完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 James’s New Bicycle 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? 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__. 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. “Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.” 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. 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.
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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
小题1:为了买自行车，作者在数自己的钱。count数符合题意。
小题2: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: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: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:句型：there be no point in doing sth,做什么是没有意义的。
小题6: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: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: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:Mr. Clay对大多数事情都有自己的见解。opinions见解。
小题10:那是James零工的开始，beginning 开始。
小题11: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: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: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: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: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: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: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:为挣钱而工作当然是辛苦的，
小题19: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:他通过自己的努力实现了自己的梦想。achieve实现，符合句意。