19.I began working in journalism(新闻工作) when I was eight.It was my mother's idea.She wanted me to"make something"of myself,and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue.The crowds were there.There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union.For several hours I made myself highly visible,making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.When it was supper time,I walked back home.
"How many did you sell,my boy?"my mother asked.
"None."
"Where did you go?"
"The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues."
"What did you do?"
"Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post."
"You just stood there?"
"Didn't sell a single one."
"My God,Russell!"
Uncle Allen put in,"Well,I've decided to take the Post."I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币).It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman.I would have to ring doorbells,address adults with self-confidence,and persuade them by saying that no one,no matter how poor,could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day,I told my mother I'd changed my mind.I didn't want to make a success in the magazine business."If you think you can change your mind like this,"she replied,"you'll become a good-for-nothing."She insisted that,as soon as school was over,I should start ringing doorbells,selling magazines.Whenever I said no,she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember.My mother,dissatisfied with my father's plain workman's life,determined that I would not grow up like him and his people.But never did she expect that,forty years later,such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband's people for true life and love.
56、Why did the boy start his job young?C
A.He wanted to be famous in the future.
B.The job was quite easy for him.
C.His mother had high hopes for him.
D.The competition for the job was fierce
57、From the dialogue between the boy and his mother,we learn that the mother wasD.
A.excited B.interested C.ashamed D.disappointed
58、What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?A
A.She forced him to continue. B.She punished him.
C.She gave him some money. D.She changed her plan.
59、What does the underlined phrase"this battle"refer to?B
A.The war between the boy's parents.
B.The arguing between the boy and his mother.
C.The quarrel between the boy and his customers.
D.The fight between the boy and his father.
60、What is the text mainly about?A
A.The early life of a journalist.
B.The early success of a journalist.
C.The happy childhood of the writer.
D.The important role of the writer in his family.
分析 这篇短文讲述了一位年轻男孩很早就参加了工作,在他妈妈的坚持和帮助下,四十年后他成为了一名著名的新闻工作者.这篇短文是关于一位新闻工作者早期生活的故事.
解答 51.C 细节理解题 根据"She wanted me to"make something"of myself and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition."可知,男孩年龄很小时就开始参加工作的原因是他妈妈对他抱有很高的希望,故答案为C
52.D 推理判断题 根据"My God,Russell!"可知,妈妈对他的行为感觉很失望,故答案为D
53.A 细节理解题 根据"She replied,"you will become a good-for-nothing."She insisted that,as soon as school was over,I should start ringing doorbells,selling magazines"可知,当男孩决定放弃工作时,他妈妈坚持让他继续干下去.故答案为A
54.B 推理判断题 根据"She insisted that,as soon as school was over,I should start ringing doorbells,selling magazines.Whenever I said no,she would scold me."可知,画线单词this battle指的是他与妈妈之间的争论.故答案为B
55.A 推理判断题 这篇短文讲述了一位年轻男孩很早就参加了工作,在他妈妈的鼓励和帮助下,四十年后他成为了一名著名的新闻工作者.这篇短文是关于一位新闻工作者早期生活的故事.故答案为A.
点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.