笫三部分:閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分,滿分40分)
閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中選出最佳選項。
A
My parents influenced us with the concepts of family, faith and patriotism 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 opporturuties.
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 trash,  Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower. Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litterby 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 leacmed have lasted a lifetime,I acquired' disci-pline and a strong work morality, and leamed at an early age the impmtance 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 afull load of college - prep courses.  The hard work paid off .I attended the U.S.Milttary Academy and went on to reaceive graduate degree  in law and business from Harvard. Later,I joined a big Los Angetes law firm and was elected to the California state assembly. 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 dignitty in all work and that if people are workmg to provide for thems elves ahd their families ,that is something we should honor.
56.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
57. 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
58.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.
59.What does the underlined sentence "The hard work paid off" mean?
A.The author got a high pay by working hard.
B.The author compkuned of the hard work.
C.The effort wluch he made had no effection.
D.The hard work was worthwhile for the author.
60.We can leam from'the text that ________   
A.it is urrimaginable 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 behaviour
D.the harder the work is, the more interest one shows
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A
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D
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