第二节 完型填空
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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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