When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.
Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’ d sit on the edge of the dock（碼頭）, feet dangling（搖晃）, and got ready for a big meal.
Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest.
Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.
What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.
For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.
Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.
【小題1】 We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______.
| A．relaxed | B．worried | C．hungry | D．proud |
| A．They ate it in a polite way. | B．They only ate its best part. |
| C．They ate every part of it. | D．They shared only one piece. |
| A．was just a rich businessman | B．worked hard all the time |
| C．lived a rich but healthy life | D．knew how to make money |
| A．the best part of the watermelon | B．the writer’s busy life |
| C．the writer’s decision of making money | D．the writer’s hope of enjoying life |
| A．one has to work hard to reach his goal | B．a friend in need is a friend in deed |
| C．watermelon is the healthiest fruit | D．one should keep work-life balance |
【小題1】A
【小題1】B
【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】D
解析【小題1】根據第二段We’ d sit on the edge of the dock（碼頭）, feet dangling（搖晃）, and got ready for a big meal.可知我們感到很放松，故選A
【小題1】根據第三段Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest. 描述，可知他們只吃最好的部分，故選B
【小題1】根據第四段可知這只是作者父親的一種生活方式，他父親認為伯尼過著富有健康的生活，故選C
【小題1】聯系上文I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day.可知選D
【小題1】這篇短文主要討論一個生活方式的問題，告訴我們應該在工作和生活之間保持平衡。故選D
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| A．Stay with me. | B．Take me out. | C．Leave me alone. | D．Pick me up. |
| A．The gap between the Father and the Son | B．Father’s Love |
| C．How to get on with Father | D．I Love Father |
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