Question

My father was born on a farm in Tipperary, Ireland. He was the fourth child out of eight children.

My father was the oldest boy so the majority of the responsibility fell upon his shoulders to complete the farm work. He attended school until the fourth grade; his father pulled him out of school to work on the farm permanently (永久地), though he hated it. Though supposed to inherit the farm, my father had other plans. At sixteen he left home for England.

He left without telling his parents anything. He eventually became very homesick and missed his mother greatly. He came back to Ireland and worked on the farm until he was eighteen. He got tired of the farm and left home for England again. He worked as a construction worker for five years, and then a part-time actor. But he couldn’t get a decent (体面的) job because he was Irish. Many times he would walk into an interview and read a sign saying, “The Irish need not apply.”

He was twenty years old with no family and limited friends in a foreign country that didn’t want him. Once he was able to work again my father decided to save money to move to Australia. He lived in a house with a fellow Irishman, a Swede, an Englishman, and an Austrian for five years becoming a successful salesman. He bought a beach house for himself in Sydney. He then traveled through Europe visiting his family in Ireland.

In 1975 my father came to America as an illegal immigrant (移民). My father with a friend of his drove across the country to Los Angeles with the dream of becoming Hollywood stars. My father lived in his car for the first few months in Los Angeles, and worked as a used car salesman. After two years of living in Los Angeles, he became documented. He met my mother and started a family. My parents have kept the family in Los Angeles, and just three years ago my father became a U.S. citizen.

1.The father dropped out of school mainly because       .

A. he often ran away from home

B. he couldn’t get along well with others

C. he often performed badly in his school

D. he had to learn to keep the farm

2.The underlined word “inherit” in the second paragraph means “      ”.

A. take over B. escape from   C. set up D. look through

3.Which of the following can show the track of the father’s struggle？

A. Australia—Europe—America.

B. England—Australia—America.

C. Ireland—America—England.

D. Australia—Sweden—England.

4.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. An Irishman travels abroad

B. How my father got a job in England

C. My father’s escape from his home

D. Experience of my father’s struggle

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述的是作者的父亲如何成为一个美国人的奋斗史。作者的父亲出身于爱尔兰，不被英国人接受，又去了澳大利亚发展，最终来到美国，通过自己的奋斗成为了一个美国人。

1.二段的his father pulled him out of school to work on the farm permanently (永久地), though he hated it. Though supposed to inherit the farm, my father had other plans.可知，作者的爷爷希望作者的父亲能够继承农场，也就是说能够把农场经营好。故选D。

2.work on the farm permanently (永久地)以及上文说他是家里最大的孩子，可以推测出父亲希望他能接管农场。故选A。选项B意为逃避；选项C意为建立；选项D意为通过…看，看穿。

3.推理判断题。通过第三段的He got tired of the farm and left home for England again.和倒数第二段的Once he was able to work again my father decided to save money to move to Australia.以及最后一段的In 1975 my father came to America as an illegal immigrant (移民).可知他的奋斗轨迹。故选B。

4.主旨大意题。通过对这篇文章的阅读，会发现这篇文章以时间为发展顺序，讲述了作者的父亲从小到大的奋斗历程，因此选择D最为妥当。

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