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1、AI grew up in Lakeland, Louisiana, one of 7 children. We all lived on my parents farm. At 12, I got a part-time jobmilking cows to help support the family. I milked cows at five in the morning and again at two in the afternoon, seven days a week. In the kitchen one Saturday before daytime, I remembe
2、r complaining（抱怨） to my father and grandfather about having to go milk those cows. My father said, “You know, boy, to work is a blessing（福）.”Going to college was rare for a kid from Lakeland, Louisiana. “Pick something that you like doing to study, and you will always look forward to your work,” my
3、father told me. But he also added, “Even having a job you hate is better than not having a job at all.” I wanted to be a farmer, but I joined the ROTC program to help pay for college. And what started out as an obligation to the army became a way of life that I was devoted to for 37 years.In the lat
4、e 1980s, during a visit to Bangladesh, I saw a woman with a baby on her back, breaking bricks with a hammer. I asked a Bangladesh military officer why they werent using a machine. He told me a machine would make that lady unemployed（失业的）. Breaking those bricks meant she could earn enough money to fe
5、ed herself and her baby that day. He told me bad as that womans job was, it was enough to keep a small family alive, which reminded me of my fathers words.Im retired from the army, but Im still working to help people be prepared for disaster. Im not going to stop. I believe in my fathers words. I be
6、lieve in the blessing of work.51. What can we learn about the writers first part-time job? A. He felt proud of supporting his family. B. He hated having to work so hard. C. It offered him the money to go to school. D. It made him independent. 52. What kind of program was the ROTC? A. It was meant to
7、 serve the army. B. It was meant for people out of work. C. It was meant to serve colleges. D. It was meant for poor students.53. According to that Bangladesh military officer, _. A. women were the main money provider in that area B. using a machine would make peoples life easier C. many people coul
8、dnt afford to use a machine D. using a machine would make that lady out of work54. From the passage, we can learn that _. A. the writer was the oldest child in the family B. people who have no job dont like helping others C. the writer had been a farmer for more than thirty years D. the farm didnt b
9、ring the writers family in enough money55. What the Bangladesh military officer said reminded the writer that _. A. it was important to pick something to study B. one should find a job that he liked C. working was a blessing D. college study was very important in ones lifeBEducation is the key to a
10、successful and happier future. A good children educational program helps you in this task. A children educational program also gives the following benefits（好处） to your children:1. Makes education easierMost of the children educational programs deal with topics that are also taught in classroom. Thus
11、 when your children use the educational programs at home, they can get additional practice of subjects which they learn in the classroom. This helps your children learn better.2. Helps children practice at homeOnce you buy a particular children educational program, it will be available（可获得的） to your
12、 children 24 hours a day. Your children can repeatedly use it whenever they get the time or whenever they get in the “mood” to use it. Thus your children will get a lot of practice.3. Includes exercises and games to develop important skillsAll good children educational programs include well-planned
13、exercises to help your children learn and improve a particular skill or ability. Some educational programs also include game-like or story-like exercises to help children learn better. These educational programs are highly suited for younger children below the age of 12.4. Helps to improve those wea
14、k areasChildren educational programs are especially useful if your kids have problems in a particular area of study. Many such subject-specific educational programs are available on the Internet to help children improve.5. Increases interest in studiesA good children educational program also helps y
15、our children become more interested in studies, because it helps to make learning fun and motivate（激励） them through good examples, stories and games.So spending a few dollars on a right children educational program will not cause any loss to you. It will only make education easier and more interesti
16、ng for your children.56. The children may feel free when using the programs because_. A. they can change the design of the programs themselves B. they can use the programs whenever they like C. they can show their new ideas and imagination D. they need not worry about making mistakes57. The underlined word “them” in t
