(2013·高考四川卷)—I feel so nervous about the National English Speech Competition tomorrow.

—________.

A．I really envy you　　　　B．Glad to hear that

C．Sounds great? D．Take it easy

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __1__ began when I was just a kid．I __2__ becoming a doctor.

　　My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __3__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __4_ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __5__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __6__ to her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __7__. My mother was illiterate.

　　When I entered high school I was a(n) __8__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __9__ with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __10__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __11__ food and pay the bills. With everything __12__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want." I was very __13__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __14__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __15__ a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, __16__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my _17__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __18__ my dream and I became a doctor.

　　My story is really my mother's story-a woman with __19__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __20__ than parenting. This I believe.

1.                A．belief          B．work           C．education D．promise

2.                A．majored in      B．got used to      C．dreamed of    D．got tired of

3.                A．lazy            B．easy-going       C．successful     D．reliable

4.                A．cost           B．paid           C．took D．did

5.                A．could only       B．could not       C．must not D．should often

6.                A．read           B．present         C．teach D．explain

7.                A．joke           B．means          C．tool  D．trick

8.                A．A-student       B．B-student       C．C-student D．D-student

9.                A．get along       B．hang out        C．break away    D．keep in touch

10.               A．making         B．stopping        C．working   D．getting

11.               A．your brother    B．yourself        C．your sister D．the family

12.               A．left over        B．paid off         C．used up   D．carried out

13.               A．angry          B．pleased        C．disappointed   D．bored

14.               A．anything        B．everything      C．something D．nothing

15.               A．take           B．give           C．keep D．get

16.               A．let alone        B．let out         C．let in D．leave alone

17.               A．guys           B．mother         C．studies    D．play

18.               A．made          B．fulfilled         C．changed   D．tried

19.               A．little           B．much          C．few  D．high

20.               A．more interesting B．less important    C．more important D．less interesting

阅读理解

　　These days’ experience(经历) ,like many other things, are becoming increasingly expensive. One has to get to pay a lot to get, even an ordinary one.

　　Not long ago, I wanted to invite my friends to a lunch. What we really need was a good and a quiet place for a talk, not a big meal. So I chose one and told my friends to go there.

　　After I ordered, I was asked whether I would eat a 100 yuan or 200 yuan lunch, I said,“200 yuan.” I didn’t realize until I was asked to pay after lunch, that“200 yuan”means“200 yuan for person each.”

　　There were five people that day, and all of us were surprised by the 200 yuan meal. The bill came at last: it was 1260 [l000 for the five of us, plus the money for drinks, fruits and air conditioning(空调)]. I paid the bill without a word.

　　What could I say? It was not their fault(过失). It was my own fault that made me pay the largest bill in my life.

　　However, it was not so bad: we had a good lunch and at a quiet place. Besides, the experience will help in later years.

　　To support my idea, I have developed my own way of thinking about the price: 200 yuan for the lunch and 1060 for the experience. This paid experience has made me ten times wiser.

1．According to the passage, now one has to pay ________.

[　　]

A．more for a lunch in a restaurant

B．more to get an ordinary lunch

C．more for some experience

D．increasingly high price

2．I ordered a lunch ________.

[　　]

A．so as to have a big lunch

B．so that we could have a good meal

C．in order to introduce my friends to the restaurant

D．to have a talk in a good place

3．I thought I ordered a meal that would cost ________.

[　　]

4．The last sentence of the passage expressed ________.

[　　]

A．my thanks to the restaurant

B．my happiness to be ten times wiser

C．my anger at the experience

D．my pleasure to have a good lunch

5．I paid the largest bill in my life because ________.

[　　]

A．the restaurant cheated the customers

B．there was a misunderstanding between the restaurant and the customer

C．I was unknown to the restaurant

D．I knew little about the market prices

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __1__ began when I was just a kid．I __2__ becoming a doctor.
　　My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __3__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __4_ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __5__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __6__ to her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __7__. My mother was illiterate.
　　When I entered high school I was a(n) __8__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __9__ with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __10__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __11__ food and pay the bills. With everything __12__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want." I was very __13__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __14__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __15__ a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, __16__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my _17__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __18__ my dream and I became a doctor.
　　My story is really my mother's story-a woman with __19__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __20__ than parenting. This I believe.