55．A．beneficial B．conservative C．useless D．conventional
答案：36-40
CADAB 41-45
ABCDA 46-50 BACDC 51-55 ADBBC
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福建省三明一中10-11学年高二上学期期中考试
James’s
New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing!
He carefully 36 the coins that lay on the bed.
$24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! 37 on earth was he going to get the 38 of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles.
It was 39 to hang around with people when
you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There
was no 40 asking his parents, for he knew
they had no money to 41 .
There was only one way to get money, and
that was to 42 it. He would have to find a
job. 43 who would hire him and what could
he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had 44 on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr.
Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the 45 of James’s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he
worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the 46 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
47 of cars he washed
and windows he cleaned, but the
48 increased and he
knew that he would soon have
49 for the bicycle he
longed for.
The day 50 came when James counted his money
and found $94.32. He 51 no time and went down to the shop
to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode 52 home, looking forward to showing
his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard 53 for the money, but James knew that
he valued his bicycle far more
54 he had bought it
with his own money. He had
55 what he thought was
impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.