2016年江西成考英语阅读练习二(2)

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发布日期: 2017年04月19日

摘要：　　I was 14 when Mr. Ingram knocked on our farmhouse door in Sacred Heart，Okla. The old farmer lived about a mile down the road and needed help cutting grass. It was the first time I was actually paid for work- about 12 cents an hour，not bad when you c

ce before the man answered，“Yeah，I guess so. What are you getting for them？”

　　“Twenty-five cents each.”

　　“Well. I guess that would be fair enough if you help me get my truck out of here.”

　　It turned out to be our biggest sale of the summer，and an unpleasant，perhaps unfortunate，incident had been prevented. After they left，Mr. Ingram smiled and said to me，“Son，if you don't forgive（原谅）your enemies， you're going to run out of friends.” Mr. Ingram died a few years later，but I have never forgotten him or what he taught me on my first job.

　　56. Which of the following best explains “ended up” as is used in the passage ？

　　A. enjoyed B. finished C. got into D. went on

　　57. The truck owners were angry because .

　　A. they failed to get the melons away without being seen

　　B. they forgot to have their truck checked before they started

　　C. they had got too many melons on the truck

　　D. they knew they had a bad reputation

　　58. Why didn't the tr