For my brother and I, mowing(割草) yards during the summer is a good way to earn pocket change. Dad was our salesman. He traded our service to neighbors at a low price they could not refuse. My brother and I got $10 per yard. However, I later found out our competitors were charging $ 20 or more for the same amount of work.

One afternoon we were cutting our neighbor’s yard. When I was finishing up, I was tired and sweaty. I pictured the tall glass of icy drink I would have to cool down soon. I was just about to cut off the lawn mower when I saw Dad pointing to one piece. I thought about the poor change I was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it almost broke the mower. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out, “You missed a piece.”

I frowned (皺眉), hoping he would let me slide and go home. He kept pointing. So angry, I went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myself, “That one piece isn’t hurting anyone. Why won’t he just let it go?”

But when I became an adult, I understood his message: When you are running a business, the work you do says a great deal about you. If you want to be seen as a businessman with honesty, you must deliver a quality product. That single piece of grass meant the job was not done.

Other neighbors took notice of the good work we did and we soon got more business. We started out with one client(客戶), but by the end of the summer we had five.

The lesson my dad taught me stayed with me: If you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time, keep your word. Give your customers the kind of service you would like to receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much pride you take in your work.

1.Which of the following statement is true?

A. His father was not a good businessman.

B. His father charged more for his service.

C. His father’s service was good but cheap.

D. His neighbors thought their service was poor.

2.When Dad asked the writer to go back, the writer felt ___________.

A. doubtful B. surprised

C. terrified D. annoyed

3.What did Dad teach the writer?

A. To do your work as well as possible.

B. To earn as much money as possible.

C. To get as more business as possible.

4. The best title for the passage may be ___________.

A. The Memory of My Childhood

B. The Lesson from My Dad

C. The Yard of Our Neighbor

D. The Grass Cutting days

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析:我小時候常做一些事掙零花錢。 如夏天常常給鄰居家的院子除草。老爸談好價我們?nèi)ジ苫。后來聽說別人要價格比我們高,感到不平衡。父親要求對工作要認(rèn)真,草要清理干凈才算完。我們對人對事都應(yīng)該以誠相待。

1. traded our service to neighbors at a low price they could not refuse. My brother and I got $10 per yard.他用一個他們不能拒絕的低的價格向鄰居們交易我們的服務(wù)。因此可判斷C想正確。

2. angry, I went back to cut that piece of grass.我回去哥那塊草,所以我生氣。所以克制作者是煩惱的,故選D。

3. you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time, keep your word.如果你說你將在某一特定時間實施一項工作,你要遵守諾言。從這里可知選A。

4. lesson my dad taught me stayed with me: If you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time, keep your word.我父親留給我的啟示是:如果你說你將在某一特定時間實施一項工作,你要遵守諾言。故可知選B。

考點:考查故事類閱讀。

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