Question

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully ________ the coins that lay on the bed, $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90!________ on earth was he going to get the ________ of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was ________ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no point asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to ________.

There was only one way to get money , and that was to earn it. He would have to find a job. But who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had ________ on most things.

"Well, you can start right here, "said Mr. Clay."My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing."

That was the ________ of James' odd-job (零工)business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the variety of jobs that people ________ for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the ________ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the ________ increased and he knew that he would soon have ________ for the bicycle he wanted.

The day finally came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He ________ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode ________ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard ________ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more since he had bought it with his own money. He had ________ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.

1.A. cleaned    B. covered    C. counted    D. checked

2.A. How    B. Why    C. Who    D. What

3.A. amount    B. part    C. total    D. rest

4.A. brave    B. hard    C. smart    D. unfair

5.A. cost    B. spend    C. spare    D. save

6.A. decisions    B. experience    C. opinions    D. knowledge

7.A. beginning    B. introduction    C. requirement    D. opening

8.A. offered    B. found    C. promised    D. looked

9.A. brand    B. number    C. size    D. type

10.A. effort    B. pressure    C. money    D. trouble

11.A. all    B. enough    C. much    D. some

12.A. gave    B. left    C. took    D. wasted

13.A. patiently    B. silently    C. proudly    D. carefully

14.A. searching    B. asking    C. looking    D. working

15.A. imagined    B. made    C. achieved    D. learned

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.D

15.C

【解析】詹姆斯想要一辆新的自行车，但是他的父母也不是很有钱，最后詹姆斯通过做兼职工作，通过自己的劳动为自己买了一辆自行车。得到一辆自行车对别的孩子来说也许是轻而易举的事情，但对于小詹姆斯来说那是通过用辛勤的汗水换来的，这样的自行车弥足珍贵。

1.句意：他仔细地数着散落在床上的硬币。A. cleaned清扫；B. covered覆盖；C. counted数数， D. checked检查。，通过句意可知孩子在反复数钱，因为他想用这笔钱买东西，但钱不够。count the coins 数钱，故答案为C。

2.句意：他到底怎么样才能得到购买自行车的其余的钱呢？A. How如何；B. Why 为什么；C. Who谁；D. What什么。此处表示方式，故答案选A。

3.句意：他到底怎么样才能得到购买自行车的其余的钱呢？A. amount数量；B. part部分；C. total总共；D. rest余下的。作者已经有了24.52美元，the rest of the money在这里用rest指购买自行车的其余的钱，故答案为D。

4.句意：当你是唯一没有自行车的人，很难与别人一起外出。A. brave勇敢的；B. hard硬的，艰难的；C. smart聪明的；D. unfair不公平的，不公正的。在孩子心中，作为唯一没有自行车的人走在众人面前是很没面子，很难的。故答案为B。

5.句意：因为他知道他们没有钱。A. cost花费；B. spend花费；C. spare分享；D. save节约。spare no money一点钱都拿不出，因为家庭贫困，父母拿不出钱来为孩子买自行车。故答案为C。

6.句意：在许多事情上他都有主意。A. decisions决定，决心；B. experience经验，经历；C. opinions主意，观点；D. knowledge知识。前面提到他向Mr. Clay请教参考建议，出主意，故选opinions，答案为C。

7.句意：那就是詹姆斯打零工的开始。A. beginning开头；开端； B. introduction引进，介绍；C. requirement需要，要求；D. opening （出入的）通路；开口；根据前面的建议，这里应该是开始打零工的，故答案选A。

8.句意：他对别人为他找到如此多的工作感到吃惊。A. offered提供；B. found发现；C. promised许诺；D. looked看。offer sth. to sb. 因此答案不能选A，正确答案为B。

9.句意：他数不清他洗过多少辆车。A. brand商标，牌子；B. number数量；C. size尺码，大小；D. type类型。根据后面句子of cars he washed and windows he cleaned应该是他数不清他洗过多少辆车，答案为B。

10.句意：但是钱不断地增加，他知道他很快就会有足够的钱买他想要的自行车了。A. effort努力；B. pressure压力；C. money钱；D. trouble麻烦。随着自己做零工的增加，钱也越来越多，故答案为C。

11.句意：但是钱不断地增加，他知道他很快就会有足够的钱买他想要的自行车了。A. all所有的；B. enough足够的；C. much许多；D. some一些。因为打零工而挣钱越来越多，这里指足可以买一辆自行车。故答案为B。

12.句意：他马上去商店挑选了他想要的自行车。A. gave给；B. left离开；C. took 带领，拿；D. wasted浪费。waste no time毫不耽搁，当孩子挣够了钱他便立即去买自行车，表明一种迫切的心情。故答案选D。

13.句意：他自豪地骑着车回家。A. patiently有耐心地；B. silently寂静地；C. proudly自豪地； D. carefully认真地。因为自己打工挣钱买到了自行车，所以感到自豪，答案为C。

14.句意：打工挣钱实属不易。A. searching搜寻； B. asking询问；C. looking看；D. working工作。前文提到为了挣钱，詹姆斯打了许多零工，答案为D。

15.句意：他实现了他所认为的不可能，那比自行车更值得。A. imagined设想；B. made制作； C. achieved实现；D. learned学习，研究。孩子得到他认为不可能得到的东西。故答案为C。

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