Question

Joe wanted a computer．He asked his___ for 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 （邻居）．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 （工具） to do the work with．

Then he saw one of his classmates，Dick，delivering （送）___．I could do that，he thought．Maybe I could even get the computer___ away．I could pay___ it a little each week．He ran to___ up with Dick．Joe asked him a lot of questions．He learned that it was___to get twenty-five dollars each week．He learned that the job （工作） took___three hours each night．Dick___ him the phone number of the newspaper manager （经理）．

Joe almost flew home．After he had told his mother___he thought，she___．"I think it is a___ idea，"she said，"I'll call the newspaper…．"

"Wait，Mum，"Joe said，"I'll call．After that，I'm going to be a businessman now．"

Joe's mother smiled___．

1.A.teachers B.parents C.classmates D.friends

2.A.said B.told C.thought D.spoke

3.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter

4.A.because B.when C.while D.after

5.A.newspaper B.bikes C.computers D.tools

6.A.now B.right C.just D.only

7.A.on B.to C.of D.for

8.A.take B.catch C.carry D.get

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

10.A.at B.about C.before D.after

11.A.taught B.gave C.made D.asked

12.A.that B.when C.what D.where

13.A.smiled B.shouted C.cried D.worried

14.A.big B.large C.great D.bad

15.A.sadly B.happily C.politely D.angrily

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.B

【解析】

短文大意：这篇记叙文讲述了乔买自行车的故事。一名叫乔的男孩，向他的父母要钱买电脑，但是，父母让他自己挣钱去买。经过反复思考，同时在同学迪克的提示之下，选择了去送报纸的工作。最后，他将这个决定告诉了他的母亲，他的母亲很高兴。

1.句意：他问他的父母要钱，他们说他自己必须得到它。考查名词辨析题。根据后文After he had told his mother what he thought, she smiled，结合句意语境，可知是给父母parents要钱，故选B。

2.句意：他回家的时候想了想这件事。考查动词辨析题。A. said说，多接说的话；B. told告诉；C. thought想/思考（事情）；D. spoke说，多接某种语言。think about考虑；根据上文But how did he get it？结合下文他的想法Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbor.，可知他在思考，故选C。

3.句意：但是这不是冬天。考查名词辨析题。根据上文他的想法Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbor.，可知冬天才有snow，故选D。

4.句意：他不能为他们的花园割草，因为他没有工具来做这项工作。考查连词辨析题。because表原因，引导原因状语从句；when、while和after都表时间，引导时间状语从句。本句前后是因果关系，根据句意语境，可知选A。

5.句意：然后他看见他的一个同学迪克正在送报纸。考查名词辨析题。A. newspaper报纸；B. bikes自行车；C. computers电脑；D. tools工具。deliver递送（报纸、杂志等）；根据句意语境，可知选A。

6.句意：也许我可以马上有电脑。考查副词短语辨析题。right away立刻，马上；根据句意语境，可知选B。

7.句意：我可以每周支付一点。考查动词短语辨析题。pay for支付（金钱）；根据句意语境，可知选D。

8.句意：他跑过去赶上迪克。考查动词短语辨析题。take up拿起；catch up赶上；carry up抬起来；get up起床。run to跑向；根据句意语境，可知catch up合乎句意，故选B。

9.句意：他了解到每周可能得到25美元。考查形容词辨析题。A. friendly友好的；B. kind善良的；C. possible可能的；D. wrong错误的。根据句意语境，可知ABD三项意思都与句意不合，故选C。

10.句意：他得知这项工作每晚要花三个小时。考查介词辨析题。A. at在，表位置或钟点；B. about大约，表不确定；C. before在以前，表时间；D. after在以后，表时间。根据句意语境，可知about符合句意，故选B。

11.句意：迪克把报社经理的电话号码给了他。考查动词辨析题。A. taught教B. gave给；C. made制作；D. asked问。give sb. the phone number给某人电话号码。本句him指的是Joe，根据句意语境，可知give符合句意，故选B。

12.句意：他把他的想法告诉母亲后，母亲笑了。考查宾语从句。空格处做主句动词tell的宾语，不可用疑问副词where和when，可排除BD两项。空格处同时做从句动词think的宾语，that无实义，可排除。根据句意结构和语境，可知选C。

13.句意：他把他的想法告诉母亲后，母亲笑了。考查动词辨析题。根据下文母亲的话I think it is a great idea，可知母亲很满意，smile（微笑）符合语境，故选A。

14.句意：我认为这是一个好主意。考查形容词辨析题。A. big大的；B. large大的；C. great很棒的；D. bad坏的。根据上文母亲she smiled，可知母亲赞同他的想法，故选C。

15.句意：乔的妈妈高兴地笑了。考查副词辨析题。根据句意语境，可知ACD三项意思都与句意不合，happily高兴地，故选B。