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My First Job

　　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. 1He gave me a cent for every nail I 2 out of old boards.

　　I got my first 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 of 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.

1．

[　　]

A．Before

B．Within

C．From

D．By

2．

[　　]

A．pulled

B．put

C．picked

D．pressed

3．

[　　]

A．usual

B．real

C．main

D．particular

4．

[　　]

A．sweeping

B．packing

C．clearing

D．emptying

5．

[　　]

A．or

B．so

C．but

D．even

6．

[　　]

A．head

B．turn

C．change

D．move

7．

[　　]

A．studied

B．worked

C．played

D．slept

8．

[　　]

A．helping

B．having

C．watching

D．letting

9．

[　　]

A．asked

B．told

C．promised

D．allowed

10．

[　　]

A．study

B．power

C．age

D．job

11．

[　　]

A．proud

B．friendly

C．lucky

D．hopeful

12．

[　　]

A．ran

B．got

C．flew

D．carried

13．

[　　]

A．although

B．while

C．if

D．since

14．

[　　]

A．sold

B．borrowed

C．charged

D．wore

15．

[　　]

A．keeping

B．making

C．paying

D．taking

16．

[　　]

A．gradually

B．greatly

C．hardly

D．early

17．

[　　]

A．out

B．over

C．away

D．off

18．

[　　]

A．point

B．level

C．part

D．sign

19．

[　　]

A．he

B．that

C．who

D．whoever

20．

[　　]

A．understand

B．demand

C．offer

D．fear

Answer 1

答案：D;A;B;C;C;A;B;C;D;D;A;B;A;C;B;D;D;B;C;A
解析：

1．D　　本段叙述作者干活的经历始于幼年。第一句说六岁即和父兄一起干活。接下来这句话依然表明作者很早开始的工作经历，用by表示“不迟于……”。 　　2．A　　后面out of说明他的工作是把钉子从旧木板中拔出来。 　　3．B　　第一段叙述的作者帮助家里干活都不是真正意义上的“工作”，而本段说的at JM's restaurant所做的才是他头一个“真正的”工作。 　　4．C　　与washing dishes并列的活儿应该是收拾桌子；B、D不可能，sweep意思是“清扫”，显然不合适。 　　5．C　　前一句中main这个词是一个提示。作者的主要任务是打杂儿，但有时也帮厨。 　　6．A　　根据句意作者每天放学后就去JM's，工作到10点。head to意思是“朝某处去”。turn to“转向，change to“转而”，move to“迁至”，都与句意不符。 　　7．B　　本段叙述作者对工作的感受：只有work与本段主旨有关。Even这个词也起到了提示作用，不仅every day，而且on Saturdays都要工作。 　　8．C　　考虑一下当时作者的心情。At that age，it was difficult…在那个还是孩子的年龄，这是很难做到的。观察几个选项，watch最符合作者当时的心态，眼睁睁地看着别的孩子去玩，而自己却要工作。 　　9．D动作的发出者是working，只能用allow。 　　10．D　　其他几个选项均与本文无关。 　　11．A　　从所举事例可以看出是工作允许“我”拥有的，即和朋友出去时由“我”付账，并因此感到骄傲。 　　12．B　　本段叙述勤奋的工作为作者带来良好的声誉。小镇上到处传扬着对作者的赞誉。主语word意思是“消息”，get around是固定搭配，指“消息的传播”。 　　13．A　　四个选项都是连词。下一句 I was only in seventh grade中only一词提示为转折关系，“虽然作者才七年级，但当地一家服装店已同意让他赊账。” 　　14．C　　这个动作是在offered me credit之后立即做的，用charged表示“记账”。 　　15．B　　这是一个并列句，强调挣得少，欠得多。“挣钱”是make money。 　　16．D　　early在此表示年龄小。作者在年龄很小时就被允许赊账，而且已经赊了90美元的账，而他每小时的工资只有65美分，所以他在年龄很小时就懂得了赊账的危险性。 　　17．D　　文章通篇讲的是作者幼年工作的经历。因此作者早早便懂得了赊账的危险，只要一有能力，便还清了赊账。pay off是固定搭配，意思是“还清债务”。 　　18．B　　工作为作者带来了一种自我满足感，这是他的朋友们很少体验到的。level表示“程度”；point一点”；part“部分”；sign“迹象”。 　　19．C　　定语从句修饰my father，作主语，指人，排除A、D。有逗号隔开，是非限制性定语从句，排除B。 　　20．A　　understand“懂得”；demand“需要”；offer“提供”；fear“畏惧”。根据句意排除B、D。offer responsibility不成立，故选A。