Question

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, who    36   becoming a doctor.

My mother was a domestic（佣人）. Through her work, she observed that   37   people spent a lot more time reading than they    38   watching television. She announces that my brother and I    39  watch two to three pre-selected programs during the week. With our   40  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 highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a    42  . My mother was illiterate（文盲）.

When I entered high school, I was a    43   student, but not for long. I began to like fancy clothes. I wanted to    44   other guys. I went from an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from her various jobs and I    45   about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I    46   this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With the money    47  , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very    48   with that arrangement but once I got through allocating（分配）money, there was   49   left. I realized my mother was a financial genius（金融天才）to be able to keep the roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, let alone buy    50  . I really realized my desire wasn’t going to get me    51  . Success requires intellectual 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 who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children. There is no job    55   than parenting. This I believe.

1.                A．thought of      B．got used to      C．dreamed of    D．got tired of

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

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

4.                A．could only      B．couldn’t       C．must not  D．should often

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

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

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

8.                A．top            B．normal         C．poor D．slow

9.                                  A．get rid of   B．hang out with

C．break away from                   D．keep in touch with

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

11.               A．have           B．cost           C．need D．make

12.A. left over  B paid off  C. used up  D. put away

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

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

15.               A．clothes         B．shirts          C．shoes D．skirts

16.               A．anymore       B．somewhere     C．anywhere  D．everywhere

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

18.               A．made          B．realized        C．changed   D．remembered

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

20.                                A．more interesting  B．less interesting

C．more important                    D．less portant

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇记叙文。作者出生于一个贫穷的单亲家庭，然而在母亲的帮助与教导下，他克服了重重困难，从后进生一跃名列前茅，成为优秀生，并实现了自己的梦想，成为了一名医生。这一成功的事例说明：在教育子女上，父母才是最好的老师。 

1.考查词组：A. thought of想到B. got used to习惯C. dreamed of梦想D. got tired of厌倦于，句意：信念是梦想成为一名医生。C

2.考查形容词：据母亲观察，成功（successful）人士花在阅读上的时间要比在看电视上多得多。 C

3.考查代替：此处使用did 代替前文的spent, 避免重复。选D

4.由announced 得知，我和弟弟每周只能看三到四个预先挑选好的电视节目。选A

5.考查形容词：free time空闲时间。选B

6.由上下文可知，母亲非常严厉。我们每人必须阅读从底特律公共图书馆借来的两本书，还要上交读书心得。present sth. to sb.把某物呈交给某人。 选B

7.由My mother was illiterate.得知，此处是一个计谋。选D

8.由but 推测出：读中学时，我曾是个优等生（top），但好景不长。选A

9.考查词组：A. get rid of去除B. hang out with和…闲逛C. break away from脱离D. keep in touch with和…保持联系，图漂亮衣服，想和别人出去闲荡。hang out 闲荡。选B

10.考查动词：complain about抱怨。作者抱怨没有漂亮的意大利针织衫，选A

11.考查动词：make修饰the money挣的钱。选D

12.此处是―with + 宾语+ 宾补结构。money 与leave over（剩下）之间是被动关系。剩下的钱你都拿去买意大利针织衫吧。 选A

13.考查形容词：A. tired疲劳的，B. pleased高兴的，C. disappointed失望的，D. bored厌烦的，句意是作者对妈妈的安排很满意。选B

14.由but 可知并非如我所愿。但当我把该花的钱都分配完毕，手里已分文不剩（nothing）。选D

15.我的母亲不愧是个理财能手，她能让我们有地方住、有各样的食物吃，更不用说买衣服了（clothes）。选A

16.通过这件事，我还意识到，一时的满足并不会给我带来什么成就（get anywhere）。选C

17.而成功需要智力上的准备。于是我又发奋努力学习（studies）。选C

18.考查动词：realise one’s dream实现某人的梦想。选B

19.由上文可知，我母亲，她是这样一个女人，没有可接受过什么教育（little）、家境贫寒，却利用家长的身份改变了世上很多人的生活。A

20.由上文得知：没有那件事比对子女的养育更重要了，选 C

考点：考查夹叙夹议类短文