完形填空 I had my first job at the age of thirteen , when a friend of my mother who

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I had my first job at the age ofthirteen , when a friend of my mother who owned a bookshop hired me for sixhours a week to help her in the shop . I was very  36   toearn my own pocket money and my parents   37 interfered (干涉) with how I spent it ,even when I was spending it  38  .They believed that byearning money ,spending it ,and learning from the  39  ,Iwould become more mature (成熟的)and  40  inhow to handle work ,relationships with others ,and money.

Like many  41  parents,my parents also let me and my brothers do things about which they  42  agreat deal .When I was sixteen ,for example ,after I finished high school andbefore I entered university ,I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around 43   .My mother was against the idea of my travelingalone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great  44 for me .In the end , my father won the  45  on the conditionthat I limited my traveling to France ,my mother’s home, where I had manyuncles, aunts and cousins  46  through the country who could  47 shelter and help if I needed them .

Three years later ,my youngerbrother decided to  48  a year off after his first year in universityand travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother wasvery worried and not  49  to see my brother leave school, butmy father encouraged him and my brother spent a (n) 50   yearworking his way on trains and ships to  51  his passage to differentports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

These kinds of experiences areprobably  52  for children in many countries but in the USthey are fairly common. Most parents start  53  their childrenat a young age to do small things by themselves .By the time they have finishedhigh school, many American kids have already had  54  jobs andtraveled around the US or other countries on their own , have selected the universitythey plan to attend , maybe even have decided on their future  55,and so on .

1.A．anxious       B.worried      C. proud        D.nervous

2.A. never          B.ever        C. always           D.even

3.A. carefully       B.foolishly       C. seriously        D.honestly

4.A. work          B.mistakes     C. others       D.books

5.A. strict          B.reasonable      C. polite           D.responsible

6.A. American      B.Japanese      C. Chinese          D.British

7.A. helped         B. supported       C. shared           D.worried

8.A. Asia          B.Africa       C. Europe           D.Oceania

9.A. journey       B. experience      C. chance           D.possibility

10.A. argument      B.game        C. discussion       D.plan

11.A. sending out    B. giving out      C.carrying out     D. spreading out

12.A. promise       B. decide          C. provide          D.serve

13.A. leave         B.make        C.take             D.prepare

14.A. angry         B.eager       C.sorry            D. sad

15.A. unusual       B.hard        C.strange          D. busy

16.A. accept        B.earn         C.find          D. search

17.A. welcome      B.fit          C. necessary       D. rare

18.A. bringing          B. forcing     C. pushing          D. protecting

19.A. part-time      B.full-time       C.good             D.well-paid

20.A.life           B.career          C.hope        D. benefit

试题答案

【答案】

1.C2.A3.B4.B5.D  

 6.A7.D8.C9.B10.A

11.D12.C13.C14.B15.A

16.B17.D18.C19.A20.B

【解析】略