Question

Henry was a boy of nine. He was born in a       family. His father was often ill and couldn’t go to work. Only his mother worked in a factory. She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband       food and clothes. But she failed. Her family was sometimes hungry. Of course, she couldn’t send Henry to school. She was       it but she didn’t know what to do. The boy was very clever and taught himself to read，write and       at home in the evening. And in the daytime he was polishing（擦）shoes in the street, so he could make some       for his family.

One afternoon the boy saw a young man’s shoes were       , so he said to him, “ Let me polish your shoes.”

“No, thank you,” the young man said and walked away.

“You may pay me only one dollar, sir,” the boy shouted       him. But the young man said no again. Then the boy thought for a while and told him that he would polish his shoes for nothing. The young man       to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man showed       shoe to the boy, but the boy said no to polish it if he wasn’t paid two dollars for his work. .The young man refused（拒绝）to       anything on it and went away.

But his shoes were so different that he had to stop. He turned back and gave the boy two dollars. In a very short time the shoe was as bright as the other one.

1.A. happy         B. lucky        C. rich          D. poor

2.A. much       B. little        C. enough      D. many

3.A. afraid of        B. sorry for     C. useful to     D. friendly to

4.A. play        B. swim        C. count        D. sleep

5.A. books       B. clothes       C. shoes         D. money

6.A. dirty        B. clean         C. old           D. new

7.A. under          B. above       C. in front of    D. behind

8.A. liked        B. agreed       C. worried       D. surprised

9.A. other          B. others         C. the other       D. the others

10.A. spend          B. cost         C. pay         D. take

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了亨利是一个九岁的男孩。他出世在一个贫穷的家庭。他的爸爸经常生病，他不能去工作。亨利非常聪明，他晚上自学读书，写字，算数。白天在街上擦鞋赚钱。他很聪明，他能够想办法擦更多的鞋，多赚钱。

1.】考查形容词及语境的理解。从下文可知，他出世在一个贫穷的家庭。此处应是poor贫穷的。

2.】考查形容词及语境的理解。She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband enough food and clothes.句子意思，她努力工作并且希望给四个孩子和她的丈夫足够的食物。enough足够的。故选A。

3.她为此感到非常对不起孩子，但是她不知道做什么。Be sorry for 因…而感到对不起。故选B。

4.考查动词及语境的理解。句子意思，他晚上自学读书，写字，算数。count算数。可知故选C。

5.】考查名词及语境的理解。他能够为他的家庭赚钱。make money 赚钱。故选A。

6.】考查形容词及语境的理解。句子意思，一天下午他看到一个年轻人的鞋是脏的。故选B。

7.】考查介词及语境的理解。句意为：男孩在他后面喊，你可以仅付给我一美元。behind在…后面。故选D。

8.句意为：这个年轻人听到后感到很惊讶。故选B。

9.】考查代词及语境的理解。指两个中的另一个，用the other.故选C。

10.固定短语及语境的理解。spend…on…在…花费…。故选A。

考点：考查故事类短文。