Question

【题目】听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

【1】How did the speaker feel when his father set him a task?

A.Anxious.B.Surprised.C.Excited.

【2】What happened to the speaker the other day?

A.He had to cut grass in the same place.B.He was found telling lies again.

C.He lost two dollars.

【3】What did the speaker use to be?

A.A writer.B.A lawyer.C.A cleaner.

【4】What does the speaker want to tell us?

A.To try to be responsible from the start.B.To do a job well the first time.

C.To value cooperation.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

【原文】

My father woke me up early one morning when I was fourteen and announced, “Get up, you are going with me to cut grass.” I felt proud and excited because my father thought I was responsible enough to help him in his business. Still, that first day was very hard. From 6 am to 7 pm, my father, my sixteen-year-old brother and I cut grass in very large yards. By the end of the day I was tired out, but I felt good, I had put in a hard day’s work and earned six dollars, two dollars less than my elder brother did, though.

Another day, my father found some grass I had missed cutting and called me to his room. “Cut that section again!” he said firmly, “and don't make me tell you again.” The message was very clear.

Today I stress the importance of doing a job right the first time. Every job I have held, from cutting grass to washing dishes, from cleaning the streets to working a machine on a construction site, I have learned something that has helped me in my next job. If you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.