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The simplest way to say it is this:I believe in my mother.My belief began when I was just a kid.I __1__ becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic.Through her work,she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they__2__ watching television.She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three preselected TV programmes during the week. With our free time,we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __3__ written book reports to her.She would mark them up with check marks and highlights.Years later we realized her marks were a __4__.My mother was illiterate.
When I entered high school,I was an Astudent,but not for long.I wanted the fancy clothes.I wanted to __5__ with the guys.I went from being an Astudent to a Bstudent to a Cstudent.One night my mother came home from __6__ 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 __7__ food and pay the bills.With money __8__,you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very __9__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money,there was __10__ left.I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table,__11__ buy clothes.I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere.Success required intellectual preparation.I went back to my __12__ and became an Astudent again,and eventually I __13__ my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __14__ 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 __15__ than parenting.This I believe.
1.A.majored in B.got used to
C.dreamed of D.got tired of
【语篇解读】 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,从后进生一跃而成为优等生,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,在教育子女方面,父母才是最好的老师。
解析:根据“...and eventually I...my dream and I became a doctor.”可知“我”梦想成为一名医生。故选C。
答案:C
2.A.spent B.paid
C.took D.did
解析:此处使用did 代替前文的spent,避免重复。
答案:D
3.A.read to B.present
C.teach D.explain to
解析:由上下文可知,母亲非常严厉。“我们”每人必须要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”。
答案:B
4.A.joke B.means
C.tool D.trick
解析:由“My mother was illiterate.”得知,此处是母亲的一个计谋。
答案:D
5.A.get along B.hang out
C.break away D.keep in touch
解析:这里想表达的是:“我”想和其他男孩子们去闲逛。get along with sb“与某人和睦相处”;hang out“闲逛”;break away“逃脱,脱离”;keep in touch with sb“与某人保持联系”。故选B。
答案:B
6.A.making B.stopping
C.working D.getting
解析:由下文“scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms”可知,此处意为“母亲干完各种活儿回到家”。work 在此用作及物动词,意为“完成,干完”。
答案:C
7.A.your brother B.yourself
C.your sister D.the family
解析:此处是“buy sb sth”的结构。此处意为“由你来为这个家买伙食、付账单”。
答案:D
8.A.left over B.paid off
C.used up D.carried out
解析:此处是“with + 宾语+ 宾补”结构。money 与leave over之间是被动关系。语境:剩下的钱你都拿去买意大利针织衫吧。
答案:A
9.A.angry B.pleased
C.disappointed D.bored
解析:由自己理财并可以用剩下的钱买自己想要的东西,很显然,这样的决定让“我”开心不已。
答案:B
10.A.anything B.everything
C.something D.nothing
解析:由but 可知并非如“我”所愿。语境:但当“我”把该花的钱都分配完毕时,手里已分文不剩。
答案:D
11.A.let alone B.let out
C.let in D.leave alone
解析:这里想表达的是:更不用说买衣服。let alone“更不用说”;let out“使放出”;let in“使进入”;leave alone“不理会,不理睬”。故选A。
答案:A
12.A.guys B.mother
C.studies D.play
解析: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,而成功需要智力上的准备,于是“我”又发奋学习了。
答案:C
13.A.made B.fulfilled
C.changed D.tried
解析:最终“我”实现了自己当医生的梦想。fulfill“履行,完成,达到”。
答案:B
14.A.little B.much
C.few D.high
解析:由上文可知“我”的母亲是这样一位女士,粗通文墨、家境贫寒,却利用家长的身份改变了世上很多人的生活。education是不可数名词,故用little 修饰,故选A。
答案:A
15.A.more interesting B.less important
C.more important D.less interesting
解析:由上文得知,没有哪件事比对子女的教育更重要了。
答案:C