Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“Daily Star, sir” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty___left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was___. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers___money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a___for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He___as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

“You don’t know the ___of selling papers. You must shout, “Hot news! Bomb bursting!” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “__   it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly____they have time to see, and you’ll___out and get your money,”Chad said.

It was a new ___to Jason. He thought of his bird with no_     and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was___that he would not tell a lie. Though he was ___ a poor newsboy, he had been___ some good things.

The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers___. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a___smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason___money because he would not tell a lie. The boy ___at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder___.”You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new___. He lost sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.

1.A.shops    B.coins    C.people    D.papers

2.A.open    B.heavy    C.pure     D.weak

3.A.instead of   B.in return for    C.regardless of   D.in exchange for

4.A.cup     B.card     C.comb     D.cake

5.A.gave in    B.broke down    C.got away     D.showed up

6.A.difficulty   B.process     C.goal     D.secret

7.A.And    B.But     C.For     D.So

8.A.before    B.since    C.though     D.unless

9.A.call     B.drop    C.sell     D.reach

10.A.edition    B.idea     C.policy     D.task

11.A.bread     B.insects     C.seeds    D.water

12.A.concerned  B.amazed     C.excited     D.determined

13.A.still     B.already    C.just     D.also

14.A.taught    B.handed     C.awarded    D.allowed

15.A.at once    B.by chance    C.as usual     D.on purpose

16.A.proud    B.gentle    C.warm    D.polite

17.A.borrowed    B.lost     C.made    D.saved

18.A.laughed    B.shouted     C.nodded     D.started

19.A.bravely    B.grateful     C.fondly     D.modestly

20.A.duty     B.business    C.job      D.method

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。和其他卖报郎不同，Jason不愿通过谎称报纸上有热点新闻的方法卖更多报纸，挣更多钱，而是一直坚守着诚信，最终赢得了邮局里一位绅士的认可，并获得了一份薪水丰厚的工作。

1.D考查名词。根据上文“…, carrying some newspapers…”可知，此处表示还剩20份报纸没卖完。A项“商店”；B项“硬币”；C项“人”；D项“报纸”。故选D项。

2.B考查形容词。根据上文可知，小男孩还有20份报纸没卖完，因而心情十分沉重。A项“敞开心扉”；B项“心情沉重”；C项“纯粹，纯净”；D项“虚弱”。故选B项。

3.A考查介词短语。根据下文“…to make more money to…”可知，小男孩准备把剩下的报纸而不是钱带回家。A项“代替，而不是”；B项“作为回报”；C项“不管，不顾”；D项“以换取……”。故选A项。

4.D考查名词。根据下文“…and the cake he wanted to buy…”可知，小男孩想挣更多的钱给母亲买一块蛋糕和鸟食。A项“茶杯”；B项“卡片”；C项“梳子”；D项“蛋糕”。故选D项。

5.B考查动词短语。句意：当他想到没能卖完报纸，他一下子垮掉了。A项“让步，屈服”；B项“精神崩溃”；C项“离开，逃走”；D项“出现，露面”。故选B项。

6.D考查名词。句意：你不知道卖报纸的秘诀。你必须大喊：“热点新闻！爆炸新闻！”A项“困难”；B项“过程”；C项“目标”；D项“秘诀”。故选D项。

7.B考查连词。句意：“（事实上）报纸上根本就没有。”此处语义与上文转折，故用转折连词but。A项表示承接；B项表示转折；C项表示原因；D项表示结果。故选B项。

8.A考查连词。句意：在他们有时间看之前，迅速跑掉。A项“在……之前”；B项“自从”；C项“尽管”；D项“除非”。故选A项。

9.C考查动词。句意：你就会把报纸卖完，拿到钱。A项call out“大声叫喊”；B项“退学，退出”；C项sell out“卖完”；D项reach out“伸出（手）”。故选C项。

10.B句意：这对Jason来说是个新主意。A项 “版本”；B项“主意，想法”；C项“政策”；D项“任务”。故选B项。

11.C考查名词。根据上文“…he wanted to buy a _34_ for his mother and some seeds for his bird”可知，此处意为“没有鸟食”。A项 “面包”；B项“昆虫”；C项“鸟食”；D项“水”。故选C项。

12.D考查形容词。句意：……, 但他坚决不会说谎。A项 “担心的”；B项“惊讶的”；C项“激动的，兴奋的”；D项“坚定的，坚决的”。故选D项。

13.C考查连词。句意：尽管他仅仅是个贫穷的卖报郎，他受过良好的教育。A项 “仍然”；B项“已经”；C项“仅仅”；D项“也”。故选C项。

14.A考查动词。根据句意可知，他受过良好的教育。A项 “教授”；B项“上交”；C项“奖励”；D项“允许”。故选A项。

15.C考查固定搭配。句意：第二天下午，Jason像往常一样去邮局取报纸。A项 “立即”；B项“偶然”；C项“像往常一样”；D项“故意地”。故选C项。

16.A考查形容词。句意：好几个男孩都簇拥着Chad，他面带微笑，自豪地宣称：前一天他卖了72份报纸。A项 “自豪的”；B项“温和的”；C项“温暖的”；D项“有礼貌的”。故选A项。

17.B考查动词。句意：他补充说道Jason因为不愿说谎没挣到钱。A项 “借”；B项“失去（没挣到）”；C项“挣得”；D项“节省”。故选B项。

18.A考查动词。句意：男孩们都对Jason嘲笑，“老弟，昨天你不愿撒谎？”。A项 “嘲笑”；B项“大叫，大嚷”；C项“点头”；D项“盯着看”。故选A项。

19.C考查副词。句意：邮局里的一位绅士走上前来，喜爱地轻拍了Jason的肩膀。“你就是我在找的男孩。”A项 “勇敢地”；B项“感激地”；C项“喜爱地”；D项“谦虚地”。故选C项。

20.C考查名词。根据下文可知，Jason获得了一份薪水丰厚的工作。A项 “责任，义务”；B项“生意”；C项“工作”；D项“方法”。故选C项。

【考点定位】记叙文阅读。