1．Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own．My mom was one of those people．
My father died when I was nine months old，making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen．While I was growing up，we lived a very hard life．We had little money，but my mom gave me a lot of love．Each night，she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life，"Kemmons，you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it．"
At fourteen，I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again．Every day，my mother spoke to me in her gentle，loving voice，telling me that no matter what those doctors said，I could walk again if I wanted to．She drove that message so deep onto my heart that I finally believed her．A year later，I returned to school-walking on my own!
When the Great Depression（大蕭條）hit，my mom lost her job．Then I left school to support the both of us．At that moment，I was determined never to be poor again．
Over the years，I experienced various levels of business success．But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951．I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra﹩2for each child．That was too expensive for the average American family．I told my wife tat I was going to open a motel（汽車旅館）for families that would never charge extra for children．There were plenty of doubters at that time．
Not surprisingly，mom was one of my strongest supporters．She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style．As in any business，we experienced a lot of challenges．But with my mother's words deeply rooted in my soul，I never doubted we would succeed．Fifteen years later，we had the largest hotel system in the world-Holiday Inn．In 1979my company had 1，759inns in more than fifty countries with an income of﹩1billion a year．
You may not have started out life in the best situation．But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself，nothing can stop you．
46．What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself？B
A．His previous business success．
B．His terrible experience in the hotel．
C．Loving，supportive and strong-willed．
D．Strict，sensitive and supportive．
47．Which of the following best describes Kemmons'mother？C
A．Modest，helpful，and hard-working．
B．Careful，helpful and beautiful．
C．Loving，supportive and strong-willed．
D．Strict，sensitive and supportive．
48．Which of the following led to Kemmons'success according to the passage？D
A．A poor family，higher education，self-confidence and hard work．
B．Mom's encouragement，a poor family，higher education，and opportunities．
C．Mom's encouragement，a poor family，higher education，and clear goals．
D．Mom's encouragement，clear goals，self-confidence and hard work．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了作者與母親相依為命長大，母親一直鼓勵(lì)他做一個(gè)自信努力的人，成年后作者想要辭掉工作自己開餐館，母親也是無條件的支持，最終他取得了巨大的成功．
解答 46．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第五段"I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra﹩2for each child"可知作者下決心開旅館是因?yàn)橹八诰频甑脑愀饨?jīng)歷；故選B．
47．C．推理判斷題．通讀全文，可知文章主要講了作者與母親相依為命長大，在作者腳受傷的時(shí)候也是母親一直鼓勵(lì)他，成年后作者想要辭掉工作自己開餐館，母親也是無條件的支持，由此可見，作者的母親是一位充滿愛和支持，擁有堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的意志的人；故選C．
48．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第二段"，"Kemmons，you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it．""可知作者是在母親的鼓勵(lì)下，懂得做一個(gè)目標(biāo)明確的，自信，努力的人，也因此他獲得了成功；故選D．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
