Question

Henry Bond was about seven years old when his father died. His mother found it   46  to support the large family. However, she tried her best to do so. Also,  she   47  Henry, the eldest son, to school.

At one time, Henry needed a grammar book for his study. His family was so   48  that his mother could not afford one.

One morning, Henry found that a deep snow had fallen, and the   49  wind was blowing. “Ah,” he said, “it is an ill wind that blows nobody good.” With these words, he ran to the house of a neighbor, and offered his   50  to move away the snow around it. The offer was accepted. When he finished the work, he received his   51  . Then he went to another place for the   52  purpose, and then to anther,   53  he had earned (挣得) enough to buy a grammar book.

From that time, Henry was   54  the first in all his classes. He knew no such word as “  55  ”, and he succeeded in all he tried to do. Having the will, he always found the way.

1.A. easy  B. fun  C. difficult  D. possible

2. A. returned  B. sent  C. followed  D. lent

3.A. large  B. small  C. rich   D. poor

4.A. cold  B. warm  C. cool   D. hot

5.A. service  B. choice  C. money   D. interest

6. A. book  B. pay  C. letter   D. study

7.A. last  B. strange C. same   D. boring

8. A. if   B. because C. since   D. until

9. A. always  B. never  C. already  D. seldom

10.A. help  B. fall  C. try   D. give

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了亨利大约七岁的时候，他的父亲去世了。他的母亲发现很难养活这么一个大家庭。有一次亨利想要一本语法书。但他的妈妈没有钱给他买。在早晨醒来时，他发现下了深深的雪。他决定为邻居服务扫雪从而赚得买书钱。自此他认识到主要努力就没有做不成的事情。

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考点：人物介绍类短文。