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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. 1 the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I 2 out of old boards.

　　I got my fist 3 job, at JM's Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities (职责) were 4 tables and washing dishes, 5 sometimes I helped cook.

　　Every day after school I would 6 to JM's and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I 7 from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and 8 my friends run off to swim or play. I didn't necessarily like work, but I loved what working 9 me to have. Because of my 10 I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me 11 .

　　Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working 12 around town. A local clothing store offered me credit (赊账) 13 I was only in seventh grade. I immediately 14 a $ 68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair of shoes. I was 15 only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $ 90! So I learned 16 the danger of easy credit. I paid it 17 as soon as I could.

　　My first job taught me self - control, responsibility and brought me a 18 of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, 19 worked three jobs, once told me, “If you 20 sacrifice (奉献) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can't have.” How right he was.

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I arrived at my mother's home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food      over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt (被子) after quilt from the boxes,     showing their beauties. She was        for a quilt show at the Wooden Church. When we began to fold and put them        into the boxes, my attention was        by something at the bottom of one box. I        it out. “What is it?” I asked.

“Oh?” Mom said, “that's Mama's quilt.”

I        the quilt. It looked        a group of school children had        it together: irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked        on the right.

“Grandmother made this?” I said,       . My grandmother was a        at making quilts. This didn't certainly look like any of the quilts she had made.

“Yes, right before she died. I brought it home last year and made some       ,” she said. “I’m still working on it. See, this is        I’ve done so far.”

I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched a piece of cloth        those words: “My mother made many quilts. She didn't get all line       . But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”

“Oh, this is so nice, mom,” I said. It        to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was        her own mother. I realized I held in my hands a family       . It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another,        two generations.

1.A. flew                         B. rushed                          C. floated                          D. wandered

2.A. proudly          B. slightly                        C. calmly                     D. hopefully

3.A. trading                     B. reaching                      C. asking                D. preparing

4.A. up                    B. down                             C. back                   D. off

5.A. drawn             B. shocked              C. embarrassed      D. excited

6.A. raised                       B. pulled                           C. caught                D. held

7.A. pressed          B. folded                C. spread                D. arranged

8.A. even if                     B. if only                 C. as if                              D. only if

9.A. picked                          B. added                 C. chained                         D. pieced

10.A. line               B. bar                                C. stick                             D. mark

11.A. delighted      B. scared                           C. surprised                    D. worried

12.A. master                    B. beginner                      C. scholar                          D. customer

13.A. decisions     B. dresses              C. changes                       D. progress

14.A. how                       B. which                 C. where                D. what

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

16.A. straight             B. wrong                     C. mixed                     D. respectable

17.A. occurred               B. happened                    C. replied               D. struck

18.A. promoting             B. moving               C. honoring                     D. approaching

19.A. custom         B. treasure                       C. memory                      D. award

20.A. passing         B. holding                         C. satisfying                      D. covering

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I was six when I joined my father's fields in Okla. By the time I was eight, I was helping Dad   36   old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I   37   out of old boards. I got my first real job, at JM's Restaurant when I was 12. My main responsibilities were   38   tables. At that age, it was   39   going to work and glimpsed at my friends run off to swim or play. I didn't necessarily like work, but I loved what working   40   me to have. Because of my job, I was always the first one to buy something delicious. This made me   41   .

Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working   42   around town. A local clothing store offered me credit despite my young age. I immediately bought an expensive coat and shoes on credit. I was   43   only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the store keeper $90!

So I learned   44  the danger of easy credit. I paid it off as soon as I could. My first job taught me   45  and brought me a level of personal satisfaction few of my friends had   46 . As my father, who worked three jobs, once told me, “If you understand sacrifice and   47   , there are not many things in life you can't have.” How right he was.

1.A. make B. paint     C. sell        D. repair

2.A. pulled         B. put        C. picked  D. pressed

3.A. sweeping   B. packing C. clearing         D. emptying

4.A. easy   B. heavy    C. difficult D. pleasant

5.A. allowed      B. preferred      C. taught   D. managed

6.A. proud         B. rich       C. grateful          D. hopeful

7.A. showed      B. got         C. flew       D. carried

8.A. raising        B. spending       C. counting        D. making

9.A. greatly        B. actually C. hardly   D. really

10.A. self-development  B. self-control  C. self-criticism       D. self-confidence

11.A. lost  B. improved      C. developed            D. experienced

12.A. responsibility   B. promise      C. independence       D. ambition

My First Job

I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the field

s of Eufaula Okla.__36  the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture.He gave me a cent for every nail I___37  out of old boards.I got my first__38   job,at JM's Restaurant in town,when I was 12.My main responsibilities(职责)were__39       tables and washing dishes, __40   sometimes I helped cook.Every day after school I would__41   to JM's and work until ten.Even on Saturdays I_  42    from two until eleven.At that age it was difficult going to work and__43   my friends run off to swim or play.I didn't necessarily like work,but I loved what working__44   me to have.Because of my___45   I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez.This made me__46  .

    Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working__47  around town.A local clothing store offered me credit(赊账)__48  I was only in seventh grade.I immediately__49   a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes.I was___50  only 65 cents an hour,and I already owed the storekeeper$90!So I learned_ 51  the danger of easy credit.I paid it__52  as soon as I could.

My first job taught me self?control,responsibility and brought me a__53 of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced.As my father, __54   worked three jobs,once told me,“If you__55 sacrifice(奉献)and  responsibility,there are not many things in life you can't have.”How right he was.

36.A.Before        B. Within        C. From          D. By

37.A.pulled        B. put           C. picked        D. pressed

38.A.usual         B. real          C. main          D. particular

39.A.sweeping      B. packing       C. clearing      D. emptying

40.A.or            B. so            C. but           D. even

41.A.head          B. turn          C. change        D. move

42.A.studied       B. worked        C. played        D. slept

43.A.helping       B. having        C. watching      D. letting

44.A.asked         B. told          C. promised      D. allowed

45.A.study         B. power         C. age           D. job

46.A.proud         B. friendly      C. lucky         D. hopeful

47.A.ran           B. got           C. flew          D. carried

48.A.although      B. while         C. if            D. since

49.A.sold          B. borrowed      C. charged       D. wore

50.A.keeping       B. making        C. paying        D. taking

51.A.gradually     B. greatly       C. hardly        D. early

52.A.out           B. over          C. away          D. off

53.A.point         B. level         C. part          D. sign

54.A.he            B. that          C. who           D. whoever

55.A.understand    B. demand        C. offer         D. fear