Question

I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother who owned a bookshop hired me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very to earn my own pocket money and my parents never interfered (干涉) with I spent it, even when I was spending it foolishly. They that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the , I would become more mature (成熟的) and responsible about how to handle work, relationships others, and money.

Like many parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they

a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I 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

for me. In the end, my father won the on the condition (只要) that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, I had many uncles, aunts and cousins spread out through the country who could shelter (住处) and help if I needed them.

Three years later, my younger brother decided to 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 him and my brother had a(n) year working his way on trains and ships to earn passage (获得自由通过权) to different ports and cities, and many fascinating places and people.

These kinds of experiences are probably rare (少有的) for children in many countries in the US they are fairly common. Most parents start 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 jobs, traveled around the US or other countries , have selected the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

1.A. anxious B. sad C. proud D. meaningful

2.A. how B. what C. that D. why

3.A. wondered B. believed C. guessed D. suggested

4.A. work B. mistakes C. others D. books

5.A. for B. to C. by D. with

6.A. American B. Japanese C. Chinese D. British

7.A. helped B. supported C. shared D. worried

8.A. joined B. worked C. entered D. arrived

9.A. visit B. experience C. experiment D. possibility

10.A. argument B. game C. discussion D. plan

11.A. when B. which C. who D. where

12.A. promise B. afford C. provide D. serve

13.A. leave B. make C. take D. prepare

14.A. discouraged B. encouraged C. prevented D. agreed

15.A. unusual B. hard C. strange D. hopeful

16.A. earning B. discovering C. traveling D. reaching

17.A. so B. when C. if D. but

18.A. making B. keeping C. pushing D. protecting

19.A. part-time B. full-time C. good D. well-paid

20.A. on time B. on their own C. on the contrary D. on purpose

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了自己和弟弟小时候父亲支持我们做一些锻炼自己的事情，支持我们独自旅游，然后引出美国是怎样教育孩子，美国的孩子刚刚毕业就已经有了很多工作，旅游的经历。

1. was very to earn my own pocket money可知我很骄傲赚到自己的零花钱，所以C符合题意。

2. A怎样；B什么；C那个；D为什么。文中my parents never interfered (干涉) with I spent it可知并且我父母不干涉我怎样花它们，how 意思是怎样，是一种方式，所以选择A。

3. spent it, even when I was spending it foolishly. They that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the , 可知我甚至傻傻的乱花，可是父母相信通过赚来的钱，花掉他们，并且从错误中学习，由父母的态度可以知道他们是相信孩子可以成长的，所以选择B。

4.

5. would become more mature (成熟的) and responsible about how to handle work, relationships others可知我变得更加成熟有责任关于手边的工作，关系和其他人的关系。此处应用连词with，固定的with others故选D。

6. many parents可知像许多美国的父母一样，由前后文联系后文美国的孩子通常更加经历丰富可知他们是美国人所以选A。

7. parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they a great deal.可知我的父母也允许我们做超出他们担心的事请，由后文作者要去独自旅行可知这是超出父母担心的事。所以选D。

8. I university,我进入大学之前，进入大学应用enter，此处还需要用过去时，所以应该选C。

9. but my father felt that it would be a great for me可知但是我的父亲认为这对于我是一个很好的经历，对于孩子独自旅行一定是一个很好的经历，所以推理出B，所以应该选择B。

10. father won the 最后我的父亲胜出了这场争论，因为父亲母亲会因为担心孩子独自旅行而引起争论，所以此题应该选择A。

11. my mother’s home, I had many uncles, aunts and cousins我母亲的家有我的叔叔阿姨兄妹，由where引导后面的句子，所以选D。

12. who could shelter (住处) and help if I needed them他们可以提供我的住处，而只有provide是主动提供，所以选C。

13. sometimes leave固定搭配请多长时间的假，所以选C。

14.

15. and my brother had a(n) year我的弟弟有了不寻常的一年，因为独自旅行应该是一个有意义的旅行，所以应该是不寻常的，所以选A。

16. many fascinating places and people.

他发现了很多迷人的景色和人们，由后面的宾语是人和景色，所以可知知道动词是发现，所以应该选择B。

17. kinds of experiences are probably rare (少有的) for children in many countries in the US they are fairly common.这些经历对于很多国家的孩子们是少有有的但是美国确实很普遍。前后意思是转折，所以选转折D。

18. Most parents start their children at a young age to do small things by themselves.很多父母推他们的孩子自己做很多事情，由题意可知孩子们并不是自己愿意做这些事，所以应该是父母把他们推出去，所以选C。

19. many American kids have already had jobs, traveled around the US or other countries ,当他们离开学校的时候他们已经走了业余时间的兼职，只有A符合题意，所以选A。

20.

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