Question

Reuben, a 12-year-old boy, saw something in a shop window. But the price—five dollars—was far beyond his means. He couldn’t ask his parents the money. His father made a living through in Bay Roberts. His mother, Dora, tried hard to feed and clothe their five children.

Hesitating(犹豫) for a few minutes, he opened the and talked to the shopkeeper. “…I don’t have the money right now. Can you please it for me?” “I’ll try,” the shopkeeper smiled.

Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. Hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, he suddenly had a(an) . He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site(建筑工地).Reuben knew he could collect the discarded nails(被丢弃的钉子) and sell them to the factory for five cents .

He looked for nails until sunset. Then he ran to the factory and sold them. Reuben tightly clutched(握紧) the five-cent pieces and ran home. He found a rusty iron can and dropped his inside. Then he rushed into the barn(谷仓) near his house and hid it. It was dinner time when Reuben got home. His father sat at the big kitchen table, working on a fishnet. Dora was at the kitchen stove, ready to serve as Reuben took his place at the table. Looking at his mother, Reuben smiled.

Every day after school, Reuben searched the town, trying to finish his task. Finally, the time had come! He ran into the barn, opened the can, poured the coins out and began to count.

He still needed 20 cents! He had to sell four nails the day ended. Rushing to the town, Reuben searched every corner. It was getting dark when Reuben arrived at the factory. The man at the factory was about to .

“Please, mister. I have to sell these nails now—please.”

“Why do you need this money so ?”

“It’s a secret.”

The man took the nails, reached into his pocket and put four coins in Reuben’s hand.

Clutching the can tightly, Reuben for the shop.

“I have the ” he solemnly told the owner.

Back home, his mother was cleaning the kitchen. “Here, Mum! Here!” Reuben shouted as he ran to her. He a small box in her roughened hand. She opened it carefully. A blue-velvet jewel box appeared. Dora lifted the lid(盖子). Tears began to blur(模糊) her vision. In gold lettering on a small, almond-shaped brooch(胸针) was the word Mother.

It was Mother’s Day, 1946.

1. A. aboutB. forC. ofD. with

2. A. farmingB. drivingC. fishingD. cleaning

3. A. doorB. shopC. windowD. box

4. A. buy B. watchC. makeD. keep

5. A. taskB. goalC. planD. idea

6. A. eachB. anyC. eitherD. all

7. A. nailsB. cansC. coinsD. dollars

8. A. breakfastB. tableC. lunchD. dinner

9. A. publicB. secretC. excitingD. surprising

10.A. beforeB. afterC. whenD. while

11.A. call upB. lock upC. clear upD. turn up

12.A. hurriedlyB. hardlyC. badlyD. immediately

13.A. wentB. lookedC. paidD. left

14.A. pocketB. moneyC. lidD. time

15.A. movedB. pulledC. placedD. took

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是Reuben想在母亲节给妈妈买一件礼物-胸针，但他没有足够的钱。于是他恳求店主先替他留着。然后每天放学后，他到建筑工地捡废弃的钉子，然后卖到一家工厂以此攒钱。但他还差20美分，他努力寻找废弃的钉子，终于在很晚的时候捡到了足够的钉子并换到了足够的钱。在母亲节这天，Reuben终于给妈妈买到了礼物，达成了愿望。

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2.务农B. driving开车C. fishing打渔D. cleaning清扫。根据下文His father sat at the big kitchen table, working on a fishnet.可知他的父亲打渔为生。故选C。

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11.召集；打电话，B. lock up锁门，C. clear up 清除干净，D. turn up开大点。由上文天黑了可知那个人是要锁门下班。故选B。

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考点：日常生活类短文。