My parents influenced us with the concepts of family, faith and love for one’s motherland when l was young．Even though we struggled to make ends meet, they stressed how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities．
I got my first real job when l was ten．My dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard - box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist．He rented space in a little mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr．Ben's Coiffure．
The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a.m. to pick up rubbish. Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower．Mom and I emptied rubbish cans and picked up rubbish by hand．It took two to three hours to clean the lot．I'd s1eep in the car on the way home. I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime, I acquired discipline(自制力) and a strong work morality(道德), and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life's competing interests---in my case, school, homework and a job．This really helped during my senior year of high school, when l worked 40 hours a week flipping hamburgers at a fast–food joint while taking a full load of college-prepared courses．The hard work paid off．I attended the U．S．Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degree in law and business from Harvard．Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California state committee．In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot．The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families, that is something we should honor．
小題1:According to the text, the author thinks           .
A．he is lucky to have many chances to get a job
B．it is difficult to find a job to make ends meet
C．his parents are full of complaint about their life
D．it is not acceptable to live in such bad conditions
小題2: In order to get a discount on rent,           .
A．his father had to work as a hairstylist
B．his father had to work in a cardboard - box factory
C．they had to clean the-parking lot three nights a week
D．his father had to pick up litter by hand three hours a day
小題3:Which of the following is NOT true of the author?
A．He got the graduate degrees from Harvard．
B．He took a college - prep courses at high school．
C．He took a part-time job during his senior year．
D．He regretted having worked in the parking lot．
小題4:What does the underlined sentence "The hard work paid off" mean?
A．The author got a high pay by working hard．
B．The author complained of the hard work．
C．The effort which he made had no effect．
D．The hard work was worthwhile for the author．
小題5:We can learn from the text that _   
A．it is unimaginable for a child to help his family
B．it is honored to work for one's family as a member
C．it is unnecessary to keep work rules-of behavior
D．the harder the work is, the more interest one shows

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析: 作者小時候家境困難，盡管過這入不敷出的生活，但是父母還是教給他學(xué)會感恩。為了生計，他們要早起在停車場打掃衛(wèi)生，但是這些卻培養(yǎng)了作者的自制力，工作道德感，而且這段經(jīng)歷還使作者意識到勞動沒有高低貴賤，每種工作都是光榮的。
小題1:A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章首段Even though we struggled to make ends meet, they stressed how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities可以判斷作者認為生活在這樣一個充滿機會的國家是自己的幸運，故答案選A。
小題2:C細節(jié)理解題。由文章第三段The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week可以判斷C選項正確。
小題3:D細節(jié)理解題。從文章第三段中 but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime,……. This really helped during my senior year of high school可知作者對在停車場工作的經(jīng)歷非常感激，故D選項內(nèi)容錯誤。
小題4:D詞義猜測題。根據(jù)前面內(nèi)容when l worked 40 hours a week flipping hamburgers at a fast–food joint while taking a full load of college-prepared courses可知作者付出了很大的努力，而后面通過I attended the U．S．Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degree in law……介紹了自己取得的成績，由此判斷該句話意思是“自己的努力獲得了回報”，答案選D。
小題5:B細節(jié)理解題。從文章末段The experience taught me ……that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families, that is something we should honor可知作者認為為了家人和自己，再苦再累都是值得的，而且這也是我們應(yīng)該引以為榮的事情，故答案選B。
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C．had lived a long and rich life
D．a(chǎn)lways appeared in time whenever she was needed
小題3:According to Rose, growing up is different from growing older because _____.
A．growing up doesn’t need as much effort or talent as growing older
B．growing up means young people have enough time to waste
C．there is no need for one to worry about death
D．growing up means one has more chances or time to choose what one likes
小題4:Rose came to study in college at such an old age for the purpose of _____.
A．challenging her old age
B．realizing her long dream about college education
C．meeting someone rich and attractive
D．not having any regrets in her life

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Carlos had been in New York for five months now, and he detested it. He would never forget the day when the plane landed. His parents had big smiles on their faces as they discussed the wonderful new life they would have in this great city. His older sister and brother looked in wonder and excitement at the buildings. Uncle Miguel and Aunt Esperanza thought of the good jobs they would get. Grandmother and Grandfather told him what a lucky boy he was to come to this wonderful city. But Carlos was lonely. The city looked big, cold and dirty to him.
They lived in an apartment in Manhattan. There were stores and cinemas close to their home. But Carlos didn’t want these things. He loved his home in the country in Puerto Rico; he loved the green fields, the hot sun, and the lovely beaches.
He didn’t want to go to school because it made him think of his friends at home. And he didn’t want to learn a new language that he could never describe the world as beautifully as his own.
He began to go the dock(碼頭), because this made him feel closer to Puerto Rico. He sat down and watched the ships. He would often find a man also sitting there looking at the sea. The man was Eric—a taxi driver who came there to escape from the noisy traffic.
Eric noticed the young boy and felt his sadness. One day he said, “Yes, it’s hard to leave your homeland. I remember when I left Norway 15 years ago. I know it’s hard to start a new life in a new country, but let’s face it. I did it, and you can do it, too.”
From then on the taxi driver and the young boy began to develop a deep friendship.
小題1:The underlined word “detested” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.
A．forgotB．enjoyedC．hatedD．missed
小題2:According to the text, ________________.
A．Carlos’ grandparents were afraid of the traffic in New York
B．Carlos’ parents were looking forward to the life in New York
C．Carlos’ uncle and aunt found it hard to get jobs in New York
D．Carlos’ brother and sister got excited at the schools in New York
小題3:Why did Carlos feel lonely?
A．He knew nobody around his apartment.
B．No one went to the movies with him.
C．His parents left him alone at home.
D．He missed the life in Puerto Rico.
小題4:Eric and Carlos became friends because they ________.
A．came from the same countryB．faced the same problems
C．were the same ageD．both hated noise

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