Question

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mother was one of those people.

My father died when I was one-year-old. While I was growing up, we led a very hard life, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she seated me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, "Kemmons, you are sure to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it. "

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said that I would never walk again. Every night my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me whatever those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I walked on my own to school!

When the Great Depression broke out, my mother lost her job. Then I left school to support the two of us. At that moment I decided never to be poor again.

Over the years, I experienced a lot of business success. But the real turning point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was very angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for an ordinary American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel （汽车旅馆）for families that would never charge extra money for children. Many people did not believe me at that time.

Not surprisingly, mom was my strongest supporter. As in any business, I experienced a lot of difficulties. But with my mom's words in my heart, I never doubted I would succeed. Fifteen years later, I had the largest hotel system in the world—Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $l billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

1.What Kemmon's mother often told him during his childhood was____.

A. caring B. moving

C. encouragingD. interesting

2.Who played the most important role in making the author walk back to school again?

A. Doctors.B. Nurses.

C. His friend.D. His mom.

3. What caused Kemmon to start a motel by himself?

A. His terrible experience in the hotel.B. His wife's suggestion.

C. His previous business success.D. His mom's support.

4. Which of the following best describes Kemmon's mother?

A. Modest, helpful and hard-working.

B. Loving, supportive and strong-willed.

C. Careful, beautiful and helpful.

D. Strict, sensitive and supportive.

5.. Which of the following led to Kemmon's success?

A. Self-confidence, hard work, higher education and a poor family.

B. Mom's encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work.

C. Clear goals, mom's encouragement, a poor family and higher education.

D. Mom's encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇记叙文，在文中作者回忆了母亲对自己的教导和鼓励，他认为他的成功都归功于母亲。作者小时候日子很艰难，但是母亲一直鼓励他，相信他，使他坚信只要努力，就可以取得一切想取得的成就。而且在他的事业中，母亲也一直是他的支持者。

1.推理判断题。根据文章第二段中母亲说的话"Kemmons, you are sure to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it. "可知母亲所说的话是鼓舞人的，选C。

2.细节理解题。在文章第二段中作者讲述了自己车祸后母亲不断得鼓励他，，让作者坚信自己会重新站起来，而且最终不仅会重新走路，而且也重返学校，故答案选D。

3.细节理解题。从文章倒数第三段内容可知作者是在一次旅馆糟糕的经历后决定开一家汽车旅馆的，故答案选A。

4.推理判断题。根据文章内容可知作者的母亲是深爱着孩子的，而且从小就鼓励他，在他出意外以后也坚信他会站立起来，并且在作者开汽车旅馆后也是他的支持者，由此判断B选项正确。

5. 推理判断题。本文讲述了母亲的鼓励，关爱和支持对作者的影响，在文章最后作者用But with my mom's words in my heart, I never doubted I would succeed.点明了中心， 故答案选B。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读