下面我们来分析一下2003年全国高考北京卷的完形填空。为了清楚起见，原序号不变。

　　My First Job

　　I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. 36 the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I 37 out of old boards.

　　I got my first 38 job, at JM's Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities(职责) were 39 tables and washing dishes, 40 sometimes I helped cook.

　　Every day after school I would 41 to JM's and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I 42 from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and 43 my friends run off to swim or play. I didn't necessarily like work, but I loved what working 44 me to have. Because of my 45 I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me 46 .

　　Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working 47 around town. A local clothing store offered me credit(赊账) 48 I was only in seventh grade. I immediately 49 a $ 68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair of shoes. I was 50 only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $ 90! So I learned 51 the danger of easy credit. I paid it 52 as soon as I could.

　　My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a 53 of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, 54 worked three jobs, once told me, "If you 55 sacrifice(奉献)and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can't have." How right he was.

　　36.A. BeforeB. WithinC. FromD. By

　　37.A. pulledB. putC. pickedD. pressed

　　38.A. usualB. realC. mainD. particular

　　39.A. sweepingB. packingC. clearingD. emptying

　　40.A. orB. soC. butD. even

　　41.A. headB. turnC. changeD. move

　　42.A. studiedB. workedC. playedD. slept

　　43.A. helpingB. havingC. watchingD. letting

　　44.A. askedB. toldC. promisedD. allowed

　　45.A. studyB. powerC. ageD. job

　　46.A. proudB. friendlyC. luckyD. hopeful

　　47.A. ranB. gotC. flewD. carried

　　48.A. althoughB. whileC. ifD. since

　　49.A. soldB. borrowedC. chargedD. wore

　　50.A. keepingB. makingC. payingD. taking

　　51.A. graduallyB. greatlyC. hardlyD. early

　　52.A. outB. overC. awayD. off

　　53.A. pointB. levelC. partD. sign

　　54.A. heB. thatC. whoD. whoever

　　55.A. understandB. demandC. offerD. fear

　　【解析】

　　36.D。本题的干扰项是B选项Within。它的意思是"在……之内"；"不到"。例如：withinanhour;"by"这里意思是"当(某时候)到了"。本句的意思是：当我八岁时，我就在帮助父亲修理家具了。

　　37.A。pullsth.outof...，从……拔出……。

　　38.B。从上文中得知，作者在八岁时就帮父亲干活。他认为那种活顶多算是"家务活"，所以第一次在家庭之外从事的这份工作才是他的"真正"工作。

　　39.C。从这四个选项的英文解释，就能看出它们之间的明显区分。

　　"sweep":to clear away sth. with a broom or brush

　　"pack":to put things into a bag, box, etc.

　　"clear":to make or become clean

　　"empty":to remove what is inside

　　40.C。even是干扰项。从语意上可行，从语法上不可。因为even只是个副词，它不能引导句子。

　　41.A。head to相当于go to。

　　42.B。

　　43.C。本题所给的四个选项后都可跟不带to的动词不定式作宾补。但本句表达的意思是：在那样(小)的年龄，很难做到自己在干活而"眼瞅"着同伴们跑去游泳或玩耍。

　　44.D。干扰项是C，promise sb. to do sth.，答应某人做某事，它的主语是人，而本句的主语是working,显然不对。正确选项allowed在此句的意思是"让……得到……；给"。本句的意思是：但是我喜欢工作让我所拥有的东西。

　　45.D。

　　46.A。

　　47.B。runaround到处跑；fly around到处飞;get around(消息、谣言、故事等)悄悄地传开。

　　48.A。

　　49.C。"charge"这里意为"to make are cord of(as a debt)"，(作为债务)记帐。从上文得知，一家服装店主动赊帐给他，所以他就赊帐买了衣服和鞋子。

　　50.B。make money赚钱。

　　51.D。从上文得知作者在12岁就开始打工，这在同龄的孩子们当中是为数不多的，所以作者"很早"就懂得了赊帐意味着什么。

　　52.D。payoff偿清(债务)。

　　53.B。level"标准"，自我满足的标准。

　　54.C。

　　55.A。

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