Question

A. clothes     B. left    C. though       D. difficult     E. parent F. reading  G. happy with   H. angry about    I. came true

My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time __1.___than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, __2.__she couldn’t read the books at all.

When I went to school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool __3.___ and hung out with friends. I went from being an A-student to a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night, I complained about not having enough Italian T-shirts. Then my mother gave me all her money. She said I could get the money __4.__ to buy shirts if I finished buying all things the family needed. I was very _5.__that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how 6.__ it was for my mother to do all this. I went back to my studies and become an A-student again. Finally, my dream __7.__ and I become a doctor.

My story is really my mother’s story--a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a _8.__. So, I believe there is no job more important than parenting.

Answer

1.F

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.G

6.D

7.I

8.E

【解析】

试题分析:这篇短文中作者主要记述了自己的母亲是如何影响自己的成长的。

1.考查动词的用法。句意：她认为成功的人们花费在读书上比花费在看电视上的多。Spend...doing...花费时间或者金钱干某事。根据语意故选F 读书。

2.考查连词的用法。句意：虽然他一点也不会读书，但是他用分数来检查我们的读书情况。根据语意和空格前后句的意义是转折的，因此选C虽然。

3.考查名词。句意：我想要酷的衣服,和朋友闲逛。根据下文描述 One night, I complained about not having enough Italian T-shirts...可知答案选A衣服。

4.考查形容词。句意：妈妈把她所有的钱都给了我，并且说如果我把家里需要的东西买完就可以用剩余的钱买衬衫。根据语意故选“剩余的”B。

5.考查短语。句意：我感觉到很满意。Be happy with 对……满意，with表示“由于”。根据语意故选G。

6.考查形容词。句意：我开始知道我妈妈要做所有的这一切是多难。根据语意答案故选D困难的。

7.考查短语的用法。句意：最后，我的梦想变为现实并且我成为了一名医生。根据语意答案选I成为现实。

8.女人作为一名父母却改变了我的生活。greatly=very much非常，as作为。根据语意故选E家长。

考点：考查选词填空。