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 (职责) 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 (赊帐) 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 (奉献) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have.”How right he was.
| 小题1: | | A．Before | B．Within | C．From | D．By |
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| 小题2: | | A．pulled | B．put | C．picked | D．pressed |
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| 小题3: | | A．usual | B．real | C．main | D．particular |
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| 小题4: | | A．sweeping | B．packing | C．clearing | D．emptying |
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| 小题6: | | A．head | B．turn | C．change | D．move |
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| 小题7: | | A．studied | B．worked | C．played | D．slept |
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| 小题8: | | A．helping | B．having | C．watching | D．letting |
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| 小题9: | | A．asked | B．told | C．promised | D．allowed |
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| 小题11: | | A．proud | B．friendly | C．lucky | D．hopeful |
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| 小题12: | | A．ran | B．got | C．flew | D．carried |
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| 小题13: | | A．although | B．while | C．if | D．since |
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| 小题14: | | A．sold | B．borrowed | C．charged | D．wore |
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| 小题15: | | A．keeping | B．making | C．paying | D．taking |
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| 小题16: | | A．gradually | B．greatly | C．hardly | D．early |
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| 小题18: | | A．point | B．level | C．part | D．sign |
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| 小题20: | | A．understand | B．demand | C．offer | D．fear |
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试题分析：该篇完形填空题讲叙了作者如何参加工作，如何挣钱，如何交友的经历。读后肯定对你会有所帮助的。
小题1: D逻辑推理词义：作者六岁的时候就和父兄一起干活，到八岁就已经开始帮助父亲修理旧家具。接下来这句话依然表明作者很早开始的工作经历。by表示不迟于……，到……为止。
小题2: A逻辑推理词义：作者每从旧木板中拔(pull)出来一个钉子父亲就给他一美分。pull out拉/拖/拔出；put out放/伸出，生产；pick out摘/剔/挖出/啄/挑出；press out强使分离; 压出。
小题3: B常识运用逻辑推理前后照应：上段叙述的作者帮助家里干活，而本段说的at JM’s Restaurant所做的才是他头一个真正意义的(real)工作，他没有惯例性的(usual)，主要的(main)和特定的(particular)的工作。
小题4: C常识运用逻辑推理：与washing dishes并列的活儿应该是清理(clear)收拾桌子。sweep清扫；pack 包装；empty倒空，腾空。
小题5: C前后照应语句连贯：作者的主要任务是打杂儿，但(but)有时也帮厨。前句main是一个提示。or或者，表示选择关系；so因而，所以，表示因果关系；even甚至，表示过分程度。
小题6: A词义比较：作者每天放学后就去(head to)JM"s工作到10点。head 朝着……方向去；turn to转向，求助于；change to变成，换上(衣服等)；move to迁/移至。
小题7: B逻辑推理前后照应：即便是在周六作者都得从2点工作到7点。前段和本段叙述的都是作者工作的感受，与学习(study)，玩耍(play)，睡眠(sleep)无关，只有work与本段主旨有关。句中的even也起到了提示作用。
小题8: C常识运用逻辑推理词义：比较在那么小的年龄就去搞活是挺困难的，而且还眼睁睁地看着(watch)别的孩子去游泳去玩，而自己却要工作。注意作者当时的心情的表达。help sb.(to) do sth帮助某人做；have sb. do sth叫/派/让某人做；watch sb. do sth注视/监视某人做；let sb. do sth让某人做.
小题9: D逻辑推理词汇用法：作者不是很喜欢工作，但作者喜欢工作能够让他拥有的一切。ask/tell/ allow sb. to do sth要求/告诉/允许某人做某事，这种结构中，ask，tell的主语通常为人，allow的主语可为人或物；promise sb. to do sth答应某人(自己)会做某事，其主语也通常为人。
小题10: D前后照应逻辑推理：因为作者有工作(job)能挣到钱，而非其学习(study)、年龄(age)、能力(power)情况，故朋友外出总是作者付账。
小题11: A逻辑推理词义比较：和朋友出去时总是作者付账，这就是工作让作者拥有的。为此作者感到骄傲(proud)，而不仅仅只是友好(friendly)，幸运(lucky)和充满希望(hopeful)。
小题12: B考查固定搭配：有关作者的勤奋和信誉的信息在小镇上到处传扬。get around到处走动, 传播出去；run around东奔西跑，奔忙，到处玩耍游逛；flow around四处流动, 涌流；carry around四处运送。
小题13: A语句连贯词义比较：虽然(although)作者才七年级，但当地一家服装店已同意让他赊账。Although表示转折关系。while表示时间或对照；if表示条件；since表示原因。
小题14: C逻辑推理词义比较：作者随即记帐买了一件68美元的运动衣和一双22美元的鞋子。sell出售, 卖; borrow借, 借入；charge记帐，在帐册等上记入…；wear穿，戴，磨损。
小题15: B逻辑推理固定搭配：作者每小时才挣65美分，却已经欠了老板90美元了。强调挣得少，欠的多。make money挣钱；其它三项与文意不符。
小题16: D逻辑推理词义比较：所以作者渐渐地(gradually)，极大程度地(greatly)，而且是及早地(early)就明白了随意赊帐的危害。Hardly与文意不符。
小题17: D逻辑推理固定搭配：只要一有能力，作者便还清了债务。pay off偿清(债务)，支付(债务)的全部数额；pay out花费，支出；pay away支付(款项)。pay通常不与over 搭配。
小题18: B词义辨析：工作教作者学会了自我控制，担付责任，为作者带来了某种程度(level)的自我满足感，这是他的朋友们很少体验到的。level等级，程度，层面。point点，分数；part部分，局部；sign 标记，迹象。
小题19: C句法规则：考查非限制性定语从句的运用。先行词是my father，用who引导定语从句中，在从句中做主语。
小题20: A常识运用词义比较：你要是懂得(understand)了奉献和责任，生活中就没有多少事你做不成。understand懂得，了解；demand需要，要求；offer提供，贡献；fear畏惧，担心。
点评：该篇完形填空题讲叙了作者如何参加工作，如何挣钱，如何交友的经历。读后肯定对你会有所帮助的。主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。 |
核心考点
试题【My First JobI was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a self-effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.
Sometimes you remember things that did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remembered locking it carefully the night before.
Memory “trick” works the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber(理发师) shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.
We always seem to find something funny in incidents（小事） caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness(心不在焉). Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble. （words: 169）
小题1:If you want to have a good memory, ________.| A．you should force yourself to remember things | | B．you should make a self-effort of practice and exercise | | C．you should never stop learning | | D．you should try hard to remember things |
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?| A．One night the writer forgot to lock the front door. | | B．One night the writer forgot having locked the front door. | | C．The writer remembered to lock the door. | | D．The writer remembered unlocking the front door. |
小题3:From the sentence "We never get tired of hearing new ones", we can infer that______.| A．we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professors | | B．we don’t want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors | | C．we will never get rid of（摆脱） listening to new stories about absent-mindedness | | D．absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people |
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A firm handshake is the key to interview success. As any serious job-hunter knows, it helps to dress smartly and smile at that all-important interview. But research has showed that a firm handshake is what really matters when it comes to impressing potential employers.
A US research looked at 98 undergraduates taking part in mock（模拟）interviews with businesses. As each undergraduate was graded on their general performance, five “handshake raters（评估人）” also marked them on their grasp, strength, duration, vigor and eye contact.
Professor Greg Stewart, from the University of Iowa, who led the study, said those who scored highly with the handshake raters were also considered to be the most hirable by the interviewers. Students with “wimpy” shakes were judged to be more timid（胆怯的）and less impressive.
The study also found women with a firm handshake were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Professor Stewart said: “We’ve always heard that interviewers make up their mind about a person in the first two or three minutes of an interview. But we found that the first impression begins with a handshake that sets the tone for the rest of the interview. We don’t consciously remember a person’s handshake but it is one of the first non-verbal（非语言的）clues we get about the person’s general personality, and that impression is what we remember.”
Women were less likely to have a highly rated handshake, partly because traditionally they shake hands less than men. But when women did possess a firm handshake, they were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Body language experts warn, however, that the firmness needs to be just right, —as an overenthusiastic “bone crusher” handshake can indicate self-importance, a controlling personality and a lack of reliability.
The handshake is thought to have originated in medieval Europe as a way for kings and knights to show that they did not intend to harm each other and possessed no hidden weapons.
小题1:The passage is probably intended for_______.| A．job-hunters | B．an undergraduate | C．employers | D．handshake raters |
小题2:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?| A．The firmer your handshake is the better impression you leave. | | B．The undergraduates without a firm handshake are less competitive. | | C．Generally speaking, women shake hands less with others. | | D．The handshake dates back to medieval Europe. |
小题3:What is the main idea of the passage?| A．The handshake determines a person’s personality. | | B．A successful job interview starts with a firm handshake. | | C．The first few minutes of the interview really counts. | | D．Job interview success depends on a number of factors. |
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The Healing
Jim and his wife, Connie, were shocked by the loss of their four-month-old son—Joshua, whose life was taken by SIDS—sudden infant death syndrome.
Thirty hours ago Jim drove to the baby-sitter’s home to 1 Joshua. It was a 2 trip, like the one he made five days every week. He arrived, and little Joshua could not be 3 from his nap. The next few hours were a time of life and death: the racing ambulance, swift-moving doctors and nurses….but 12 hours later, at children’s Hospital, 4 the doctors had exhausted all 5 , little Joshua was gone. Yes, they wanted 6 of Joshua’s usable organs to be donated. That was not a 7 decision for Jim and Connie, a loving and 8 couple.
The next morning dawned and many things had to be arranged. Telephone calls and funeral plans. 9 one point Jim realized he needed a 10 .When Jim settled into the chair 11 the barber’s, he began to 12 the past hours, trying to 13 some sense of it all. 14 had Joshua, their first-born, the child they had waited so long for, been taken so soon….he had 15 begun his life….The question kept coming, and the pain in Jim’s heart just 16 him.
While talking with the barber, Jim mentioned the organ donations, looking at his watch: “They are transplanting one of his heart valves(瓣膜) right now.”
The 17 stopped and stood motionless. Finally she spoke, but it was only a whisper. “You’re not going to believe this….but about an hour ago the customer sitting in this chair wanted me to hurry 18 she could get to Children’s Hospital. She 19 here so full of joy….her prayers had been answered. Today her baby granddaughter is receiving a 20 needed transplant—a heart valve.”
Jim’s healing began.
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| 小题2: | | A．routine | B．annual | C．average | D．difficult |
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| 小题3: | | A．conveyed | B．transplanted | C．awakened | D．convinced |
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| 小题4: | | A．though | B．since | C．because | D．as |
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| 小题5: | | A．medicine | B．strength | C．attempts | D．spirits |
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| 小题7: | | A．good | B．difficult | C．stupid | D．wise |
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| 小题8: | | A．giving | B．tiring | C．boring | D．thinking |
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| 小题10: | | A．haircut | B．break | C．donation | D．decision |
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| 小题12: | | A．decide on | B．reflect on | C．keep on | D．focus on |
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| 小题15: | | A．barely | B．nearly | C．seldom | D．almost |
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| 小题16: | | A．covered | B．drew | C．enveloped | D．choked |
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| 小题17: | | A．hairdresser | B．customer | C．father | D．parent |
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| 小题19: | | A．arrived | B．left | C．stayed | D．sat |
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I want to talk about the economy．Not "the economy" we hear about endlessly in the news each day and in politicians" speeches．I want to talk about the real economy, the one we live in day by day．
Most people aren"t particularly interested in "the economy"．"Share prices are flying high; interest rates are soaring; the Dow Jones Index closed sixty-three points down on 8472．35．" We hear this and subconsciously switch off．
Notice that "the economy" is not the same as the economy, "The economy" is what men in suits play with to make vast personal wealth．The economy is where the rest of us live on a daily basis, earning our living, paying our taxes, and purchasing the necessities of life．
We are supposed to be benefiting from all the advantages of a well-off society．So why do we feel tired and stressed? We have no time for anything other than work, which is ridiculous given the number of labor-saving devices in our lives．Our towns become more and more crowded．We poison our air and seas, and our food is full of chemicals．There"s something wrong here．If times were truly good, then you may think we"d all feel optimistic about the future．Yet the majority of us are deeply worried．More than 90 percent of us think we are too concerned about ourselves and not concerned enough about future generations．
The term "economic expansion" suggests something desirable, but expansion simply means spending more money．More spending doesn"t mean that life is getting better．We all know it often means the opposite - greed, crime, poverty, pollution．More spending merely feeds our whole economic system, which is based on production and consumption．Unless money keeps circulating, the economy breaks down．If we don"t keep consuming, the whole system goes into stalemate（僵局）．
How do we break the cycle and make some changes? We need to become far more aware of the results of our actions．We buy clothes that are made in sweat shops by virtual slaves in poor parts of the world．We create mountains of waste．We demand cheap food, mindless of the fact that it totally lacks taste and is produced using chemicals that poison the land．
The consumption culture makes us unaware of the effect of our own behavior．Our main problem is not that we don"t know what to do about it．It is gathering the desire to do it．
小题1:According to the author, which one belongs to the real economy?| A．The Dow Jones Index． | | B．Increases in interest rates | | C．Skyrocketing share prices | | D．Shopping in a supermarket |
小题2:It can be concluded from Paragraph 4 that ．| A．people are benefiting from a well-off society | | B．the future generation is a big concern for most people | | C．people still feel much pressure despite labor-saving devices | | D．the majority of people are optimistic about the future |
小题3:What is true about economic expansion?| A．It guarantees a better life for us． | | B．It may lead to some social problems． | | C．It will stop the circulation of money． | | D．It has only brought desirable effects． |
小题4:The author writes the passage mainly to ．| A．call on us to change our behavior | | B．suggest a solution for over-consumption | | C．make a distinction between two economies | | D．inform us of the effects of economic expansion |
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My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 小题1: Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.
My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 小题2: She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.
小题3: Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 小题4: She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.
Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! 小题5: This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.| A．She enjoys listening to classic music. | | B．As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort. | | C．She loves her students and cares for them. | | D．She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals. |
E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.
F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind. |
