Question

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 underlined word "it" (in Paragraph 2) refers to______

A. overcharging passengers

B. pulling heavy suitcases all day

C. paying passengers money

D. working in an honest way

4.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.

5. 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

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】在本文中作者记叙了少年时在车站帮助客人拉行李时，发现一些人多收费。但是爸爸对我的教育让我没有这样做，而且父亲的话对我的一生都有很大的影响。

1.B

【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第二段第一行After just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging passengers.可知很多其他的帮助乘客拉行李的孩子都向乘客收取了太多的钱。说明他们挣的是不诚实的钱。故B正确。

2.2】C

【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第三段第2行he said, looking at me straight in his eye. "They are paying you. If they want to do that, you let them do that."可知父亲建议我们不要和别人一样。如果别人想多收客人的钱，就让他们去做吧！也就是不要和别人一样多收客人的钱。故C项正确。

3.3】A

【试题解析】推理题。根据本句I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging passengers. I'd like to join them, thinking, "Everyone else is doing it."句义：我注意到其他人收取乘客的费用太高，我也想这样做，因为别人都这样做了。可知这里的it就是指前面的overcharging passengers，故A正确。

4.4】C

【试题解析】推理题。根据文章倒数3,4行. 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可知我无法忍受盗窃行为，是因为我认为盗窃行为破坏了人与人之间的信任，伤害了每个人的感情。故C项说法是正确的。

5.5】D

【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第四段I followed my dad's advice for the rest of that summer and have lived by his words ever since.可知这次经历不仅仅对那个暑假而且对我的一生都有深远的影响，让我无法忍受欺骗行为。故D正确。

【长难句解析】

1. I'd like to join them, thinking, "Everyone else is doing it."

【翻译】我想和他们做一样的事情，认为：别人都这样做。

【分析】本句中的现在分词短语thinking, "Everyone else is doing it."在句中做伴随状语，动词think与主语I构成逻辑上的主动关系，所以使用现在分词。

2. Of all the jobs I've had, it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that has stuck with me.

【翻译】在我曾经做过的所有工作中，在宾夕法尼亚铁路站的这个经历对我有很大的影响。

【分析】本中有一个定语从句I've had修饰先行词the jobs；有一个强调句型it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that…强调的是句子的主语my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station。