题目
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With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself easily seen, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was supper time, I walked back home.
“How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.
“None.”
“Where did you go?”
“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“What did you do?”
“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“You just stood there?”
“Didn’t sell a single one.”
“My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in, “Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币). It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful reporter as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
小题1:Why did the boy start his job young?
A.He wanted to be famous in the future. |
B.The job was quite easy for him. |
C.His mother had high hopes for him. |
D.The competition for the job was serious. |
A.excited | B.interested |
C.ashamed | D.disappointed |
A.the war between the boy’s parents |
B.the arguing between the boy and his mother |
C.the arguing between the boy and his customers(顾客) |
D.the fight between the boy and his father |
A.The early life of a reporter. |
B.The early success of a reporter. |
C.The happy childhood of the writer. |
D.The important role of the writer in his family. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
解析
试题分析:本文叙述了作者在小的时候由于母亲坚持让作者早适应竞争的社会,让8岁的他就出去卖杂志,结果第一天一份也没有卖出去,母亲感到很失望,母亲告诉他该如何做,过了一段时间后,作者不想再继续做下去了,可是母亲坚决不同意,长大以后作者当了一名记者。
小题1:细节理解题。根据She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young 由于母亲对作者的期望值太高强迫作者早早地从事工作,故选C。
小题2:细节理解题。根据Didn’t sell a single one.可知母亲对作者的工作成绩很失望,故选D。
小题3:词义猜测题。根据上文的句子:Whenever I said no, she would scold me.可知这个斗争指的是母亲与作者之间的争论,故选B。
小题4:主旨大意题。根据全文的内容可知主要叙述了作者小的时候早期的记者生活,故选A。
核心考点
试题【I began working in journalism (新闻业) when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. S】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
小题1:He tried his best to find a way to s the problem.
小题2:Ten players will take part in the final to c for the gold medal.
小题3:Thanks to the soldiers, the villagers s the flood.
小题4:The family began to d the Christmas tree with glass balls and lights a week ago.
小题5:Tony was a into the chess club last year.
小题6:As a r (结果), I totally changed my shape.
小题7:There is no (疑惑) that our life will become better and better in the future.
小题8:He set a (目标) for himself of exercising at least three times a week.
小题9:There are different (类型) of blood, as you know.
小题10:In many fields of our life, plastics has been used to (取代) wood and iron.
小题1:I think she would _________ it if we could all help out a bit more.(感激)
小题2:I don’t mind ______________(道歉) to others if I make a mistake
小题3:Cats like eating fish, while dogs like eating b______________.
小题4:You are not allowed to camp here without_____________. (许可)
小题5:I received an i___________________ and would definitely attend the party.
小题6:He shocked everyone there when he paid his $114,000 student loan debt in _________ (现金).
小题7:The organization offers free food to those low __________ (收入) families.
小题8:Eating too much junk food is ___________ (有害的) to your health.
小题9:I dislike the movie that I watched yesterday because it has a sad e________.
小题10:I don’t know the song’s name, but it seems so f____________ to me.
小题1: Having no children of their own, they decided to a_________ an orphan(孤儿).
小题2:I was d__________ at the opportunity to spend some time in the country.
小题3:Have you seen the p__________ on the wall? Let’s go to see the film.
小题4:The lion is often used as a _________(象征) of courage.
小题5:In the last ten years in China, 150 million people have moved out of ___________(贫困).
小题6:Many men were b____________ underground when there was an accident in the mine(矿).
小题7: Many Beijing ____________(市民) cycle to work.
小题8:He has made great __________(贡献) to the development of our company.
小题9: Please _______ (拿走) the glass, or it will be knocked down.
小题10: In the future, all forms of recreation will be provided free of ________ (费用).
小题1:The audience ___________ (评论) on the performance of the actress after seeing the film yesterday.
小题2: The determined girl ___________(克服) many difficulties and passed the exam.
小题3: Through ten years’ _____________(拼搏), my cousin succeeded in his career.
小题4:It’s an honor to ____________(代表) my school to deliver a speech here.
小题5: The children had an ____________ (argue) about what game to play.
小题6: President Xi’s speeches were so __________ (convince) that he has gained respect of foreign leaders.
小题7:The army managed to ___________ (defense) our country against attack.
小题8:Their ____________ (behave) towards me shows that they do not like me.
小题9:Focus on your study, or you will feel _____________(regret) in future.
小题10:Despite his ___________ (advance) age, he often travelled abroad.
小题1:The kids wouldn"t stop talking, and I was beginning to get __________ with them. (annoy)
小题2:In the a______ (缺席,不在某处)of mathematics, science would not exist.
小题3:Do you feel a sense of s__________ (满足) at the end of the working day?
小题4:I have no __________ for Jane; it"s all her own fault. (sympathetic)
小题5:Last week, our school held its a __________ (每年的) athletic meets, this is my last time in the school athletic meets.
小题6: To achieve the t __________ , work harder and harder. Never give up.
小题7: The teaching of higher mathematics should __________ to the new demand and change the traditional teaching method.(adjustment)
小题8: Supermarket is a big store in which you can p__________(购买) all the meat, groceries, vegetables and other items usually used in the kitchen or around the house.
小题9:Whether you are a doctor, a rock star or an accountant, your goal is to secure your financial future and retire in __________.(comfortable)
小题10:The hikers needed to walk faster to reach their d__________ on time.
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