Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a  26   job which gets him  27  at five o'clock every morning. He is a  28  .

Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner  29  the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered to the  30  by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.

In  31  , it is still dark and cold when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is bright and warm. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route (线路) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each  32  on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from     33  , rain or snow. His  34  think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him  35  .

Billy  36  about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest  37  records and clothes. Once a month, he has to  38  money from his customers. Since many of them  39  during the day, Billy has to collect the money  40  . Sometimes, when Billy is   41  , his older brother has to  42  the newspapers. Once Billy's father had to help as well.

Billy has seventy customers now,  43  he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding(杰出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a  44  to Europe, but he will also be happy  45  he wins a new bicycle.

1.A. full-time          B. strange          C. good         D. part-time

2.A. indoors            B. outdoors         C. down         D. up

3.A. schoolboy  B. newspaper boy    C. cowboy       D. clever boy

4.A. that       B. where            C. which       D. whether

5.A. house          B. porch            C. school   D. corner

6.A. autumn         B. winter           C. morning      D. summer

7.A. newspaper      B. magazine         C. letter       D. email

8.A. air                B. wind             C. water        D. fire

9.A. teachers       B. parents          C. bosses       D. customers

10.A. books         B. some bread       C. a new bike   D. tips

11.A. makes             B. saves            C. spends      D. pays

12.A. in                B. at      C. to       D. on

13.A. give              B. borrow       C. collect          D. catch

14.A. play          B. study    C. work            D. rest

15.A. in the morning    B. at night     C. in the afternoon D. at noon

16.A. sick          B. angry    C. at school       D. sad

17.A. carry         B. collect     C. deliver          D. sell

18.A. then          B. but       C. so              D. for

19.A. trip          B. car      C. bicycle          D. job

20.A. because           B. whether      C. unless           D. if

第三节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。        

When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays．On the way home, Dad  21 stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams．I couldn’t  22  it, but I could pray from the  23 we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or  24  and go home empty-handed．That corner  25  either mouth-watering excitement or 26 ．

One day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the  27  sound of his offer．It  28 ．“Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “Would you like to  29  today?”

“Twenty cents!” I thought to myself, “I can afford it．I got 25 cents’ pocket money and some  30  for odd jobs（零活）．Well,  31  it is enough, ice cream isn’t a good use of it.”    32 , I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll  33 .” My father just said, “Okay, Son.”

But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to  34 ．But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt  35  for my selfishness and ungratefulness．He didn’t mind, or  36  act disappointed．

From that I  37  generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness (感谢) sometimes costs more than “thank you”．On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the  38 ice cream I’d ever had．

I’ll tell you one more thing．We  39  another trip the next week．As we  40  the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”

21．A．suddenly           B．hardly      C．frequently             D．strangely

22．A．expect     B．mention            C．wait          D．get         

23．A．month        B．day           C．weekend          D．time        

24．A．finish        B．drive          C．turn D．return       

25．A．showed  B．meant        C．suggested         D．instructed    

26．A．anger        B．shame     C．happiness        D．disappointment

27．A．interesting         B．surprising          C．beautiful    D．funny   

28．A．came        B．spoke       C．rung         D．flew       

29．A．serve B．treat        C．buy           D．provide     

30．A．extra        B．limited     C．little         D．easy      

31．A．since  B．as    C．when    D．although   

32．A．However    B．Therefore          C．Besides  D．Instead 

33．A．accept        B．pay           C．pass               D．forbid      

34．A．turn back          B．carry on           C．stop by            D．give in    

35．A．unsatisfied         B．ashamed C．shameful          D．crazy     

36．A．even         B．never         C．only         D．somehow  

37．A．recognized         B．learned    C．realized  D．found    

38．A．dearest      B．worst      C．cheapest          D．best       

39．A．made up   B．prepared for    C．went on  D．took on  

40．A．came over        B．came left       C．came out              D．came near

—I wonder why the couple often eat out?

—Oh,it is sai that_________of them can cook.

Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a  26  job which gets him  27  at five o’clock every morning. He is a  28 .
Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner  29 the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered to the  30 by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.
In  31 , it is still dark and cold when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is bright and warm. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route (线路) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each  32 on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from    33 , rain or snow. His 34  think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him  35 .
Billy  36 about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest  37 records and clothes. Once a month, he has to  38  money from his customers. Since many of them  39 during the day, Billy has to collect the money  40 . Sometimes, when Billy is   41 , his older brother has to  42 the newspapers. Once Billy’s father had to help as well.
Billy has seventy customers now,  43  he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding(杰出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a  44 to Europe, but he will also be happy  45 he wins a new bicycle.

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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

My grandparents built and lived in a small 600-square-foot cottage for most of their adult lives. They actively practiced living a   21   life. Saving and avoiding overspending was their life   22   for their whole life.   23   seeking satisfaction through material items, they chose to spend   24   time together, with family, and in nature.

Over the years my grandparents noticed   25   changes in their community. Every year more farmland was   26   to build larger and larger homes. With houses’ prices   27  , many of their neighbors sold their little homes and lands.   28   only their small house was still on the block, surrounded by a sea of tall buildings. Countless family members   29   my grandparents to expand their home. But they didn’t want a bigger place and were   30   with what they had.

　　In many ways, I’ve modeled my life after my grandparents. Through their example I learned an important   31  : It is absolutely possible to live a small and fulfilling life.

　　My grandparents lived in a small home, but they owned a(n)   32   garden. They loved gardening deeply because it not only   33   their grocery bill, but also improved their health and gave them a(n)   34   to be outside. They said, “  35   you live in a small home or an apartment, you don’t have to give up gardening.”

My grandparents avoided lifestyle creep(攀比) by paying for their own home in cash and building it themselves. They also recycled and   36   everything. For instance, they drove the same car for over 15 years and didn’t buy anything new until their stuff was   37   worn out.

My grandparents taught me that living well on   38   isn’t about feeling bad for myself.   39  , it’s about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to seek your dreams. You know: Becoming debt free, living in a smaller home, and others are a few ways to   40   your life.

1.A. dull                       B. simple                     C. single                       D. busy

2.A. attitude               B. experience            C. principle                 D. standard

3.A. Rather than        B. More than              C. Other than             D. Apart from

4.A. shopping             B. work                        C. break                       D. quality

5.A. obvious              B. delicate                  C. enjoyable               D. flexible

6.A. improved            B. ruined                     C. discovered             D. distributed

7.A. taking up             B. making up              C. going up                 D. turning up

8.A. Probably             B. Suddenly                C. Instantly                  D. Eventually

9.A. forced                           B. encouraged           C. persuaded             D. ordered

10.A. content             B. angry                       C. cautious                  D. familiar

11.A. lesson               B. theory                     C. truth                        D. sentence

12.A. small                  B. special                     C. ordinary                 D. huge

13.A. reduced           B. handled                  C. checked                  D. handled

14.A. platform           B. stage                        C. excuse                     D. solution

15.A. As if                    B. Even if           C. Only if            D. What if

16.A. sewed               B. created                   C. sold                          D. reused

17.A. thoroughly       B. generally                C. nearly          D. hardly

18.A. more                B. less                         C. better                     D. worse

19.A. What’s more    B. As a result              C. On the whole         D. On the contrary

20.A. risk                     B. manage      C. limit                       D. destroy