Question

    My father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and said," Get up. You're going with me to cut the grass in the garden."

The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business(生意) made me feel proud and excited. From sunrise to sunset, my father, my younger brother and I worked in the large garden, in a rich part of Atlanta, Georgia. By the end of the day I was too tired to say a word but I felt good. This was my first time to help my father in his business. I got for my work that day.

One day, my father found some leaves I had missed and pulled me aside. "Take away these leaves!" said seriously, "and don't make me have to tell you to do it again." The message was clear. Today I value it, which my father gave to me that day. It will always be helpful to impress (给……留下印象)the person you are working for.

After two years, I left home and went to another town to start my new life .Luckily for me, I quickly found a job to wash dishes in a restaurant. Every morning, I set off early, always with the same strong wish I got long long ago. I felt like I was old enough to be independent and make a living by myself.

In fact, washing dishes was not exciting, but that didn't matter. It taught me that any job was a good job and whatever I got from the job was more than had before. I could learn something meaningful from every job and it better and better .One day, a newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay. "If you only think about hard work and money,   ▲   ”, I answered.

In every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, I've learned much. I've learned something that helps me in my next job.

1.The writer felt proud to cut the grass because ______.

A.he was not old enough to help his family

B.he thought he became important to his father's business

C.he could cut the grass without others' help

D.he could get $ 6that day by cutting grass

2.Which of the following sentences can be put in the    ▲?

A.you will stay away from your family

B.you will make a lot of money

C.you won't any better than you're doing

D.you will learn a lot from your job

3.If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?

(①=Para.1    ②=Para.2    ③=Para.3    ④=Para.4     ⑤=Para.5    ⑥=Para.6)

A.①②③; ④⑤; ⑥ B.①; ②③④⑤; ⑥

C.①②; ③④; ⑤⑥ D.①②; ③④⑤; ⑥

4.We can learn from the passage that ______.

A.parents are the best teachers in our life

B.work hard and then you can succeed

C.we should help our parents with housework

D.we should keep learning from every job

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文讲述了作者的父亲让他割草的故事使作者领悟到，任何工作都是一个很好的工作，所付出的总是要比以前要多很多。如果你觉得自己够努力，那么你都会从你所做的任何工作中学到东西。

1.推理判断题。根据“The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business(生意) made me feel proud and excited.”可知，作者去割草，感到骄傲，是因为他能帮助他父亲，对他父亲的生意很重要。故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据“It taught me that any job was a good job and whatever I got from the job was more than had before. I could learn something meaningful from every job and it better and better .”可知，他认为任何工作都是一份好工作，他可以从每一份工作中学到有意义的东西，而且越来越好。因此推断只考虑努力工作和金钱，不会比现在做得更好，故选C。

3.篇章结构题。根据文中内容可知，1-3段介绍他和父亲一起割草，4、5段介绍他刷碗的工作，第6段介绍他总结的道理，故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据“In every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, I've learned much. I've learned something that helps me in my next job.”可知，我们应该从每一份工作中不断学习故选D。