Question

【题目】 When I was twelve years old, my parents allowed me to apply for an afternoon newspaper route. I had a friend who was a little older than me. He had a morning route and he was earning(挣钱) what I ____ big money. I had helped him deliver(递送) his newspapers a few times and I thought I could ___ it. In those days most towns had both a morning newspaper and an afternoon newspaper. My parents did not want me to have to ___before dawn but they said yes to an afternoon route.

I was excited about being able to make my own money. __ , I needed a bike to be able to handle the large bag required for ___ the newspapers. I was not a large boy and the only bike we had in our family was too tall for me to handle with a load of newspapers. I needed a ____ one. My father suggested we go shopping for a suitable bicycle with the understanding that I would pay for it out of my income(收入).

At that time the Western Auto Company had a line of bicycles. My father arranged(安排) for me to ____ a bicycle that was just the right size for me. But for the next several months I dutifully rode my bike to the Western Auto Store to make my $5.00 monthly bike payment.

It was a great __ for a twelve-year-old boy to learn. I learned how to make money and pay my debt(债务). I did not know it at the time but that bicycle influenced hugely on my life. It gave me my first taste of independence. But most of all it led me to wife because her parents were among my__ on the newspaper route. Get on your bike and ride and you __knowwhere it will take you.

【1】A. showedB. consideredC. tookD. stuck

【2】A. rememberB. noticeC. manageD. understand

【3】A. get upB. go backC. give inD. come over

【4】A. WhetherB. BesidesC. ThatD. However

【5】A. changingB. achievingC. carryingD. making

【6】A. lighterB. strongerC. prettierD. smaller

【7】A. buyB. borrowC. rentD. try

【8】A. successB. shockC. surpriseD. lesson

【9】A. friendsB. customersC. relativesD. classmates

【10】A. usuallyB. sometimesC. neverD. seldom

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【6】D

【7】A

【8】D

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲的是作者小时候送报纸的经历。送报纸需要的自行车，爸爸让我买了一辆合适的，但条件是我需要用我的收入来买，我每月需要支付5美元来负担买车的费用。这是一个很好的教训，我学会了如何赚钱，第一次尝到了独立的滋味，最重要的是送报纸的经历让我和我未来的妻子得以相遇。

【1】句意：我认为这是一大笔钱。考查动词及语境理解。A. showed显示；B. considered 认为、考虑；C. took拿、取；D. stuck坚持，刺。根据He had a morning route and he was earning可知是我认为他赚了一大笔钱，故答案选 B。

【2】句意：我帮他送过几份报纸，我想我能行。考查动词及语境理解。A. remember记住；B. notice注意；C. manage经营、完成；D. understand理解。根据上文I had helped him deliver his newspapers a few可知，我认为我能应付、完成这份工作，结合选项可知C选项符合题意，故答案选C。

【3】句意：我父母不想让我在黎明前起床。考查动词短语及语境理解。A. get up起床； B. go back回去；C. give in屈服；D. come over过来。根据后面的关键词before dawn，可知是父母不想让我在黎明前起床，故答案选A。

【4】句意：然而，我需要一辆自行车。考查副词及语境理解。A. Whether是否；B. Besides此外；C. That那、那个；D. However然而。根据前后句子的句意，可知构成转折关系，故答案选D。

【5】句意：我需要一辆自行车才能搬运装报纸所需的大袋子。考查动词及语境理解。A. changing改变；B. achieving实现；C. carrying携带、运载；D. making制造。根据前面I needed a bike to be able to handle the large bag required，可知此处是指装、运这些报纸，故答案选C。

【6】句意：我需要一辆小一点的。考查形容词比较级及语境理解。A. lighter更轻的；B. stronger更强壮的；C. prettier更美丽的；D. smaller更小的。根据上文the only bike we had in our family was too tall for me to handle with a load of newspapers.可知此处是指我需要一辆小一点的自行车，故答案选D。

【7】句意：在爸爸的安排下，买一辆适合我的自行车。考查动词及语境理解。A. buy买；B. borrow借；C. rent租；D. try试图。根据下文to make my $5.00 monthly bike payment.可知是我买了一辆适合我的自行车，故答案选A。

【8】句意：这对于一个12岁的男孩来说，是很好的一课。考查名词及语境理解。A.success成功；B. shock休克、震惊；C. surprise惊奇；D. lesson教训、课。根据下文I learned how to make money to pay my debt(债务)…. It gave me my first taste of independence.，再结合全文可知，作者认为这是当时对于他一个12岁的男孩来说学到的很好的一课，故答案选D。

【9】句意：最重要的是它让我找到了我的妻子，因为她的父母是我送报纸路线上的顾客之一。考查名词及语境理解。A. friends朋友；B. customers顾客、客户；C. relatives亲戚；D. classmates同学。根据后面的on the newspaper route,可知，妻子的父母也是我的顾客，故答案选B。

【10】句意：骑上你的自行车，你永远不知道它会带你去哪里。考查副词及语境理解。A. usually通常；B. sometimes有时；C. never从不；D. seldom很少。联系上文语境，结合Get on your bike and ride and you__10__ know where it will take you.可知句意为“骑上你的自行车，你永远不知道它会带你去哪里。”故答案选C。

解答完形填空首先要通读全文，掌握大意。结合选项初步弄清短文写了些什么内容。在理解全文意思的基础上，结合文章内容对空缺句子作合乎逻辑的推理。必须弄清空缺词句的确切含义，空缺词句与其前后句的意义衔接必须自然、合理，最后根据语境，结合选项，选出正确答案。如，第2小题，根据上文I had helped him deliver his newspapers a few可知，我认为我能应付、完成这份工作，结合选项可知C选项符合题意，故答案选C。第6小题，根据上文the only bike we had in our family was too tall for me to handle with a load of newspapers.可知此处是指我需要一辆小一点的自行车，故答案选D。