The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My belief began when
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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, 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.
| 小题1: | | A．thought of | B．got used to | C．dreamed of | D．got tired of |
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| 小题2: | | A．honest | B．hardworking | C．successful | D．reliable |
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| 小题3: | | A．spent | B．wasted | C．took | D．did |
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| 小题4: | | A．could only | B．couldn’t | C．must not | D．should often |
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| 小题5: | | A．weekend | B．free | C．evening | D．play |
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| 小题6: | | A．read | B．present | C．teach | D．explain |
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| 小题7: | | A．joke | B．means | C．tool | D．trick |
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| 小题8: | | A．top | B．normal | C．poor | D．slow |
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| 小题9: | | A．get rid of | B．hang out with | | C．break away from | D．keep in touch with |
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| 小题10: | | A．complained | B．forgot | C．worried | D．argued |
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小题12:A. left over B paid off C. used up D. put away
| 小题13: | | A．tired | B．pleased | C．disappointed | D．bored |
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| 小题14: | | A．anything | B．everything | C．something | D．nothing |
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| 小题15: | | A．clothes | B．shirts | C．shoes | D．skirts |
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| 小题16: | | A．anymore | B．somewhere | C．anywhere | D．everywhere |
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| 小题17: | | A．guys | B．mother | C．studies | D．school |
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| 小题18: | | A．made | B．realized | C．changed | D．remembered |
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| 小题19: | | A．little | B．much | C．low | D．high |
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| 小题20: | | A．more interesting | B．less interesting | | C．more important | D．less portant |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题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。
小题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
小题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
小题3:考查代替：此处使用did 代替前文的spent, 避免重复。选D
小题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
小题5:考查形容词：free time空闲时间。选B
小题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
小题7:由My mother was illiterate.得知，此处是一个计谋。选D
小题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
小题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
小题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
小题11:考查动词：make修饰the money挣的钱。选D
小题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
小题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
小题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
小题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
小题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
小题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
小题18:考查动词：realise one’s dream实现某人的梦想。选B
小题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
小题20:由上文得知：没有那件事比对子女的养育更重要了，选 C
点评：这题设空合理，考生不难从中领会大意，从而下手会比较顺利，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。 |
举一反三
My father never wanted his children to know what he did for a living. Dad worked in Plant C. Lying beside Lake Erie, it saw him in at sunrise and out at nightfall. Sometimes my mother would take my siblings (兄弟姐妹) and me to the public beach in our hometown of Ashtabula. She’d gather us round and point to the smokestacks, coughing clouds into the sky.
“Wave to daddy!” she’d shout. Four little hands would shoot into the air. I never knew what Dad did in Plant C, but during 34 years of hard work, he had surgery (手术) on his shoulder and hand. At 48, he had his first heart attack. He retired in 1993, right after the last kid graduated from college. But the damage was done. A few years later, the next heart attack killed him.
I saw my dad in plant C only once, when I took dinner to him. That night, I looked at my father, covered in sweat and coal, and for the first time I knew why he was so often angry for no reason.
Recently my father’s friend, Toby Workman, walked me there. I knew my father never wanted me to see it. At every station, he described the job and the danger. It was like listening to a foreign language. I walked past many DANGER signs. Toby put his hand on my shoulder. “Look”, he said, “you need to understand something. Your dad was a maintenance mechanic. He worked the most dangerous job. If something broke, he fixed it. ”
A few days later, my daughter graduated from college. I gave her the hard hat Toby handed to me as I left, and this note: “Whenever you feel something difficult, put this on, look in the mirror, and remember your roots.”
小题1:What is the purpose of the passage?| A．In memory of the author’s mother | B．to know about what the father did. | | C．In memory of the author’s father. | D．to remind the family to live well. |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE of the facts about the author’s father?| A．He didn’t suffer a heart attack until he retired. | | B．He always faced danger while working. | | C．He was satisfied with his job. | | D．He worked in Plant C for 48 years in all. |
小题3:When the author saw her father in Plant C, ___.| A．her father was fixing a broken machine. | | B．she didn’t recognize her father. | | C．she understood him about his bad temper. | | D．her father was angry about her coming. |
小题4:When Toby Workman described the author’s father’s job, the author ____ .| A．felt familiar with the job | B．decided to do the same work. | | C．wanted to learn a foreign language | D．felt much puzzled |
小题5:The author gave her daughter the hat to hope that her daughter could _______ .| A．get encouraged by her grandfather | B．overcome all difficulties by wearing it | | C．remember her grandfather | D．follow her grandfather’s work |
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My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always proud of my success. If I won a spelling contest(竞赛) at school, he was on top of the world. Later in life whenever I got a promotion(提升), I"d call my father right away and he"d rush out to tell all his friends. In 1970,when I was named president of the Ford Motor Company, I don"t know which of us was more excited.
Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their feelings and their loves not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would never hug(拥抱) their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity for nothing could have felt more natural.
He was a curious man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. Unfortunately, my father and his motorcycle didn"t get along too well. He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels.
Because of that motorcycle, I wasn"t allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to borrow one from a friend. On the other hand, my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen.
小题1:I hugged and kissed my father at every opportunity,______.| A．even though I hated to do so | | B．because I was told to do so by my mother | | C．as I was named president of the Ford Motor company | | D．for I felt it quite natural to do so |
小题2:My father trusted no vehicle with less than four wheels because _____.| A．he did not like the way I always borrowed bicycles from friends | | B．he thought that cars were faster than motorcycles | | C．he liked every new model made by the Ford Motor company | | D．he had trouble in riding his motorcycle |
小题3:Which of the following statements shows that my father was a curious man?| A．I wasn"t allowed to have a car when I was growing up. | | B．He was the first person in town to buy a motorcycle. | | C．He was always proud of my success. | | D．He was very open with his feelings and his love. |
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?| A．My father loved his motorcycle. He rode through the dirty streets of Allentown every day. | | B．I was not allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up, but when I was just 16 I was allowed to drive a car. | | C．My father was always proud of what I did. He was very pleased when I won a spelling contest at school. | | D．My father bought a motorcycle, but got rid of it because he fell off it so often. |
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A father with Parkinson’s disease was arrested as he watched the Olympic cycling road race because he failed to smile or look as if he was enjoying himself.
Mark Worsfold, a martial arts trainer and former soldier, claims that he was thrown to the floor and handcuffed just as cyclists passed by. His worried wife Nicola only found out he was being held after she reported him missing when he did not turn up for their daughter’s ninth birthday party. The 54-year-old man had his fingerprints, DNA and mugshot taken before being questioned about why he did not appear to be enjoying the event on July 28. Police said Mr. Worsfold, who was held for over five hours, was arrested because of his manner, his state of dress and his being too near to the course. A spokesman added that the arrest was necessary to avoid a breach (破坏) of the peace because he was standing near a group of protesters (抗议者).
But Mr. Worsfold, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2010, said that one of the symptoms of the disease is muscle rigidity, which can cause his face to become expressionless. “I was sitting minding my own business”, he told a local newspaper. “Before I knew anything the police grabbed me off this seven-foot wall, threw me to the floor and handcuffed me, so all I saw of the cycle race was between the feet of people from the pavement. It could have been done better. I was arrested for not smiling. I have Parkinson’s disease. ”
Mr. Worsfold has since asked for a letter of not being guilty from police. The officers who made the arrest have apologized to him.
小题1: Which word can be used to replace the underlined word “mugshot” in the second paragraph?| A．clothes | B．photos | C．measures | D．tools |
小题2: Which statement is TRUE according to the passage? | A．Worsfold’s wife was immediately informed of his being arrested by the police. | | B．Worsfold was arrested because he was extremely dangerous. | | C．Worsfold enjoyed the cycle race though he saw it between the feet of people from the pavement. | | D．Worsfold was arrested because of his clothes as well as his facial expression. |
小题3: What can we infer from the passage? | A．The officers must have been punished for Worsfold’ arrest. | | B．Worsfold has an expressionless face and probably looks strong. | | C．The officers apologized to Worsfold after one day’s arrest. | | D．Worsfold was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease four years ago. |
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I first met Sean one summer day. He carried a bag 36 with four clubs(球杆) and some balls. He was a lot 37 than other kids of his age. I heard he was 38 from cancer. Still , he always seemed to be smiling whenever I would see him with his friends, trying to 39 as far as he did.
A year or so passed and I hadn’t 40 Sean .I had heard that his cancer was 41 him. Still, his friends said he was going to come here before long.
42 enough , he was there the following week. I 43 that one of his friends was carrying Sean’s bag. I saw Sean was having a(n) 44 time trying to drive the ball. Sean hit his last ball as hard as his fragile body would 45 .It flew up to the green and was out of sight. One of his friends 46 Sean walk up to the green. It was a(n) 47 walk because the green was higher than the tee(发球区).
Suddenly I saw one boy pick up Sean’s ball and 48 it in the hole. Then he ran and 49 to look for his own ball.
When Sean finally got to the green, he looked 50 because he thought he hit it over .
Then he glanced in the hole. A smile 51 his face! The boys looked at each other and said , “You can’t tell me it’s a hole-in-one!”
“No, really ! Look !” he said . They all acted 52 and as I watched , I thought Sean looked like the 53 guy I had ever seen. I never saw Sean or his friends after that day. 54 it was then that I learned just what golf should be .
It’s not about what 55 you get or how far you drive. It is about caring for the friends you play with and enjoying the time you have with them.
| 小题1: | | A．covered | B．filled | C．equipped | D．connected |
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| 小题2: | | A．smaller | B．taller | C．stronger | D．cleverer |
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| 小题3: | | A．recovering | B．suffering | C．benefiting | D．curing |
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| 小题5: | | A．promised | B．cared | C．heard | D．seen |
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| 小题6: | | A．getting the best of | B．losing control of | | C．taking advantage of | D．getting rid of |
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| 小题7: | | A．Effective | B．Active | C．Sure | D．Lucky |
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| 小题8: | | A．guessed | B．learned | C．hoped | D．noticed |
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| 小题9: | | A．weak | B．awful | C．meaningful | D．comfortable |
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| 小题10: | | A．allow | B．provide | C．bear | D．control |
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| 小题11: | | A．let | B．suggested | C．helped | D．ordered |
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| 小题12: | | A．quick | B．tough | C．energetic | D．unwise |
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| 小题13: | | A．break | B．lift | C．move | D．drop |
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| 小题14: | | A．pretended | B．forgot | C．tried | D．disliked |
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| 小题15: | | A．calm | B．astonished | C．disappointed | D．excited |
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| 小题16: | | A．got on | B．came out | C．took on | D．lit up |
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| 小题17: | | A．doubtful | B．surprised | C．curious | D．delighted |
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| 小题18: | | A．happiest | B．busiest | C．coolest | D．funniest |
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| 小题20: | | A．ball | B．disease | C．friendship | D．score |
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June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into the water. 1 else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which 2 her to continue doing some laps there. Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of 3 , June began to tire 4 . “Ah, no pains, no gains,” June thought to herself. June 5 to swim, realizing her head was 6 . Breathing became 7 . Her sight wasn’t so 8 . She saw the lifeguard and a couple others around the pool. She did not want to bother anyone. She continued.
She found 9 in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to ask for help, she continued to swim. 10 , she made it to the other side of the pool. Sickness, weakness and exhaustion（精疲力竭） 11 it difficult for June to get out of the pool. 12 she stood, her body slowly shook back and forth, losing her 13 .
Realizing she needed help but 14 to even say anything, she 15 the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only pull her body up out of the pool.
16 at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was 17 at her. It was the 18 . June was just able to 19 her hand, telling him she was okay.
Have you ever found yourself in a(n) 20 where you’re in trouble and you don’t ask for help? There is nothing wrong in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did.
| 小题1: | | A．Someone | B．Everyone | C．Anyone | D．No one |
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| 小题2: | | A．encouraged | B．advised | C．allowed | D．forced |
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| 小题3: | | A．shape | B．time | C．mind | D．fashion |
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| 小题4: | | A．hardly | B．falsely | C．easily | D．unexpectedly |
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| 小题5: | | A．remained | B．stopped | C．happened | D．continued |
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| 小题6: | | A．suffered | B．hurt | C．suffering | D．hurting |
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| 小题7: | | A．loose | B．difficult | C．easy | D．tight |
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| 小题8: | | A．sure | B．clean | C．clear | D．poor |
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| 小题9: | | A．one | B．it | C．herself | D．her |
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| 小题10: | | A．Lastly | B．Finally | C．Suddenly | D．Surprisingly |
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| 小题11: | | A．found | B．made | C．let | D．felt |
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| 小题12: | | A．Since | B．As | C．Until | D．Unless |
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| 小题13: | | A．balance | B．courage | C．chance | D．life |
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| 小题14: | | A．ready | B．unable | C．proud | D．afraid |
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| 小题15: | | A．came across | B．lay on | C．leaned against | D．fought with |
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| 小题16: | | A．Jumping | B．Standing | C．Sitting | D．Walking |
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| 小题17: | | A．laughing | B．staring | C．glimpsing | D．shrugging |
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| 小题18: | | A．policeman | B．lifeguard | C．doctor | D．nurse |
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| 小题19: | | A．hold | B．lend | C．wave | D．move |
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| 小题20: | | A．situation | B．condition | C．atmosphere | D．environment |
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