第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
I
believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, ____36____ I
dreamed of becoming a doctor.
My
mother was a 37. Through her
work, she observed that__38__people spent a lot more time ____39__ than they
did watching television. She ____40 ____ 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 ___41____
written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and
underline the important ____42____. Years later we realized her marks were a
____43 ____. My mother was illiterate (文盲). Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I
could go anywhere, do anything and be ____44____.
When
I entered high school I was an A-student, ____45____ not for long. I wanted the
fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from being an
A-student to a B-student to a C-student, but I didn’t ___46___. I was cool.
One
night my mother came home from working her multiple jobs and I ___47___ about
not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the
money I make this week by scrubbing floors and __48__ bathrooms, and you can
buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have
all that you want. ” I was very ___49 ___ with that arrangement but ___50___ 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 ____51 ___ over our heads and any kind of food on
the table, much less buy clothes. I also ___52 ___ that immediate satisfaction
wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success ___53__ intellectual preparation. I
went back to my studies and became an A-student ___54___, and eventually I
fulfilled my dream and I became a __55___
36. A. where B.
which C.
when D.
who
37. A. maidservant B.
teacher C.
worker D.
nurse
38. A. healthy B.
successful C.
powerful D.
clever
39. A. searching B.
reading C.
working D.
training
40. A. ordered B.
insisted C.
suggested D.
announced
41. A. hand in B.
turn over C.
pick up D.
write down
42. A. titles B.
ideas C.
books D.
parts
43. A. game B.
trick C.
pleasure D.
task
44. A. anybody B.
nobody C.
somebody D.
everybody
45. A. and B.
so C.
but D.
or
46. A. know B.
care C.
face D.
stop
47. A. thought B.
chatted C.
complained D.
worried
48. A. repairing B.
cleaning C.
rubbing D.
watching
49. A. encouraged B.
puzzled C.
moved D.
pleased
50. A. as soon as B.
if C.
once D.
since
51. A. wall B.
house C.
window D.
roof
52. A. realized B.
imagined C.
believed D.
noticed
53. A. suited B.
required C.
made D.
matched
54. A. even B.
forever C.
before D.
again
55. A. professor B.
expert C.
doctor D.
boss