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　　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 important, 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 can 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 dreamt 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．

(1)

The writer's first job was ________．

[　　]

A．

to stand down the fairway at a 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

(2)

The word “tedious” in Paragraph 2 most probably means ________．

[　　]

A．

difficult

B．

boring

C．

interesting

D．

unusual

(3)

The writer learned that ________ 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 be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for

(4)

________ 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

(5)

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

[　　]

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．

答案：1．C;2．B;3．D;4．C;5．A;
解析：

(1)

语义理解题。第1段第2句话My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields和题干几乎完全相同。

(2)

词义猜测题。从第2段第2句话中的I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could可以推知tedious的正确词义。

(3)

语义理解题。看到文章第2段第4句话I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for，答案不言自明。

(4)

(5)

　　判断题。从最后一段内容不难看出他想当一名高尔夫球员的迫切之心。

　　本文主要介绍作者小时候的工作经历；6岁时在一家甘蔗种植园耕地，7岁时在离家不远的一家高尔夫球场找到看球。


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　　Some people do not like anything to be out of place, they are never late for work; they return their books to the library on time; they remember people's birthday and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. Mr. Dodds is such a person.

　　Mr. Dodds works in a bank, and lives alone. The only family he has were in the next town: his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, Mark. Mr. Dodds does not see his sister, or his family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of Mark's seventeen birthdays. Last week Mr. Dodds had quite a surprise. He drove home from the bank at the usual time and drove neither too slowly nor too fast; he parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. At once, there was a knock at the door. Mr. Dodds opened the door to find a policeman standing at the door.

　　

　　“What have I done wrong?”Mr Dodds asked himself.“Have I driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?”

　　

　　“Hello, Uncle”said the policeman,“My name's Mark.”

　　

(1) Mr. Dodds sees his sister ________.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　
　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．very little

　　

B．only at Christmas time

　　

C．only at the end of the year

　　

D．on Mark's birthday every year

　　
　　 　　 　　

(2) Mr. Dodds ________.

　　

[　　]

　　

A．has forgotten more than one Mark's birthday

　　

B．has not sent Mark anything on his seventeenth birthday

　　

C．always sends a Christmas card on Mark's birthday

　　

D．always sends Mark something on his birthday

　　

(3) When he heard a knock at the door, he was ________.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　
　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．cooking a meal

　　

B．parking his car

　　

C．at the door

　　

D．just beginning to cook a meal

　　
　　 　　 　　

(4) Mr. Dodds was surprised that ________.

　　

[　　]

　　

A．a policeman visited him

　　

B．Mark came to see him

　　

C．he had forgotten Mark's birthday

　　

D．someone was knocking at the door

　　

(5) Which of the following best describes the writer's attitude towards Mr. Dodds? ________.

　　

[　　]

　　

A．Mr. Dodds always insists on his opinion

　　

B．Mr. Dodds is not strict in his work

　　

C．Mr. Dodds never makes a mistake

　　

D．Mr. Dodds does not care about others

　　

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短文改错

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉，在该行右边的横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一个横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错误的不要改。

I use my bike most in the summer when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 1._____________

the weather is warm or dry. It can be very　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  2._____________

unpleasant of winter when it is cold and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 3._____________

the rain is pour down. It can also be　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   4._____________

very dangerous. You must of course　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   5._____________

careful on a bike. Accident are not the　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    6._____________

only problem, though. One day I go to school　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 7._____________

and came back to find my front wheel had　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  8._____________

missing. It was a long walk towards the　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    9._____________

repairer’s! Now I have two strong locks.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    10._____________

 
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短文改错

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉，在该行右边的横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一个横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错误的不要改。

I use my bike most in the summer when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 1._____________

the weather is warm or dry. It can be very　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  2._____________

unpleasant of winter when it is cold and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 3._____________

the rain is pour down. It can also be　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   4._____________

very dangerous. You must of course　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   5._____________

careful on a bike. Accident are not the　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    6._____________

only problem, though. One day I go to school　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 7._____________

and came back to find my front wheel had　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  8._____________

missing. It was a long walk towards the　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    9._____________

repairer’s! Now I have two strong locks.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    10._____________

 

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　　One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read：

　　For washing the car　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄5.00

　　For making my own bed this week　　　　　　　　　　　＄1.00

　　Going to the provision shop　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄0.50

　　Playing with little sister　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄0.25

　　Taking out the rubbish　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄1.00

　　Getting a good report card　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄5.00

　　And for sweeping the common corridor　　　　　　　　　＄2.00

　　Total　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄14.75

　　His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment．I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind．So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote：

　　For nine months I carried you, growing inside me　　　　　　No Charge

　　For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you　No Charge

　　For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose　　　　　No Charge

　　When you add it all up, the full cost of my love　　　　　　　No Charge

　　Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes．He looked at his mother and said,“Mummy, I love you．”Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the“bill”“All paid．”

(1)

What's the best title for this passage?

[　　]

A．

Part-time Job

B．

Mother's Love, No Charge

C．

Payment for House Work

D．

Greedy Mother

(2)

The write wrote the passage in order to ________．

[　　]

A．

show that children should be paid for their housework

B．

show that children should not be paid for their housework

C．

show a clever way of teaching children

D．

tell children how to spend their spare time

(3)

How do you think of the mother in the passage?

[　　]

A．

Clever

B．

Greedy

C．

Cold－hearted

D．

Selfish

(4)

From the last passage we know that ________

[　　]

A．

the boy got all the money he wanted

B．

the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy

C．

the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework

D．

the mother was angry with what the boy said

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　　Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 　　1　　．”

　　Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 　　2　　, but consider the sky and the sea．　　3　　 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 　　4　　．”

　　Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 　　5　　 into the world．”

　　Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 　　6　　, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 　　7　　, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 　　8　　 to any of you．”

　　Red could stand it 　　9　　 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 　　10　　 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”

　　Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．

　　The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 　　11　　．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 　　12　　．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 　　13　　, drawing close to one another for comfort．

　　In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 　　14　　yourselves, each trying to dominate　　15　　．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 　　16　　?Join hands with 　　17　　 and come to me．”

　　Doing as they were told, the colors 　　18　　 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 　　19　　 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 　　20　　 one another．

(1)
[　　]

A．

stay

B．

leave

C．

go out

D．

die

(2)
[　　]

A．

earth

B．

moon

C．

star

D．

sun

(3)
[　　]

A．

That is

B．

I am

C．

It is

D．

This is

(4)
[　　]

A．

anything

B．

nothing

C．

something

D．

everything

(5)
[　　]

A．

warmth

B．

sadness

C．

depression

D．

anxiety

(6)
[　　]

A．

usual

B．

normal

C．

common

D．

scarce

(7)
[　　]

A．

at midnight

B．

at noon or at night

C．

at sunrise or sunset

D．

during the day

(8)
[　　]

A．

gift

B．

honor

C．

thought

D．

respect

(9)
[　　]

A．

for more

B．

any more

C．

very much

D．

no longer

(10)
[　　]

A．

turn to

B．

fight for

C．

struggle with

D．

bend over

(11)
[　　]

A．

superiority

B．

disadvantages

C．

inferiority

D．

weakness

(12)
[　　]

A．

gently

B．

quietly

C．

violently

D．

peacefully

(13)
[　　]

A．

with care

B．

in fear

C．

by chance

D．

on purpose

(14)
[　　]

A．

amongst

B．

by

C．

for

D．

against

(15)
[　　]

A．

others

B．

themselves

C．

the other

D．

the rest

(16)
[　　]

A．

equal and simple

B．

ordinary and similar

C．

more or less

D．

unique and different

(17)
[　　]

A．

each other

B．

me

C．

one another

D．

them

(18)
[　　]

A．

combined

B．

separated

C．

united

D．

divided

(19)
[　　]

A．

cleans

B．

washes

C．

brightens

D．

dampens

(20)
[　　]

A．

appreciate

B．

quarrel with

C．

ignore

D．

praise

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