Question

【題目】 When I was twelve years old, my parents allowed me to apply for an afternoon newspaper route. I had a friend who was a little older than me. He had a morning route and he was earning(掙錢) what I ____ big money. I had helped him deliver(遞送) his newspapers a few times and I thought I could ___ it. In those days most towns had both a morning newspaper and an afternoon newspaper. My parents did not want me to have to ___before dawn but they said yes to an afternoon route.

I was excited about being able to make my own money. __ , I needed a bike to be able to handle the large bag required for ___ the newspapers. I was not a large boy and the only bike we had in our family was too tall for me to handle with a load of newspapers. I needed a ____ one. My father suggested we go shopping for a suitable bicycle with the understanding that I would pay for it out of my income(收入).

At that time the Western Auto Company had a line of bicycles. My father arranged(安排) for me to ____ a bicycle that was just the right size for me. But for the next several months I dutifully rode my bike to the Western Auto Store to make my $5.00 monthly bike payment.

It was a great __ for a twelve-year-old boy to learn. I learned how to make money and pay my debt(債務). I did not know it at the time but that bicycle influenced hugely on my life. It gave me my first taste of independence. But most of all it led me to wife because her parents were among my__ on the newspaper route. Get on your bike and ride and you __knowwhere it will take you.

【1】A. showedB. consideredC. tookD. stuck

【2】A. rememberB. noticeC. manageD. understand

【3】A. get upB. go backC. give inD. come over

【4】A. WhetherB. BesidesC. ThatD. However

【5】A. changingB. achievingC. carryingD. making

【6】A. lighterB. strongerC. prettierD. smaller

【7】A. buyB. borrowC. rentD. try

【8】A. successB. shockC. surpriseD. lesson

【9】A. friendsB. customersC. relativesD. classmates

【10】A. usuallyB. sometimesC. neverD. seldom

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【6】D

【7】A

【8】D

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】

文章大意：本文講的是作者小時候送報紙的經(jīng)歷。送報紙需要的自行車，爸爸讓我買了一輛合適的，但條件是我需要用我的收入來買，我每月需要支付5美元來負擔買車的費用。這是一個很好的教訓，我學會了如何賺錢，第一次嘗到了獨立的滋味，最重要的是送報紙的經(jīng)歷讓我和我未來的妻子得以相遇。

【1】句意：我認為這是一大筆錢�？疾閯釉~及語境理解。A. showed顯示；B. considered 認為、考慮；C. took拿、�。�D. stuck堅持，刺。根據(jù)He had a morning route and he was earning可知是我認為他賺了一大筆錢，故答案選 B。

【2】句意：我?guī)退�送過幾份報紙，我想我能行。考查動詞及語境理解。A. remember記��；B. notice注意；C. manage經(jīng)營、完成；D. understand理解。根據(jù)上文I had helped him deliver his newspapers a few可知，我認為我能應付、完成這份工作，結合選項可知C選項符合題意，故答案選C。

【3】句意：我父母不想讓我在黎明前起床�？疾閯釉~短語及語境理解。A. get up起床； B. go back回去；C. give in屈服；D. come over過來。根據(jù)后面的關鍵詞before dawn，可知是父母不想讓我在黎明前起床，故答案選A。

【4】句意：然而，我需要一輛自行車�？疾楦痹~及語境理解。A. Whether是否；B. Besides此外；C. That那、那個；D. However然而。根據(jù)前后句子的句意，可知構成轉折關系，故答案選D。

【5】句意：我需要一輛自行車才能搬運裝報紙所需的大袋子�？疾閯釉~及語境理解。A. changing改變；B. achieving實現(xiàn)；C. carrying攜帶、運載；D. making制造。根據(jù)前面I needed a bike to be able to handle the large bag required，可知此處是指裝、運這些報紙，故答案選C。

【6】句意：我需要一輛小一點的�？疾樾稳菰~比較級及語境理解。A. lighter更輕的；B. stronger更強壯的；C. prettier更美麗的；D. smaller更小的。根據(jù)上文the only bike we had in our family was too tall for me to handle with a load of newspapers.可知此處是指我需要一輛小一點的自行車，故答案選D。

【7】句意：在爸爸的安排下，買一輛適合我的自行車。考查動詞及語境理解。A. buy買；B. borrow借；C. rent租；D. try試圖。根據(jù)下文to make my $5.00 monthly bike payment.可知是我買了一輛適合我的自行車，故答案選A。

【8】句意：這對于一個12歲的男孩來說，是很好的一課�？疾槊�詞及語境理解。A.success成功；B. shock休克、震驚；C. surprise驚奇；D. lesson教訓、課。根據(jù)下文I learned how to make money to pay my debt(債務)…. It gave me my first taste of independence.，再結合全文可知，作者認為這是當時對于他一個12歲的男孩來說學到的很好的一課，故答案選D。

【9】句意：最重要的是它讓我找到了我的妻子，因為她的父母是我送報紙路線上的顧客之一�？疾槊�詞及語境理解。A. friends朋友；B. customers顧客、客戶；C. relatives親戚；D. classmates同學。根據(jù)后面的on the newspaper route,可知，妻子的父母也是我的顧客，故答案選B。

【10】句意：騎上你的自行車，你永遠不知道它會帶你去哪里�？疾楦痹~及語境理解。A. usually通常；B. sometimes有時；C. never從不；D. seldom很少。聯(lián)系上文語境，結合Get on your bike and ride and you__10__ know where it will take you.可知句意為“騎上你的自行車，你永遠不知道它會帶你去哪里。”故答案選C。

解答完形填空首先要通讀全文，掌握大意。結合選項初步弄清短文寫了些什么內(nèi)容。在理解全文意思的基礎上，結合文章內(nèi)容對空缺句子作合乎邏輯的推理。必須弄清空缺詞句的確切含義，空缺詞句與其前后句的意義銜接必須自然、合理，最后根據(jù)語境，結合選項，選出正確答案。如，第2小題，根據(jù)上文I had helped him deliver his newspapers a few可知，我認為我能應付、完成這份工作，結合選項可知C選項符合題意，故答案選C。第6小題，根據(jù)上文the only bike we had in our family was too tall for me to handle with a load of newspapers.可知此處是指我需要一輛小一點的自行車，故答案選D。