite of difficulties.

I hope you are the way I want to be. But no matter what you are doing or what your life is like, I’ll always  20  you. Just be happy and healthy. That’s all I asked for.

Yours

Present Me

1．A．brother            B．sister             C．self              D． student

2．A．stressed           B．tired                  C．excited            D． confused

3．A．introduced         B．forced               C．showed              D． reminded

4．A．receive         B．achieve                C．plan               D． learn

5．A．consider          B．dream           C．imagine              D． change

6．A．puzzled             B．signaled        C．marked            D． attached

7．A．back                B．ahead          C．around            D． out

8．A．forget              B．help                C．admire             D． hate

9．A．used              B．need               C．dare               D． have

10．A．get off           B．get through        C．get in              D． get away

11．A．or                B．and              C．but              D． while

12．A．deal              B．treat                C．settle             D． face

13．A．have to do with                                                                 B．have trouble with   

       C．keep in touch with                             D． have fun with

14．A．pay             B．focus          C．attract             D． draw

15．A．sincerely         B．hardly              C．generally             D． finally

16．A．raised            B．lifted            C．risen              D． held

17．A．Therefore      B．Thus              C．Anyhow           D． However

18．A．doubts about     B．believes in        C．lies in             D． lives on

19．A．strange          B．funny             C．cheerful            D． fresh

20．A．encourage      B．protect              C．comfort             D． memorize