Question

“Daily Star, sir” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty papers_______ . His voice was almost gone and his heart was ________. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers ________ money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a ________ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He ________ as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

“You don’t know the ________ of selling papers. You must shout, Hot news! Bomb bursting!” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “ ________ it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly ________ they have time to see, and you’ll ________ out and get your money, ”Chad said.

It was a new ________ to Jason. He thought of his bird with no _________ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was ________ that he would not tell a lie. Though he was  ___________ a poor newsboy, he had been ________ some good things.

The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers ________ . Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a ________ smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason ________money because he would not tell a lie. The boys_______ at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder ________.”You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new ________. He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.

1.A. left    B. remaining    C. leaving    D. sold

2.A. weak    B. open    C. pure    D. heavy

3.A. in exchange for    B. instead of    C. regardless of    D. in return for

4.A. card    B. cup    C. cake    D. comb

5.A. broke down    B. gave in    C. got away    D. showed up

6.A. difficulty    B. process    C. secret    D. goal

7.A. For    B. So    C. And    D. But

8.A. since    B. before    C. though    D. unless

9.A. drop    B. call    C. reach    D. sell

10.A. idea    B. edition    C. policy    D. task

11.A. bread    B. insects    C. water    D. seeds

12.A. concerned    B. determined    C. excited    D. amazed

13.A. still    B. already    C. also    D. just

14.A. awarded    B. handed    C. taught    D. allowed

15.A. by chance    B. as usual    C. at once    D. on purpose

16.A. warm    B. gentle    C. proud    D. polite

17.A. made    B. saved    C. borrowed    D. lost

18.A. shouted    B. laughed    C. nodded    D. started

19.A. fondly    B. grateful    C. bravely    D. modestly

20.A. business    B. duty    C. method    D. job

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。和其他卖报郎不同，Jason不愿通过谎称报纸上有热点新闻的方法卖更多报纸，挣更多钱，而是一直坚守着诚信，最终赢得了邮局里一位绅士的认可，并获得了一份薪水丰厚的工作。

1.考察动词。A. left 剩下 B. remaining 剩下 C. leaving 离开 D. sold卖。仍然还剩下20份报纸，空格填非谓语，报纸是被剩下的，用过去分词，故选A。

2.考查形容词。A. weak 虚弱的 B. open 开的 C. pure 纯的 D. heavy重的。根据语境，报纸没卖出去，心情当然是“沉重的”，故选D。

3.考查介词短语。A. in exchange for 交换 B. instead of 代替 C. regardless of 尽管 D. in return for回报。报纸没卖出去，因而拿回家的只能是剩下的报纸，而不是挣的钱。根据语境可知选B。

4.考查名词。A. card 卡 B. cup 杯子 C. cake蛋糕 D. comb梳子。根据下文第三段的“and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother”，可知他想给母亲买的是蛋糕（cake），原词复现，故选C。

5.考查动词短语。A. broke down 出故障，（精神等的）崩溃 B. gave in 屈服 C. got away 离开 D. showed up到场。根据语境，他想着没能卖掉报纸，不能实现心中的愿望——为妈妈买蛋糕，为小鸟买食物，人一下子垮了下来，故选A。

6.考查名词。A. difficulty 困难 B. process 过程 C. secret 秘密 D. goal目标。另一个小男孩在向他传授卖报的“秘诀”。故选C。

7.考查连词。A. For 因为 B. So 因此 C. And 并且 D. But但是。根据下文“报纸上没有这些内容”，可判断此处与上文形成转折含义，应用转折连词but。选D。

8.考查连词。A. since 自从 B. before 在……之前 C. though 尽管 D. unless除非。句意：在人们未来得及看之前就跑掉，根据语境选B。

9.考查动词。A. drop 落下 B. call 打电话 C. reach 到达 D. sell卖。根据后面的“and get your money”，可知本处是“卖光报纸”。sell out卖光，固定短语，故选D。

10.考查名词。A. idea 注意 B. edition 版本 C. policy政策 D. task任务。别的报童在传授卖报的秘诀，因而本处对于Jason来说，这是个新的主意，根据语境选A。

11.考查名词。A. bread 面包 B. insects 昆虫 C. water 水 D. seeds种子。根据第一段中的“He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a_____ for his mother and some seeds for his bird.相呼应，可知是原词复现，seeds。故正确答案应为D。

12.考查形容词。A. concerned 担心的 B. determined 有决心的 C. excited 激动的 D. amazed惊奇的。根据后一句Though he was _____13_____ a poor newsboy, he had been ____14____ some good things.可知他人穷志不穷，所以他下定决心不撒谎，表决心，故选B。

13.考查副词。A. still 仍然 B. already已经 C. also 也 D. just仅仅，只。句意：尽管他只是一个可怜的小报童，但他曾经被教育要有优良的品质。根据句意可知答案为D。

14.考查动词。A. awarded 奖励 B. handed 交给，传递 C. taught 教 D. allowed允许。句意：尽管他只是一个可怜的小报童，但他曾经被教育要有优良的品质。根据句意可知选C。

15.考查介词短语。A. by chance 偶然 B. as usual 如常 C. at once 立刻 D. on purpose故意。根据语境可知：孩子们像往常一样去领要卖的报纸。故选B。

16.考查形容词。A. warm 温暖的 B. gentle 温柔的 C. proud 骄傲的 D. polite礼貌的。那个小男孩Chad卖了很多报纸，脸上当然应带着“骄傲的”笑容，故选C。

17.考查动词。A. made 做 B. saved 救 C. borrowed 借 D. lost丢失。Jason因为不愿撒谎没挣到钱，即“失去钱”，故选D。

18.考查动词。A. shouted 喊叫 B. laughed 笑 C. nodded 点头 D. started开始。根据语境可知那些小男孩们在嘲笑Jason。laugh at sb.嘲笑某人。故选B。

19.考查副词。A. fondly 温柔地，怜爱地 B. grateful 感激的 C. bravely 勇敢地 D. modestly谦虚地。根据下文“You’re just the boy I am looking for”，可知那位先生对他是喜欢的，因而本处意为“他温柔地拍了拍Jason的肩膀，故选A。

20.考查名词。A. business 事情 B. duty 职责 C. method 方法 D. job工作。根据最后一句“but got a well-paid job because he told the truth”，可知Jason得到了一份报酬很好的新工作。正确答案应为D。

【名师点睛】

词汇复现包括原词复现、同义词复现、同根词复现、概括词复现以及结构复现等。完形填空所选的文章都是具有逻辑关系、意义相连的语篇，因此，在行文中不可避免地会出现词语的复现、前后同义或反义、相互照应等现象。所以，解题时应联系上下文寻找相关线索，如某一个词的原词、指代词、同义词、近义词、上义词、下义词和概括词等。但由于我们在做题时不可能总是重复地阅读文章，因此，在做完形填空时要培养一种捕捉并记忆相关信息的能力。

比如，第4题就属于此类型。可根据下文第三段的“and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother”，可知，他想给他的妈妈买蛋糕，此句中有非常明显的提示，原词复现，cake，故第4题自然选cake了。

第11题中的seeds也是原词复现现象，可根据第一段中的“He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a_____ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. 复现的词seeds，得出答案。