Question

James’s New Bicycle   ks5u

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __36__ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __37__ on earth was he going to get the __38__ of the money?   ks5u

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __39__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __40__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __41__.   ks5u

There was only one way to get money, and that was to __42__ it. He would have to find a job. __43__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __44__ on most things.   ks5u

“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”   ks5u

That was the __45__ of James’s odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __46__ 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 __47__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __48__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __49__ for the bicycle he longed for.   ks5u

The day __50__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __51__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __52__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __53__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __54__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __55__what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.   ks5u

36. A. cleaned	B. covered	C. counted	D. checked ks5u
37. A. How	B. Why	C. Who	D. What ks5u
38. A. amount	B. part	C. sum	D. rest ks5u
39. A. brave	B. hard	C. smart	D. unfair ks5u
40. A. point	B. reason	C. result	D. right ks5u
41. A. split	B. spend	C. spare	D. save ks5u
42. A. borrow	B. earn	C. raise	D. collect ks5u
43. A. Or	B. So	C. For	D. But ks5u
44. A. decisions	B. experience	C. opinions	D. knowledge ks5u
45. A. beginning	B. introduction	C. requirement	D. opening ks5u
46. A. similarity	B. quality	C. suitability	D. variety ks5u
47. A. brand	B. number	C. size	D. type ks5u
48. A. effort	B. pressure	C. money	D. trouble ks5u
49. A. all	B. enough	C. much	D. some ks5u
50. A. finally	B. instantly	C. normally	D. regularly ks5u
51. A. gave	B. left	C. took	D. wasted ks5u
52. A. patiently	B. proudly	C. silently	D. tiredly ks5u
53. A. applying	B. asking	C. looking	D. working ks5u
54. A. since	B. if	C. than	D. though ks5u
55. A. deserved	B. benefited	C. achieved	D. learned ks5u

Answer 1

  36 C。   ks5u

解析： 为了买自行车，作者在数自己的钱。count数符合题意。   ks5u

  37A.   ks5u

解析： 表示方式，他到底怎么样才能得到购买自行车的其余的钱呢？   ks5u

  38D。   ks5u

解析： 作者已经有了24.52美元，在这里用rest指购买自行车的其余的钱。   ks5u

 39  B。   ks5u

解析： 作者的朋友都有自行车，这样的话他和他们一起出去的话就会觉得很难。   ks5u

 40 A。   ks5u

解析： 句型：there be no point in doing sth,做什么是没有意义的。   ks5u

 41  C.   ks5u

解析： 作者知道自己的父母抽不出任何钱让他去买自行车。spare sb. sth,给某人抽出某种东西，该物多为时间或金钱。   ks5u

 42  B。   ks5u

解析： 作者认识到实现自己梦想的唯一方式是自己挣钱。earn挣钱；collect收集，筹集；raise筹集。所以正确答案为B。   ks5u

  43D。   ks5u

解析： 上下文是转折关系，虽然他知道要自己挣钱，但是谁会雇佣他呢？   ks5u

  44C。   ks5u

解析： Mr. Clay对大多数事情都有自己的见解。opinions见解。   ks5u

  45A。   ks5u

解析： 那是James零工的开始，beginning 开始。   ks5u

 46  D。   ks5u

解析： 为了凑够买自行车的钱，他做了各种各样的零工。variety种类，符合题意。   ks5u

  47B。   ks5u

解析： 为了购买自行车，他为别人刷了很多车，他自己都已经记不清刷过的车的数量了。  

 48  C。   ks5u

解析： 随着自己做零工的增加，钱也越来越多，C项符合题意。   ks5u

 49  B。   ks5u

解析： 他知道自己不久就会有足够多的钱去买自己梦想中的自行车了。   ks5u

  50A。   ks5u

解析： 能够买起自行车的那一天终于到来了，finally终于符合句意。   ks5u

  51D。   ks5u

解析： 当他数过自己的钱后，他立刻去买自行车了，没有浪费一分钟的时间。   ks5u

  52B。   ks5u

解析： 经过自己的努力，他终于实现了自己的愿望，所以当然是自豪地proudly。   ks5u

  53D。   ks5u

解析： 为挣钱而工作当然是辛苦的，   ks5u

 54  A。   ks5u

解析： 该句话的意思是：James知道他的自行车意义重大，因为他是用自己的钱购买的。  

55   C。   ks5u

解析： 他通过自己的努力实现了自己的梦想。achieve实现，符合句意。   ks5u