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Itwasverytediouswork,butitpreparedmeforlifeandtaughtmemanylastinglessons.Becausetheplantationownerswerealwayswatchingus,IhadtobeontimeeverydayandworkashardasIcould.I’veneverbeenlateforanyjobsince.Ialsolearnedaboutbeingrespectfulandfaithfultothepeopleyouworkfor.Moreimportant,Iearnedmypay;

itneverenteredmymindtosayIwassickjustbecauseIdidn’twanttowork.

Iwasonlysixyearsold,butIwasdoingaman’sjob.Ourfamilyneededeverydollarwecouldmakebecausemyfatherneverearnedmorethan$18aweek.Ourhomewasathree-roomwoodshackwithadirtyfloorandnotoilet.Nothingmademeprouderthanbringinghomemoneytohelpmymother,father,twobrothersandthreesisters.Thisgavemeself-esteem（自尊心）,oneofthemostimportantthingsapersoncanhave.

WhenIwasseven,Igotworkatagolfcoursenearourhouse.Myjobwastostanddownthefairwayandspottheballsastheylanded,sothegolferscouldfindthem.Losingaballmeantyouwerefired,soInevermissedone.SomenightsIwouldlieinbedanddreamtofmakingthousandsofdollarsbyplayinggolfandbeingabletobuyabicycle.

ThemoreIdreamed,themoreIthought.Whynot?

Imademyfirstgolfcluboutofguavalimb（番石榴树枝）andapieceofpipe.ThenIhammeredanemptytincanintotheshapeofaball.AndfinallyIdugtwosmallholesinthegroundandhittheballbackandforth.Ipracticedwiththesamedevotionandintensity.Ilearnedworkinginthefield—exceptnowIwasdrivinggolfballswithclub,notoxenwithabroomstick.

46.Theword“tedious”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans_______.

A.difficult 

B.boring 

C.interesting 

D.unusual

47.Thewriterlearnedthat_______fromhisfirstjob.

A.heshouldworkforthosewhohelikedmost

B.heshouldworklongerthanwhathewasexpected

C.heshouldneverfailtosayhellotohisowner

D.heshouldberespectfulandfaithfultothepeopleheworkedfor

48_______gavethewriterself-esteem.

A.Havingafamilyofeightpeople

B.Owninghisowngolfcourse

C.Bringingmoneybackhometohelpthefamily

D.Helpinghisfatherwiththeworkontheplantation

49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hewantedtobeasuccessfulgolfer.

B.Hewantedtorunagolfcoursenearhishouse.

C.Hewassatisfiedwiththejobhegotonaplantation.

D.Hewantedtomakemoneybyguidingoxenwithabroomstick.

参考答案------46---49、BDCA

阅读理解

InStockholm,theSwedishAcademyhaschosentheBritishauthorDorisLessingforthe2007NobelPrizeinLiterature.

TheselectionofDorisLessingforaNobelwaspopularamongthehundredsofjournalistsgatheredfortheannouncementinStockholm.

PermanentSecretaryoftheSwedishAcademyHoraceEngdahlsaidwithskepticism,fireandvisionarypowerLessinghassubjectedadividedcivilizationtoscrutiny.

DorisLessingwasbornin1919inPersia-modern-dayIran-toBritishparents,movingasachildwithherfamilytosouthernRhodesia,nowZimbabwe,whereshestayedinschoolonlytotheageof14.

AyearaftermovingtoLondon,shepublishedherfirstnovelin1950.TheGrassisSingingexaminesunbridgeableracialconflictincolonialAfricathroughtheeyesofawhitefarmer'

swifeandherblackservant.

AmemberoftheBritishCommunistPartyduringthe1950sandacampaigneragainstnucleararmsandSouthAfricanapartheid,LessingwasforyearsbannedfromthatcountryandfromRhodesia.

Herliterarybreakthroughcamein1962withpublicationofTheGoldenNotebook,seenbymany,thoughnotnecessarilyLessing,asapioneeringworkofmodernfeminism.Adisjointedstudyofthemindofthemaincharacter,AnnaWulf,thenovelexploresherthoughtsaboutAfrica,politicsandcommunism,relationshipswithmenandsex,andJungiananalysisanddreaminterpretation.

Lessing'

sthemesshiftedtopsychologyinherworksfromthe1960s,andbythe1970sshewasfascinatedwiththeIslamicmystictraditionofSufism.HerturntowardsciencefictionwiththeCanopusseriesintheearly1980swasnotwarmlyreceivedbytraditionalistcritics,butshehascontinuedtowinnewreadersandnumerousliteraryawards,includingtheDavidCohenBritishLiteraryPrizeandtheCompanionofHonourfromtheRoyalSocietyofLiterature,bothin2001.

Followingtheannouncement,theHoraceEngdahltoldVOAwhyhewas