2018年成人英語三級《閱讀理解》復習資料(11)

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2018年成人英語三級《閱讀理解》復習資料(11)

Job and Dream

My father was foreman of s sugar-cane plantation in Rio piedras, puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen that plowed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.

It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. I’ve never been late for any job since. I also learned about being respectful and loyal to the people you work for. More important, I earned my pay; it never entered my mind to day I was sick just because I didn’t want to work.

I was only six years old, but I was doing a man’s job. our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $18 a week. our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirt floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem, one of the most important things a person can have.

When I was seven, I got work at a golf course near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never miss one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dream of making thousands of dollars playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.

The more I dreamed, the more I thought, why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity I learned working in the field – except now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick.

1. What was the writer’s first job?

A. to stand down the fairway at a golf course.

B. To spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them.

C. To drive the oxen that plowed the cane fields.

D. To watch the sugar-cane plantation.

2. The word “tedious” in paragraph 2 most probably means ____.

A. hard

B. boring

C. interesting

D. long

3. What did the writer learn about from his first job?

A. He could work as hard as possible.

B. He could go to work on time.

C. He should never fail to go to work.

D. He should be respectful and loyal to the people he works for.

4. What gave the writer self-esteem?

A. Having a big family.

B. Bringing money back home to help the family.

C. Helping his father with the work.

D. All of the above.

5. What was the writer’s dream while working at a golf course?

A. Making a lot of money by playing golf.

B. Becoming a successful golfer.

C. Running a golf course near his house.

D. Both A & B.

內容提示與分析

本文作者回憶了自己年幼時的兩次工作經歷以及當時的夢想，這是一個交織著辛酸與幸福的故事，令人感到心靈的觸動。全文分兩個層次：第一層次講述了作者的第一份工作---在農田里趕牛犁地。這份工作雖然單調勞累，卻使作者為生活做好了準備，給他上了終身受用的一課。最重要的是，使他為自己那貧困的家庭賺了點錢，這給予了作者人生最寶貴的東西---自尊。第二層講述了他的第二份工作---在高爾夫球場撿球。在努力工作中，作者夢想成為成功的高爾夫球手，能為自己買輛單車。懷著這樣的夢想，年幼時的作者用自制的一個簡易破爛的高爾夫球桿，以他在農田工作時學到的投入精神和熱情進行著練習。

答案及分析：

1. C

分析：作者在第一段的第二句提到：My first job was to drive the oxen that plowed the cane fields.我的第一份工作便是趕著牛犁甘蔗地。很明顯，C符合文章內容;A守候在高爾夫球場的球道上;B當球著地時辨認出來，以便高爾夫球手找到他們。在高爾夫球場的工作雖然作者也做過，但并不是作者的第一份工作，故答案為C。

2. B

分析：文章第二段開始提到：It was very tedious work, but I prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons.這份工作雖然很令人厭煩，但是使我對生活做好了準備，為我上了終身受益的一課.從but一詞可以看出這句話明顯帶有轉折的語氣，顯然tedious的語氣與后面“我” 的收獲相反，是否定的語氣。上文提到，I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.我得在一頭牛后面慢慢走，用一根帚柄引導它。一天一美元，我要一直工作8小時，沒有用餐休息時間。這項工作勞動強度雖然不大，但是卻是很單調乏味。A困難的，艱苦的;B 令人生厭的;C有趣的;D漫長的，故答案為B。

3. D

分析：文章第二段提到：I also learned about being respectful and loyal to the people you work for.我也學會了應該尊敬并忠實于你為之工作的人。A他應盡可能努力的工作;B他應該準時上班;C他絕不能上班缺勤;這些選項在文中也提到過，都是在種植園主的監(jiān)視下作者的實際做法，但并不符合本題的意思。作者在文中提出，在這一份工作中實際學到的便是尊敬和忠實于雇主。故答案為D。

4. B

分析：文章第三段最后提到：Nothing made me prouder than bringing money home to help my mother, father, two brothers, and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem, one of the most important things a person can have.沒有什么比拿錢回家?guī)椭业哪赣H，父親，兩個兄弟和三個姐妹更令我感到驕傲的了。這給我?guī)砹俗宰?--一個人所能擁有的最重要的東西之一。很明顯使作者感到自尊的是能賺錢幫助家人。A并非是作者感到自尊的原因;C也不甚準確;D前面提到的答案都對，這顯然也不符合題目意思。故答案為B。

5. D

分析：文章第四段最后提到：Some nights I would lie in bed and dream of making thousands of dollars playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.多少個夜晚我躺在床上，夢想著我通過打高爾夫球掙到成千上萬的美元，能夠買一輛自行車。C在他房子附近經營一個高爾夫球場，文章沒提到;A打高爾夫球掙許多錢;B成為一個成功的高爾夫球手。A和B均符合文章的意思，故答案為D。

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