阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36-55各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mark was seven when he joined his father and two other elder brothers at sunrise in the fields. 36 the time he was eight he was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He was given a cent for every nail he 37 out of old boards.
He got his first 38 job at BT’s Restaurant in town, when he reached twelve. His main tasks were 39 tables and washing dishes, 40 sometimes he helped cook.
Every day after school he would 41 to BT’s and work till ten. Even on Saturdays he 42 from two till eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and 43 his friends run off to swim or play. He didn’t necessarily like work, but he loved what working 44 him to have. Because of his 45 he was always the one buying when his friends and he went to the local shop. That made him 46 .
Word that he was trustworthy and hard-working 47 around the town. A local clothing shop offered him credit（赊帐） 48 he was only in Grade 7. He immediately 49 a $ 68 sports coats and a $ 22 pair of shoes. He was 50 only 65 cents an hour, and he already owed the shopkeeper $ 90! So he learned 51 the danger of easy credit. He paid it 52 as soon as he could.
The first job taught him self-control, responsibility and brought him a 53 of personal satisfaction few of his friends had experienced. As his father, 54 worked three jobs, once told him, “If you 55 sacrifice and responsibility, there are not many things in life you cannot have.” How right he was!
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解析：
【小题1】D 本题考察固定短语“by the time”，到...时候。故本题选D。
【小题2】A 根据句意，本题考察短语“pull out of”，把钉子从板子上拔出来。故本题选A。
【小题3】B 根据句意应是“第一件真正的工作”，故本题选B。
【小题4】C 本题考察动词的用法，根据句意“擦桌子”，故本题选C。
【小题5】C 根据上下文联系，上文主要工作是“擦桌子、洗盘子”，下文出现“有时帮忙做饭”，应该为转折关系。故本题选C。
【小题6】A 本题考察动词，根据句意得出“放学后就出发去...”，故本题选A。head, 做动词用，意为出发。
【小题7】B 根据句意应为“从2点工作到11点”，故本题选B。
【小题8】C 根据句意及上下文间的联系，本题选C。工作和看别的孩子去玩对于这个年龄的孩子来说是很不容易的。
【小题9】D 本题考察动词的用法，“但是他喜欢工作给予他的东西”，故本题选D。
【小题10】D 根据句意，“由于他的工作的缘故”，故本题选D。
【小题11】A 根据上下文的联系，和朋友去商店他是唯一掏钱的人，这使他引以为傲。故本题选A。
【小题12】B 根据句意，本题选B。get around (消息等）传开。
【小题13】A 根据句意，本题上下句之间应为转折关系，“虽然他只是个七年级的学生，但是服装店让他赊帐”。故本题选A。
【小题14】C 本题考察动词用法，根据句意及联系上下文，本题选C。
【小题15】B 本题考察动词用法，根据句意“挣钱”，故本题选B。
【小题16】D 根据句意，本题选D。“他早就知道轻而易举得来的是很危险的。”
【小题17】D 本题考察固定短语“pay off”，清偿债务，故本题选D。
【小题18】B 根据句意，本题选B。“个人的满足感达到了朋友们达不到的水平。
【小题19】C 本题考察定语从句的引导词，故选C。
【小题20】A 根据句意“如果你懂得奉献和责任，你生命中就会拥有很多东西。”，本题应选A。
就整篇短文而言，主要是考察对短文的理解，只要对短文的理解没有偏差，再仔细分析每一个选项，应该能容易地做出来。