My father got his first job at eleven years old. cleaning up the garbage outside of the bowlingalley（保齡球場）． Two years later his dad died. and my fatber worked odd jobs to help put food onthe table during the Depression. Ten years after that. Dad fell in love. married Mom and had ababy girl. Eight more children followed. During those years, Dad slipped into a routine he neverbroke He woke up before six. took the train to work and wouldn't get home until after five thirly.After supper, Dad spent the rest of the evening in the basement making dental parts for extra    
Two years ago, at the age of sixty-four, Dad retired. When I was young, Mom and Dad did well to hide the fact that we were poor. All nine of us attended Catholic schools and we always had plenty of school supplies. We slept in wooden beds, shared one bathroom and watched television from a tiny black-and-white set in the living room. Mom and Dad never bought anything for themselves. They clipped coupons, wore the same pair of sneakers for twenty years and sewed wom clothing together every Saturday afternoon.
At his retirement party. I wanted to thank Dad for all his hard work and sacrifice by buying him the best present I could think of. As I shopped though. l realized there was nothing I could buy for Dad. Dad taught me through his own faith that the greatest gifis come from the heart Finally. I left my present on the kitchen table for Dad to find before he Ieft for his frnal day at work.
小題1:How did Dad get extra money besides his daytime routine work?
A．Collecting garbage outside the alley.
B．Making dental parts in the basement.
C．Putting food on the table in a hotel.
D．Working oddjobs on the train.
小題2:What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A．Dad retired after sixty-four years of hard work.
B．Dad and Mom could afford their children good education.
C．Parents made every effort to save for chcir children
D．The family was once poor but became well off later.
小題3:After reading the text. what would be the author's present for his Dad?
A．A big-screen television.
B．A vacation schedule.
C．A letter of grateful words.
D．A great retirement party.
小題4:What can be the best title for the text?
A．Thank You. Dad.B．Dad's Expenence.
C．A Hardworking Dad.D．Dad. a Breadwinner.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4: A                                

試題解析：本文敘述了作為一個兒子心懷感恩之心對于父親從小到長大到退休的一生的艱辛敘述，在父親退休的日子送給父親的最好的禮物在：感恩之心 。
小題1:B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中：Dad spent the rest of the evening in the basement making dental parts for extra 父親把一晚上是時間用在在地下室里鑄造零件來多掙點錢，所以B正確。   
小題2:C細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第二段中Mom and Dad never bought anything for themselves. They clipped coupons, wore the same pair of sneakers for twenty years and sewed wom clothing together every Saturday afternoon.媽媽和爸爸從來不為自己買任東西，他們修剪，穿著一雙穿了補了二十年運動鞋服裝，每個星期六的下午縫縫補補。，所以C正確。
小題3:C推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段As I shopped though. l realized there was nothing I could buy for Dad. Dad taught me through his own faith that the greatest gifis come from the heart然而當我購物時，我意識到?jīng)]有什么我可以買給爸爸的東西，爸爸教給我他自己的信念：最好的禮物來自內(nèi)心，根據(jù)這些內(nèi)容，所以只有一封寫著感激話語的信正確，所以C正確。                          
小題4: A主旨大意題。通過通讀全文敘述父親一生的不易，最后送給父親的最好的禮物就是包含對父親感激的話語的信，所以A正確。  
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C．challenges to their colleaguesD．chances for self-development
小題4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．A Winner’s Problem.B．A Winner’s Secret.
C．A Winner’s Opportunity.D．A Winner’s Achievement.

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