2018河南专升本完形填空精选（4）

23.完形填空
   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