I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, 小题1: I dreamed of becoming a doctor. My mother was a 小题2:. Through her work, she observed that 小题3: people spent a lot more time 小题4: than they did watch television. She 小题5: that my brother and I could only 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 小题6: written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and under-line the important 小题7: . Years later we realized her marks were only a 小题8: My mother was a illiterate (文盲). Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be 小题9:. When I entered high school I was an A-student, 小题10: not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from being an A—student then to a B--student then to a C-student, but I didn't 小题11: . I was cool.One night my mother came home from working her multiple jobs and I 小题12: about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I will give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and 小题13: bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all that you want." I was very 小题14: with that arrangement but 小题15: I got through allocating (分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a 小题16: over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less to buy clothes. I also 小题17: that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success 小题18: intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A—student 小题19: , and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a 小题20: .
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小题10:C
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题目分析：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:考查定语从句：修饰when I was just a kid,用when，选C
小题2:考查名词：A. woman servant女佣B. teacher老师C. scientist科学家D. nurse护士，从下文的My mother was a illiterate (文盲).可知选A
小题3:考查形容词：A. healthy健康的B. successful 成功的C. powerful有力的D. clever聪明的，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。选B
小题4:考查动词：A. searching搜寻B. reading读书C. working工作D. training训练，解析同上题，选B
小题5:考查动词：A. ordered命令B. insisted 坚持C. suggested 建议D. announced宣布，妈妈宣布我和弟弟每周只能看三到四个预先挑选好的电视节目。选D
小题6:考查词组：A .hand in上交B. turn over翻转C. pick up 捡起D. cut down减少，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。选A
小题7:考查名词：A. titles标题B. magazines 杂志C. books书D. parts部分，妈妈会在重要的部分划线。选D
小题8:考查名词：A. game游戏B. trick诡计C. pleasure 快乐D. task任务，由My mother was illiterate.得知，此处是一个计谋。选B
小题9:考查不定代词：A. anybody 任何人B. nobody没有人C. somebody一些人D. everybody每个人，虽然我们没有钱，但在书里，我们可以到任何地方，见任何人，选A
小题10:考查连词：读中学时，我曾是个优等生（top），但（but）好景不长。选C
小题11:考查动词：A. know 知道B. care在乎C. face面对D. stop停止，成绩下降了，但我还不在乎。选B
小题12:考查动词：A. thought想B. chatted 聊天C. complained抱怨D. worried担心，作者抱怨没有漂亮的意大利针织衫，选C
小题13:考查动词：A. repairing 修理B. cleaning 打扫C. rubbing擦D. watching看，打扫浴室。选B
小题14:考查形容词：A. encouraged鼓励的B. puzzled 困惑的C. moved 感动的D. pleased高兴的，满意的，句意是作者对妈妈的安排很满意。选D
小题15:考查连词：A. now that既然B. if如果C. when 当…时候D. since自从，但当我把该花的钱都分配完毕，手里已分文不剩（nothing）。选C
小题16:考查名词：A. wall墙B. house房子C . window窗户D. roof屋顶，keep a roof over our heads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D
小题17:考查动词：A. realized 意识到B. imagined想象C. believed 相信D. noticed注意，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A
小题18:考查动词：A. suited适合B. required 要求C. made制作D. matched匹配，而成功需要智力上的准备。选B
小题19:考查副词：A. even甚至B. forever永远C. before 之前D. again再一次，我再次回到A等生。选D
小题20:考查名词：A. professor教授B. expert 专家C. doctor医生 D. boss老板，从第一句话I dreamed of becoming a doctor.可知选 C
点评：答题前一定要略读全文，把握文章要表达的主题，注意前后句与句，段落与段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一遍文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。