The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My 1 began when I was just a kid．I 2 being 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 plained 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.
【小题1】A．beliefB．workC．educationD．promise【小题2】A．majored inB．got used toC．dreamed of D．got tired of【小题3】A．lazyB．easy-goingC．successful D．reliable【小题4】A．costB．paidC．tookD．did【小题5】A．could only B．could notC．must not D．should often【小题6】A．readB．presentC．teachD．explain【小题7】A．jokeB．meansC．toolD．trick【小题8】A．A-student B．B-studentC．C-student D．D-student【小题9】A．get alongB．hang outC．break awayD．keep in touch【小题10】A．making B．stoppingC．workingD．getting【小题11】A．your brotherB．yourselfC．your sister D．the family【小题12】A．left overB．paid offC．used upD．carried out【小题13】A．angryB．pleasedC．disappointed D．bored【小题14】A．anythingB．everythingC．somethingD．nothing【小题15】A．take B．giveC．keepD．get【小题16】A．let aloneB．let outC．let in D．leave alone【小题17】A．guysB．motherC．studies D．play【小题18】A．made B．fulfilledC．changedD．tried【小题19】A．littleB．muchC．fewD．high【小题20】A．more interestingB．less importantC．more important D．less interestingA
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(答案→)A
解析：本文的主要内容是，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】根据I believe in my mother.可知我信赖我的母亲，这个信任是从孩提时代开始的，故选A。
【小题2】根据and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a doctor.可知我梦想成为一名医生，故选C。
【小题3】 根据My mother was a domestic以及下文Success required intellectual preparation.可知这里想说我的母亲是个保姆，她观察到成功的人花大量的时间读书，而不是看电视, lazy 懒惰的 easy-going随和的successful成功的 reliable可靠的，故选C。
【小题4】此处使用did 代替前文的spent, 避免重复，故选D。
【小题5】根据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个预先挑选好的电视节目故选A
【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，故选B。
【小题7】由My mother was illiterate.得知，此处是一个计谋，故选D。
【小题8】根据I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student.推测出我读中学时，曾是个优等生，但好景不长。故选A。
【小题9】这里想表达我想和其他男孩子们去闲逛。get along相处 hang out闲逛 break away 与……决裂 keep in touch保持联系，故选B。
【小题10】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。working 在此用作及物动词，意为完成、干完。故选C。
【小题11】此处是buy sb.sth.的结构。意为由你来替这个家买伙食、付账单，故选D。
【小题12】此处是with + 宾语+ 宾补的结构。这里想表达剩下的钱你都拿去买意大利针织衫吧。left over剩下 paid off付清 used up枯竭 carried out执行，故选A。
【小题13】根据but once I got through allocating money, there was nothing left可知对于这样的安排让我开心不已，故选 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，故选D。
【小题15】这里想表达我意识到我的母亲是个理财能手。她能让我们有地方住、有各样的食物吃，更不用说买衣服了。keep a roof over one’s head有地方住。故选C。
【小题16】这里想表达更不用说买衣服，let alone更不用说let out 使出来let in 使进入leave alone 不理会、不理睬， 故选A。
【小题17】这里想表达通过这件事，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，于是我又发奋努力学习，故选C。
【小题18】这里想表达最终我实现了自己当医生的梦想。fulfill 履行工作、完成任务、达到愿望，故选B。
【小题19】由上文可知我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。
【小题20】由上文得知，没有那件事比对子女的养育更重要了，故选C。