Question

Jenny found her old bicycle at the back of the garage．It was a lot smaller than she remembered．When she sat on it and put her feet on the pedals，her knees nearly touched her chin. She then asked her dad for a new bicycle．

“Well，I’m sorry，but I can’t afford a bicycle now，“said Dad．“Why don’t you work and earn some money? You can save up for a bicycle yourself．”

Jenny began to work．That day she earned five dollars for cutting the grass and ten dollars for mowing the lawn for her dad．

That night Jenny went on the computer．She wrote“Gardening and Housework—Ten dollars an hour．Call Jenny at 23 Roseville Lane．“She decorated the page with pictures of cleaning and gardening equipment．She printed it fifty times．Then she posted the pages through all the doors on her street．

That week，Jenny was very busy! Lots of people had jobs to do，but they didn’t have time to do them．So they called Jenny．Every day，Jenny rushed home from schoo1．She did her homework quickly，and then she went out to work．

At the end of the week．she had$65! She told her father．

“That’s enough for a second hand bicycle.”he said．

“Yes，but if I work for one more week，I might have enough money for a new bike，“said Jenny．“In two more weeks，I could buy a really good bicycle! I think that's what I'll do. I want to have the best bicycle in the class，because I earn it myself!”

Jenny’s dad hugged her．“I think you learned something important．We appreciate things a lot more when we earn them．When we get something without earning it，we do not realize its true value．”

1.What was the problem with Jenny’s old bicycle?

A．It was broken．    B．It was too dirty．

C．Jenny didn't like it．D．It was too small．

2.Why didn’t Jenny’s dad buy her a bicycle?

A．He wanted to teach her a lesson．

B．He was too busy．

C．He had just bought Jenny a birthday present.

D．He didn’t think it was a good idea．

3.How much money did Jenny earn on the first day?

A．＄10．    B．＄5．    C．＄65．D．＄15．

4.How did Jenny tell her neighbors about her new business?

A．She mailed letters to them．   

B．She delivered messages by hand．

C．she sent them an email．

D．She talked to all her neighbors．

5.We can infer from Jenny’s words at the end of the story that she was ___________．

A．pleased because she had learnt a useful lesson   

B．grateful to her father for his advice

C．optimistic about making more money 

D．disappointed because she couldn’t afford a new bicycle

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：文章主要讲述珍妮通过自身的努力去买一辆新的自行车。

1.It was a lot smaller than she remembered．When she sat on it and put her feet on the pedals，her knees nearly touched her chin.可知旧自行车对她来说太小了。故D正确。

2.2】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段I think you learned something important．We appreciate things a lot more when we earn them．When we get something without earning it，we do not realize its true value可知父亲只是让她认识到一个道理。故A正确。

3.词推理判断题。根据文章第三段That day she earned five dollars for cutting the grass and ten dollars for mowing the lawn for her dad．可以计算出所获得钱。故D正确。

4.细节理解题。根据文章第四段Then she posted the pages through all the doors on her street．可知她是亲手递送的。故B正确。

5.推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段珍妮的话，故可以推测出她是对自己能够赚取更多的钱表示很乐观。故C正确。

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