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.
小题1: | A.cleaned | B.covered | C.counted | D.checked |
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小题3: | A.amount | B.part | C.sum | D.rest |
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小题4: | A.brave | B.hard | C.smart | D.unfair |
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小题5: | A.point | B.reason | C.result | D.right |
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小题6: | A.split | B.spend | C.spare | D.save |
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小题7: | A.borrow | B.earn | C.raise | D.collect |
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小题9: | A.decisions | B.experience | C.opinions | D.knowledge |
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小题10: | A.beginning | B.introduction | C.requirement | D.opening |
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小题11: | A.similarity | B.quality | C.suitability | D.variety |
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小题12: | A.brand | B.number | C.size | D.type |
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小题13: | A.effort | B.pressure | C.money | D.trouble |
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小题14: | A.all | B.enough | C.much | D.some |
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小题15: | A.finally | B.instantly | C.normally | D.regularly |
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小题16: | A.gave | B.left | C.took | D.wasted |
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小题17: | A.patiently | B.proudly | C.silently | D.tiredly |
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小题18: | A.applying | B.asking | C.looking | D.working |
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小题19: | A.since | B.if | C.than | D.though |
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小题20: | A.deserved | B.benefited | C.achieved | D.learned |
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