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题目内容：

My sister and I have been a headache for my mother, because my father was in the army, he was not around too often. __21__, my mother brought us up almost single-handedly and it must have __22__ real strength of mind to bring up such naughty and stubborn children who got out from one trouble only to get into another.

Bonus and I weren’t scholars either. __23__, we hated studying from the very beginning. We were __24__ to spend time with our schoolbooks---out of the fear of Mum’s scolding. I almost did not make it to 10th grade. That entire summer Mum __25__ that I read my schoolbooks from the very first chapter till the last.

I left __26__ college at 18. In my second year of college, while I was studying for my final exams, I got a phone call from Mum __27__ my sister had failed her 9th grade exams. Mum was heartbroken. My mother was an English teacher in a famous school in the city and it was a(n) __28__ for her.

Then started another __29__ for my Mum. There always seemed to be people who would come and talk about how well their children were doing __30__ my mother would be having a tough time making sure we stayed on the right path. Mum was __31__ that we would do well for ourselves. She never let my sister and me __32__ that we had lost out on something and always told us: “Let this be a lesson. We are going to work really really hard...__33__ will change.”

Things did change, but very slowly and __34__, one little step at a time. Last year I finished with law school and started working. My mother’s belief in me __35__. And just a few days ago I got a phone from Bonus. She had __36__ the exam with honors and was __37__ to the best university in the country. I was in tears. Later that night I __38__ Mum: “Mum, your two little failures didn’t do as badly as everybody thought.” Mum __39__ and said: “You are my daughters and I knew you the best. I always knew that you would succeed. It was just a __40__ of time.”

小题1:

A．However

B．Thus

C．Otherwise

D．Besides小题2:

A．devoted

B．spent

C．taken

D．wasted小题3:

A．In that case

B．In this way

C．On the other hand

D．On the contrary小题4:

A．pleased

B．annoyed

C．forced

D．advised小题5:

A．demanded

B．concluded

C．promised

D．mentioned小题6:

A．at

B．for

C．from

D．after小题7:

A．announcing

B．reading

C．knowing

D．saying小题8:

A．shame

B．challenge

C．pride

D．honor小题9:

A．experiment

B．research

C．conflict

D．trial小题10:

A．though

B．while

C．as

D．unless小题11:

A．determined

B．astonished

C．satisfied

D．concerned小题12:

A．predict

B．imagine

C．guess

D．feel小题13:

A．Environment

B．Society

C．Circumstances

D．Impressions小题14:

A．quickly

B．extremely

C．smoothly

D．gradually小题15:

A．made up

B．paid off

C．took on

D．burst out小题16:

A．attended

B．received

C．passed

D．failed小题17:

A．accepted

B．allowed

C．admitted

D．permitted小题18:

A．questioned

B．convinced

C．persuaded

D．called小题19:

A．nodded

B．laughed

C．shouted

D．joked小题20:

A．matter

B．period

C．waste

D．length

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:D

小题4:C

小题5:A

小题6:B

小题7:D

小题8:A

小题9:D

小题10:B

小题11:A

小题12:D

小题13:C

小题14:D

小题15:B

小题16:C

小题17:C

小题18:D

小题19:B

小题20:A

答案解析：

本文讲述了妈妈很辛苦第抚养我和妹妹长大，在开始的时候我和妹妹的学习成绩表现很不好，妈妈一直都在鼓励我们，最后我们都获得了成功。

小题1:B 副词辨析。A然而B结果C否则D而且；父亲经常不在家，结果就是妈妈负责我们的所有事情。

小题2:C 动词辨析。Take的主语是事情；spend的主语是人；教育我们要花费很多的时间和精力。

小题3:D 短语辨析。A假如那样B用这种方法C另一方面D相反；我们都不是学习的人，相反我们讨厌学习。

小题4:C 动词辨析。A使…快乐B使…恼怒C强迫D建议；我们都是被迫在学校里学习的。

小题5:A 动词辨析。A要求B结束C允诺D提及；妈妈要求我在暑假里把书从头到尾好好学习一遍。

小题6:B 固定搭配。Leave for…动身去某地；在18岁的时候，我去读大学了。

小题7:D 动词辨析。A宣布B阅读C知道D说；我接到妈妈的电话，说我的妹妹期末考试没有及格。

小题8:A 名词辨析。A羞愧B挑战C骄傲D光荣；妹妹考试没有及格这对做老师的妈妈来说是一件羞愧的事情。

小题9:D 名词辨析。A实验B研究C冲突；D困难；对妈妈来说又一件困难的事情发生了。

小题10:B 连词辨析。总是有人来说他们的孩子很优秀，然而你我的妈妈很难确认我们所走的道路是否正确。

小题11:A 形容词辨析。A坚定B惊讶C满意D担忧；妈妈坚信我们能够做到最好。

小题12:D 动词辨析。A预测B想象C猜想D感觉；她从未让我们感觉到自己失去了什么，一直都在鼓励我们。

小题13:C 名词辨析。A环境B社会C结果D印象；妈妈一直在鼓励我们：我们会更加努力，结果会改变的。

小题14:D 副词辨析。A迅速B及其C顺利D渐渐；情况发生了改变，但是非常缓慢也是一个渐进的过程。

小题15:B 短语辨析。A组成B得到回报C呈现D爆发；妈妈对我的信任得到了回报。

小题16:C 动词辨析。A参加B收到C通过D失败；妹妹终于顺利的通过了考试。

小题17:C 固定搭配。Be admitted to…被…录取；妹妹被全国最好的大学录取了。

小题18:D 动词辨析。A询问B使…相信C说服D打电话；那天晚上我打电话给妈妈。

小题19:B 动词辨析。A点头B大笑C喊叫D开玩笑；妈妈在电话里很开心地大笑着回到我。

小题20:A 固定搭配。A matter of time时间的问题。妈妈说我们的成功只是时间的问题。

点评：本文属于故事类短文，要求考生具有扎实的英语词组、短语、习惯用法等英语搭配的知识，这对于理解文章的逻辑关系特别有利。文章的逻辑关系不外乎列举、原因、结果、让步、对照、补充、目的、条件等关系。解题时应联系上下文寻找相关线索，如某一个词的原词、指代词、同义词、近义词、上义词、下义词和概括词等。但由于我们在做题时不可能总是重复地阅读文章，因此，在做完形填空时要培养一种捕捉并记忆相关信息的能力。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。