7．When my brother and I were growing up，we mowed （割草） yards during the summer to earn pocket change．Dad was our salesman．He traded our service to neighbors at a price they could not refuse．My brother and I got 10per yard．I later found out our friends were charging 20or more for the same amount of work．
One afternoon we were cutting our neighbor's yard．She always waited until the grass was knee-high to call us over．What made matters worse was that we had an old lawn mower that kept shutting off as we worked through her lawn．This particular afternoon，I was finishing up and 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 lone 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 （皱眉），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，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．
38．Why did Dad charge much less for mowing the yards？B
A．He was not a good businessman．
B．He didn't care about money too much．
C．He thought his children's service is bad．
D．He wanted to compete with other mowers．
39．When Dad asked the writer to go back，the writer feltC．
A．doubtful B．terrified C．annoyed D．hurt
40．What did Dad teach the writer？A
A．To do your work as professional as possible．
B．To develop a sense of money at an early age．
C．To get more business at a competitive price．
D．To ask for a higher price for your service．
41．The best title for the passage may beC．
A．The Memory of My Childhood
B．The Yard of Our Neighbor
C．The Lesson from My Dad
D．The Grass Cutting days．
分析 本文讲述了作者小时候常做一些事挣零花钱，如夏天常常给邻居家的院子除草，老爸谈好价他们就去干活，从这次经历中学到对工作要认真，我们对人对事都应该以诚相待．
解答 38．B 细节理解题 根据第一段及 He traded our service to neighbors at a price they could not refuse．可知爸爸谈的价格很低，对钱多少并不在乎，故答案为B
39．C 推理判断题 根据So angry，I went back to cut that piece of grass．可知，当时作者很是生气和恼怒，故答案为C
40．A 细节理解题 根据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．可知，作者学到了做事要以职业的态度去完成，故答案为A
41．C 主旨大意题 本文讲述了作者小时候常做一些事挣零花钱，如夏天常常给邻居家的院子除草，老爸谈好价他们就去干活，从这次经历中学到对工作要认真，我们对人对事都应该以诚相待，所以可以总结为从爸爸身上学到的一课，故答案为C
点评 英语记叙文以描写叙述为主，主要描写人物、事件、地点、或过程．特点是，其主题往往潜伏在字里行间，没有直接地表白出来；文章主旨要透过体察所揭示的人物、事件来进行提炼．描写手法大多按时间跨度、空间顺序、上下顺序来展开．阅读记叙文体应采取掠读和扫读的方法，快速抓住文中描写的主要内容，从整体上去把握文章的连贯性，进而大体上揣测出作者的写作意图及情感主线．高考阅读就记叙文设题大多以细节理解为主．
