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1、2013届高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习二星级10AOnecoldJanuaryeveninginPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,America,Iwentwithmyfatheronanoilburnerservicecall.MyfatherwasinhisfortiesatthattimeandIwasabouttwelveyearsold.Hewasalwaysworkinghardtryingtosupportussevenkids.Ienjoyedhangingoutw
2、ithhimwheneverIcould—hetaughtmesomuch.Wearrivedatthecallandafterwalkingoversnowandice,weknockedonthecustomer’sdoor.Aseniorcitizenopenedthedoorandletusintoherverycoldhome.Shewaswearinganold,worn-outbrowncoatthatwentdowntoherknees.Onherhead,coveringher
3、grayhair,wasanoldandwornhat.Thehomewasn’tfurnishedverywellandwasquitedark,exceptforasinglelightbulboverthediningroomtable.Belowthelightwasanoldermancountingchangefromseveraloldcoffeecans.Helookedupatusaswepassedbytogettothekitchenwheremydadwouldfixth
4、eoilburner.Hedidn’tsayanything.Hejustlookedupatus.Hecouldn’tspeakEnglish,norcouldhiswife.Sheonlypointedtothekitchenandsmiledatus.Afterashortwhile,myfatherhadtheheaterupandrunning,anditbegantoheattheircoldhome.TheladyaskedmydadinpoorEnglishhowmuchsheo
5、wedhimforfixingtheheater.Mydadlookedaroundthehouseandsaidthathehadtogoouttothetruckandwritethebill.Onceinthetruckhemarkedthebill“noanswerathome,nocharge”,sotheywouldn’tbechargedforhiswork.Helookedoveratmeandsaid,“Hewascountinghischangetopayme.Theynee
6、dtheirmoneymorethanIdo.”Asusual,myfathertaughtmesomethingimportantthattime,whichwastobekindtothepoor.51.AccordingtoParagraph1,weknowthatthewriter’sfather.A.oftentaughtthewriterhowtoworkB.workedseveraljobsatthesametime8C.hadaverybigfamilytosupportD.br
7、oughtuphischildrenalone52.ThedescriptioninParagraph2showsthattheoldcouple.A.hadnojobB.ledaverypoorlifeC.didn’tknowhowtosavemoneyD.werenotveryfriendlytostrangers53.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheoldcouplehadnochildreninAmerica.B.Theoldmandidn’tplan
8、topaymoney.C.Theoldwomanfeltveryembarrassedallthetime.D.TheoldcouplewerenotnativeAmericans.54.Thewriter’sfatherdidn’tchargeforhisworkbecause.A.hedidn’tneedthatmoneyB.hefeltpityfortheoldcoupleC.hewasnotsatisfiedwithhisworkD.hewantedtosetagoodexampleto
