The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __1__ began when I was just a kid．I __2__ becoming a doctor.

　　My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __3__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __4_ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __5__ 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 __6__ to her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __7__. My mother was illiterate.

　　When I entered high school I was a(n) __8__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __9__ with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __10__ 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 scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __11__ food and pay the bills. With everything __12__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want." I was very __13__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __14__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __15__ a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, __16__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my _17__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __18__ my dream and I became a doctor.

　　My story is really my mother's story-a woman with __19__ 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 __20__ 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．lazy            B．easy-going       C．successful     D．reliable

 

4.                A．cost           B．paid           C．took D．did

 

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

 

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

 

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 along       B．hang out        C．break away    D．keep in touch

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

13.               A．a(chǎn)ngry          B．pleased        C．disappointed   D．bored

 

14.               A．a(chǎn)nything        B．everything      C．something D．nothing

 

15.               A．take           B．give           C．keep D．get

 

16.               A．let alone        B．let 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．little           B．much          C．few  D．high

 

20.               A．more interesting B．less important    C．more important D．less interesting

 

 

【答案】

 

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】

試題分析：本文的主要內(nèi)容是，這是一篇記敘文。作者出生于一個(gè)貧窮的單親家庭，母親沒(méi)有什么文化，但卻很注重孩子們的教育。在母親的幫助與教導(dǎo)下，作者克服了重重困難，實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己當(dāng)醫(yī)生的夢(mèng)想。這一成功的事例說(shuō)明，在教育子女上，父母才是最好的老師。

1.根據(jù)I believe in my mother.可知我信賴我的母親，這個(gè)信任是從孩提時(shí)代開(kāi)始的，故選A。

2.根據(jù)and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a doctor.可知我夢(mèng)想成為一名醫(yī)生，故選C。

3. 根據(jù)My mother was a domestic以及下文Success required intellectual preparation.可知這里想說(shuō)我的母親是個(gè)保姆，她觀察到成功的人花大量的時(shí)間讀書(shū)，而不是看電視, lazy 懶惰的 easy-going隨和的successful成功的 reliable可靠的，故選C。

4.此處使用did 代替前文的spent, 避免重復(fù)，故選D。

5.根據(jù)Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching television.可知我和弟弟每周只能看二三個(gè)預(yù)先挑選好的電視節(jié)目故選A

6.由上下文可知，母親非常嚴(yán)厲。我們每人必須閱讀從底特律公共圖書(shū)館借來(lái)的兩本書(shū)，還要上交讀書(shū)心得。present sth. to sb.把某物呈交給某人，故選B。

7.由My mother was illiterate.得知，此處是一個(gè)計(jì)謀，故選D。

8.根據(jù)I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student.推測(cè)出我讀中學(xué)時(shí)，曾是個(gè)優(yōu)等生，但好景不長(zhǎng)。故選A。

9.這里想表達(dá)我想和其他男孩子們?nèi)ラe逛。get along相處 hang out閑逛 break away 與……決裂 keep in touch保持聯(lián)系，故選B。

10.由下文scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms可知此處意為母親干完各種活兒回到家。working 在此用作及物動(dòng)詞，意為完成、干完。故選C。

11.此處是buy sb.sth.的結(jié)構(gòu)。意為由你來(lái)替這個(gè)家買(mǎi)伙食、付賬單，故選D。

12.此處是with + 賓語(yǔ)+ 賓補(bǔ)的結(jié)構(gòu)。這里想表達(dá)剩下的錢(qián)你都拿去買(mǎi)意大利針織衫吧。left over剩下 paid off付清 used up枯竭 carried out執(zhí)行，故選A。

13.根據(jù)but once I got through allocating money, there was nothing left可知對(duì)于這樣的安排讓我開(kāi)心不已，故選 B。

14.由but 可知并非如我所愿。但當(dāng)我把該花的錢(qián)都分配完畢，手里已分文不剩，故選D。

15.這里想表達(dá)我意識(shí)到我的母親是個(gè)理財(cái)能手。她能讓我們有地方住、有各樣的食物吃，更不用說(shuō)買(mǎi)衣服了。keep a roof over one’s head有地方住。故選C。

16.這里想表達(dá)更不用說(shuō)買(mǎi)衣服，let alone更不用說(shuō)let out 使出來(lái)let in 使進(jìn)入?leave alone 不理會(huì)、不理睬， 故選A。

17.這里想表達(dá)通過(guò)這件事，我還意識(shí)到一時(shí)的滿足并不會(huì)給我?guī)?lái)什么成就?而成功需要智力上的準(zhǔn)備，于是我又發(fā)奮努力學(xué)習(xí)，故選C。

18.這里想表達(dá)最終我實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己當(dāng)醫(yī)生的夢(mèng)想。fulfill 履行工作、完成任務(wù)、達(dá)到愿望，故選B。

19.由上文可知?我母親是這樣一位女士，粗通文墨、家境貧寒，卻利用家長(zhǎng)的身份改變了世上很多人的生活，education是不可數(shù)名詞，故用little 修飾，故選A。

20.由上文得知，沒(méi)有那件事比對(duì)子女的養(yǎng)育更重要了，故選C。

考點(diǎn)：故事閱讀類短文完形填空

點(diǎn)評(píng)：答題前一定要略讀全文，把握文章要表達(dá)的主題，注意前后句與句，段落與段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中，一定要認(rèn)真分析，注意選項(xiàng)與上下文的關(guān)系，與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對(duì)于一時(shí)沒(méi)有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來(lái)完成，因?yàn)橛袝r(shí)答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來(lái)。答完后再通讀一遍文章，看看所選選項(xiàng)能不能是語(yǔ)句通順，語(yǔ)意連貫。

 

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