Question

第二節　完型填空

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項， 并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

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 become ___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 become 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. common

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

Answer 1

36-40 BADCB   41-45 DAABC  46-50 CDAAB   51-55 CCCBD