My father got his first job at eleven years old. cleaning up the garbage outside of the bowlingalley（保龄球场）． Two years later his dad died. and my fatber worked odd jobs to help put food onthe table during the Depression. Ten years after that. Dad fell in love. married Mom and had ababy girl. Eight more children followed. During those years, Dad slipped into a routine he neverbroke He woke up before six. took the train to work and wouldn't get home until after five thirly.After supper, Dad spent the rest of the evening in the basement making dental parts for extra    

Two years ago, at the age of sixty-four, Dad retired. When I was young, Mom and Dad did well to hide the fact that we were poor. All nine of us attended Catholic schools and we always had plenty of school supplies. We slept in wooden beds, shared one bathroom and watched television from a tiny black-and-white set in the living room. Mom and Dad never bought anything for themselves. They clipped coupons, wore the same pair of sneakers for twenty years and sewed wom clothing together every Saturday afternoon.

At his retirement party. I wanted to thank Dad for all his hard work and sacrifice by buying him the best present I could think of. As I shopped though. l realized there was nothing I could buy for Dad. Dad taught me through his own faith that the greatest gifis come from the heart Finally. I left my present on the kitchen table for Dad to find before he Ieft for his frnal day at work.

小题1:How did Dad get extra money besides his daytime routine work?

A．Collecting garbage outside the alley.

B．Making dental parts in the basement.

C．Putting food on the table in a hotel.

D．Working oddjobs on the train.小题2:What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A．Dad retired after sixty-four years of hard work.

B．Dad and Mom could afford their children good education.

C．Parents made every effort to save for chcir children

D．The family was once poor but became well off later.小题3:After reading the text. what would be the author's present for his Dad?

A．A big-screen television.

B．A vacation schedule.

C．A letter of grateful words.

D．A great retirement party.小题4:What can be the best title for the text?

A．Thank You. Dad.

B．Dad's Expenence.

C．A Hardworking Dad.

D．Dad. a Breadwinner.

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材料一：今汉家铸钱及诸铁官，皆置吏。卒徒攻山取铜铁，一岁功十万人已（以）上。中农食七人，是七十万人常受其饥也。

——摘自《汉书·贡禹传》

公元前1世纪，古罗马执政官恺撒，穿着丝袍进入剧场，轰动一时。后来，穿着中国锦表绣服，成为罗马男女贵族的时尚。

——摘编自《中国历史》

材料二：1851年英国举办首次世界博览会时，维多利亚女王就通过外交途径邀请中国在内的世界各国参展，但清政府并无兴趣，而在上海英商洋行任买办的徐荣村得知此事，立刻行动，将自己经营的“荣记湖丝”打包装船，紧急运往伦敦参展，并荣获优质奖牌。

——戴鞍钢《世博会与晚清江浙经济》

材料三：1915年在美国旧金山举办巴拿马太平洋博览会，在本届博览会上，中国展品共获得1211项奖，在全部31个参展国中独占鳌头，这是中国参加历届博览会所获成绩最优秀的一次。其中张裕酿酒公司的可雅白兰地获4枚金质奖章和最优秀奖，遂更名为金奖白兰地。左图为该金质奖章。

材料四：晚清小说家陆士谔在幻想小说《新中国》中以第一人称写下这样的故事：主人公陆云翔在读《项羽本纪》时做了一个梦，梦见“万国博览会”在上海浦东举行，为了方便市民前往参观，在上海滩建成了浦东大铁桥和越江隧道，还造了隧道电车。陆士谔的小说《新中国》问世的那一年是1910年，与2010年上海世博会的举办时间相差整整一百年，百年之前的“预言”，竟如此神奇地应验了！……2002年12月3日，经国际展览局大会投票表决，中国获得2010年世博会举办权。这将是注册类世界博览会首次在发展中国家举行，体现了国际社会对中国改革开放道路的支持和信任，也体现了世界人民对中国未来发展的瞩目和期盼。上海世博会的主题是“城市，让生活更美好。”这将是一次探讨新世纪人类城市生活的伟大盛会。

——摘自电视专题片《百年世博梦》解说词

中国展品在巴拿马太平洋博览会上的巨大成功折射出民族工业的发展。试分析这一时期民族工业发展的原因。