My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time reading than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me not to watch too much TV, but to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, though she couldn’t read the book at all.
When I went to high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool clothes and hung out with friends. I became a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night I complained about not having enough Italian shirts. Then my mother gave me all the money and said I could get the money left to buy shirts if I finished buying all the things the family needed. I was pleased with that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how difficult it was for my mother to do all these. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. Finally, my dream came true and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story----a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a parent. So I believe there is no job more important than parenting.
【小题1】What did the writer’s mother do?

My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time reading than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me not to watch too much TV, but to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, though she couldn’t read the book at all.

When I went to high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool clothes and hung out with friends. I became a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night I complained about not having enough Italian shirts. Then my mother gave me all the money and said I could get the money left to buy shirts if I finished buying all the things the family needed. I was pleased with that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how difficult it was for my mother to do all these. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. Finally, my dream came true and I became a doctor.

My story is really my mother’s story----a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a parent. So I believe there is no job more important than parenting.

1.What did the writer’s mother do?

A．A worker.         B．A housewife       C．A teacher         D．A writer

2.Why did the mother ask her children to read books in their free time?

A．Because she thought successful people spent more time reading.

B．Because she thought books were interesting.

C．Because she wanted her children to be happy.

D．Because she wanted her children to be doctors.

3.Which was NOT the reason for the writer’s falling behind(落后)?

A．He only cared about clothes and didn’t study.

B．He spent more time hanging out with friends than studying.

C．He didn’t care that he went from being an A-student to a C-student.

D．He spent much time reading storybooks.

4.What was the writer’s dream?

A．To be a doctor.                         B．To be a teacher.

C．To be an A-student                      D．To find a good job.

5.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A．mothers with little education change their children more.

B．his mother is cruel and unhelpful

C．there is a job more important than parenting.

D．his mother has an important influence（影响）on him.

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    Starting a new school term is always ___61___. It is a chance to see your friends ___62___. But most exciting of all, the new term is a chance to take up new hobbies. It is common in Britain for students to take up new interests after the Christmas holidays. ___63___ to start something new is a common new year resolution.

    ___64___ schools offer different kinds of ___65___ classes. Students take them in their free periods or after school. Some classes you have to pay for and others are free. For example, I once took a free Wednesday evening gymnastics class my school ___66___. But when I learnt how to play the drum, my parents had to pay for the lessons.

    ___67___ extra classes at my school ___68___ piano lessons and drama club. Both classes offered exams students could ___69___. Students with many hobbies sometimes felt more stressed than those ___70___ any. But the students with hobbies left school with many extra skills.

My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time reading than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me not to watch too much TV, but to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, though she couldn’t read the book at all.
When I went to high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool clothes and hung out with friends. I became a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night I complained about not having enough Italian shirts. Then my mother gave me all the money and said I could get the money left to buy shirts if I finished buying all the things the family needed. I was pleased with that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how difficult it was for my mother to do all these. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. Finally, my dream came true and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story----a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a parent. So I believe there is no job more important than parenting

1. 1.

   What did the writer’s mother do?

   1. A.
      A worker
   2. B.
      A housewife
   3. C.
      A teacher
   4. D.
      A writer
2. 2.

   Why did the mother ask her children to read books in their free time?

   1. A.
      Because she thought successful people spent more time reading
   2. B.
      Because she thought books were interesting
   3. C.
      Because she wanted her children to be happy
   4. D.
      Because she wanted her children to be doctors
3. 3.

   Which was NOT the reason for the writer’s falling behind(落后)?

   1. A.
      He only cared about clothes and didn’t study
   2. B.
      He spent more time hanging out with friends than studying
   3. C.
      He didn’t care that he went from being an A-student to a C-student
   4. D.
      He spent much time reading storybooks
4. 4.

   What was the writer’s dream?

   1. A.
      To be a doctor
   2. B.
      To be a teacher
   3. C.
      To be an A-student
   4. D.
      To find a good job
5. 5.

   The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______

   1. A.
      mothers with little education change their children more
   2. B.
      his mother is cruel and unhelpful
   3. C.
      there is a job more important than parenting
   4. D.
      his mother has an important influence（影响）on him