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1、AIgrewupinLakeland,Louisiana,oneof7children.Wealllivedonmyparents’farm.At12,Igotapart-timejob—milkingcowstohelpsupportthefamily.Imilkedcowsatfiveinthemorningandagainattwointheafternoon,sevendaysaweek.InthekitchenoneSaturdaybeforedaytime,Iremembercomplaining（抱怨）tomyfatherandgrandfath
2、erabouthavingtogomilkthosecows.Myfathersaid,“Youknow,boy,toworkisablessing（福）.”GoingtocollegewasrareforakidfromLakeland,Louisiana.“Picksomethingthatyoulikedoingtostudy,andyouwillalwayslookforwardtoyourwork,”myfathertoldme.Buthealsoadded,“Evenhavingajobyouhateisbetterthannothavingajo
3、batall.”Iwantedtobeafarmer,butIjoinedtheROTCprogramtohelppayforcollege.AndwhatstartedoutasanobligationtothearmybecameawayoflifethatIwasdevotedtofor37years.Inthelate1980s,duringavisittoBangladesh,Isawawomanwithababyonherback,breakingbrickswithahammer.IaskedaBangladeshmilitaryofficerw
4、hytheyweren’tusingamachine.Hetoldmeamachinewouldmakethatladyunemployed（失业的）.Breakingthosebricksmeantshecouldearnenoughmoneytofeedherselfandherbabythatday.Hetoldmebadasthatwoman’sjobwas,itwasenoughtokeepasmallfamilyalive,whichremindedmeofmyfather’swords.I’mretiredfromthearmy,butI’mst
5、illworkingtohelppeoplebepreparedfordisaster.I’mnotgoingtostop.Ibelieveinmyfather’swords.Ibelieveintheblessingofwork.51.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriter’sfirstpart-timejob?A.Hefeltproudofsupportinghisfamily.B.Hehatedhavingtoworksohard.C.Itofferedhimthemoneytogotoschool.D.Itmadehimindepen
6、dent.52.WhatkindofprogramwastheROTC?A.Itwasmeanttoservethearmy.B.Itwasmeantforpeopleoutofwork.C.Itwasmeanttoservecolleges.D.Itwasmeantforpoorstudents.53.AccordingtothatBangladeshmilitaryofficer,_____________.A.womenwerethemainmoneyproviderinthatareaB.usingamachinewouldmakepeople’sli
7、feeasierC.manypeoplecouldn’taffordtouseamachineD.usingamachinewouldmakethatladyoutofwork54.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_____________.A.thewriterwastheoldestchildinthefamilyB.peoplewhohavenojobdon’tlikehelpingothersC.thewriterhadbeenafarmerformorethanthirtyyearsD.thefarmdidn’tbringt
8、hewriter’sfamilyine
