Question

Billy，a hard­working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a part­time job that ____ him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still sound ____ .He is a newspaper boy.

Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5∶15 to go to the ____ where the newspapers always are. The newspapers were ____ to the corner by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon(小推车) to ____ them.

In the winter it is still dark ____ he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is ____.Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his___ in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊) where it will be ____ from wind，rain or snow. Sometimes his customers give him tips，____ him very excited.

Billy earns about $70 per month through hard ____，and he is saving some of the money to go to ____，where he has always been longing to go. Besides that，he ____ the rest of the earnings on records and clothes. Once a month，he has to collect the ____at night since many of them work during the day. That is when he is ___ so that he is full of excitement. Luckily，he gets ____ supported by his family. Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver(递送) the newspapers for him. Once，his father was too ____ to help.

Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn`t feel ____ about the number.

He dreams that he will get ____ customers as possible some day.____，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

1.A. wakes   B．takes  C．gets   D．picks

2.A. asleep   B．awake  C．wake up    D．sleepy

3.A. corner   B．street     C．room      D．department

4.A. given    B．addressed    C．handed  D．delivered

5.A. carry   B．bring      C．send      D．load

6.A. which    B．while  C．that   D．when

7.A. short   B．black  C．light      D．long

8.A. road    B．way      C．route(投递路线)D．path

9.A. protected  B．stopped     C．kept   D．prevented

10.A. making B．letting   C．leading  D．causing

11.A. attempt B．job   C．work      D．struggle

12.A. abroad  B．school  C．college  D．hospital

13.A. costs       B．spends   C．pays      D．uses

14.A. paper   B．money  C．newspapers D．records

15.A. depressed      B．energetic     C．satisfied  D．moved

16.A.very       B．great   C．greatly  D．a lot of

17.A. likely   B．reluctant     C．tried   D．willing

18.A. satisfied      B．pleasant     C．contented     D．happy

19.A. many more  B．as much    C．as many      D．much more

20.A. If that    B．If so      C．Besides  D．What’s more

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.C

9.A

10.A

11.C

12.C

13.B

14.B

15.C

16.C

17.D

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述的是14岁的男孩Billy有一份送报纸的兼职，他每天5点起床去送报纸。他先去用他的小推车到街角装运报纸然后送到订报纸人的家的门廊。

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2.A考察形容词。A. asleep睡着；B．awake醒着的；C．wake up 醒来；D．sleepy困乏的；由上文 every morning at five o’clock可知，在早上五点的时候人们仍在睡觉，故选A。

3.A考察名词。A. corner角落；B．street街；C．room房间；D．department公寓；由下文to the corner by truck at midnight可知报纸送到了一个角落，故选A。

4.D考察动词。A. given给；B．addressed 提出，演讲；C．handed 交给；D．delivered发送，运送；由情理可知，货车会将报纸运送到这里，故选D。

5.A考察动词。A. carry携带；B．bring 带来；C．send 寄送；D．load装载；由情理可知，小男孩会用小推车去装报纸，故选A。

6.D考察连词。A. which 哪一个； B．while然而；C．that引导词；D．when当…时候；when引导时间状语从句，在冬天，当小男孩起床的时候天还是黑的，故选D。

7.C考察形容词。A. short短暂的；B．black黑的；C．light明亮的；轻的；D．long长的；由上文In the winter is dark可知，在冬天的清晨，天还是黑的，在其他季节的清晨，天是明亮的，故选C。

8.C考察名词。A. road道路； B．way方法；C．route投递路线；D．path小径；由下文He tries to put each paper on the porch可知Billy在他的投递路线上必须把报纸送到订报纸的人家中，故选C。

9.A考察动词。A. protected保护；B．stopped停止；C．kept 保持；D．prevented防止，防预；由情理可知Billy将报纸放在门廊，是因为报纸在门廊里可以免遭风雨，故选A。

10.A考察动词。A. making制造；B．letting允许；C．leading引导；D．causing引起；由上文Sometimes his customers give him tips可知顾客给Billy的小费让他觉得很高兴，故选A。

11.C 考察名词。A. attempt尝试；B．job工作；C．work工作；D．struggle挣扎；hard work为固定搭配，努力工作，故选C。

12.C 考察名词。A. abroad去国外； B．school学校；C．college大学；D．hospital医院；由上文Billy，a hard­working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade.可知Billy是一名九年级的学生，他的梦想就是去上大学，故选C。

13.B考察动词。A. costs 花费；B．spends花费；C．pays支付；D．use使用；固定搭配spend money on sth.将钱花在…上，故选B。

14.B考察名词。A. paper纸；B．money金钱；C．newspapers报纸；D．records记录；由下文he is full of excitement可知当Billy在收钱的时候他会觉得十分兴奋，故选B。

15.C考察形容词。A. depressed沮丧的；B．energetic赋有活力的；C．satisfied满意的；D．moved感动的；由语境可知Billy在晚上去收钱的时候最满意，故选C。

16.C考察副词。A．very非常；B．great美好的；C．greatly 十分；D．a lot of许多；副词修饰动词，故选C。

17.D考察形容词。A. likely有可能的； B．reluctant勉强的C．tried疲劳的；D．willing乐意的；由语境可知，有时候他的父亲因为太忙了所以就没有帮助Billy送报纸，故选D。

18.D考察形容词。A. satisfied满意的；B．pleasant 高兴的；C．contented满意的；D．happy高兴的；固定搭配be satisfied with对…满意，be contended with对…满意，happy是指广义的快乐，pleasant形容使人愉快的事物，故选D。

19.C考察词组辨析。A. many more更多；B．as much和…一样多；C．as many和…一样多；D．much more更多；customers为可数名词的复数形式，故用many修饰，固定搭配as…as和…一样，故选C。

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