英语阅读练习详解.doc

PAGE  PAGE 16 选作完型阅读一： 第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I had the meanest mother in the world. 36 other kids ate candy, I had to have cereal, eggs or toast. While others had cokes and candy, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least, I wasn’t 37 in my sufferings. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did. My mother 38 knowing where we were at all times and who our friends were. She insisted if we said we’d be gone an hour, then we be gone one hour or 39 not one hour and one minute. And she always want us to tell the truth. Now you can see how 40 she was. The 41 is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and 42 at eight the next morning. We had to wash dishes, 43 beds, and learn to cook. I believe she laid 44 at night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, things didn’t 45 a bit. We could not lie in bed, “46 ” like our friends did, and miss school. Our friends’ report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for 47 . My mother would 48 for nothing less than ugly black marks. As the years 49 by, we graduated from high school. With our mother 50 us, talking, hitting and demanding respect, none of us was allowed the 51 of being a drop-out. Out of four children, only a couple of us 52 some higher education. And whom do we have to 53 for the terrible way we turned out? You’re right, our mean mother. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Now I’m trying to 54 my three children. I’m filled with 55 when my children call me mean. Because, you see, I thank God, he gave me the meanest mother in the whole world. 36. A. While B. As C. When D. If 37. A. weak B. alone C. happy D. lucky 38. A. stuck to B. went on C. insisted on D. took up 39. A. not B. more C. so