单选题
As our van pulled up to the ranch (牧场) to start a three-month program for troubled boys, we passed a cowboy on his horse. Bill was the owner of the ranch. We made eye contact through the dusty window and he winked (挤眼睛) at me and touched the brim of his cowboy hat in welcome.
All summer long Bill and his ranch-hands taught us to ride horses, chop wood, and round up cattle. We started to understand the value of working with our hands. Knowing how important it was for boys like me to know that someone believed in them, he trusted us to do the job and do it right. We never let him down.
The last day at the ranch, Bill pulled me aside and praised me for the work I had done—not only on the ranch, but also on myself. He told me if I ever needed anything I could count on him.
Four years later, I took him up on that offer. I called him up and asked for a job. I told him how his confidence in me had given me the courage to change my life. He offered me a job on the spot. I"m proud to say that each summer I"m the one in the ranch to open the gate for a van full of young men who need someone to believe in them, so they can learn to believe in themselves.
单选题
The author"s first impression of Bill was probably his ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题的关键是找到文章中这道题的依据句：“We made eye contact through the dusty window and he winked(挤眼睛) at me and touched the brim of his cowboy hat in welcome(他对我们又挤眼睛又欢迎)”，显示出他的友好态度(friendliness)。其他三个选项所涉及的内容严肃(A)、威严(C)和慷慨(D)在文章中没有信息支持。
单选题
The author implies what the troubled boys needed most was ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 本道题的依据句是：“We started to
understand
the value of working with our hands. Knowing how important it was for boys like me to know that someone believed in them, he
trusted
us to do the job and do it right.”。注意两个黑体标注的单词都出现在D项中。而其他选项在文章中找不到依据信息。
单选题
By "Four years later, I took him up on that offer" (Para. 4), the author means that ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题的关键要看题干中这个句子后面的内容才能够正确理解它的意思。从紧随其后的“I called him up and asked for a job. I told him how his confidence in me had given me the courage to change my life. He offered me a job on the spot.”可以看出，他接受了人家的好意，给对方打了电话，并马上就得到了一份工作。其他选项的内容均不符合上下文的意思。
单选题
The author"s pride comes from the fact that ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 要特别注意题干中“pride”(形容词形式为proud)在文章中出现的地方就能很容易地找到本题的依据句“I"m proud to say that each summer I"m the one in the ranch to open the gate for a van full of young men who need someone to believe in them, so they can learn to believe in themselves.”。从本句中可以推断出D项内容“他能够给他人提供帮助”最有可能。其他选项在文章中则没有依据信息。
单选题
Through his own experience, the author tries to tell us something important in ______.