Question

14．JAMES shook his money box again．Nothing!He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed．All that he had was  24.52．The bicycle he wanted was at least  90!How on earth （究竟） was he going to get the rest of the money？
He knew that his friends all had bicycles．It was hard to hang out with people when you were the only one without a bicycle．He thought about what he could do．There was no point asking his parents，for he knew they had no extra money．
There was only one way to get money，and that was to earn it．He would have to find a job．He decided to ask Mr Clay for advice．
"Well，you can start right here，"said Mr Clay．"You see，my windows need cleaning and my car needs washing．"
That was the beginning of James'part-time job．For the next three months he worked every day after finishing his homework．He took dogs for walks，cleared out cupboards and mended books．
The day finally came when James counted his money and found  94.32．He wasted no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted．He rode home proudly，looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends．It had been hard working for the money，but James knew that he valued （珍惜） his bicycle far more because he had bought it with his own money．He had achieved what he thought was impossible，and that was worth even more than the bicycle．
1．Why didn't James ask his parents for help？B
A．Because they didn't love him．
B．Because they didn't have extra money．
C．Because they lived far away from him．
D．Because they didn't need a bike．
2．James did the following jobs EXCEPTC．
A．walking dogs                       
B．clearing out cupboards
C．cooking meals                      
D．mending books
3．How much money did James earn？D
A.24.52        
B.90          
C.94.32      
D.69.80
4．What does the writer want to tell us？B
A．We should buy everything we want．
B．We should get what we want through hard work．
C．Parents shouldn't give children any money．
D．We shouldn't show off new things to poor children．′．

Answer 1

分析 这篇短文中詹姆斯想要一辆新的自行车，但是他的父母也不是很有钱．最后詹姆斯通过做兼职工作，通过自己的劳动为自己买了一辆自行车，为此他很珍惜这两自行车．

解答 小题1．B．细节理解题．根据第二段There was no point asking his parents，for he knew they had no extra money，问他的父母是没有意义的，因为他知道他们没有多余的钱．可知选B．
小题2．C细节理解题．根据He took dogs for walks，cleaned out cupboards and repaired books．他带狗散步，清理橱柜和修理书籍．可知C选项未提及，选C．
小题3．D推理判断题．根据The day finally came when James counted his money and found 94.32．当詹姆斯数了他的钱，发现了94.32美元时，这一天终于到来了．及上文Allthathehadwas24.52他所有的只是24.52美元，计算可知他赚了94.32-24.52=69.80，可知选D
小题4．B．主旨归纳题．这篇短文中詹姆斯通过自己的努力工作，获得了自己的自行车．故选B，我们要通过努力工作获得自己想要的东西．

点评 本篇文章难点在推理判断题上．推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断．这种推理方式比较直接，考生只要弄清事实，即可结合上下文推断出合理的结论．