資源描述：
《大學英語二級詞匯5》由會員上傳分享，免費在線閱讀，更多相關內容在教育資源-天天文庫。
1、3Iwas10yearsoldthatSaturdayin1963.Therewasaknockatthedoor,andafterIopenitIwassurprisedtoseeagroupoffivestrangemenstandingthere.Iquicklyshutthedoorandrantogetmyfather.Ihadbeentoldmanytimesbeforenottoanswerthedoorunlessoneofmyparentshadtoldmeto,andnowIunderstoodwhy.Thesefi
2、vemenwerewithoutadoubtthefirstfifthofthatfamous“25robbersatmydoor”fromtheoldhide-and-seekrhyme(童謠),andIhadalmostletthemin!Inasemi-panicIsaidsomethingtomyfatheraboutagang(一幫歹徒等)ofburglarsatthedoor,andhesaid,“Good.They’rerightontime.”Muchtomyshock.Dadnotonlylettheminbutals
3、oshookalloftheirhands.ThemenallworkedatFisherBodyPlantNo.1inFlint,Mich.,withmyfather,andtheysatwherehetoldthemtoatourdiningroomtable.Dadthenpassedoutpencilsandscrappaperand,fromaboxherhadboughthomeearlierthatday,handedeachofthemasheetofpaperwithaseriesofmathquestionsonit
4、.“We’llstartwith…,”Dadsaid.ThemencameforthreehourseverySaturday,Sunday,WednesdayandFridayforthenexttwomonths.Dadexplainedthattheyhadtakenatestatthefactorytobepromotedtoskilledtradesandnonehadpassedthemainportion.ThistestwassaidtobethereasontherewasaverysmallpercentageofA
5、frican-AmericansinanyskilledtradeatFisherBody.Dadsaidheknewtheycoulddothejobiftheyweregivenachance.Iunderstoodwhatmyfatherwasdoing,butitwasn’tuntilmanyyearslaterthatIappreciatedit.Iremembertheabsolutejoyonmyfather’sfacewhenhecamehomeandtoldmymother,.“Theyallpassed!Theyev
6、enwantJohntotakethetestagain.Theythinkhecheatedsomehow.Hescoredperfectonthemath!”1.The10-year-oldboyshutthedoorinfrontofthestrangersbecause__________.A)hismothertoldhimtodosoB)herecognizedthemasrobbersC)hewasplayingatrickonthemD)hethoughttheymustbeburglars2.Thefivestrang
7、ementurnedouttobe__________.A)thefirstfifthofafamousgangB)hisfather’sstudentsatcollegeC)hisfather’sfellowworkersatthefactoryD)someimmigrantsfromAfrica3.Whichifthefollowingstatementsistrue?A)Theboy’sfatherhelpedthefivementoprepareforatest.B)Theboy’sfatherwastakingthetestt
8、ogetherwiththefivemen.C)Thefivemenweregivenachancetogotocollege.D)Theauthordidnotknowwhathisfatherwasdo
