Question

Reuben, a 12-year-old boy, saw something in a shop window. But the price—five dollars—was far beyond his means. He couldn’t ask his parents       the money. His father made a living through        in Bay Roberts. His mother, Dora, tried hard to feed and clothe their five children.

Hesitating(犹豫) for a few minutes, he opened the       and talked to the shopkeeper. “…I don’t have the money right now. Can you please      it for me?” “I’ll try,” the shopkeeper smiled.

Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. Hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, he suddenly had a(an)       . He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site(建筑工地).Reuben knew he could collect the discarded nails(被丢弃的钉子) and sell them to the factory for five cents       .

He looked for nails until sunset. Then he ran to the factory and sold them. Reuben tightly clutched(握紧) the five-cent pieces and ran home. He found a rusty iron can and dropped his       inside. Then he rushed into the barn(谷仓) near his house and hid it. It was dinner time when Reuben got home. His father sat at the big kitchen table, working on a fishnet. Dora was at the kitchen stove, ready to serve       as Reuben took his place at the table. Looking at his mother, Reuben smiled.

Every day after school, Reuben searched the town, trying to finish his     task. Finally, the time had come! He ran into the barn, opened the can, poured the coins out and began to count.

He still needed 20 cents! He had to sell four nails       the day ended. Rushing to the town, Reuben searched every corner. It was getting dark when Reuben arrived at the factory. The man at the factory was about to     .

“Please, mister. I have to sell these nails now—please.”

“Why do you need this money so       ?”

“It’s a secret.”

The man took the nails, reached into his pocket and put four coins in Reuben’s hand.

Clutching the can tightly, Reuben     for the shop.

“I have the       ” he solemnly told the owner.

Back home, his mother was cleaning the kitchen. “Here, Mum! Here!” Reuben shouted as he ran to her. He     a small box in her roughened hand. She opened it carefully. A blue-velvet jewel box appeared. Dora lifted the lid(盖子). Tears began to blur(模糊) her vision. In gold lettering on a small, almond-shaped brooch(胸针) was the word Mother.

It was Mother’s Day, 1946.

1.A. aboutB. forC. ofD. with

2.A. farmingB. drivingC. fishingD. cleaning

3.A. doorB. shopC. windowD. box

4.A. buy   B. watchC. makeD. keep

5.A. taskB. goalC. planD. idea

6.A. eachB. anyC. eitherD. all

7.A. nailsB. cansC. coinsD. dollars

8.A. breakfastB. tableC. lunchD. dinner

9.A. publicB. secretC. excitingD. surprising

10.A. beforeB. afterC. whenD. while

11.A. call upB. lock upC. clear upD. turn up

12.A. hurriedlyB. hardlyC. badlyD. immediately

13.A. wentB. lookedC. paidD. left

14.A. pocketB. moneyC. lidD. time

15.A. movedB. pulledC. placedD. took

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述了小孩Reuben看上了一件东西但又没钱买。他让店员帮他留着，自己想办法捡废弃的钉子来卖钱。他每天放学后都悄悄进行这个秘密的任务。有一天他终于凑够了足够的钱把东西买回来了，那是母亲节买给他妈妈的一枚胸针。

1.考查介词与语境理解。结合前后文，此句为：他不能向父母要钱。Ask for要求；故选B。

2.考查动词与语境理解。根据后文His father sat at the big kitchen table, working on a fishnet.他父亲坐在大餐桌前，弄他的渔网；故判断此句为：他父亲靠在Roberts海湾捕鱼来维持生计。A 务农；B 开车；C 捕鱼；D 清洁；故选C。

3.考查名词与语境理解。这里讲到他来到了店里，此句为：犹豫了几分钟后，他打开门对服务员说。A 门；B 商店；C 窗户；D 盒子；结合语境故选A。

4.考查动词与语境理解。结合前文I don’t have the money right now.我现在没有钱；此句为：你能为我留着吗？A 买；B 看；C 制造；D 留着；结合语境故选D。

5.考查名词与语境理解。从后文得知他想出了一个挣钱的办法，此句为：听着路边锤击的声音，他忽然想出了个主意。A 任务；B 目标；C 计划；D 主意；结合语境故选D。

6.考查代词与语境理解。结合前后文，此句为：他想他可以捡那些丢弃的钉子，然后以每个5分的价格卖给工厂。A 每个；B 任何；C 两者中的一个；D 全部；故选A。

7.考查名词与语境理解。前文讲到了他捡了一个罐头瓶，此句为：他把硬币放进去。A 钉子；B 金属罐；C 硬币；D 美元；故选C。

8.考查名词与语境理解。结合前文It was dinner time when Reuben got home.当Reuben回到家时都到了晚餐时间。此句为：Dora在厨房灶旁边准备晚餐。A 早餐；B 桌子；C 午餐；D 晚餐；故选D。

9.考查形容词与语境理解。从前文得知，他并没有把这个事情告诉别人，而是秘密地进行，此句为：Reuben每天放学后到镇子上去寻找，来完成他这个秘密的任务。A 公开的；B 秘密的；C 令人兴奋的；D 吃惊的；故选B。

10.考查介词与语境理解。从前文得知他还需要20美分；此句为：在这天结束前他还需要卖4个钉子。A之前；B 之后；C 当……时候；D当……时候；故选A。

11.考查动词与语境理解。从前文得知当时已经很晚了，此句为：工厂的人准备关门了。A 打电话；B 关起来；C 清理；D 调高；结合语境故选B。

12.考查副词与语境理解。从前文得知Reuben非常想马上把钉子卖了，此句为：你为什么这么急着要这些钱呢？A 匆忙地；B 几乎不；C 严重地；D 立刻；结合语境故选A。

13.考查动词与语境理解。从后文知道他接着去了商店，此句为：Reuben手里紧紧攥着金属罐去了商店。Leave for 动身去；故选D。

14.考查名词与语境理解。前文讲到Reuben因为当时没钱而让店员帮他留着东西，故此句为：我有钱了。A 口袋；B 钱；C 盖子；D 时间；故选B。

15.考查动词与语境理解。结合前后文，此句为：他把一个盒子放在她粗糙的手上。A 移动；B 拉；C 放；D 拿走；故选C。

考点：故事类短文。