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【题目】 Growing a Family Business Every Saturday and Sunday this fall, while other kids are sleeping in or preparing for a soccer game, Phillip Gargiulo, age 11, will be up at 5 a.m. sweeping floors. It's hard work, but Phillip's job at Masker Orchards（果园） isn't just a job-it's all for his family.

Masker is one of the largest pick-it-yourself apple orchards in the New York area, with 200 acres（英亩） of land and 16,000 trees. The orchard was founded in 1913 by the Masker family. In 1969, Phillip's grandfather bought the land. His three kids and six grandkids have been running the family business ever since.

On a good weekend, there will be more than 800 customers. One of Phillip's jobs is to count the items they bought, give customers a total, and take their money. That's a lot of apples-and a lot of math! And more than 100 teens work there, too. For their hard work, the Gargiulo kids are paid﹩15 per hour. After working there for seven years, Phillip has saved﹩3,000. He's planning to use it to buy a car one day, and to help pay for college.

Having a family business means much more than making money. It also means making sacrifices.

"Growing up, it was good and bad," says Phillip's mom. She's been working at the orchard since she was 4 years old. "From August to Halloween, I would be busy. In high school, you want to be with your friends, out doing other things. That wasn't always possible when I had to be at the orchard."

Phillip, too, sees both sides. "I'm learning how to run a business, and I'm learning what hard work is really all about." he says. He admits, though, that some mornings, when his alarm clock goes off in the early morning, he'd rather be sleeping in or playing baseball with friends. "But I'm learning to do things that I will need for the rest of my life," he says. "And I'm spending time with my family. I love it."

【1】Phillip gets up early every weekend to ______ .

A.finish his homeworkB.do the work for his family

C.prepare for a soccer gameD.go for a run in the morning

【2】What does Phillip do on a good weekend in Masker?

A.To plant some apple trees.

B.To work on math problems.

C.To play baseball with friends.

D.To count apples and take the money.

【3】What can we learn from this passage?

A.Getting something probably means giving up something.

B.It's necessary to make money as early as possible.

C.Growing up means doing what you want to do.

D.There is nothing more important than parents.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】

这篇文章讲述了周末当别的孩子在睡觉或者准备足球比赛，而Phillip却要在果园里忙碌的故事。

【1】细节理解题。根据“Phillip Gargiulo, age 11, will be up at 5 a.m. sweeping floors.”可知，早上5点开始，Phillip就开始做家务。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据“One of Phillip's jobs is to count the items they bought, give customers a total, and take their money.”可知，Phillip的工作就是计数，给顾客报总数和收钱。故选D。

【3】推理判断题。根据“Having a family business means much more than making money. It also means making sacrifices.”可知，家族商业不仅仅意味着赚钱，有时候也意味着牺牲。可推断出得到某些东西的时候，要失去其他的东西。故选A。