Question

III. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 

James’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __34__ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __35__ on earth was he going to get the __36_ of  the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __37__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __38__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __39__.

There was only one way to get money, and that was to __40__ it. He would have to find a job. __41__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __42__ on most things.

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

That was the __43__ of James’s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __44__ 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 __45__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __46__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __47__ for the bicycle he longed for.

The day __48__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __49__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __50__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __51__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle __52__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __53__what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.

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

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

36. A. amount            B. part               C. sum                      D. rest

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

38. A. point                B. reason            C. result                    D. right

39. A. split                       B. spend             C. spare                    D. save

40. A. borrow             B. earn               C. raise                     D. collect

41. A. Or                  B. So                 C. For                       D. But

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

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

44. A. similarity         B. quality           C. suitability              D. variety

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

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

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

48. A. finally              B. instantly         C. normally                D. regularly

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

50. A. patiently           B. proudly          C. silently                 D. tiredly

51. A. applying           B. asking            C. looking                 D. working

52. A. since                B. if                  C. than                      D. though

53. A. deserved           B. benefited               C. achieved                D. learned

Answer

34~53 CADBA    CBDCA    DBCBA    DBDAC

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