-I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. ___31__ the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I__32__out of old boards.
　　I got my first__33__job, at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities(職責) were__34__tables and washing dishes,__35__sometimes I helped cook.
　　Every day after school I would__36__to JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I__37__from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and__38__my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working__39__me to have. Because of my__40__I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me__41__.
　　Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working__42__around town. A local clothing store offered me credit (賒帳)__43__I was only in seventh grade. I immediately__44__a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes. I was__45__only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $90! So I learned__46__the danger of easy credit. I paid it__47__as soon as I could.
My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a__48__of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father,__49__worked three jobs, once told me, "If you__50__sacrifice(奉獻) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have." How right he was.
小題1:
A．BeforeB．WithinC．FromD．By
小題2:
A．pulledB．putC．pickedD．pressed
小題3:
A．usualB．realC．mainD．particular
小題4:
A．sweepingB．packingC．clearingD．emptying
小題5:
A．orB．soC．butD．even
小題6:
A．headB．turnC．changeD．move
小題7:
A．studiedB．workedC．playedD．slept
小題8:
A．helpingB．havingC．watchingD．letting
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)skedB．toldC．promisedD．a(chǎn)llowed
小題10:
A．studyB．powerC．a(chǎn)geD．job
小題11: 
A．proudB．friendlyC．luckyD．hopeful
小題12: 
A．ranB．gotC．flewD．carried
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．whileC．ifD．since
小題14: 
A．soldB．borrowedC．chargedD．wore
小題15:
A．keepingB．makingC．payingD．taking
小題16:
A．graduallyB．greatlyC．hardlyD．early
小題17:
A．outB．overC．a(chǎn)wayD．off
小題18:
A．pointB．levelC．partD．sign
小題19: 
A．heB．thatC．whoD．whoever
小題20:
A．understandB．demandC．offerD．fear

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:C
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:C
小題9:D
小題10:D
小題11:A
小題12:B
小題13:A
小題14:C
小題15:B
小題16:D
小題17:D
小題18:B
小題19:C
小題20:A

試題分析：
小題1:D邏輯推理詞義比較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……打止。
小題2:A邏輯推理詞義比較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。
小題3:B常識運用邏輯推理前后照應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。
小題4:C常識運用邏輯推理與washing dishes并列的活兒應該是清理(clear)收拾桌子。sweep清掃；pack 包裝；empty倒空，騰空。
小題5:C前后照應語句連貫作者的主要任務是打雜兒，但(but)有時也幫廚。前句main是一個提示。or或者，表示選擇關系；so因而，所以，表示因果關系；even甚至，表示過分程度。
小題6:A詞義比較作者每天放學后就去(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。
小題7:B邏輯推理前后照應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，與學習(study)，玩耍(play)，睡眠(sleep)無關，只有work與本段主旨有關。句中的even也起到了提示作用。
小題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.
小題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答應某人(自己)會做某事，其主語也通常為人。
小題10:D前后照應邏輯推理因為作者有工作(job)能掙到錢，而非其學習(study)、年齡(age)、能力(power)情況，故朋友外出總是作者付賬。
小題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)。
小題12:B邏輯推理固定搭配有關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。
小題13:A語句連貫詞義比較雖然(although)作者才七年級，但當?shù)匾患曳b店已同意讓他賒賬。Although表示轉(zhuǎn)折關系。while表示時間或?qū)φ�；if表示條件；since表示原因。
小題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。
小題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。
小題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。
小題17:D邏輯推理固定搭配只要一有能力，作者便還清了債務。pay off償清(債務)，支付(債務)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。
小題18:B詞義辨析工作教作者學會了自我控制，擔付責任，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，分數(shù)；part部分，局部；sign 標記，跡象。
小題19:C句法規(guī)則考查非限制性定語從句的運用。
小題20:A常識運用詞義比較你要是懂得(understand)了奉獻和責任，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，擔心。
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，做出準確的判斷。
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   19 the light suddenly went out. So they had to  20  work. Tom was regretful to have forgotten bringing along candles and had to wait   21 in a low mood. Just then he heard slight, hesitant knocks on his door that sounded clear in the   22 night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no   23 in the new city.
And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed.   24 , he went reluctantly to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have   25  ? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door violently. “What a nuisance!” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down   26  the neighbor came to   27  things.” After a while, the door was knocked   28 . He opened it and found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She   29  me here to give you these.” Tom was very   30  by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said, “Thank you and your  31  . God bless you!”
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his   32 in life. It
was his  33 and harshness(刻薄)with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was   34   nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his unsympathetic   35 .
小題1:
A．inspiredB．satisfiedC．disappointedD．encouraged
小題2:
A．the otherB．otherC．everyD．a(chǎn)nother
小題3:
A．lookingB．turningC．cleaningD．ending
小題4:
A．whereB．thatC．whyD．when
小題5:
A．continueB．startC．quitD．change
小題6:
A．helplesslyB．happilyC．patientlyD．hopefully
小題7:
A．quietB．darkC．noisyD．crowded
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)cquaintanceB．strangerC．consultantD．a(chǎn)dolescent
小題9:
A．SoB．ThoughC．HoweverD．In case
小題10:
A．lightsB．candlesC．tricksD．failures
小題11:
A．whenB．thatC．whileD．than
小題12:
A．lendB．sellC．purchaseD．borrow
小題13:
A．suddenlyB．a(chǎn)gainC．tooD．constantly
小題14:
A．suggestedB．forbadeC．sentD．forced
小題15:
A．frightenedB．pleasedC．puzzledD．surprised
小題16:
A．grandmaB．motherC．fatherD．brother
小題17:
A．failureB．successC．dissatisfactionD．determination
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)pology B．coldnessC．responsibilityD．concept
小題19:
A．in realityB．in particular C．in allD．in general
小題20:
A．brainB．mindC．thoughtD．idea

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The differences between men and women's friendships
Betty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles (困擾) old Harold. How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ballgame, come back three and a half hours later, and they're still sitting on the sofa and talking?
What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that women have so much to share.
Betty shrugs. Talk? We're friends.
Researching this matter called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. the results were completely clear: women have more friendships than men. Rubin's study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to a female friend.
"In general," writes Rubin in her new book, "women's friendships with each other lie on shared emotions and support, but men's relationships are marked by shared activities.”
“ Men keep their innermost(內(nèi)心深處的) feelings to themselves. " Rubin writes, " Whereas(然而) a woman's closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage. However, a man by society doesn’t complain about his marriage trouble. it wasn't unusual to hear a man say he didn't know his friend's marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa. "
小題1:What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that ________.
A．he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband
B．women have so much to share.
C．women show little interest in ballgames
D．he find his wife difficult to talk to
小題2:Rubin's study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to _________.
A．a(chǎn) male friendB．a(chǎn) female friend
C．her parentsD．her husband
小題3:What do women's friendships with each other lie on in general?
A．shared emotionsB．support
C．shared activitiesD．shared emotions and support
小題4:According to the last paragraph, which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?
A．Ending his marriage without good reason.
B．Spending too much time with his friends.
C．complaining about his marriage trouble.
D．going out to ballgames too often..
小題5:What is the article about? ________.
A．happy and successful marriages
B．friendships of men and women
C．emotional problems in marriage
D．interactions between men and women

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A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well, but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly(肚子) or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people's rule. They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar( 奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way.
Now the very same thing is true to literature. And the question, "How shall I begin?" only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail -- that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning.
小題1:A friend of the writer's drew the horses ____.
A．very well
B．in the way of western rule
C．in the way of his own rule
D．a(chǎn)ll of the above
小題2:The writer was surprised because ____.
A．the artist began to draw at the head of the horse
B．the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse
C．the artist made his own rule
D．the artist did not follow other people's rule
小題3:You are not yet experienced because ____.
A．you don't know where to begin
B．you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail
C．you always asked question
D．you do not trust to your own powers
小題4:when you become more experienced you will ____.
A．never ask question
B．often begin at the tail
C．should write the end of the story
D．should think of the beginning
小題5:The topic of the passage is
A．How to draw a horse
B．How to write a story
C．How to make your own rules
D．Trust to your own powers

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