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【题目】完形填空。

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 at least $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 ____ asking 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 employ him and what could he do？He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had ___ on most things.

That was the ____ of James’ odd-job (零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the ____ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He didn’t remember the ____ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the ____ increased and he knew that he would soon have ____ for the bicycle he longed 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. aim B. part C. evidence D. rest

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

【5】A. point B. reason C. result D. right

【6】A. split 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. similarity B. quality C. possibility D. variety

【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. benefited C. achieved D. learned

Answer 1

【答案】

【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】

James一直梦想得到一辆自行车，但是却没有足够的钱，为此他决定打零工挣钱自己买。当他终于拥有了属于自己的自行车时，才意识到自己为之付出的努力才更为珍贵。

【1】C 为了买自行车，James在数自己的钱。count“数”，符合题意。

【2】A 表示“方式”用how。表示他到底“怎么样”才能得到购买自行车的其余的钱。

【3】D James已经有了24.52美元，在这里用rest指购买自行车的其余的钱。

【4】B James的朋友都有自行车，这样的话他和他们一起出去就会觉得很“难”。故选B。

【5】A There be no point doing sth.“做某事是没有意义的”，固定句型结构。

【6】C James知道自己的父母抽不出任何钱让他去买自行车。spare sb.sth.给某人抽出某种东西（该物多为时间或金钱）。

【7】B James意识到实现自己梦想的唯一方式是自己挣钱。borrow借；earn挣得；collect收集，筹集；raise筹集。故正确答案为B。

【8】D 上下文是转折关系。虽然他知道要自己挣钱，但是谁会雇佣他呢？故用D。

【9】C James去征求Mr. Clay的建议，说明Mr. Clay对大多数事情都有自己的见解。故选C opinion见解。

【10】A 根据下文James苦干了三个月可知，开头意为“那是James零工的开始”。故选A。 beginning开始；introduction介绍；requirement要求；opening开放。

【11】D 根据下文他做了各种各样的工作可知，他惊讶于人们能为他找到这么多种工作。variety“种类”，a variety of“多种多样的”，符合题意。

【12】B 根据上下文可知，该句表示“他不记得洗了多少辆车，擦了多少个窗户了”。the number of“……的数量”，符合句意。

【13】C 随着自己做零工的增加，钱也越来越多，故C项符合题意。

【14】B 随着挣的钱增多，他知道自己不久就会有“足够”多的钱去买自己梦想中的自行车了。故选B。

【15】A 根据上下文意思，James能够买自行车的那一天终于到来了。finally“终于”，符合题意。

【16】D 根据文意，当攒了三个月的钱到手后，James迫不及待地去买自行车，所以他应是“没有浪费一分钟的时间”。waste“浪费”，符合题意。

【17】B 经过自己的努力，他终于实现了自己的愿望，所以当然是“自豪地(proudly)”骑着自行车回家了。

【18】D 根据整篇文章的意思可知，为挣钱而“工作”是辛苦的。故选D。

【19】A 句意：James知道他的自行车意义重大，因为他是用自己的钱购买的。前后句之间是逻辑上的因果关系，故选A。

【20】C James通过自己的努力“实现了”自己曾认为不可能的事情。achieve“实现”，符合题意。