Question

9．Billy is 14 years old and in the ninth grade．He has a part-time job which gets him up every morning at 5 o'clock．He is a newspaper boy．Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5：15 to go to the corner，where the newspapers are．The newspapers are delivered to the corner by truck at midnight．He always takes a wagon to carry them．
In the winter it is still dark when he gets up，but during the rest of the year it is light．Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route in all kinds of weather．He tries to put each paper on the porch where it will be protected from wind and rain or snow．His customers think he does a good job．Sometimes they give him tips．
Billy earns about＄70 per month，and he is saving some of the money to go to college．He spends the rest on records and clothes．Once a month，he has to collect money from his customers．Since many of them work during the day，Billy has to collect the money at night．Sometimes，when Billy is sick his brother has to deliver the newspape rs．Once，Billy's father had to help．Billy has seventy customs now，but he hopes to get more soon．Someday if he gets more customers，Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy．He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will still be happy if he wins a new bicycle．

27．Keeping a part-time job tells us that BillyD．
A．has to make a living by himself       B．can not get any support from his family
C．has to pay for his school tuition     D．is independent and self-confident
28．He did his workA．
A．perfectly well      B．twice a week      C．only for fun    D．to support his family
29．To deliver newspapers meansB．
A．to post newspapers                    B．to send newspapers
C．to sell newspapers                    D．none of the above
30．One of the purposes of delivering newspaper isA．
A．to get some money for college education      B．to have some tips
C．to have more customers                       D．none of the above
31．The prize for an outstanding newspaper boy isD．
A．a trip to Europe      B．a new bicycle      C．a tip          D．both A and B．

Answer 1

分析 本文写了少年比利从十四岁就开始兼职送报纸，除了生活之外，还给自己上大学攒钱．

解答 27．D 推理判断题．Billy is 14 years old and in the ninth grade．He has a part-time job which gets him up every morning at 5 o'clock．BIlly是九年级的学生才十四岁，就开始每天早上五点起床做兼职工作，可以推断出他是一个独立的而自信的孩子，所以答案选D．
28．A 细节理解题．根据句子 His customers think he does a good job．Sometimes they give him tips．他的顾客认为他干得很好，有时给他小费．所以答案选A．
29．B 猜测词义题．根据句子：Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route in all kinds of weather．比利必须在各种天气情况下把报纸送到他路线上的人们的家里，deliver the newspaper的意思应该是送报纸，所以答案选B． 
30．A 细节理解题．根据句子Billy earns about＄70 per month，and he is saving some of the money to go to college．每个月挣得70美元，节省出一部分钱上大学，所以答案选A．
31．D 细节理解题．根据句子Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy．He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will still be happy if he wins a new bicycle．比利可能因为成为一名优秀的报童而获奖，他想赢得一次去欧洲的旅行，但如果他赢得一辆新自行车，他仍然会很高兴．所以答案选D．

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