Question

Fixing Things

“I didn’t mean to break it!” Jackson shouted to his older brother.

“That was my favorite______!” Carl said.

Jackson walked out of his brother’s room with his head down. Jackson had______stepped on his brother’s watch and had broken the glass. It was Jackson’s mistake for leaving the watch on his bedroom floor. Jackson overly wanted to get the watch fixed for his brother, but he didn’t have any______.

On his way to school the next morning, Jackson noticed an advertisement on a billboard that    ______ , “Now hiring(聘用)paper boys.” Jackson wrote down the______, and after school he called the phone number he had written down. The man on the phone said they were in urgent need of paperboys and asked if he could start the next day. Jackson eagerly said yes.

The next day after school, Jackson started his new job as a paperboy. Delivering newspapers was hard work, but after only two weeks, he had enough money to fix his brother’s watch. When Carl wasn’t______, Jackson went into his room very quietly and got the watch and took it to a repairman.

In just two days, the watch was as______as new. Jackson walked into Carl’s room and said, “I have something to show you, Carl.”

“What is it? Did you break something else?” Carl asked.

Jackson held out his hand and watched Carl’s face______up.

“Is this why you got a job, Jackson? Thank you so much!” Carl said as he put his watch on.

Jackson just smiled, glad that he was able to get his brother's watch fixed.

1.A.watch B.book C.phone D.umbrella

2.A.hopefully B.accidentally C.quickly D.immediately

3.A.energy B.time C.money D.patience

4.A.served B.replied C.required D.stated

5.A.information B.conversation C.description D.explanation

6.A.talking B.working C.looking D.smiling

7.A.clean B.slow C.quick D.good

8.A.raise B.light C.clear D.warm

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了杰克逊不小心踩坏了哥哥卡尔最爱的手表，于是他做了一份兼职，赚到了修表的钱，最后把修好的表还给了哥哥，两人也和好了。

1.句意：那是我最喜欢的表！

watch表；book书；phone电话；umbrella伞。根据后文“Jackson had accidentally stepped on his brother’s watch and had broken the glass”，可知是踩到了表，此处是在说表，故选A。

2.句意：杰克逊意外踩在了哥哥的表上，踩碎了玻璃。

hopefully怀有希望地；accidentally意外地；quickly快速地；immediately立刻。根据前文“Jackson walked out of his brother’s room with his head down”，可知他是因为低头而不小心、意外踩坏的表，故选B。

3.句意：杰克逊非常想给哥哥把表修好，但是他没有钱。

energy能量；time时间；money钱；patience耐心。根据后文他去找工作赚钱，可知此处是没钱，故选C。

4.句意：第二天早晨他去学校路上，杰克逊看见公告板上有一个广告写着：“聘用送报员”。

served服务；replied回复；required要求；stated陈述。此处表示广告上的内容，应该用state，故选D。

5.句意：杰克逊记下了信息，放学后他拨打了他记下的号码。

information信息；conversation对话；description描述；explanation解释。根据后文“he called the phone number he had written down”，可知是记下了广告的信息，故选A。

6.句意：趁卡尔没看见，杰克逊静静地进入他的房间拿到了表，拿去给了修表匠。

talking谈话；working工作；looking看；smiling微笑。根据后文“Jackson went into his room very quietly”，可知是趁卡尔没看见悄悄进的房间，故选C。

7.句意：就两天时间，这表就和新的一样好了。

clean干净的；slow慢的；quick快的；good好的。根据前文“took it to a repairman”，可知此处是修好了，故选D。

8.句意：杰克逊伸出手，看见卡尔的脸色变好了。

raise抬起；light点亮，脸色放光；clear清理；warm温暖。根据下文“Thank you so much”，可知他很高兴，故选B。