Question

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, who dreamed of becoming a doctor.

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

When I entered high school I was a(n)      student, but not for long. I began to like the fancy clothes. I wanted to     the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from her various jobs and I     about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I'll give you all the money I have     this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the  family food and pay the bills. With the money     , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want." I was very pleased with that    but once I got through allocating（分配）money, there was     left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep the roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, let alone buy    . I also realized that my     wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my     and became an A-student again, and     I realized my dream and I became a doctor.

My story is really my mother's story--a woman with    formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around, especially her children. There is no job more important than     . This I believe.

1.A. nurse  B. teacher   C. servant   D. doctor

2.A. honest  B. hardworking  C. reliable  D. successful

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

4.A. programmes B. plays     C. films   D. games

5.A. weekend     B. free         C. evening      D. play

6.A. read   B. present     C. teach   D. translate

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

8.A. extreme      B. normal   C. immoral   D. top

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

10.A. complained B. forgot    C. worried    D. argued

11.A. deposited  B. exchanged    C. earned   D. won

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

13.A. proposal  B. command    C. requirement  D. arrangement

14.A. much  B. none    C. something  D. nothing

15.A. garments  B. shirts    C. houses   D. books

16.A. television  B. money    C. desire   D. dream

17.A. guys  B. mother    C. school   D. studies

18.A. happily      B. eventually      C. immediately  D. exactly

19.A. little   B. low     C. strict   D. high

20.A. persuading  B. educating    C. parenting   D. working

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章是一篇记叙文。作者出生于一个贫穷的单亲家庭。然而，在母亲的帮助和教导下，作者

克服了重重困难，最终实现了自己的梦想，成为了一名医生。这个成功的事例告诉我们：在教育子女上，父母才是最好的老师。

1.考查名词辨析。A护士；B教师；C佣人，仆人，雇员；D医生。根据第二段最后“My mother was illiterate（文盲）. ”可知，作者的母亲是文盲，由此可知，她从事的工作应该是佣人，根据第三段“scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms”可知答案，故选C。

2.形容词辨析。A真诚的；B刻苦的，努力的；C可靠的，真实可信的；D成功的。she observed that people spent a lot more time reading作者的母亲在工作中注意到，成功人士花很多时间看书，故选D。

3.动词辨析。A花费，度过；B支付；C做，代替前文的动词；D带走，花费。spent a lot more time reading than they watching television花在看书上的时间比花在看电视上的要多很多，这里用助动词did代替spent，故选C。

4.名词辨析。A节目；B游戏，比赛，戏剧；C电影；D比赛，游戏。I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV during the week作者一周只能看两三个电视节目，根据上一句可知，作者母亲认为要想成功就得多看书少看电视，故选A。

5.名词和形容词。A周末；B自由的，空闲的；C夜晚；D游戏，玩耍。With our time, we had to read two books在空闲时间，作者兄弟俩必须看书，故选B。

6.动词辨析。A读，看；B交给，赠送，介绍，出现；C教；D翻译。and written book reports to her作者兄弟俩需要把读书笔记交给母亲，present sth to sb把......交给某人，故选B。

7.名词辨析。A恶作剧，计谋，诀窍；B方法；C工具；D玩笑。根据“My mother was illiterate（文盲）.”可知，因为母亲是文盲，她对作者的读书笔记的批注只是一种监督手段，多年后，作者兄弟俩发现母亲做的批注只是一个督促他们认真看书的计谋，故选A。

8.形容词辨析。A极其；B正常的；C不正常的；D最高的，头等的，顶上的。But表示转折，再根据下句可知，作者进入高中时是一个优等生，但是好景不长，根据下一行“I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student.”可知，作者刚开始是优等生，故选D。

9.动词短语。A消除；B脱离；C闲逛，陪伴；D保持联系。I began to like the fancy clothes.因为作者开始喜欢漂亮的衣服，于是作者就想和伙伴们到处闲逛，故选C。

10.动词辨析。A抱怨；B忘记；C担心；D争论，主张。I about not having enough Italian knit shirts.作者开始抱怨意大利针织衫不够多，complain about sth抱怨......，故选A。

11.动词辨析。A储蓄，寄存，放置；B交换；C挣得；D赢得。I'll give you all the money I have this week母亲把这一周通过擦地板和清理洗手间挣的钱给作者，故选C。

12.动词短语。A留下，剩下，推迟；B还清，解雇，成功；C用完；D执行，完成。根据“and you can buy the family food and pay the bills...you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want”可知，母亲让作者购买食物和付账单，剩下的钱可以用来买针织衫，故选A。

13.名词辨析。A提议，建议；B命令，控制，掌握；C要求；D安排。I was very pleased with that 作者对这样的安排非常满意，be pleased with对......感到满意，故选D。

14.不定代词。A很多；B一个也没有；C某物；D什么也没有。there was left作者把钱分配好之后发现一点也没有剩余，这里指“一点也没有”，故选B。

15.名词辨析。A衣服；B衬衫；C房子；D书。根据上文“you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want”可知，作者原本打算用剩下的钱买针织衫，即衣服，故选A。

16.名词辨析。A电视；B金钱；C欲望，渴望；D梦，梦想。I also realized that my wasn't going to get me anywhere.作者也意识到自己的欲望不会给自己带来什么成就，故选C。

17.名词辨析。A男人，家伙；B母亲；C学校；D书房，学习，研究。根据“Success required intellectual preparation...and became an A-student again”可知，作者重新把心思放在了学习上，故选D。

18.副词辨析。A开心地；B最终；C立即；D确切地。and I realized my dream and I became a doctor最终，作者实现了梦想，成了一名医生，故选B。

19.形容词辨析。A少的；B低的；C严格的；D高的。a woman with formal education or property母亲几乎没有接受过正规教育，有着很少的财产，故选A。

20.动词辨析。A劝说；B教育；C养育；D工作。根据“who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around”可知，作者强调的是母亲这份职业的重要性，There is no job more important than .没有比养育子女更重要的工作了，故选C。

考点：教育类短文阅读