.第二节　完型填空请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并My mother had been a true inspiration to

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第二节　完型填空
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并
My mother had been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would bee     36    , that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my     37    to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came     38    to most. I had problems writing, reading and especially speaking. I did not talk the way     39    kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings. My reading was poor     40     with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to     41    . My writing was not at the     42     it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were     43    .
My mother     44     all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph.D., decided to     45     the situation early in my development. She did not want me to     46    . After a while,     47     did indeed conquer all the problems that had troubled me. She spent hours every day     48    me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn.     49     her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
In addition, she gave     50    for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high     51    she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never     52    on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a     53    person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to work for my     54    and attend college.
She used her gifts as a     55     to help a child –her child—and now I have the opportunity to bee something.
36.A. everything    B. something     C. anything      D. nothing
37.A. mind        B. brain          C. feelings      D. work
38.A. smoothly     B. strongly       C. frequently     D. easily
39.A. average      B. ordinary       C. normal       D. mon
40.A. just          B. even         C. ever          D. only
41.A. hear         B. write         C. read          D. understand
42.A. level         B. length        C. speed        D. degree
43.A. problems      B. excuses      C. worries       D. duties
44.A. suffered       B. observed     C. removed      D. experienced
45.A. study         B. find         C. change        D. keep
46.A. fight         B. strike        C. struggle       D. challenge
47.A. it            B. I            C. they          D. we
48.A. teaching      B. giving        C. supporting     D. reminding
49.A. Without      B. Except        C. Besides       D. Beyond
50.A. information   B. advice        C. promise       D. expectation
51.A. before        B. though        C. because       D. unless
52.A. set up        B. pushed up      C. gave up       D. looked up
53.A. rich          B. famous        C. successful     D. powerful
54.A. training       B. grades        C. experiments   D. abilities
55.A. woman       B. doctor         C. sister         D. teacher 36-40 BADCB   41-45 DAABC  46-50 CDAAB   51-55 CCCBD