IstillrememberthedayswhenIwasayouthfulstudentinanengineeringschool．Ilivedacasuallife，withoutcaringaboutthefuture．Ismoked，drankwithfriendsandmadegirlfriends．LittledidIrealizedthatcasualnesswouldcertainlyle|小学英语问答-字典翻译问答网

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IstillrememberthedayswhenIwasayouthfulstudentinanengineeringschool．Ilivedacasuallife，withoutcaringaboutthefuture．Ismoked，drankwithfriendsandmadegirlfriends．LittledidIrealizedthatcasualnesswouldcertainlyle

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TwoyearshadpassedandIwasstaringdownareportcardthathighlightedFAILinmorethanhalfthesubjects．Ididn'tcare，atleastnottillmydadfoundoutaboutit．Yousee，IstudiedinIndiaandunliketheUnitedStateswherethestudentsareexpectedtofinancetheirowneducation，mydadfinancedme．

Thencamethedaywhenmydadfoundoutmyhabitofsmoking．Helosthistemperbuthejusttoldme，"son，yourallowanceiscutinhalffromthismomenton．"IthitmelikearoundhousekickfromBruceLee．Iwasjolted（震摇） outofmybones!Icouldn'tcomprehendhowtopayoffthedebtsthatIhadaccumulatedincollege．Iowedeverybodymoney：thegrocerystore，thebars，therestaurants，myfriends，ect．Iwaslivingalifefilledwithcredit．

WhenIcamebacktocollege，IknewifIdidn'tchangethewayIlivemylifeIwouldn'tbeabletopayeverybodyoff．SoIdecidedtomakesomechanges，drasticchanges．Iquittedsmoking，cutofffrommyfriendswholedmedownthewrongroad，startinghangingoutinlibrariesandreadingmyengineeringbooks．

Oneyearlater，Iwentfromamiserablefailuretoamagnacumlaude（优等成绩）．Lifewasneverthesameagain．Thisincidentmademeknowthatanythingispossibleifyoutakeactionanddosomethingaboutit，howeversmallorlarge．EventodayitstillmotivatesmewhenIfeelthatI'mabouttoloseorgiveup．ItremindsmethatIcandoit!

51．Fatherdecidedtocuttheauthor'sallowancewhenhefoundhisson___．

A．drankwithfriends

B．madegirlfriends

C．failedinmostsubjects

D．hadthehabitofsmoking

52．Theauthordidn'tcareabouthisstudyuntil___．

A．heenteredtheengineeringschool

B．hewasinheavydebthecouldn'tbear

C．hedecidedtogiveupsmoking

D．hisallowancewascutinhalf

53．Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeansthattheauthor___．

A．paidoffhisdebtandlifewasn'thardforhimanymore

B．removedhishabitsanddidn'tleadacasuallife

孟跃进回答：

　　51．D．细节理解题．根据文章第三段"Thencamethedaywhenmydadfoundoutmyhabitofsmoking．Helosthistemperbuthejusttoldme，"son，yourallowanceiscutinhalffromthismomenton．""可知在父亲发现我抽烟的习惯时减少了我一半的零花钱；故选D．　　52．D．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"Ididn'tcare，atleastnottillmydadfoundoutaboutit"可知从我父亲发现后减少了我的零花钱之后，我开始关心我的学习；故选D．　　53．B．句意推断题．根据文章最后一段"Oneyearlater，Iwentfromamiserablefailuretoamagnacumlaude"一年后我从一个失败的人变成了一个优等生，可知我的生活大不一样了，我改变了我的习惯没有再过悠闲的生活；故选B．　　54．C．推理判断题．根据文章第四段"IknewifIdidn'tchangethewayIlivemylifeIwouldn'tbeabletopayeverybodyoff"可知作者改变方式是为了去还清欠下的债务，可推断美国大学生倾向于在大学赚钱支付大学学费；故选C．　　55．C．主旨大意题．通读全文，可知文章主要讲作者在印度上工程学校时吸烟、喝酒、交女朋友、过着闲散的生活，从不在乎学业成绩上的下滑．直到他父亲发现了他的状况，采取了控制行动，他才一步步走出颓废的境地，走向了成功．作者旨在呼吁读者只要努力去做，世上没有做不成的事情；故选C．

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