2018年河南专升本英语真题阶段测试——完型8

I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. ___1____ the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I ___2____ out of old boards.

   I got my first ____3____ job, at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities were ____4____ tables and washing dishes, __5___ sometimes I helped cook.

   Every day after school I would ___6____ to JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I ___7____ from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and ____8____ my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working ___10____ me to have. Because if my ___9____ I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me ____11____.

   Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working ___12_____ around town. A local clothing store offered me credit(赊账)____13____ I was only in seventhe grade. I immediately ___14____ a $ 68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair of shoes. I was ___15_____ only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $ 90! So I learned ____16_____ the danger of easy credit. I paid it ____17____ as soon as I could.

   My first job tought me self-control, responsibility and brought me a ___18_____ of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, ___19____ worked three jobs, once told me, “ If you ____20____ sacrifice(奉献)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. asked      B. told         C. promised     D. allowed

10.A. study     B. power        C. age         D. job

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

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

13.A. although   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. away         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

Key: 1--5 DABCC  6--10 ABCDD  11--15 ABACB   16--20 DDBCA

文章记叙了作者12岁时得到的第一份工作给他带来的珍贵人生体验。就是这份工作使作者体验到了自给自足的自豪感，也使他小小年纪就懂得了轻而易举得到的信任带来的危险。作者用自己的亲身经历想传递给我们的正是“父亲”在文章最后所说的：“如果你懂得奉献和责任的意义，那么，你一生没有什么得不到的。

1.D.by到。。。时候。我8岁时已经在帮助父亲干活并不是真正的工作。

2.A.pull sth out of…从…拔出…

3.B.真正意义上的工作。意指原来帮助父亲干活不是真正意义上的工作。

4.C.clear tables收拾桌子。

5.C.可有时我也帮着做饭。

6.A.head 这里是动词，“前进，走向”。

7.B.即使在星期六我也要从两点一直工作到十一点。

8.C.在那个年龄（好玩好动的少年），（自己）去干活，眼看着朋友跑去游泳或戏耍，真是很难做到！

9.D.我不一定喜欢劳动，但我喜欢劳动让我拥有的一切。

10.D.联系上文，显然指的是我的工作。

11.A.以为我能花自己挣来的钱与朋友们分享好吃的东西，所以我感到“自豪”。

12.B.get around/ round 消息传开。

13.A.尽管我只是七年级的学生，当地的一个服装店给我赊账。

14.C.charge作“记账”解，I已经赊了90美元的账。

15.B.当时我每小时只能挣到65美分。

16.D.因此我很早就尝到了轻而易举得到的信任带来的危险。

17.D.pay off偿清，还清。

18.B.level这里作“自然或适当的位置、阶段、社会地位等”我的第一份工作让我学会了自我约束，让我懂得了责任的意义，给我带来了我的朋友中几乎无人体验过的一种自足状态。

19.C.who引导非限制性定语从句。

20.A.如果你懂得奉献和责任的意义，那么你一生当中没有什麽你得不到的。“父亲”的话是点睛之笔。