B
Every man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone, not in features but in footsteps. As he grows you also age, and your ambitions become more unachievable. You begin to realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably accomplish what you hoped for. But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in different directions.
My son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergarten. Science projects waited until the last moment. Book reports weren’t written until the final threat.
I’ve been a newspaperman all my adult life. My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master’s degree in English. But Jody? When he entered the tenth grade he became a “vo-tech” student(技校学生). They’re called “motorheads” by the rest of the student body.
When a secretary in my office first called him “motorhead”, I was shocked. “Hey, he’s a good kid,” I wanted to say. “And smart, really.”
I learned later that motorheads are, indeed, different. They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes. And they don’t often make school honor rolls(光荣榜).
But being the parent of a motorhead is itself an experience in education. We who labor in clean shirts in offices don’t have the abilities that motorheads have. I began to learn this when I had my car crashed. The cost to repair it was estimated at $800. “Hey, I can fix it,” said Jody. I doubted it , but let him go ahead, for I had nothing to lose.
My son ,with other motorheads, fixed the car. They got parts(零件）from a junkyard, non-toasting toaster have been fixed. Neighbours and co-workers trust their car repair to him.
Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed. Neighbors and co-workers trust their car repairs to him.
These kids are happiest when doing repairs. They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world. And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.
I have learned a lot from my motorhead: publishers need printers, engineers need mechanics, and architects need builders. Most important, I have learned that fathers don’t need clones in footsteps or anywhere else.
My son may never make the school honor roll. But he made mine.
41. What used to be the author’s hope for his son?
42. What can we learn about the author’s children?
43. The author let his son repair the car because he believed that_______.
44. In the author’s eyes, motorheads are _______.
45. What did the author realize in the end?
D项“达成作者未完成的目标”，符合文意。A项“避免成为他的克隆”，B项“和他长得相像”，C项“在不同的方向发展”，均不符合文意。故正确答案为D。
由第一段第一句可知每个男人都希望自己的儿子走自己的路。结合该段第三句 “You begin to realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably accomplish what you hoped for” 可推知，作者希望他的儿子能实现他一直渴望的目标。
对“accomplish”理解不清致错。
A项“他的女儿在学校表现更好”符合文意。B项“他的女儿已经取得硕士学位”，文中是正在攻读，C项“他的儿子很努力地完成作业”，D项“他的儿子不能写读书报告”，而第二段最后提示他只是拖到最后写，此三项均不符合文意。故正确答案为A。
由第三段第二句 “My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master's degree” 可知，作者的女儿大学毕业，而且正在攻读硕士学位，而他的儿子却成为一个技校学生， 可见他的女儿在学校的表现更好。
“master’degree”理解不清致错。
C项“不会给他造成任何更多的损失”符合文意。故正确答案为C。
由第六段最后一句 “I doubted it, but let him go ahead, for I had nothing to lose.” 可知，作者决定让儿子试着修车，因为对他也不会有什么损失。
“nothing to lose”理解不清致错。
B项“快乐而聪明”符合文意。A项“干净而努力”，C项“懒惰却阳光”，D项“放松却粗鲁”，均不符合文意。故正确答案为B。
由第六段第二句 “We who labor in clean shirts in offices don't have the abilities that motorheads have”，且结合第八段儿子不仅可以修车，还可以修空调、风扇、烤箱等可知，在作者认为这些人很聪明，拥有别人所不及的能力。由第九段 “And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.” 可知在作者看来，尽管这些人的手和衣服是脏的，但他们的心态很阳光。
“bright”理解不清致错
A项“希望孩子走自己的路是不明智的”符合文意。B项“进入光荣榜对一个人很重要”，C项“建筑师比建造者更重要”，D项“摩托党比其他劳动者的能力更多”。均不符合文意。故正确答案为A。
由倒数第二段最后一句 “I have learned that fathers don't need clones in footsteps or anywhere else.” 可知，作者认识到不比要求儿子复制自己走过的路。
“clones”理解不清致错。