第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每题1分,满分20分)

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __36__ began when I was just a kid.I __37__ becoming a doctor.

My mother was a domestic(佣人).Through her work, she observed that __38__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __39__ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __40__ 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 __41__ her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __42__. My mother was illiterate(文盲). 

When I entered high school I was a(n) __43__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __44__ the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __45__ 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 __46__ food and pay the bills. With everything __47__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very __48__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __49__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __50__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __51__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required wise preparation. I went back to my __52__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __53__ my dream and I became a doctor.

My story is really my mother's story-a woman with __54__ 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 __55__ than parenting. This I believe.

36.A.belief                B.work                C.education           D.promise

37.A.majored in          B.got used to          C.dreamed of          D.got tired of 

38.A.lazy                 B.easy-going          C.successful           D.reliable

39.A.spent               B.paid                 C.took                D.did

40.A.could only           B.could not            C.must not            D.should often

41.A.read to              B.present to          C.teach               D.explain to

42.A.joke                 B.means              C.tool                 D.trick

43.A.A-student           B.B-student           C.C-student           D.D-student

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

45.A.making              B.stopping            C.working        D.getting

46.A.your brother         B.yourself             C.your sister          D.the family

47.A.left over             B.paid off              C.used up             D.carried out

48.A.angry               B.pleased             C.disappointed        D.bored

49.A.anything            B.everything           C.something          D.nothing

50.A.put an idea into                             B.gave an impression on 

     C.keep a roof over                             D.have eyes in the back of

51.A.let alone            B.let out              C.let in                D.leave alone

52.A.guys                B.mother              C.studies             D.play  

53.A.made               B.fulfilled              C.changed                 D.tried

54.A.little                B.much               C.few                 D.high

55.A.more interesting     B.less important       C.more important     D.less interesting

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