Question

Henry was a kind, good boy. His father was dead, and his mother was very poor. He had a little sister about two years old. He wanted to ____ his mother, for she could not always make enough money to buy food for her little ___.

One day, a man gave him a dollar for ____ a wallet which he had lost. Henry might have kept all the money, for no one saw him when he found it. ____ his mother had taught him to be honest, and never keep what did not belong to him.

With the dollar he bought a box, three brushes and some blacking. He ____ went to the corner of the street and said to every one whose boots(靴子) did not look nice, “____ your boots, sir, please?” He was so polite that gentleman soon began to notice him, and to let him black their boots. The first day he brought home fifty cents, which he gave to his mother to buy food with.

When he gave her the money, she said, as she dropped a tear(泪水) of ____, “You are a dear, good boy, Henry. I did not know how I could make enough money to buy bread with, but now I think we can manage to ____ quite well. ”

Henry worked all the day, and went to school in the evening. He made almost enough money to support his mother and his little sister.

1.A. save        B. help             C. leave

2.A. family      B. man              C. sister

3.A. buying      B. finding         C. hiding

4.A. But        B. So               C. For

5.A. still       B. even             C. then

6.A. Empty     B. Black            C. Dry

7.A. fear       B. regret           C. joy

8.A. dress up    B. eat out          C. get along

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：亨利是一位好孩子，父亲去世了，母亲很穷，还有一个两岁的妹妹。他想要帮助妈妈维持家庭的生计。一天，他捡到一个钱包，失主给了他一美元。他买了一个箱子、三把刷子和一些黑色的鞋油开始在街道转角处为人们刷靴子。亨利白天刷鞋，晚上上学。他挣够了赡养家人的足够的钱。

1.B 考查动词及语境理解。句意：他想要帮助妈妈。 A. save救；B. help帮助；C. leave离开，遗留。根据上下文，家里穷，父亲去世了，妈妈维持一家人的生活有困难，所以他想帮助妈妈。故选B。

2.2】A考查名词及语境理解。句意：他想要帮助妈妈，因为她不是总能挣足钱为她的小家买充足的食物。A. family家，家庭；B. man人，男人；C. sister姐妹。这是妈妈的小家，故选A。

3.3】B考查动词及语境理解。句意：一天，因为找到了一个人的钱包，这个人给了他一美元。A. buying买；B. finding找到； C. hiding藏。从语境可以推测出是找到，故选B。

4.4】A考查连词及语境理解。句意：亨利可以把所有的钱留下，因为没有人看到他捡到钱包，但是妈妈教他要诚实，不要不属于他的东西。A. But但是，表示转折；B. So因此，表示结果；C. For因为，表示原因。可以把捡到的钱占为己有与妈妈教育要诚实语义发生了转折，用连词but。故选A。

5.5】C考查副词及语境理解。句意：然后他去街道转弯处。A. still还，仍旧；B. even甚至，更；C. then然后。买好所有用品，然后开始揽生意。表示先后发生的动作，用then。故选C。

6.6】B考查动词及语境理解。句意：先生，擦鞋吗？ A. Empty倒空；B. Black擦黑；C. Dry干燥。根据上下文，把靴子擦黑。故选B。

7.7】C考查名词及语境理解。句意：当他把钱给她时，她掉下了快乐的泪水，说……。A. fear恐惧；B. regret后悔；C. joy高兴。从后面妈妈的话中可以体会到：因为儿子帮着挣钱了妈妈心中的喜悦。故选C。

8.8】C考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：我不知道我怎样挣够买面包的钱，但是现在我想我们可以过得很好。A. dress up穿上衣服；B. eat out外出吃饭；C. get along相处，进展，过活。妈妈一直在为家庭生计担忧，儿子可以帮着挣钱后，全家可以过得好。故选C。

【考点定位】 考查故事类短文阅读。