阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak．When you 　　1　　 using them again, they 　　2　　 become strong again．Everybody knows this and nobody would think of 　　3　　 this fact．　　4　　 there are many people who do not 　　5　　 to know that memory works in the 　　6　　 way．

　　　　7　　 someone says that he has a good memory, he 　　8　　 means that he 　　9　　 his memory by practising exercising it．When someone 　　10　　 says that his memory is poor, he actually means that he 　　11　　 give it enough chances to become 　　12　　．Have you ever 　　13　　 that people who cannot read or write usually have 　　14　　 memories than those who can?This is 　　15　　 those who 　　16　　 read or write 　　17　　 remember things．They have to remember dates, places, names, songs and stories．So their memory is the whole time 　　18　　．So 　　19　　 you want to have a good memory, you should learn from thee people, 　　20　　 by remembering what you see, hear, feel and write．If so, you must have a good memory．

阅读理解

　　My mother was a household servant．Through her work, she found 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(计策)．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 cool 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(天才)to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less(更不用说)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．

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

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Football Legend－Pele！

　　Everyone will laugh at you if you don’t know about Pele, the most famous football player in Brazil．Because of his great devotion to the 　　1　　 of football, he is always 　　2　　 as the “King” by football fans worldwide．

　　Pele 　　3　　 his genius for football in his 　　4　　．When he was thirteen, 　　5　　 perfect skills he 　　6　　 Santos(桑托斯), a very important football 　　7　　 in Brazil．

　　In 1958, Pele was 　　8　　to play for Brazil in the Sixth World Cup Competition．　　9　　 he was sixteen, he was the best player 　　10　　 the field．　　11　　 to Pele, Brazil 　　12　　 the world championship for the first 　　13　　．

　　Pele played for Brazil in the World Cup Competitions from 1958 to 1970．

　　In one famous match, the fans were 　　14　　 the exciting 　　15　　 when Pele would score his thousandth goal when the referee gave Santons a penalty(点球)　　16　　．Pele walked up to 　　17　　 it．The opposing goalkeeper(对方守门员)had no 　　18　　 with the hard and accurate 　　19　　．Pele had scored his thousandth goal! The crowds cheered：“Pele, Pele…”That is a record which is as valuable in sports as a thousand goals．

　　Pele was always 　　20　　to the spirit of the sport as a professional player．He always played a fair game and behaved modestly with a cheerful smile．

　　He is held in high respect, and now he is the Minister of Physical Education in Brazil．