完形填空(共12分,每小题1分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项
I had my
first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a book
shop hired(雇佣) me for six hours a week to help her in the
shop. I was very 1 to earn my own pocket money and my parents 2 interfered(干涉)with how I
spent it, even when I was spending it foolishly. They believed that by earning
money, spending it, and learning from the 3 , I would become
more mature(成熟的) and responsible about how to handle work,
relationships with others, and money.
Like many
American parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which
they 4 a great deal. When I was
sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered
university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around Europe. My
mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my
father felt that it would be a great 5 for me. In the end, my father won the
argument(争论) on the 6 that I limited(限定)my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had
many uncles, aunts and cousins spread out through the country who could 7 shelter(住处)and help
if I needed them.
Three years
later, my younger brother decided to 8 a year off after his first year in
university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my
mother was very worried and not eager to see my brother leave school, but my
father encouraged him and my brother had a(n) 9 year working his way on trains and ships to
10 passage to different
ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.
These kinds
of experiences are probably rare(稀少的)for
children in many countries but in the US they are fairly common. Most parents
start 11 their children at a young age to do small things by
themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have
already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their
own, have selected the university they plan to attend and maybe even 12 on their future career, and so on.
1. A.anxious B.content C.proud D.hopeful
2. A.never B.ever
C.always D.even
3. A.problems B.mistakes C.disappointment D.failure
4. A.helped B.supported C.shared D.worried
5. A.journey B.experience
C.decision D.possibility
6. A.situation B.agreement C.gesture D.condition
7. A.promise B.afford C.provide D.serve
8. A.set B.put C.take D.keep
9. A.unusual B.hard C.strange D.busy
10. A.accept B.earn C.find D.search
11. A.bringing B.forcing
C.pushing D.protecting
12. A.worked B.decided C.carried D.tried