网考大学英语b练习和仿真“阅读理解”题目和答案(含译文).docx

阅读与理解练习题及答案 Passage 1 My mother raised me as best as she could， taking on odd jobs in the neighborhood for money ． Still without a father to tell me how to act and what was expected of me ， I felt lost ． 1 wandered for years and got involved with tough guys on the East Side of New York ．They would fight madly over a dropped coin． They would steal to get what they wanted ．I wanted to be like them ． It was lucky for me that I left the city and entered a world of discipline ， after following my mothers advice ． During three years of military service ， I had time to rethink my life ， and my thoughts often ran to my mother ． I realized suddenly just how much of a heartache I must have been to her ，how little I had noticed her suffering ．When my father left this world ． my mother was completely alone ． To support us， my mother cleaned apartments and took in washing and ironing from the neighbors ． And as she worked hard at this labor ，she kept her head high． Each week she would bring a pile of books home from the library and read to us ． My mother had wanted nothing more ， than for me to turn into an honest responsible man ． But I had acted against her. Finally ， almost too late l had the sense to feel shame． Ten years passed and I returned to the apartment On the East Side． I knew I wouldn ’tfall back in with the wrong people， although I still wasn’tsure where I was heading． My mother,I could tell ．was worried about me． In my neighborhood, to become a police officer or a firefighter was amark of significant social success and achievement. For me it was an opportunity for a real start in life. I wondered if I was up to it ．but I knew that it was time to try ．When I found myself in the big hall raising my hands to take the firefighters oath ( 誓言 )of office ， my mother was sitting a few rows behind with a smile of relief ． She knew that at last I was off on lifes road and moving steadily ．Her smile said，“ My job is finally done ．” 1． From this story ， we may guess that th