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8．My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras，Puerto Rico．My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields．I would walk behind an ox，guiding him with a broomstick．For 1 a day，I worked eight hours straight，with no food breaks．
  It was very tedious work，but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons．Because the plantation owners were always watching us，I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could．I've never been late for any job since．I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for．More importantly，I earned my pay，it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didn't want to work．
  I was only six years old，but I was doing a man's job．Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $18 a week．Our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet．Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother，father，two brothers and three sisters．This gave me self-esteem（自尊心），one of the most important things a person could have．
When I was seven，I got work at a golf course near our house．My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed，so the golfers could find them．Losing a ball meant you were fired，so I never missed one．Some nights I would lie in bed and dream of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle．
The more I dreamed，the more I thought．Why not？I made my first golf club out of guava limb （番石榴树枝） and a piece of pipe．Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball．And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth．I practiced with the same devotion and intensity．I learned working in the field---except now I was driving golf balls with club，not oxen with a broomstick．

26．The writer's first job wasC．
A．to stand down the fairway at the golf course
B．to watch over the sugar-cane plantation
C．to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields
D．to spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them
27．The underlined word"tedious"in Paragraph 2 most probably meansB．
A．difficult        
B．boring        
C．interesting        
D．unusual
28．The writer learned thatD from his first job．
A．he should work for those who he liked most
B．he should work longer than what he was expected
C．he should never fail to say hello to his owner
D．he should show respect and faith to the people he worked for
29．C gave the writer self-esteem．
A．Having a family of eight people
B．Owning his own golf course
C．Bringing money back home to help the family
D．Helping his father with the work on the plantation
30．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passageA？
A．He wanted to be a successful golfer．
B．He wanted to run a golf course near his house．
C．He was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation．
D．He wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要介绍了作者小时候的工作经历．6岁时他在一家甘蔗种植园耕地，尽管这个工作很繁琐，但是它让作者为生活做好了准备，也教会了作者很多永生难忘的经验．7岁时他在离家不远的一家高尔夫球场工作，他梦想着通过打高尔夫球挣很多的钱，于是他进行强度训练，最终成为了一名高尔夫球员．

解答 26．C 细节理解题．根据第一段My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields．可知作者的第一份工作是赶牛犁耕这块甘蔗田地．故选C．
27．B 词义辨析题．根据第二段I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could．可知这个工作很繁琐，我每天都要准时到场，尽我所能地去工作．由此推知"tedious"的意思是"繁琐的，乏味的"．故选B．
28．D 细节理解题．根据第二段I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for．可知作者学会了要尊敬和信任于你为之工作的人．故选D．
29．C 细节理解题．根据第三段Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother，father，two brothers and three sisters．This gave me self-esteem（自尊心），one of the most important things a person could have．可知没有任何事能比我拿钱回家给我爸妈、两个弟弟和三个妹妹更值得我骄傲，这让我有了自尊心．故选C．
30．A 细节理解题．根据最后一段可知作者跟那些高尔夫球手一样，用同样的投入和强度训练．由此不难看出他成为一名高尔夫球员的迫切之心．故选A．

点评 本文考察学生的理解推断能力以及细心程度，只要抓住文章的关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节，就能找到正确答案．