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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.
小题1:
A.makeB.paintC.sellD.repair
小题2:
A.pulledB.putC.pickedD.pressed
小题3:
A.sweepingB.packingC.clearingD.emptying
小题4:
A.easyB.heavyC.difficultD.pleasant
小题5:
A.allowedB.preferredC.taughtD.managed
小题6:
A.proudB.richC.gratefulD.hopeful
小题7:
A.showedB.gotC.flewD.carried
小题8:
A.raisingB.spendingC.countingD.making
小题9:
A.greatlyB.actuallyC.hardlyD.really
小题10:
A.self-developmentB.self-controlC.self-criticismD.self-confidence
小题11:
A.lostB.improvedC.developedD.experienced
小题12:
A.responsibilityB.promiseC.independenceD.ambition

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:A

试题分析:文章大意:作者小时候所做的工作使他学到的道理。
小题1:D上下文联系根据之前的a cent for every nail I      out of old boards. 得知,是每从旧木板上拔出一个钉子给一分钱,因此,是修理家具。
小题2:A 动词和宾语的搭配。根据这个动词和nail以及木板的关系,得知应该是拔出。pull sth. out of:把某物从……拔/拉出来。
小题3:C 常识考查:在餐馆工作,不能扫 sweep 餐桌,不能包装 pack餐桌,不能腾空empty餐桌。empty表示腾空的时候,是指腾空,移走里面的内容。只能用清理,clear餐桌
小题4:C上下文联系。At that age, it was     going to work and glimpsed at my friends run off to swim or play. 在那个年龄(8岁),看到我的朋友出去游泳或者去玩,而我要去工作(对我来说)很难。
小题5:A 动词辨析。但是我喜欢工作所让我可以拥有的东西。根据下文的Because of my job, I was always the first one to buy something delicious.由于我的工作,我总是第一个买好吃的的人可知,是工作给我带来的好处。(收获)allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事。B. prefer 宁愿;更喜欢;C和D通常不用于这个结构。
小题6:A 形容词辨析。承接上文,我因此感到自豪。grateful, 感激的    rich, 富裕的,丰富的,hopeful,有希望的,有前途的
小题7:B短语辨析。我勤勉和值得信赖的消息在镇上传开。get around ="get" round (消息)传开;四处走走;有办法应付;show around:带领…参观;fly around:绕圈飞;飞来飞去;carry around:随身携带。
小题8:D 动词辨析。我每个小时只能赚六毛五分,可是我已经欠了店老板9毛钱。(说明花费远超自己的收入)make money, 赚钱
小题9: A 副词辨析。句意:因此我学到了放松信贷的危险。greatly副词:很,极大的;非常;在这里修饰learned,说明此事对他的影响。
小题10:B 动词辨析。我的第一份工作教会了我(控制收支的)自控能力和自我满足感。self-development:自我发展;self-criticism:自我批评;self-confidence:自信。
小题11:D 这种从第一份工作中所学到的自控能力和自我满足感,没几个学生经历过的。lost:失去;丢失;improve:改善;提高;变得更好;develop:发展;开发;进步。
小题12:A 名词辨析If you understand sacrifice and      , there are not many things in life you can't have.
如果你明白了牺牲和责任的话,生活中就没有什么你无法得到的东西。and连接两个名词,这两个名词应该是指同一方面的,sacrifice, 牺牲;奉献;四个词中只有responsibility 跟它匹配。promise: 答应;承诺 independence:独立;自主 ambition:野心;雄心;志向;抱负。
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Until one gloomy day the next March when I glanced out of the window,I saw a dot of blue across the yard. I headed outside for a closer look. They were crocuses (番红花)throughout the front lawn 一 blue, yellow and my favorite pink ,with little faces moving up and down in the cold wind. I remembered the things Dad secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. What could have been more perfectly timely to my needs?
My father’s crocuses bloomed (开花)each spring for the next five seasons, always bringing the same assurance: Hard times are almost over. Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon.
Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms and the next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses ,so I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did. He died suddenly one October day. My family were in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith.
On a spring afternoon four years later, I was driving back when I felt depressed. It was Dad’s birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual — my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived up to his faith. Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. There on the muddy grass with small piles of melting snow ,bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus.
How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years ago, one that hadn’t bloomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.
Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day, but it built my faith for a lifetime.
小题1:According to the first three paragraphs, we learn that ______.
A. it kept bothering the author not knowing what the surprise was
B. the author was unpacking when her father was making the surprise
C. it was not the first time that the author’s father had made a surprise
D. the author knew what the surprise was because she knew her father
小题2:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The author usually felt depressed in the season of winter.
B. The author’s father planted the crocuses to lift her low spirits.
C. The author often thought about her father after he died.
D. The crocuses bloomed each spring before her father died.
小题3:The author’s father should be best described as ______.
A. a part-time worker who loved flowers
B. a kind-hearted man who lived with faith
C. a full-time gardener with skillful hands
D. an ordinary man with doubts in his life
小题4:What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Crocuses — My Source of FaithB.Crocuses— Father’s Surprise
C. A Pink Crocus — My MemoryD.Crocuses in Blossom — My Favorite

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