Question

The simplest way to say it is this：I believe in my mother．My  31 began when 1 was just a kid . I 32 be coming a doctor．

My mother was a domestic．Through her work，she observed that  33 people spent a lot more time reading than they  34   watching television．She announced that my brother and I  35  watch two to three pre—selected TV programs during the week．  With our free time，we each had to read two books from the Detroit Public Library and  36 written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights．Years later we realized her marks were a  37 ．My mother was a domestic

When I entered high school I was a(n)  38  ，but not for long．I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to 39 the guys．I went from being an A -student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from 40 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 by scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms，  and you can buy 41  food and pay the bills．With everything  42 ，you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want．”I was very  43  with that arrangement，but once I got through allocating money，there was  44  left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to 45  our heads and any kind of food on the table， 46 buy clothes．I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation．I went back to my 47  and became an A-student again，and eventually I  48  my dream and became a doctor.

My story is really my mother’s story — a woman with  49  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  50 than parenting．This I believe .

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

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

3.	A．1azy B．easy-going C．successful D．reliable

4.	A．spent B．paid C．took D．did

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

6.	A．read at B．present to C．teach D．explain to

7.	A．joke B．means C．tool D．trick

8.	A．A-student B．B-student C．C-student D．D-student

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

10.	A．making B．stopping C．doing D．getting

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

12.	A．1eft over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out

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

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

15.	A．put an idea into B．give an impression on C．have a roof over D．have eyes in the back of

16.	A．let alone B．1et out C．let in D．leave alone

17.	A．guys B．mother C．studies D．play

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

19.	A．1ittle B．much C．few D．high

20.	A．more interesting B．1ess important C．more important D．1ess interesting

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

1.由前面的句子I believe in my mother可知选A

2.由倒数第二自然段最后一句话I fulfilled my dream and became a doctor.可知选C

3.有倒数第二段倒数第三行Success required intellectual preparation可知选C

4.考查省略，用助动词do、did代替，可知选D

5.根据句子意思，强调看电视少，可知选A

6.根据意思，present to意思“赠予”，teach意思“教”， explain to意思“向……解释”,根据意思，可知选B

7.由第二段第一句话My mother was a domestic和最后一句My mother was a domestic可知选D

8.由第三段第二行I went from being an A -student to a B-student to a C-student. 可知选A

9.考查词组，get rid of意思“摆脱”，hang out with意思“常去某处”，break away from意思“挣脱束缚”，keep in touch with意思“保持联系”，根据意思，可知选B

10.根据意思，make意思“制造”，stop意思“停止”，do意思“做”，get意思“得到”，from是介词，后面动词用动名词形式，do job固定搭配，“做工作”，可知选C

11.根据意思，“买家吃得食物”，可知选D

12.考查词组,left over意思“剩余”，pay off意思“还清”，use up意思“用完”，carry out意思“执行”，根据意思，可知选A

13.根据意思，“对于那个安排很高兴”，可知选B

14.根据意思，“我通过攒钱，什么都没有留下”，可知选D

15.考查固定短语，give an impression on意思“留下印象”，have a roof over意思“没地方住”，根据意思，可知选C

16.考查固定短语，let alone意思“更不用说”，let out意思“泄露”，let in意思“让……进来”,leave alone意思“不干涉”，根据意思，可知选A

17.根据意思，“我返回到学习上”，可知选C

18.根据意思，“最终我实现了梦想”, 可知选B

19.由第二段的最后一句话My mother was a domestic，可知选A

20.根据意思，“父母对子女的养育比任何一份工作都重要”，可知选C