Cloze 1
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
