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【题目】Pulling heavy suitcases all day in the summer is hard work, especially when you are a thin 14-year-old boy. That was me in 1940-the youngest and smallest baggage boy at New York City's Pennsylvania Railway Station.

After just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging passengers. I'd like to join them, thinking, "Everyone else is doing it."

When I got home that night, I told my dad what I wanted to do. "You give an honest day's work," he said, looking at me straight in his eye. "They are paying you. If they want to do that, you let them do that."

I followed my dad's advice for the rest of that summer and have lived by his words ever since.

Of all the jobs I've had, it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that has stuck with me. Now I teach my players to have respect for other people and their possession. Being a member of a team is a totally shared experience. If one person steals, it destroys trust and hurts everyone. I can put up with many things, but not with people who steal. If one of my players were caught stealing, he'd be gone.

Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family. if you can't trust one another, there is going to be trouble.

【1】What can be inferred about the baggage boys?

A. They could earn much, but they had to work hard.

B. Many of them earned money in a dishonest way.

C. They were all from poor families.

D. They were thin, young boys.

【2】What does the father's advice imply?

A. It is wrong to give more to the passengers.

B. Don't believe them if they are paying you more.

C. Don't follow others to overcharge the passengers.

D. It is difficult to work hard and live as an honest boy.

【3】The writer can't put up with stealing because he thinks that _______.

A. it is a total shared experience

B. it is considered as the most dangerous

C. it does great harm to human relationship

D. it may led to the loss of his sports team.

【4】It can be concluded from the text that _______.

A. his father's advice helped him to decide which job to take up

B. working in the sports team was his most important experience

C. he learned much from his shared experience with his team members

D. his experience as a baggage boy had a great influence on his late life

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲述了作者儿时在车站做搬运工的经历。那时，有很多搬运工以不诚实的手段来赚钱，作者也想这样做，但是作者的父亲却教导儿子要诚实赚钱。长大后，作者深受这一段经历的影响，认为身在团队，最重要的就是诚信。

【1】 B推理判断题。根据原文第二段中的After just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging passengers. 可知，作者注意到有很多搬运工会多要价，也就是说他们采用不诚实的方法赚钱。故选择B。

【2】C推理判断题。根据原文第三段中父亲的那句话"You give an honest day's work," he said, looking at me straight in his eye. "They are paying you. If they want to do that, you let them do that."可知，父亲认为人要诚实赚钱。故选择C，指不要学别人那样以不诚实的手段赚钱。

【3】C推理判断题。通过原文倒数第二段If one person steals, it destroys trust and hurts everyone.可知，作者认为如果一个人偷窃，就会毁坏彼此间的信任，伤害每一个人。也就是损害了人们之间的关系。故选择C。

【4】D推理判断题。根据原文倒数第二段 Of all the jobs I've had, it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that has stuck with me. 可知，儿时在车站的这份工作对作者有很大的影响。故选择D。

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