Question

Alan is a schoolboy. He is good at all his subjects .He thinks computers can help him with his homework. So Alan wanted a computer last week. He asked his parents     _ the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He    _ about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbors. But this was not     _ . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens      _he had no tools to do the work with.

     Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering (送)  newspaper. I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could even get the computer      __ away. I could pay for it a little each week. He ran to      __ up with Dick. Alan asked him a lot of questions. He learned that it was     _ to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job took about three hours each night. Dick     him the phone number of the newspaper manager Alan almost flew home. After he had told his mother      _he thought, she smiled “I think it is a  great idea,” she said, “I’ll call the newspaper….”

         “Wait, Mum,” Alan said, “I’ll call. After that, I’m going to be a businessman now.”

        Alan’s mother smiled     _ . We should learn from him.

1.A. in            B. at              C. with         D. for 

2.A. said           B. told          C. thought      D. spoke

3.A. spring       B. summer      C. autumn      D. winter

4.A. when         B. because      C. while        D. after

5.A. now           B. right           C. just          D. only

6.A. take           B. catch          C. carry        D. put

7.A. friendly     B. kind            C. wrong      D. possible   

8.A. taught        B. gave           C. made         D. asked

9.A. that            B. when          C. what        D. where

10.A. sadly        B. happily      C. politely     D. happy

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题解析:本文大意：艾伦是个男学生，他所有的科学都学的好。他认为计算机能帮助他做功业。所以上周他想要一个计算机。他跟父母要钱，他们说他必须自己买。但是他怎么买呢？他步行回家时考虑了这个问题。不是很多人让孩子们为他们工作的，也许他可以为邻居除雪。但这不是冬天，他得等很久。他不能给他们的花园锄草，因为他没有锄草的工具。他看到一个同学送报纸，他告诉妈妈他的想法后，他妈妈说那是个好主意。

1.考查介词。句意：他跟父母要钱，他们说他必须自己买。in 在， at在， with和，for 为。ask for要某物，固定搭配，可知答案选D.

2.考查动词。句意：他步行回家时考虑了这个问题。 said说，told告诉，thought想，spoke讲。think about考虑，可知答案选C.

3.考查名词。句意：但这不是冬天，他得等很久。spring 春，summer 夏，autumn秋，winter冬。根据Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbors.也许他可以为邻居除雪，可知答案选D.

4.考查连词。句意：他不能给他们的花园锄草，因为他没有锄草的工具。 when 当……时， because  因为，while  当……时，after在……后。不能锄草与没有工具为因果关系，可知答案选B.

5.考查副词和语境。句意：也许我甚至能马上得到电脑。 now 现在，right 正好，just 就是，only只。right away马上，根据语境可知答案选B.

6.考查动词。句意：他跑过去追上迪克。take 拿 ，catch抓，carry 背，put放。catch up with追上，固定搭配，可知答案选B.

7.考查形容词和语境。句意：他得知每周可能得到25美元。 friendly 友好的，kind善良的，wrong 错的，possible可能的 。根据语境可知答案选D.

 8.考查动词和语境。句意：迪克给了他报纸经理的电话号码。taught 教，gave 给，made  做，asked问。根据语境，可知答案选B.

9.考查疑问词。句意：他告诉妈妈他的想法之后。 that那，when  当……时，what什么，where在哪儿。what在宾语从句中做thought的宾语，可知答案选C.

10.考查副词。句意：艾伦的妈妈开心地微笑了。 sadly 伤心地，happily 开心地，politely礼貌地，happy开心地。根据smiled微笑，可知答案选B.

考点：故事类短文阅读。