Question

I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother who owned a bookshop hired me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very to earn my own pocket money and my parents never interfered (干涉) with I spent it, even when I was spending it foolishly. They that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the , I would become more mature (成熟的) and responsible about how to handle work, relationships others, and money.

Like many parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they

a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around Europe. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great

for me. In the end, my father won the on the condition (只要) that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, I had many uncles, aunts and cousins spread out through the country who could shelter (住處) and help if I needed them.

Three years later, my younger brother decided to a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not eager to see my brother leave school, but my father him and my brother had a(n) year working his way on trains and ships to earn passage (獲得自由通過權(quán)) to different ports and cities, and many fascinating places and people.

These kinds of experiences are probably rare (少有的) for children in many countries in the US they are fairly common. Most parents start their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had jobs, traveled around the US or other countries , have selected the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

1.A. anxious B. sad C. proud D. meaningful

2.A. how B. what C. that D. why

3.A. wondered B. believed C. guessed D. suggested

4.A. work B. mistakes C. others D. books

5.A. for B. to C. by D. with

6.A. American B. Japanese C. Chinese D. British

7.A. helped B. supported C. shared D. worried

8.A. joined B. worked C. entered D. arrived

9.A. visit B. experience C. experiment D. possibility

10.A. argument B. game C. discussion D. plan

11.A. when B. which C. who D. where

12.A. promise B. afford C. provide D. serve

13.A. leave B. make C. take D. prepare

14.A. discouraged B. encouraged C. prevented D. agreed

15.A. unusual B. hard C. strange D. hopeful

16.A. earning B. discovering C. traveling D. reaching

17.A. so B. when C. if D. but

18.A. making B. keeping C. pushing D. protecting

19.A. part-time B. full-time C. good D. well-paid

20.A. on time B. on their own C. on the contrary D. on purpose

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述了自己和弟弟小時候父親支持我們做一些鍛煉自己的事情，支持我們獨自旅游，然后引出美國是怎樣教育孩子，美國的孩子剛剛畢業(yè)就已經(jīng)有了很多工作，旅游的經(jīng)歷。

1. was very to earn my own pocket money可知我很驕傲賺到自己的零花錢，所以C符合題意。

2. A怎樣；B什么；C那個；D為什么。文中my parents never interfered (干涉) with I spent it可知并且我父母不干涉我怎樣花它們，how 意思是怎樣，是一種方式，所以選擇A。

3. spent it, even when I was spending it foolishly. They that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the , 可知我甚至傻傻的亂花，可是父母相信通過賺來的錢，花掉他們，并且從錯誤中學習，由父母的態(tài)度可以知道他們是相信孩子可以成長的，所以選擇B。

4.

5. would become more mature (成熟的) and responsible about how to handle work, relationships others可知我變得更加成熟有責任關(guān)于手邊的工作，關(guān)系和其他人的關(guān)系。此處應(yīng)用連詞with，固定的with others故選D。

6. many parents可知像許多美國的父母一樣，由前后文聯(lián)系后文美國的孩子通常更加經(jīng)歷豐富可知他們是美國人所以選A。

7. parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they a great deal.可知我的父母也允許我們做超出他們擔心的事請，由后文作者要去獨自旅行可知這是超出父母擔心的事。所以選D。

8. I university,我進入大學之前，進入大學應(yīng)用enter，此處還需要用過去時，所以應(yīng)該選C。

9. but my father felt that it would be a great for me可知但是我的父親認為這對于我是一個很好的經(jīng)歷，對于孩子獨自旅行一定是一個很好的經(jīng)歷，所以推理出B，所以應(yīng)該選擇B。

10. father won the 最后我的父親勝出了這場爭論，因為父親母親會因為擔心孩子獨自旅行而引起爭論，所以此題應(yīng)該選擇A。

11. my mother’s home, I had many uncles, aunts and cousins我母親的家有我的叔叔阿姨兄妹，由where引導后面的句子，所以選D。

12. who could shelter (住處) and help if I needed them他們可以提供我的住處，而只有provide是主動提供，所以選C。

13. sometimes leave固定搭配請多長時間的假，所以選C。

14.

15. and my brother had a(n) year我的弟弟有了不尋常的一年，因為獨自旅行應(yīng)該是一個有意義的旅行，所以應(yīng)該是不尋常的，所以選A。

16. many fascinating places and people.

他發(fā)現(xiàn)了很多迷人的景色和人們，由后面的賓語是人和景色，所以可知知道動詞是發(fā)現(xiàn)，所以應(yīng)該選擇B。

17. kinds of experiences are probably rare (少有的) for children in many countries in the US they are fairly common.這些經(jīng)歷對于很多國家的孩子們是少有有的但是美國確實很普遍。前后意思是轉(zhuǎn)折，所以選轉(zhuǎn)折D。

18. Most parents start their children at a young age to do small things by themselves.很多父母推他們的孩子自己做很多事情，由題意可知孩子們并不是自己愿意做這些事，所以應(yīng)該是父母把他們推出去，所以選C。

19. many American kids have already had jobs, traveled around the US or other countries ,當他們離開學校的時候他們已經(jīng)走了業(yè)余時間的兼職，只有A符合題意，所以選A。

20.

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