题目内容
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,
选出最佳选项。
Jame’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again.Nothing! He carefully __1__ the coins that lay on the bed.
$24.52 was all that he had.The bicycle he wanted was at least $90!_2____ on earth was he going to get the ___3___ of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycle.It was __4___ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels.He thought about what he could do.There was no ___5__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to _6____.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to __7_ it .He would have to find a job .__8____ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr.Clay for advice who usually had__9_ on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,”said Mr.Clay.“My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the __10__ of James’s odd-job(零工)business.For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework.He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards and mended books.He lost count of the _11____ of 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 12of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __13___ increased and he knew that he would soon have __14____ for the bicycle he longed for.
The day __15_ came when James counted his money and found $ 94.32.He _16___ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted.He rode __17__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends.It had been hard _18__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more _19__ he had bought it with his own money.He had _20__ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even 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.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.suitability 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
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