My First Job
Jay Leno is a very famous TV host in NBC．He started his talk show titled The Jay Lena Show in September 2009．It was a very popular TV programm in America．Here is the story of his first job．
I gained a very strong work concept from my parents, both of whom lived through a hard period of time-the Great Depression （大萧条）．They couldn't ___36___ people who didn't work regularly．I once told my mom that Sylvester Stallone was getting $12 million for ten weeks of work．"What's he going to do the rest of the _37__?" she asked．
I took my first job at Wilmington Ford near my homerown of Andover, Massachusetts, when I was 16．I worked until five or six o'clock on school days and __38____ 12-hour days during the summer as a prepper（擦洗汽车的小工）．This meant washing and polishing the new cars, and making sure the paper floor mats were in __39__．Another responsibility was taking off the hubcaps (车轮毂盖） at night, so they wouldn't get stolen, and 40 them the next day．This was 41 work because we had about seven acres of 42 One day, carrying an armful of hubcaps 43 a corner, I almost __44__ our new general manager．Scared, I dropped them all．He __45 me on the spot．
I was too ashamed to tell my parents．Every day for about two weeks, I stayed __46 until evening．Then I would go home and say I had a ．__47___ day at work．
Trying to make a last 48 , I wrote a letter to Henry Ford II and told him what happened．I said that we were a reliable Ford family and that when I was old enough, I was going to buy a Mustang． __49__ the owner of the dealership(经营店） called．"I don't know who you know in Detroit．" he said．"but if you want your job back, you've 50 it.”
Later, during college, I wanted to work at a Roils-Royce dealership, but the owner said there were no openings．So 1 started washing cars there anyway．When the ___51__ noticed me, I said I was working until he _52__ me．He did．And the second day, I started to work there as a sales clerk．
It 53 persistence (坚持） to succeed．Attitude 54_ matters．I have never thought I was better than anyone else, but I have always believed I couldn't be _ 55 ．
1. A．see B．know C．understand D．love
2. A．day B．month C．week D．year
3. A．put in B．took up C．gave out D．stuck to
4. A．place B．need C．shape D．fashion
5. A．changing B．selling C．replacing D．cleaning
6. A．hard B．normal C．regular D．plain
7. A．mats B．cars C．areas D．floors
8. A．at B．in C．beyond D．around
9. A．broke into B．looked across C．crashed into D．came across
10. A．fired B．left C．punished D．forgot
11. A．calm B．busy C．still D．alone
12. A．stressful B．relaxing C．bad D．great
13. A．effort B．change C．dialogue D．decision
14. A．Gradually B．Eventually C．Temporarily D．Hopefully
15. A．reached B．passed C．got D．caught
16. A．prepper B．owner C．clerk D．customer
17. A．helped B．tired C．hired D．called
18. A．makes B．shows C．carries D．takes
19. A．also B．even C．never D．ever
20. A．followed B．scolded C．defeated D．interrupted
1.C
2.D
3.A
4.A
5.C
6.A
7.B
8.D
9.C
10.A
11.B
12.D
13.A
14.B
15.C
16.B
17.C
18.D
19.A
20.C
【解析】
试题分析：文章讲述的是NBC著名电视主持人Jay Leno第一次工作的故事，如何通过自己的坚持获得了工作获得成功的。
1.考查动词：A．see 看见B．know知道C．understand懂得D．love爱，他们不理解不去工作的人，选C
2.考查名词：A．day白天B．month月C．week星期D．year年，从前面的ten weeks of work，可知妈妈问：他一年其余时间做什么？选D
3.考查词组：A．put in放入B．took up 从事C．gave out散发D．stuck to坚持，一天投入12小时做擦汽车的小时工。选A
4.考查名词：A．place地方B．need 需要C．shape塑造D．fashion时尚，in place是词组：在适当的位置。选A
5.考查动词：A．changing改变B．selling卖C．replacing代替，放回原处D．cleaning打扫，第二天把车轮毂盖放回原处，选C
6.考查形容词：A．hard困难B．normal正常C．regular 常规的D．plain普通的，从后面because…,可知是很难的工作。选A
7.考查名词：A．mats垫子B．cars汽车C．areas地区D．floors地板，这里指汽车多，选B
8.考查介词：around a corner在拐角附近，选D
9.考查词组：A．broke into闯入B．looked across看穿C．crashed into撞上D．came across遇上，从后面的scared，可知差点撞上经理，选C
10.考查动词：A．fired解雇B．left离开C．punished惩罚D．forgot忘记，他当时就把握解雇了，选A
11.考查形容词：A．calm冷静的B．busy繁忙的，C．still静止的，D．alone孤单的，从前面的I was too ashamed to tell my parents．可知每天忙忙碌碌的，选B
12.考查形容词：A．stressful有压力的，B．relaxing令人放松的，C．bad坏的D．great好的，have a great time过的很愉快。选D
13.考查名词：A．effort努力B．change 改变C．dialogue对话D．decision决定，为了做最后的努力，选A
14.考查副词：A．Gradually逐渐地B．Eventually最后的C．Temporarily暂时的， D．Hopefully有希望的，最后，经营店的店主打电话来。选B
15.考查动词：A．reached到达B．passed通过C．got得到D．caught抓住，如果你想重新上班，你得到了。选C
16.考查名词：A．prepper胡椒B．owner主人C．clerk职员D．customer顾客，上文提到the owner，选B
17.考查动词：A．helped帮助B．tired使…疲劳C．hired雇用D．called打电话，我会一直工作到他雇佣我。选C
18.考查动词：A．makes制作B．shows展示C．carries携带 D．takes带走，需要如果要成功是需要坚持的。选D
19.考查副词：A．also也，B．even甚至C．never从不D．ever曾经，态度也很重要，选A
20.考查动词：A．followed跟随B．scolded责备，C．defeated打败， D．interrupted我相信自己不能被打败。选C
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点评：文章通过上下文信息考查考生的综合运用英语的能力，渗透了情感教育，注重语篇的学习，考查考生驾驭语篇的能力，培养自己根据语篇综合运用英语的能力。对各种词汇的考查也是重点。
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