My First JobI was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise
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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 selfcontrol,responsibility and brought me a__53of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced.As my father, __54 worked three jobs,once told me,“If you__55sacrifice(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 |
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36---55 DABCC ABCDD ABACB DDBCA |
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36.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……。答案为D。 37.pull表示“拉,拔”,后面有提示信息out of,说明他的工作是把钉子从旧木板中拔出来。B项put“放”;C项picked“捡”;D项pressed“按、压”均不符合题意。答案为A。 38.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。答案为B。 39.clearing tables“收拾桌子”,与washing dishes并列的活儿应该是抹桌子。B项pick“打包”;D项empty“使……空……”显然不可能。A项sweep意思是清扫,显然不合适。答案为C。 40.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。答案为C。 41.head to意思是朝某处去,根据句意作者每天放学后就去JM"s 工作到10点。而turn to 转向;change to 转而;move to 迁至,都与句意不符。答案为A。 42.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。答案为B。 43.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,即眼睁睁地看着别的孩子 去玩,而自己却要工作。答案为C。 44.working allowed…表示“工作允许……”A项“要求,请求”;B项“告诉”;C项“答应,许诺”均不符合。答案为D。 45.因为该篇一直在谈论工作,故应选D。A项study“学习”;B项power“力量”;C项age“年龄”均与文章主旨不符。 46.proud表示“感到自豪的,骄傲的”,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。答案为A。 47.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。答案为B。 48.四个选项都是连词。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。答案为A。 49.用charged表示记账,这个动作是在offered me credit之后立即做的。答案为C。 50.这是一个并列句,强调挣得少,欠的多。挣钱是make money。答案为B。 51.early在此表年龄小。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。A项gradually“逐渐的”;B项greatly“巨大的”;C项hardly“几乎不”均不合题意。答案为D。 52.pay off是固定搭配,意思是还清债务。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。答案为D。 53.level表示程度。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。point一点;part部分;sign 迹象,均不合题意。答案为B。 54.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。答案为C。 55.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,答案为A。 |
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Farmers,as we all know,have been having a hard time of it lately,and have turned to new ways of earning income from their land.This involves not only planting new kinds of crops,but some__55 ways of making money,the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing.Yes,you heard me__56 !A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis,and during the past year over 100,000 people have __57 to watch the race.“I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday,"one punter (赛马经纪人)told me,“and I thought I"d have a look.I didn"t believe it was serious to tell you the truth."According to a regular visitor,betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses.“At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse __58 ,and there are clear favourites. __59 nobody has heard anything about these _60 !Most people find it difficult to tell one from another in any case."I stayed to watch the races,and I must admit that I found it quite__61 . In a usual sheep race,half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a mile.Food is waiting for them at the other end of the__62 just to give them so me encouragement,I ought to add!The sheep run surprisingly fast,__63 they have probably not eaten for a while.Anyway,the crowd around me were obviously enjoying heir day out at the races, __64 by their happy faces and the sense of excitement. 55.A. common B. strange C. swift D. illegal 56.A. honestly B. surprisingly C. completely D. correctly 57.A. showed off B. brought up C. turned up D. looked forward 58.A. behind time B. in progress C. in advance D. in time 59.A. But B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise 60.A.horses B. sheep C. races D. stories 61.A.exciting B. dangerous C. boring D. peculiar 62.A.race B. hill C. track D. field 63.A.if B. so C. yet D. although 64.A.observing B. judging C. considering D. inferring |
You Did More Than Carry My Books Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying,along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark "_36" down and helped the boy pick up these articles. "_ 37 "they were going the same way,he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark "_38 " the boy"s name was Bill,that he "_ 39 " computer games, baseball and history,that he was having a lot of "_40" with his other subjects and that he had just broken "_41" with his girlfriend. They arrived at Bill"s home first and Mark was "_42" in for a Coke and to watch some television.The afternoon passed "_ 43 " with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home.They "_ 44 "to see each other around school,had lunch together once or twice,and then both ended up from the same high school.Just three weeks before "_ 45 ",Bill asked Mark if they "_ 46 " talk. Bill "_ 47 " him of the day years ago when they had first met.“Do you "_48" wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?”asked Bill. “You see, I "_49 " out my locker because I didn"t want to leave a mess (脏乱) "_50 "anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to "_51 " my things. But after we spent some time together "_52" and laughing,I realized that "_ 53 " I had done that, I would have "_ 54" a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together.So you see, Mark ,when you picked up my books that day ,you did a lot more .You "_ 55 "my life.” 36. A. fell B. sat C. lay D. knelt 37. A. Although B. Since C. After D. Until 38. A. discovered B. realized C. said D. decided 39. A. played B. loved C. tried D. made 40. A. questions B. ideas C. trouble D. doubt 41. A. up B. out C. off D. away 42. A. called B. helped C. invited D. allowed 43. A. peacefully B. willingly C. freely D. pleasantly 44. A. continued B. agreed C. forced D. offered 45. A. graduation B. movement C. separation D. vacation 46. A. would B. should C. could D. must 47. A. demanded B. reminded C. removed D. asked 48. A. ever B. usually C. even D. never 49. A. checked B. took C. cleaned D. put 50. A. over B. into C. with D. for 51. A. find B. pick C. pack D. hold 52. A. talking B. playing C. reading D. watching 53. A. before B. if C. while D. as 54. A. forgotten B. passed C. left D. lost 55. A. helped B. recovered C. improved D. changed |
As a child,I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost;these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments. Maybe it was the strange__36 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that__37 me so much.There was never total__38 ,but a streetlight or passing car lights__39 clothes hung over a chair take on the__40 of a wild animal.Out of the corner of my__41,I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no__42 .A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight.My__43 would run wild,and my heart would beat fast.I would__44 very still so that the“enemy”would not discover me. Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, __45 on the way home from school.Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home—that was no__46 .After school, __47 ,when all the buses were__48 up along the street,I was afraid that I"d get on the wrong one and be taken to some__49 neighbourhood.On school or family trips to a park or a museum,I wouldn"t__50 the leaders out of my sight. Perhaps one of the worst fears__51 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or__52 by others.Being popular was so important to me__53 ,and the fear of not being liked was a__54 one. One of the processes(过程) of growing up is being able to __55 and overcome our fears.Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life. 36. A. way B. time C. place D. reason 37. A. wounded B. destroyed C. surprised D. frightened 38. A. quietness B. darkness C. emptiness D. loneliness 39. A. got B. forced C. made D. caused 40. A. spirit B. height C. body D. shape 41. A. eye B. window C. mouth D. door 42. A. breath B. wind C. air D. sound 43. A. belief B. feeling C. imagination D. doubt 44. A. lay B. hide C. rest D. lie 45. A. especially B. simply C. probably D. directly 46. A. discussion B. problem C. joke D. matter 47. A. though B. yet C. although D. still 48. A. called B. backed C. lined D. packed 49. A. old B. crowded C. poor D. unfamiliar 50. A. leave B. let C. order D. send 51. A. above B. in C. of D. at 52. A. protected B. guided C. believed D. accepted 53. A. then B. there C. once D. anyway 54. A. strict B. powerful C. heavy D. right 55. A. realize B. remember C. recognize D. recover |
Have you ever regretted doing something you shouldn"t have done or something you didn"t do which you should have? At one time or another we probably all have.There"s no __51in getting depressed about it now—it"s no __52 crying overspilt(溢出的)milk.However,there may be some gain in thinking about exactly what happened and why __53 we might be able to draw some conclusions for the future. One thing we all do now and again is to lose our __54 with a friend or close relative.The odd thing is that we more often display great __55 towards someone we are fond of than towards __56 .The explanation may be that we see friends and relatives as a kind of safety net, an opportunity to __57 a bit of steam in a safe environment,while the consequences (后果)of __58 a stranger could be far more serious. Being honest is usually thought of as a virtue (美德) and undoubtedly this is the __59 .On the other hand,we have all experienced occasions when we have spoken our minds to someone,telling them exactly what we feel,and then have found ourselves filled with feelings of __60 .Perhaps we should have kept our mouths shut? 51. A. reason B. purpose C. point D. result 52. A. use B. help C. value D. benefit 53. A. so B. because C. but D. though 54. A. mind B. memory C. manner D. temper 55. A. anger B. interest C. love D. respect 56. A. strangers B. friends C. relatives D. colleagues 57. A. run through B. throw away C. give up D. let off 58. A. inviting B. insulting C. speaking to D. believing in 59. A. issue B. case C. event D. factor 60. A. excitement B. happiness C. pride D. guilt |
I climbed the stairs slowly , carrying a big suitcase , my father following with two more . By the time I got to the third floor , I was__26 and at the same time feeling lonely . Worse still , Dad__27 a step and fell , sending my new suitcases __28 down the stairs . “Damn !"he screamed , his face turning red . I knew __29 was ahead . Whenever Dad"s face turns red , __30 ! How could I ever __31him to finish unloading the car__32 screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls , girls I would have to spend the__33 of the year with? Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出),as Dad walked__34 close behind . I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n) __35start. “__36the room quickly ,"I thought . “Get him into a chair and calm down ." But__37 , would there be a chair in Room 316? Or would it be a(n) _38room? __39 I turned the key in the lock and__40 the door open , with Dad__41 complaining(抱怨)about a hurting knee or something . I put my head in , expecting the__42 . But to my __43, the room wasn"t empty at all ! It had furniture , curtains , a TV , and even paintings on the walls. And there on a wellmade bed sat Amy,my new __44,dressed neatly.Greeting me with a nod , she said in a soft voice , “Hi , you must be Cori . Then , she__45 the music and looked over at__46.“And of course , you"re Mr Faber ,"she said, __47 .“Would you like a glass of iced tea?" Dad"s face turned decidedly __48 before he could bring out a “yes". I knew __49 that Amy and I would be __50 and my first year of college would be a success. 26.A.helpless B.lazy C.anxious D.tired 27.A.took B.minded C.missed D .picked 28.A.rolling B.passing C.dropping D.turning 29.A.suffering B.difficulty C.trouble D.danger 30.A.go ahead B.look out C.hold on D.give up 31.A.lead B.help C.encourage D.get 32.A.after B.without C.while D.besides 33.A.best B.beginning C.end D.rest 34.A.with difficulty B.in a hurry C.with firm steps D.in wonder 35.A.fresh B.late C.bad D.unfair 36.A.Search B.Find C.Enter D.Book 37.A.in fact B.by chance C.once more D.then again 38.A.small B.empty C.new D.neat 39.A.Finally B.Meanwhile C.Sooner or later D.At the moment 40.A.knocked B.forced C.pushed D.tried 41.A.yet B.only C.even D.still 42.A.worst B.chair C.best D.tea 43.A.regret B.disappointment C.surprise D.knowledge 44.A.roommate B.classmate C.neighbour D.companion 45.A.turned on B.turned down C.played D.enjoyed 46.A.Dad B.me C.the door D.the floor 47.A.questioning B.wondering C.smiling D.guessing 48.A.red B.less pale C.less red D.pale 49.A.soon B.there C.later D.then 50.A.sisters B.friends C.students D.fellows |
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