A
Dad worked extremely hard all his life, taking whatever jobs he could do to keep food on the table. He read all the time and was quite hardworking, but he was not given many opportunities. He worked mainly janitorial (清洁的) jobs at schools, restaurants and mailrooms. Once in a while I helped Dad clean these places, mostly to give him company. One of the most interesting jobs was in My Place Tavern, a bar we cleaned from 2：00 to 4：00 in the morning. I found loose change on the floor, which made me have chances to buy candies.
In addition to these jobs, he always had a paper route (送报); not just a neighborhood route, but a whole city net—one route was from midnight to six in the morning. He was always tired, falling asleep anytime he stopped moving. He fell asleep sitting, standing, eating, even driving, etc. On a night I helped him with his Wall Street Journal route. He stopped at a stop sign and fell asleep. I watched him for about 20 minutes, and then woke him up. I felt pity for him; he was so tired.
In high school he hung out with my friends and me，occasionally going to a theatre in West Seattle. At home, when he fell asleep, whoever was around would help me dress him up；then we turned off the lights, left the room and yelled his name out loud, “Dad, get up！” Or as my friends Carlos or Jay would yell, “Louis, get up ！” Then he stood up, completely losing the way, and walked around like a ghost—it was so entertaining.
作者介绍了自己的父亲——父亲热爱家庭，为了养家糊口，任劳任怨，同时做很多份工作。作者看在眼里疼在心里，父亲在作者眼中是一个可亲可爱又可敬的人。
1．Why did the author go to Dad's working places?
A．To get some food from other workers.
B．To get more opportunities of jobs.
C．To make some pocket money.
D．To be a companion of Dad.
答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第四句“Once in a while I helped Dad clean these places，mostly to give him company.”可知，作者到父亲工作的地方去主要是为了和他做伴，故选D项。
2．How could the author buy some candies?
A．Dad gave him some money as a reward.
B．He himself worked in restaurants after school.
C．He found some change in a bar where Dad worked.
D．His mother gave him some money once in a while.
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“I found loose change on the floor，which made me have chances to buy candies.”可知，作者在父亲工作的酒吧有时候能捡到一些零钱，可以买糖吃。
3．Why did the author feel pitiful for Dad?
A．He had to change his jobs all the time.
B．He was too tired with so much work to do.
C．He could fall asleep at any time and any place.
D．He could only sleep twenty minutes every day.
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。通读第二段的内容，特别是“He was always tired，falling asleep anytime he stopped moving.”可知，父亲每天工作量大而且时间长，非常疲劳，几乎站着就能睡着，所以作者很怜惜父亲。
4．The author's friends dressed Dad up because they planned to ________.
A．wake Dad up in a funny way
B．guide him to a theatre in West Seattle
C．instruct him to play the role of a ghost
D．frighten him into allowing them to go to a theatre
答案：A
解析：推理判断题。通读最后一段特别是最后一句“Then he stood up，completely losing the way，and walked around like a ghost—it was so entertaining.”可知，作者和朋友趁着父亲熟睡的时候将其装扮好，然后再将其叫醒，目的是捉弄父亲，故选A项。
