Question

James’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __1__ the coins that lay on the bed.
$24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __2__ on earth was he going to get the __3__ of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __4__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __5__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __6__.
There was only one way to get the money, and that was to __7__ it. He would have to find a job. __8__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __9__ on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the __10__ of James’s odd-job business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __11__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __12__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __13__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __14__ for the bicycle he longed for.
The day __15__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __16__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __17__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __18__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __19__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __20__ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle.

【小題1】

A．cleaned B．covered C．counted D．checked

【小題2】

A．How B．Why C．Who D．What

【小題3】

A．a(chǎn)mount B．part C．sum D．rest

【小題4】

A．brave B．hard C．smart D．unfair

【小題5】

A．point B．reason C．result D．right

【小題6】

A．split B．spend C．spare D．save

【小題7】

A．borrow B．earn C．raise D．collect

【小題8】

A．Or B．So C．For D．But

【小題9】

A．decisions B．experience C．opinions D．knowledge

【小題10】

A．beginning B．introduction C．requirement D．opening

【小題11】

A．similarity B．quality C．suitability D．variety

【小題12】

A．brand B．number C．size D．type

【小題13】

A．effort B．pressure C．money D．trouble

【小題14】

A．a(chǎn)ll B．enough C．much D．some

【小題15】

A．finally B．instantly C．normally D．regularly

【小題16】

A．gave B．left C．took D．wasted

【小題17】

A．patiently B．proudly C．silently D．tiredly

【小題18】

A．a(chǎn)pplying B．a(chǎn)sking C．looking D．working

【小題19】

A．since B．if C．than D．though

【小題20】

A．deserved B．benefited C．a(chǎn)chieved D．learned

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】A
【小題6】C
【小題7】B
【小題8】D
【小題9】C
【小題10】A
【小題11】D
【小題12】B
【小題13】C
【小題14】B
【小題15】A
【小題16】D
【小題17】B
【小題18】D
【小題19】A
【小題20】C

解析試題分析：本文講述了作者為了買自行車，而自己的父母親又沒有錢來資助，使用實現(xiàn)夢想的唯一方式就是自己掙錢。為了掙得買自行車的錢，他做了很多的兼職工作，最后實現(xiàn)了自己的夢想，買到了想要自行車。
【小題1】 C為了買自行車，作者在數(shù)自己的錢。count數(shù)符合題意。  
【小題2】A.表示方式，他到底怎么樣才能得到購買自行車的其余的錢呢？  
【小題3】D作者已經(jīng)有了24.52美元，在這里用rest指購買自行車的其余的錢。  
【小題4】 B作者的朋友都有自行車，這樣的話他和他們一起出去的話就會覺得很難。  
【小題5】 A句型：there be no point in doing sth,做什么是沒有意義的。  
【小題6】C作者知道自己的父母抽不出任何錢讓他去買自行車。spare sb. sth,給某人抽出某種東西，該物多為時間或金錢。  
【小題7】 B作者認識到實現(xiàn)自己夢想的唯一方式是自己掙錢。earn掙錢；collect收集，籌集；raise籌集。所以正確答案為B。  
【小題8】D上下文是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，雖然他知道要自己掙錢，但是誰會雇傭他呢？  
【小題9】C Mr. Clay對大多數(shù)事情都有自己的見解。opinions見解。  
【小題10】A那是James零工的開始，beginning 開始。  
【小題11】D為了湊夠買自行車的錢，他做了各種各樣的零工。variety種類，符合題意。  
【小題12】 B為了購買自行車，他為別人刷了很多車，他自己都已經(jīng)記不清刷過的車的數(shù)量了。  
【小題13】C隨著自己做零工的增加，錢也越來越多，C項符合題意。  
【小題14】 B他知道自己不久就會有足夠多的錢去買自己夢想中的自行車了。  
【小題15】A能夠買起自行車的那一天終于到來了，finally終于符合句意。  
【小題16】D當他數(shù)過自己的錢后，他立刻去買自行車了，沒有浪費一分鐘的時間。  
【小題17】B經(jīng)過自己的努力，他終于實現(xiàn)了自己的愿望，所以當然是自豪地proudly。  
【小題18】D為掙錢而工作當然是辛苦的，  
【小題19】A該句話的意思是：James知道他的自行車意義重大，因為他是用自己的錢購買的。  
【小題20】 C他通過自己的努力實現(xiàn)了自己的夢想。achieve實現(xiàn)，符合句意。
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點評：本文講述了作者為了實現(xiàn)自己夢想而參加兼職工作。本文主要是測試學生綜合運用語言的能力，即從語篇的角度綜合測試閱讀理解能力、詞匯的掌握和對英語習慣用語的熟悉程度、以及語法規(guī)則的靈活運用�？忌�做題時必須時刻從上下文考慮，不應(yīng)該只看到所添的詞在短語或句子內(nèi)是否可行。因此，在做題時最好將全文通讀一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。