I grew up in a small town. My father raised chickens and ran a construction comp

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I grew up in a small town. My father raised chickens and ran a construction company. I was only 10 years old when my dad gave me the responsibility of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the stable. He believed it was important for me to have those jobs to learn responsibility. Then, when I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace, I washed dishes and cooked from 4:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m and then went on stage and sang until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn’t long before I became known as a singing cook. I had been rejected(拒绝) so many times by record companies that it was hard not to be discouraged. One night, a woman executive(董事) from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show was over, we sat down and talked and after she left, I said to myself it was one more rejection. A few weeks later, my manager received a phone call—Waner Brothers wanted to sign me to a record deal. Soon after, I release(发行) my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best efforts had gone into every job I’ve ever held. It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me with pride. I still feel that way today, even though I have become a well-known singer.
小题1:Why was the writer once known as the singing cook?

A．Because he was a cook at a country –music club.

B．Because he sang for guests while he worked as a cook.

C．Because he often sang while cooking.

D．Because he liked singing better than cooking.

小题2:Who first recognized his talents and helped make his career successful?

A．Warner Brothers	B．His manager
C．His father	D．A business woman

小题3:What made the writer proud of himself?

A．His ability to live independently.

B．His sense of responsibility in whatever he did.

C．His courage in the face of rejections.

D．His hard work in his early days.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B

解析

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要讲述了自己通过刻苦磨练，最终成为一个著名的歌唱家的故事。
小题1:判断推理题。根据短文第六七句I washed dishes and cooked…then went on stage and sang…It wasn’t long before I became known as a singing cook 的描述可知应选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据短文One night, a woman executive (懂事) from a company named Warner Brothers Records及后文的描述可知应选D。
小题3:根据短文倒数第三句It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man的描述可知应选B。