Question

完形填空,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。

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully ________ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was $90! ________ on earth was he going to get the ________ of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was ________ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no ________ to ask his parents, for he knew they had no money to ________ . There was only one way to get money, and that was to ________ it. He would have to find a job. ________ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr Clay for advice, who usually had _________  in most things. "Well, you can start right here," said Mr Clay. "My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing." That was the ________ of James’s odd-job (零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was surprised by the ________  jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the ________ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the ________ increased and he knew that he would soon have ________ for the bicycle he was dying for. The day ________ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He ________ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode ________home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard ________  for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more ________ he had bought it with his own money. He had ________ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.

1.A. cleaned     B. covered   C. counted   D. checked

2.A. How        B. Why          C. Who         D. What

3.A. amount     B. part         C. sum       D. rest

4.A. brave       B. hard       C. smart       D. unfair

5.A. use         B. reason      C. result      D. right

6.A. separate   B. spend      C. spare       D. save

7.A. borrow     B. earn         C. raise       D. collect

8.A. Or         B. So          C. For         D. But

9.A. decisions   B. experience  C. opinions   D. knowledge

10.A. beginning  B. introduction C. requirement D. opening

11.A. similar   B. ashamed      C. peaceful   D. various

12.A. brand      B. number       C. size        D. type

13.A. effort     B. pressure    C. money       D. trouble

14.A. all        B. enough       C. much       D. some

15.A. finally   B. instantly    C. normally    D. regularly

16.A. gave       B. left         C. took        D. wasted

17.A. patiently  B. proudly      C. silently   D. tiredly

18.A. applying  B. asking       C. looking     D. working

19.A. since      B. if          C. than        D. though

20.A. deserved   B. studied     C. achieved   D. Learned

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文讲的是作者为了买自己的喜欢的自行车，做了无数的工作，最后收获了比自行车更珍贵的东西。

1.

根据文意可知，James是在数钱，故选C。

2.

他到底该怎样筹到剩下的钱，答案选A。

3.D 考查名词。A. amount 数量；B. part 部分； C. sum 总和；D. Rest 剩下的。结合句意，剩下的钱，答案选D。

4.B 考查形容词。A. brave 勇敢的；B. hard 困难的；C. smart 聪明的；D. unfair 不公平的。结合句意，同学们都有自行车，没有自行车就是和同学们没有共同语言，是很难走到一起的，故选B。

5.A 考查名词。A. use 用处；B. reason 理由；C. result 结果；D. right 权利。根据后文可知，爸妈没有多余的钱可以留出来，故没有问父母要钱的必要。故选A。

6.C 考查动词。A. separate 分开；B. spend 花费；C. spare 留出，匀出；D. save保存。结合句意，爸妈没有多余的钱可以留出来，故选C。

7.B 考查动词。A. borrow 借；B. earn 挣；C. raise 筹集；D. Collect 收藏。根据下文find a job可知，这里说的是挣钱，故选B。

8.D 考查连词。A. Or 或者；B. So 因此；C. For 因为；D. But 但是。结合语境，打算找工作了，但是该从哪里着手呢？这里表示的是转折，故选D。

9.C 考查名词。A. decisions 决定；B. experience 经验；C. opinions 看法，观点；D. Knowledge“知识”。 Mr Clay是有看法的，故选C。

10.A 考查名词。A. beginning 开始；B. introduction 介绍；C. requirement 要求；D. Opening 打开。结合句意，擦窗户和汽车是零工的开始，故选A。。

11.D 考查形容词。A. similar 相同的；B. Ashamed 羞愧的；C. peaceful 和平的； D. various各种各样的。结合句意，别人给他找了各种各样的工作，故选D。

12.B 考查名词。A. brand 牌子B. number 数量；C. size 尺寸； D. type种类。这里说的是他不记得洗过的车的数量，故选B。

13.C 考查名词。A. effort 努力；B. pressure 压力；C. money 钱；D. Trouble 麻烦。很显然，零工带来了钱，故选C。

14.B 考查形容词。A. all 所有的； B. enough 足够的；C. much 许多；D. some一些。结合句意，很快就会有足够的钱来买渴望已久的车了，故选B。

55.【 A 考查副词。A. finally 最后，终于；B. instantly 立即；C. normally 正常地；D. Regularly 有规律的。结合句意，这一天终于到来了，故选A。

15.

他不浪费一分一秒就跑去了车店，故选D。

16.B 考查副词。A. patiently 有耐心地；B. proudly 自豪地；C. silently 沉默的；D. Tiredly 疲惫地。用自己打工得来的钱买车，当然很自豪，故选B。

17.D 考查动词短语。A. Applying 申请；B. asking 询问；C. looking 看；D. Working 工作。他是通过打工买的自行车，故选D。

18.A 考查连词。A. since 自从；B. if 如果；C. than 比；D. Though 尽管。这里说的是，自从买了自行车以后，故选A。

19.

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。