阅读下面短文,掌握其大意。然后从36-55各题所给的选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mark was seven when he joined his father and two other elder brothers at sunrise in the fields. __36__ the time he was eight he was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He was given a cent for every nail he __37__ out of old boards.
He got his first __38__ job at BT’s Restaurant in town, when he reached twelve. His main tasks were__39__tables and washing dishes, __40__sometimes he helped cook.
Every day after school he would __41__ to BT’s and work till ten. Even on Saturdays he __42__ from two till eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and __43__ his friends run off to swim or play. He didn’t necessarily like work, but he loved what working __44__ him to have. Because of his __45__ he was always the one buying when his friends and he went to the local shop. That made him __46__.
Word that he was trustworthy and hard-working __47__ around the town. A local clothing shop offered him credit(赊帐)__48__ he was only in Grade 7. He immediately __49__ a $ 68 sports coats and a $ 22 pair of shoes. He was__50__ only 65 cents an hour, and he already owed the shopkeeper $ 90! So he learned __51__ the danger of easy credit. He paid it __52__ as soon as he could.
The first job taught him self-control, responsibility and brought him a __53__of personal satisfaction few of his friends had experienced. As his father, __54__worked three jobs, once told him, “If you__55__sacrifice and responsibility, there are not many things in life you cannot have.” How right he was!
小题1: | A.Before | B.Within | C.From | D.By |
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小题2: | A.pulled | B.put | C.picked | D.pressed |
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小题3: | A.usual | B.real | C.main | D.participate |
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小题4: | A.sweeping | B.packing | C.clearing | D.empting |
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小题6: | A.head | B.turn | C.change | D.move |
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小题7: | A.studied | B.worked | C.played | D.slept |
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小题8: | A.helping | B.having | C.watching | D.letting |
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小题9: | A.asked | B.told | C.promised | D.allowed |
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小题11: | A.proud | B.friendly | C.lucky | D.hopeful |
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小题12: | A.ran | B.got | C.flew | D.carried |
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小题13: | A.although | B.while | C.if | D.since |
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小题14: | A.sold | B.borrowed | C.charged | D.wore |
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小题15: | A.keeping | B.making | C.paying | D.taking |
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小题16: | A.gradually | B.greatly | C.hardly | D.early |
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小题18: | A.point | B.level | C.part | D.sign |
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小题20: | A.understand | B.demand | C.offer | D.fear |
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