第一部分、阅读理解（75分）
下面有三篇短文，每篇短文后有几个问题，每个问题都有四个备选答案。请仔细阅读短文，并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从四个备选答案中选择一个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
第一篇 My Fast Job
I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the hayfields of Eufaula, Oklahoma. By the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up low-income rental properties. He gave me a penny for every nail I pulled out of old boards.