My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job, when I was six years old, was 36 the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me 37 to do it well, telling me to 38 to shine the shoes again if the customer wasn’t 39 .
I was proud of working in the restaurant 40 I was also working for the good of the family. But my father 41 said that I had to meet certain standards(标准) to be part of the team. I 42 to be on time, hard-working, and polite to the 43 . I was 44 paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of suggesting to Dad that he 45 give me $10 a week. He said, “OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And for the times you bring in your friends 46 free soft drinks?” He 47 the amount of money I owed him, about $40 a week.
I remember returning to Seattle after being 48 in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted（升职） to Captain at that time. And full of pride, I walked into my parents’ restaurant, but the 49 thing Dad said was, “How about your 50 up tonight?” I couldn’t 51 my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But 52 didn’t matter. As far as Dad was concerned, I was just 53 member of the team. I reached for the mop(拖把).Working for Dad has taught me that the devotion(奉献) to a 54 is above all. It has nothing to do with 55 that team is for a family restaurant or the US Army.
【小题1】A．washingB．shiningC．changingD．repairing【小题2】A．whyB．whatC．whenD．how【小题3】A．offerB．refuseC．continueD．forget【小题4】A．interestedB．annoyedC．relaxedD．satisfied【小题5】A．ifB．becauseC．whenD．though【小题6】A．anxiouslyB．strangelyC．clearlyD．secretly【小题7】A．hadB．tendedC．hatedD．pretended【小题8】A．familyB．workersC．customersD．friends【小题9】A．neverB．alwaysC．seldomD．already【小题10】A．mustB．shouldC．mightD．could【小题11】A．byB．toC．onD．for【小题12】A．worked outB．decided onC．set asideD．cut down【小题13】A．absentB．overC．away D．alone【小题14】A．usualB．lastC．nextD．first【小题15】A．washingB．goingC．cleaningD．turning【小题16】A．cover B．followC．believeD．understand【小题17】A．theyB．IC．heD．it【小题18】A．noB．eitherC．anyD．another【小题19】A．teamB．familyC．leaderD．restaurant【小题20】A．whenB．whetherC．howD．whyB
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(答案→)B
解析：文章讲述了一个有趣的故事，一位父亲在儿子衣锦还乡以后仍然让他做小时候做的事情。告诉我们：不管取得怎么样的成就，你永远都是爸爸的儿子！
【小题1】上下文串联。根据38空后的shine可知父亲让我在店里给客人擦鞋。
【小题2】连接词辨析。根据上下文的意思可知父亲较会我如何做好这份工作。
【小题3】动词辨析。Offer to do sth主动提出做某事；refuse to do sth拒绝做某事；continue to do sth继续做某事；forget to do sth忘记做某事；根据上下文的意思可知：如果客人不满意，我要主动的提出再擦一遍。
【小题4】形容词辨析。解析同上。
【小题5】连接词辨析。根据句意可知上下文是因果关系。句意：我为自己能在饭店里工作而自豪是因为我也在为家庭做出自己的贡献。
【小题6】副词辨析。结合句意可知：父亲清楚地告诉我：要想成为这个队伍的一员要符合一定的标准。所以我不得不努力准时，努力工作，对客人礼貌。
【小题7】固定词组。Have to do sth不得不；tend to do sth想要…;hate to do sth憎恨；pretend to do sth假装;解析同上。
【小题8】名词辨析。解析同41.
【小题9】上下文串联。根据上下文可知父亲从来没有付钱给我。
【小题10】考查虚拟语气。Suggest后面的从句使用虚拟语气。Suggest that sb should do sth.
【小题11】考查介词。For表示交换；
【小题12】短语辨析。A解决；算出；弄懂，理解；想出，制定出；B决定；C放在一边，不管不顾；D削减，降低；根据上下文可知父亲算出我欠他的钱是每个星期40美元。
【小题13】短语辨析。be away外出…;文章是指我离开家乡参军去。。
【小题14】上下文串联。我回家以后父亲说的第一句话就是：今天晚上擦鞋怎么样？
【小题15】固定词组。根据上下文可知clean up就是指擦鞋这件事。
【小题16】动词辨析。根据上下文可知我难以相信父亲会这样说。我是一名军官，父亲竟然让我帮客人擦鞋。
【小题17】考查代词。根据句意可知it是指上文所说的帮客人擦鞋这件事。
【小题18】词义辨析。根据句意可知父亲仍然把我当成家里的另一个成员。
【小题19】上下文串联。根据上文第二段第三行to be part of the team。可知A正确。
【小题20】上下文串联。根据句意可知：这与是否为这家餐厅还是为了军队没有关系。