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7.I began working in journalism when 1was eight.It was my mother's idea.She wanted me to"make something"of myself,and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue.The crowds were there.There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union.For several hours I made myself highly visible,making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.When it was suppertime,I walked back home.
"How many did you sell,my boy?"my mother asked.
"None."
"Where did you go?"
"The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues."
"What did you do?"
"Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.''
"You just stood there?"
"Didn't sell a single one."
"My God,Russell!"
Uncle Allen put in,Well,I′ve decided to take the Post.''I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel (五分镍币).It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman.I would have to ring doorbells,address adults with self-confidence,and persuade them by saying that no one,no matter how poor,could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day,I told my mother I'd changed my mind.I didn't want to make a success,in the magazine business.
"If you think you can change your mind like this,"she replied,"You'll become a good-for-nothing."She insisted that,as soon as school was over,I should start ringing doorbells,selling magazines.Whenever I said no,she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember.My mother,dissatisfied with my father's plain workman's life,determined that I would not grow up like him and his people.But never did she expect that,forty years later,such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband's people for true life and love.
41.Why did the boy start his job young?C
A.He wanted to be famous in the future.
B.The job was quite easy for him.
C.His mother had high hopes for him.
D.The competition for the job was fierce.
42.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother,we learn that the mother wasD.
A.excited
B.interested
C.ashamed
D.disappointed
43.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?A
A.She forced him to continue.
B.She punished him.
C.She gave him some money.
D.She changed her plan.
44.What does the underlined phrase"this battle"(last paragraph) refer to?B
A.The war between the boy's parents.
B.The arguing between the boy and his mother.
C.The quarrel between the boy and his customers.
D.The fight between the boy and his father.
45.What is the text mainly about?A
A.The early life of a journalist.
B.The early success of a journalist.
C.The happy childhood of the writer.
D.The important role of the writer in his family.
分析 文章讲述的是自己童年时卖报纸的经历.
解答 41.C 推理判断题.根据文章第一段第2行She wanted me to"make something"of myself和最后一段第1,2行My mother,dissatisfied with my father's plain workman's life,determined that I would not grow up like him and his people妈妈希望我能有所成就,不要像爸爸那样做普通工人.故C正确.
42.D 推理判断题.根据"My God,Russell!"说明妈妈对我第一天的工作很不满意.故D正确.
43.A 细节理解题.根据倒数第二段最后一句Whenever I said no,she would scold me.可知妈妈迫使我坚持下去.
44.B 词义猜测题.根据前文的内容及句子Whenever I said no,she would scold me.无论什么时候我说不,妈妈都会责备我.可以知道这里的this battle 指的是我和妈妈之间的争论,所以答案选B.
45.A 主旨大意题.文章讲述的是自己童年时卖报纸的经历.故A正确.
点评 文章讲述的是自己童年时卖报纸的经历.在阅读时要抓住文章的主题和细节,分析文章结构,根据上下文内在联系,挖掘文章的深层含义,对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机,事件中的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析,进一步增强理解能力,抓住材料实质性的东西
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