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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.

【小题1】
A.cleanedB.coveredC.countedD.checked
【小题2】
A.HowB.WhyC.WhoD.What
【小题3】
A.amountB.partC.sumD.rest
【小题4】
A.braveB.hardC.smartD.unfair
【小题5】
A.pointB.reasonC.resultD.right
【小题6】
A.splitB.spendC.spareD.save
【小题7】
A.borrowB.earnC.raiseD.collect
【小题8】
A.OrB.SoC.ForD.But
【小题9】
A.decisionsB.experienceC.opinionsD.knowledge
【小题10】
A.beginningB.introductionC.requirementD.opening
【小题11】
A.similarityB.qualityC.suitabilityD.variety
【小题12】
A.brandB.numberC.sizeD.type
【小题13】
A.effortB.pressureC.moneyD.trouble
【小题14】
A.allB.enoughC.muchD.some
【小题15】
A.finallyB.instantlyC.normallyD.regularly
【小题16】
A.gaveB.leftC.tookD.wasted
【小题17】
A.patientlyB.proudlyC.silentlyD.tiredly
【小题18】
A.applyingB.askingC.lookingD.working
【小题19】
A.sinceB.ifC.thanD.though
【小题20】
A.deservedB.benefitedC.achievedD.learned


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

解析试题分析:本文讲述了作者为了买自行车,而自己的父母亲又没有钱来资助,使用实现梦想的唯一方式就是自己挣钱。为了挣得买自行车的钱,他做了很多的兼职工作,最后实现了自己的梦想,买到了想要自行车。
【小题1】 C为了买自行车,作者在数自己的钱。count数符合题意。  
【小题2】A.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?  
【小题3】D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。  
【小题4】 B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。  
【小题5】 A句型:there be no point in doing sth,做什么是没有意义的。  
【小题6】C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。  
【小题7】 B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。  
【小题8】D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?  
【小题9】C Mr. Clay对大多数事情都有自己的见解。opinions见解。  
【小题10】A那是James零工的开始,beginning 开始。  
【小题11】D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。  
【小题12】 B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。  
【小题13】C随着自己做零工的增加,钱也越来越多,C项符合题意。  
【小题14】 B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。  
【小题15】A能够买起自行车的那一天终于到来了,finally终于符合句意。  
【小题16】D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。  
【小题17】B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。  
【小题18】D为挣钱而工作当然是辛苦的,  
【小题19】A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。  
【小题20】 C他通过自己的努力实现了自己的梦想。achieve实现,符合句意。
考点:考查故事类短文阅读
点评:本文讲述了作者为了实现自己梦想而参加兼职工作。本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力,即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑,不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此,在做题时最好将全文通读一下,了解了全文的意思以后再作答。

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