完型填空（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）
Good Work Ethics （规范）
When I was younger, about 14, I was already ready to work．My father was a dairy man and he had been working his entire life．For him, getting up at 5 a．m．and working a couple of hours before I went to school, and then 36 more after school until there was not enough37 to see, were normal．
My father considered putting good work ethics in me to be very 38 ．He began to show me these, not through 39 , but through his actions．He would not 40 a job until it was done．He 41 put his all into everything he did． 42 , he showed me this not just in working, but in everything．Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to 43 a game once．and he explained to me-that I had made a 44 and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not 45 to play the rest of the games．
So the day I started my first job at the age of 14, I was 46 to show my father that I could do it well, and that I was not going to 47 . My entire 48 was to make my father proud of me. I knew that 49 I did, he would not say it in words, but he would show it．My first job was doing 50 for a pany．As most of you know, construction is not an easy job, especially being so 51 _. When someone as young as I was started working, they would either 52 or get stronger．I got stronger．I worked the 53 I had been taught and I gave that day everything I had．In the end, my boss was impressed．He even called to tell my parents what a good worker I was, and my parents' eyes 54 ．From that day on I have worked every job to my full 55 , because that day defined （explain the truth of）my life．It defined how I was going to work, and I will always stick to it．
【小题1】A．goingB．learningC．workingD．playing【小题2】A．lightB．timeC．chanceD．strength【小题3】A．ridiculousB．easyC．hopelessD．important【小题4】A．wordsB．truthC．factsD．practice【小题5】A．finishB．findC．doD．quit【小题6】A．mightB．couldC．wouldD．should【小题7】A．FinallyB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Thus【小题8】A．enjoyB．skipC．defeatD．dip【小题9】A．mitmentB．improvement C．devotionD．conclusion【小题10】A．decideB．stopC．resistD．deserve【小题11】A．interestedB．shockedC．surprisedD．prepared【小题12】A．stickB．failC．leave D．play【小题13】A．problemB．worldC．trickD．goal【小题14】A．in caseB．now thatC．even ifD．as though【小题15】A．construction B．negotiation C．munication D．reception【小题16】A．weakB．youngC．oldD．poor【小题17】A．breakB．struggleC．pauseD．work【小题18】A．mannerB．momentC．methodD．way【小题19】A．staredB．liftedC．shoneD．closed【小题20】A．ambitionB．skillC．spiritD．potentialC
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(答案→)C
解析：文章大意：文章介绍爸爸通过自己的行为让我知道好的工作规范是很重要的，还有在做任何事情的时候都要投入，专注，作者把这个工作规范带入到自己的工作中，给老板留下深刻印象。
【小题1】考查动词：A．going去，B．learning学习，C．working工作，D．playing玩耍，从前面的句子：working a couple of hours before I went to school,可知爸爸在我放学后，还继续工作很长时间，选C
【小题2】考查名词：A．light光线，B．time时间，C．chance机会，D．strength力量，因为是作者放学后，所以爸爸一直工作到没有光线了。选A
【小题3】考查形容词：A．ridiculous荒诞的，B．easy容易的，C．hopeless无望的，D．important重要的，从第一段的内容，可知爸爸认为让我知道好的工作规范是很重要的，选D
【小题4】考查名词：A．words话语，B．truth真理，C．facts事实，D．practice练习，从前面的but through his actions．可知爸爸不仅是在语言上而且是在行动上告诉我这些。选A
【小题5】考查动词：A．finish完成，B．find发现，C．do做，D．quit放弃，从这句话的until it was done．可知爸爸直到完成工作是不会放弃的，选D
【小题6】考查情态动词：A．might可能，B．could能够，C．would愿意，（过去常常），D．should应该，这里指爸爸常常很投入的工作，选C
【小题7】考查副词：A．Finally最后，B．However然而，C．Therefore 因此，D．Thus因此，前面说爸爸全身心的投入工作，后面是爸爸在每件事上都这样教育我，两句话是转折关系，选B
【小题8】考查动词：A．enjoy享受，B．skip跳过，C．defeat击败，D．dip蘸，从后面的句子：that even if I just skipped one game, 可知我想放弃一场比赛，选B
【小题9】考查名词：A．mitment承诺，奉献，B．improvement 提高，C．devotion致力，投入，D．conclusion结论，总结，他向我解释，因为我做出了承诺，即使错过了一场比赛，其余的也不值得去打了，make a mitment，承诺，选A
【小题10】考查动词：A．decide决定，B．stop停止，C．resist抵制，D．deserve值得，应该，deserve to do sth，值得做…，其余的也不值得去打了，选D
【小题11】考查形容词：A．interested感兴趣的，B．shocked震惊的，C．surprised惊讶的，D．prepared做好准备的，从前面的句子：So the day I started my first job at the age of 14,可知作者准备让父亲看看自己能做好，选D
【小题12】考查动词：A．stick刺，卡，B．fail失败，C．leave 离开，D．play玩，打比赛，从前面的句子：show my father that I could do it well,可知是不会失败，选B
【小题13】考查名词：A．problem问题，B．world世界，C．trick诡计，技巧，D．goal目标，从后面的句子：to make my father proud of me.可知作者的目标是为了让父亲以自己为荣。选D
【小题14】考查词组：A．in case以防，B．now that既然，C．even if即使，D．as though虽然，I did和 he would not say it in words是让步的关系，即使我做了，他也不会说出来的,选C
【小题15】考查名词：A．construction 建设，B．negotiation谈判，C．munication交流，D．reception接待，从后面的句子：As most of you know, construction is not an easy job,可知作者的工作是为一个公司做建筑工作，选A
【小题16】考查形容词：A．weak虚弱的，B．young年轻的，C．old老的，D．poor穷的，从前面的句子：As most of you know, construction is not an easy job,可知建筑不是容易的工作，尤其对年轻人来说，选B
【小题17】考查动词：A．break打破，B．struggle奋斗，努力，C．pause停顿，D．work工作，和or get stronger 强大，对应的是“崩溃”，用break，选A
【小题18】考查名词：A．manner行为，态度，B．moment时刻，C．method方法，D．way方式，方法，我用被教会的方式工作，I had been taught 是定语从句，修饰the way，选D
【小题19】考查动词：A．stared盯着看，凝望，B．lifted举起，C．shone闪耀，D．closed关闭，从前面的He even called to tell my parents what a good worker I was, 老板告诉我的父母我是一个多么好的工人，父母的眼睛里面闪耀着（可能是泪水也可能是高兴的），选C
【小题20】考查名词：A．ambition决心，B．skill技能，C．spirit精神，D．potential潜力，从那天起，我尽自己最大的潜能工作，选D