I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, 【小题1】I dreamed of becoming

I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, 【小题1】 I dreamed of becoming a doctor.
My mother was a 【小题2】. Through her work, she observed that 【小题3】 people spent a lot more time 【小题4】 than they did watch television. She 【小题5】 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 【小题6】 written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and under-line the important 【小题7】 . Years later we realized her marks were only a 【小题8】 My mother was a illiterate (文盲). Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be 【小题9】.
When I entered high school I was an A-student, 【小题10】 not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from being an A—student then to a B--student then to a C-student, but I didn't 【小题11】 . I was cool.One night my mother came home from working her multiple jobs and I 【小题12】 about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, Okay, I will give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and 【小题13】 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 【小题14】 with that arrangement but 【小题15】 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 【小题16】 over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less to buy clothes. I also 【小题17】 that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success 【小题18】 intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A—student
【小题19】 , and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a 【小题20】 .
【小题21】A．thatB．whichC．whenD．who【小题22】A．woman servantB．teacherC．scientistD．nurse【小题23】A．healthyB．successfulC．powerfulD．clever【小题24】A．searchingB．readingC．workingD．training【小题25】A．orderedB．insistedC．suggestedD．announced【小题26】A．hand inB．turn overC．pick upD．cut down【小题27】A．titlesB．magazinesC．booksD．parts【小题28】A．gameB．trickC．pleasureD．task【小题29】A．anybodyB．nobodyC．somebodyD．everybody【小题30】A．andB．soC．butD．or【小题31】A．knowB．careC．faceD．stop【小题32】A．thoughtB．chattedC．complainedD．worried【小题33】A．repairingB．cleaningC．rubbingD．watching【小题34】A．encouragedB．puzzledC．movedD．pleased【小题35】A．now thatB．ifC．whenD．since【小题36】A．wallB．houseC．windowD．roof【小题37】A．realizedB．imaginedC．believedD．noticed【小题38】A．suitedB．requiredC．madeD．matched【小题39】A．evenB．foreverC．beforeD．again【小题40】A．professorB．expertC．doctorD．bossC

(答案→)C 解析：这是一篇记叙文。作者出生于一个贫穷的单亲家庭，母亲没有什么文化，但却很注重孩子们的教育。在母亲的帮助与教导下，作者克服了重重困难，实现了自己当医生的梦想。这一成功的事例说明，在教育子女上，父母才是最好的老师。【小题1】考查定语从句：修饰when I was just a kid,用when，选C【小题2】考查名词：A. woman servant女佣B. teacher老师C. scientist科学家D. nurse护士，从下文的My mother was a illiterate (文盲).可知选A【小题3】考查形容词：A. healthy健康的B. successful 成功的C. powerful有力的D. clever聪明的，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。选B【小题4】考查动词：A. searching搜寻B. reading读书C. working工作D. training训练，解析同上题，选B【小题5】考查动词：A. ordered命令B. insisted 坚持C. suggested 建议D. announced宣布，妈妈宣布我和弟弟每周只能看三到四个预先挑选好的电视节目。选D【小题6】考查词组：A .hand in上交B. turn over翻转C. pick up 捡起D. cut down减少，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。选A【小题7】考查名词：A. titles标题B. magazines 杂志C. books书D. parts部分，妈妈会在重要的部分划线。选D【小题8】考查名词：A. game游戏B. trick诡计C. pleasure 快乐D. task任务，由My mother was illiterate.得知，此处是一个计谋。选B【小题9】考查不定代词：A. anybody 任何人B. nobody没有人C. somebody一些人D. everybody每个人，虽然我们没有钱，但在书里，我们可以到任何地方，见任何人，选A【小题10】考查连词：读中学时，我曾是个优等生（top），但（but）好景不长。选C【小题11】考查动词：A. know 知道B. care在乎C. face面对D. stop停止，成绩下降了，但我还不在乎。选B【小题12】考查动词：A. thought想B. chatted 聊天C. complained抱怨D. worried担心，作者抱怨没有漂亮的意大利针织衫，选C【小题13】考查动词：A. repairing 修理B. cleaning 打扫C. rubbing擦D. watching看，打扫浴室。选B【小题14】考查形容词：A. encouraged鼓励的B. puzzled 困惑的C. moved 感动的D. pleased高兴的，满意的，句意是作者对妈妈的安排很满意。选D【小题15】考查连词：A. now that既然B. if如果C. when 当…时候D. since自从，但当我把该花的钱都分配完毕，手里已分文不剩（nothing）。选C【小题16】考查名词：A. wall墙B. house房子C . window窗户D. roof屋顶，keep a roof over our heads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D【小题17】考查动词：A. realized 意识到B. imagined想象C. believed 相信D. noticed注意，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A【小题18】考查动词：A. suited适合B. required 要求C. made制作D. matched匹配，而成功需要智力上的准备。选B【小题19】考查副词：A. even甚至B. forever永远C. before 之前D. again再一次，我再次回到A等生。选D【小题20】考查名词：A. professor教授B. expert 专家C. doctor医生 D. boss老板，从第一句话I dreamed of becoming a doctor.可知选 C

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