My First Job

I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula. Okla.  36  the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I  37  out of old boards.

I got my first  38  job, at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities (職責(zé)) were  39  tables and washing dishes,  40  sometimes I helped cook.

Every day after school I would  41  to JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I  42  from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and  43  my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working

  44  me to have. Because of my  45  I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Taste Freeze. This made me  46  .

Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working  47  around town. A local clothing store offered me credit (賒帳)  48  I was only in seventh grade. I immediately  49  a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes. I was  50  only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed(欠) the storekeeper $90! So I learned  51  the danger of easy credit. I paid it  52  as soon as I could.

My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a  53  of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father,  54  worked three jobs, once told me, “If you  55  sacrifice (奉獻) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have.”How right he was.

1.                A．Before         B．Within          C．From D．By

 

2.                A．pulled          B．put            C．picked   D．pressed

 

3.                A．usual          B．real            C．main D．particular

 

4.                A．sweeping       B．packing         C．clearing  D．emptying

 

5.                A．or             B．so             C．but  D．even

 

6.                A．head           B．turn           C．change   D．move

 

7.                A．studied         B．worked         C．played   D．slept

 

8.                A．helping         B．having          C．watching  D．letting

 

9.                A．a(chǎn)sked          B．told            C．promised D．a(chǎn)llowed

 

10.               A．study          B．power         C．a(chǎn)ge   D．job

 

11.               A．proud          B．friendly        C．lucky D．hopeful

 

12.               A．ran            B．got            C．flew  D．carried

 

13.               A．a(chǎn)lthough        B．while          C．if D．since

 

14.               A．sold           B．borrowed       C．charged   D．wore

 

15.               A．keeping        B．making         C．paying D．taking

 

16.               A．gradually       B．greatly         C．hardly D．early

 

17.               A．out            B．over           C．a(chǎn)way D．off

 

18.               A．point          B．level           C．part  D．sign

 

19.               A．he            B．that           C．who  D．whoever

 

20.               A．understand     B．demand        C．offer D．fear

 

 

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.D

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：該篇完形填空題講敘了作者如何參加工作，如何掙錢，如何交友的經(jīng)歷。讀后肯定對你會有所幫助的。

1. D邏輯推理詞義：作者六歲的時候就和父兄一起干活，到八歲就已經(jīng)開始幫助父親修理舊家具。接下來這句話依然表明作者很早開始的工作經(jīng)歷。by表示不遲于……，到……為止。

2. A邏輯推理詞義：作者每從舊木板中拔(pull)出來一個釘子父親就給他一美分。pull out拉/拖/拔出；put out放/伸出，生產(chǎn)；pick out摘/剔/挖出/啄/挑出；press out強使分離; 壓出。

3. B常識運用邏輯推理前后照應(yīng)：上段敘述的作者幫助家里干活，而本段說的at JM’s Restaurant所做的才是他頭一個真正意義的(real)工作，他沒有慣例性的(usual)，主要的(main)和特定的(particular)的工作。

4. C常識運用邏輯推理：與washing dishes并列的活兒應(yīng)該是清理(clear)收拾桌子。sweep清掃；pack 包裝；empty倒空，騰空。

5. C前后照應(yīng)語句連貫：作者的主要任務(wù)是打雜兒，但(but)有時也幫廚。前句main是一個提示。or或者，表示選擇關(guān)系；so因而，所以，表示因果關(guān)系；even甚至，表示過分程度。

6. A詞義比較：作者每天放學(xué)后就去(head to)JM's工作到10點。head 朝著……方向去；turn to轉(zhuǎn)向，求助于；change to變成，換上(衣服等)；move to遷/移至。

7. B邏輯推理前后照應(yīng)：即便是在周六作者都得從2點工作到7點。前段和本段敘述的都是作者工作的感受，與學(xué)習(xí)(study)，玩耍(play)，睡眠(sleep)無關(guān)，只有work與本段主旨有關(guān)。句中的even也起到了提示作用。

8. C常識運用邏輯推理詞義：比較在那么小的年齡就去搞活是挺困難的，而且還眼睜睜地看著(watch)別的孩子去游泳去玩，而自己卻要工作。注意作者當(dāng)時的心情的表達。help sb.(to) do sth幫助某人做；have sb. do sth叫/派/讓某人做；watch sb. do sth注視/監(jiān)視某人做；let sb. do sth讓某人做.

9. D邏輯推理詞匯用法：作者不是很喜歡工作，但作者喜歡工作能夠讓他擁有的一切。ask/tell/ allow sb. to do sth要求/告訴/允許某人做某事，這種結(jié)構(gòu)中，ask，tell的主語通常為人，allow的主語可為人或物；promise sb. to do sth答應(yīng)某人(自己)會做某事，其主語也通常為人。

10. D前后照應(yīng)邏輯推理：因為作者有工作(job)能掙到錢，而非其學(xué)習(xí)(study)、年齡(age)、能力(power)情況，故朋友外出總是作者付賬。

11. A邏輯推理詞義比較：和朋友出去時總是作者付賬，這就是工作讓作者擁有的。為此作者感到驕傲(proud)，而不僅僅只是友好(friendly)，幸運(lucky)和充滿希望(hopeful)。

12. B考查固定搭配：有關(guān)作者的勤奮和信譽的信息在小鎮(zhèn)上到處傳揚。get around到處走動, 傳播出去；run around東奔西跑，奔忙，到處玩耍游逛；flow around四處流動, 涌流；carry around四處運送。

13. A語句連貫詞義比較：雖然(although)作者才七年級，但當(dāng)?shù)匾患曳b店已同意讓他賒賬。Although表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。while表示時間或?qū)φ眨籭f表示條件；since表示原因。

14. C邏輯推理詞義比較：作者隨即記帳買了一件68美元的運動衣和一雙22美元的鞋子。sell出售, 賣; borrow借, 借入；charge記帳，在帳冊等上記入…；wear穿，戴，磨損。

15. B邏輯推理固定搭配：作者每小時才掙65美分，卻已經(jīng)欠了老板90美元了。強調(diào)掙得少，欠的多。make money掙錢；其它三項與文意不符。

16. D邏輯推理詞義比較：所以作者漸漸地(gradually)，極大程度地(greatly)，而且是及早地(early)就明白了隨意賒帳的危害。Hardly與文意不符。

17. D邏輯推理固定搭配：只要一有能力，作者便還清了債務(wù)。pay off償清(債務(wù))，支付(債務(wù))的全部數(shù)額；pay out花費，支出；pay away支付(款項)。pay通常不與over 搭配。

18. B詞義辨析：工作教作者學(xué)會了自我控制，擔(dān)付責(zé)任，為作者帶來了某種程度(level)的自我滿足感，這是他的朋友們很少體驗到的。level等級，程度，層面。point點，分?jǐn)?shù)；part部分，局部；sign 標(biāo)記，跡象。

19. C句法規(guī)則：考查非限制性定語從句的運用。先行詞是my father，用who引導(dǎo)定語從句中，在從句中做主語。

20. A常識運用詞義比較：你要是懂得(understand)了奉獻和責(zé)任，生活中就沒有多少事你做不成。understand懂得，了解；demand需要，要求；offer提供，貢獻；fear畏懼，擔(dān)心。

考點：考查夾敘夾議類短文

點評：該篇完形填空題講敘了作者如何參加工作，如何掙錢，如何交友的經(jīng)歷。讀后肯定對你會有所幫助的。主要還是考查了詞匯的辨析與運用，但更加注重綜合語言能力的運用，需要根據(jù)故事情節(jié)，了解詞匯用法的同時，結(jié)合語境，做出準(zhǔn)確的判斷。

 

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