When my son was a teenager he already knew he wanted things. He wanted nice things and he wanted to get them by himself.He never depended upon us to provide for him.He gladly accepted the room and other different necessities we gave him，but when it came to the luxuries (奢侈品)，or the extra things of life，he knew he would have to make his own way.
At the age of 13，he started talking to me about working.His sister had worked at a local amusement park for several years as her first job so he gave that some thought. He had us drive him to the park and he went in and applied. Within two days he was called back to go to work. His sister had been a model employee and the park didn't even ask what he was able to do.
He worked at least 20 hours a week at the local amusement park. With his first week check he came home with a big smile. He had made something like $60 for his four days of after­school efforts，and he wanted to thank us for our contribution to his wealth. He needed transportation both to and from work so we would take him there and back；no matter when the park closed，we would be there.
With his very first check，he insisted on treating me and his dad. He took us and his sister to an expensive restaurant. We had a wonderful time there and we spent his entire check. He didn't care；he knew he had to take care of those who had made it possible for him to have the check in the first place. He had always been a generous boy，perhaps too generous sometimes，but very loving.
【小題1】In his teens，the boy________.

A．lived a hard life
B．lived an independent life
C．never wanted expensive things
D．never asked his parents for luxuries
【小題2】The boy got a part­time job easily at the amusement park because of________.
A．his great abilities
B．his sister's good example
C．his independence
D．his sister's good advice
【小題3】What does the underlined part “our contribution” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．The parents' encouragement.
B．The family's support.
C．The parents' lift.
D．The family's comfort.
【小題4】The passage was most probably written by________.
A．a(chǎn) proud mother B．a(chǎn) kind father
C．a(chǎn) generous woman D．a(chǎn) generous man


【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】A

解析試題分析: 本文以媽媽的口吻來講述自己兒子的成長。
【小題1】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到He gladly accepted the room and other different necessities we gave him，but when it came to the luxuries (奢侈品)，or the extra things of life，he knew he would have to make his own way.他非常高興的接受父母所給的一切但當(dāng)提到奢侈品或者額外的東西時(shí)，他知道他得靠自己的雙手得來，故選D項(xiàng)。
【小題2】B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到His sister had worked at a local amusement park for several years as her first job so he gave that some thought.可知因?yàn)樗憬阕黾媛氁步o了他很多的想法，故選B項(xiàng)。
【小題3】C 細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第三段提到He needed transportation both to and from work so we would take him there and back；no matter when the park closed，we would be there可知我們對于他的支持就是給他提供交通，故選C項(xiàng)。
【小題4】A 推斷題。根據(jù)最后一段提到He had always been a generous boy，perhaps too generous sometimes，but very loving.他一直是個(gè)慷慨的孩子，也很有愛，可知選A項(xiàng)。
考點(diǎn):人物類閱讀。

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