2014安徽中职英语模考试题阅读理解集中练（五）.docVIP

安徽中职英语模考试题：阅读理解 阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A My greatest hero isn’t a celebrity or someone who lived a rags-to-riches story．As a matter of fact, this person is my mother． My poor mother didnt many well．As my mother explained to us later in lift, she simply didnt want us growing up to be an alcoholic．So, one day she packed up her seven kids and headed south to Montgomery, Alabama, leaving her drunk husband behind． She had every excuse to give up or even to turn lo alcohol or drugs, but she did not．At five foot tall, she was a black woman of small stature, with no college education．But for her, giving up was not an option．She did whatever she had to do to survive as a single parent and to successfully raise all her children to adulthood． By high school I had suited to sense that my mother had accomplished something amazing as a single parent．When I was 17 years old, I signed up as a soldier．The day I left for basic training, my mother said to me, Just do your best． Her words gave me a lifetime of powerful inspiration, thus removing my previous anxiety． Ive had ups and downs in my life, from military service to working, as a border agent in southern California．Whenever I met with difficulty．I would think to myself, If my mother overcame her challenges．I have no excuse not to do the same． The more I matured, the more I admired her for what she had achieved． I graduated from community college with highest honors, and now Im a student it Columbia University．Every stop of the way, I have been fueled by the inspiration of my mother —my hero．I have never given up．I have tried to do my best And I owe it all to my mother． 56．What can we learn about the authors father? A．He was very poor． B．He died of a disease early． C．He deserted his family． D．He was addicted to alcohol. 57．According to the author, his mother was_____． A．determined B．well-educated C．successful in her career