Billy，a hard-working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade．He has a part-time job that   16  him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still  17    asleep．He is a newspaper boy.

    Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5：15 to go to the   18  where the newspapers always are．The newspapers were   19   to the corner by truck at midnight．He always takes a wagon to  20   them．

      In the winter it is still dark  21  he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is   22  ．Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his  23    in all kinds of weather．He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊)where it will be  24  from wind and rain or snow．Sometimes his customers give him tips，  25  him very excited．

      Billy earns about$70 per month through hard   2 6 ，and he is saving some of the money to go to  27  ，where he has always been longing to go．Besides that，he  28  the rest of the earnings on records and clothes．Once a month，he has to collect the   29    at night since many of them work during the day．That is when he is  30  so that he is full of excitement．Luckily，he gets   31   supported by his family．Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him．Once，his father was too   32  to help him,

    Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn’t feel   33  about the number．

    He dreams that he will get  34  customers as possible some day．  35  ，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy．He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

A．were        B．take           C．gets         D．pick

A．sound        B．falling          C．fall           D．soundly

A．corner        B．street           C．room           D．department

A．given         B．addressed      C．handed         D．delivered

A．carry         B．bring           C．send            D．load

A．at which    B．while          C．that         D．when

A．short              B．black          C．1ight         D．long

A．mad           B．way           C．route           D．path

A．protected   B．stopped          C．kept         D．prevented

A．making           B．1etting          C．1eading        D．causing  

A．attempt    B．job            C．work           D．struggle

A．abroad    B．school          C．college         D．hospital-

A．costs        B．spends         C．pays            D．uses

A．paper       B．money          C．newspapers      D．records

A．depressed  B．energetic        C．fulfilled       D．moved

A．very         B．great        C．greatly          D．a lot of

A．1ikely      B．reluctant       C．tired          D．willing

A．satisfying  B．pleasant         C．contented        D．happy

A．many more B．as much         C．as many       D．much more

A．If that      B．If so          C．Besides        D．What’s more

 Billy，a hard-working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade．He has a part-time job that   16  him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still  17    asleep．He is a newspaper boy.

    Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5：15 to go to the   18  where the newspapers always are．The newspapers were   19   to the corner by truck at midnight．He always takes a wagon to  20   them．

       In the winter it is still dark  21  he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is   22  ．Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his  23    in all kinds of weather．He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊)where it will be  24  from wind and rain or snow．Sometimes his customers give him tips，  25  him very excited．

       Billy earns about$70 per month through hard   2 6 ，and he is saving some of the money to go to  27  ，where he has always been longing to go．Besides that，he  28  the rest of the earnings on records and clothes．Once a month，he has to collect the   29    at night since many of them work during the day．That is when he is  30  so that he is full of excitement．Luckily，he gets   31   supported by his family．Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him．Once，his father was too   32  to help him,

    Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn’t feel   33  about the number．

    He dreams that he will get  34  customers as possible some day．  35  ，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy．He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

1.A．were         B．take           C．gets         D．pick

2.A．sound          B．falling             C．fall            D．soundly

3.A．corner         B．street            C．room             D．department

4.A．given           B．addressed    C．handed         D．delivered

5.A．carry           B．bring              C．send              D．load

6.A．at which    B．while            C．that         D．when

7.A．short                B．black            C．1ight          D．long

8.A．mad             B．way            C．route             D．path

9.A．protected   B．stopped          C．kept         D．prevented

10.A．making    B．1etting           C．1eading        D．causing  

11.A．attempt            B．job              C．work              D．struggle

12.A．abroad    B．school             C．college          D．hospital-

13.A．costs         B．spends         C．pays               D．uses

14.A．paper        B．money            C．newspapers      D．records

15.A．depressed           B．energetic         C．fulfilled          D．moved

16.A．very           B．great        C．greatly           D．a lot of

17.A．1ikely        B．reluctant       C．tired          D．willing

18.A．satisfying  B．pleasant          C．contented         D．happy

19.A．many more B．as much           C．as many        D．much more

20.A．If that       B．If so           C．Besides         D．What’s more

 

I still clearly remember that day．I was on the side of the road for about four hours with my big jeep．I put signs in the windows that said, "Need a jack （千斤顶）．"

As I was about to give up, a truck stopped and a man got off．He looked at the situation, made a judgment and went back to take a jack．After about two hours, we finished the job with sweats．We were both dirty．His wife took a large bottle of water for us to wash our hands．

I tried to put $ 20 in the man's hand, but he wouldn't take it, so I went to give it to his wife as quietly as I could．I asked their little girl where they lived, thinking maybe I'd send them a gift．She said they lived in Mexico．They were in Oregon now, so Mommy and Daddy could pick cherries for the next few weeks．After that, they were going to pick peaches and then go back home．

After I said goodbye and started going back to my jeep, the girl ran to me and handed me a tamale（玉米粽子）for lunch．I thanked them again and walked back to my jeep．When I opened the tamale, what did I find inside? My $ 20! I ran to the truck and the guy rolled down his window．He started shaking his head, smiled, and with what looked like great concentration said in English, "Today you, tomorrow me." Then he drove away, with his daughter waving to me from the back．

This family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took a couple of hours to help a stranger while others passed by quietly．

Since then I've helped many people like the Mexican family．I didn't accept their money．Every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank．

56．From the passage we can know that _______.

       A．the Mexican man couldn't speak English

       B．the author's jeep broke down on the road

       C．the Mexican family came to Oregon for a visit

       D．$ 20 was a small amount for the Mexican family

57．The author hand the money quietly to the man's wife because _______.

       A．the Mexican man had refused to accept it

       B．the Mexican man's wife needn't wash her hands

       C．the author thought the Mexican man's wife was a bit greedy

       D．the author thought the wife wanted to use the money to buy peaches

58．The Mexican man helped the author because he tended to think that _______.

       A．it was completely wrong for others to pass by quietly

       B．it was quite easy to help the author repair the jeep

       C．it was possible that everyone might get into trouble

       D．the author was a polite stranger and deserved the help

59．What can we infer from the passage?

       A．The Mexican family lived a richer life than the author．

       B．The Mexican family did seasonal work in Oregon in previous years．

       C．What made the author cry was the tamale given by the girl．

       D．The author was inspired to help others by the Mexican family．

   

A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée(未婚妻).The man was very poor 26 the girl was rich. The young man wanted to give her a 27 on her birthday. He wanted to buy something  28 for her, but he had no 29  how to do it, as he had very little 30 .

The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there; rings, gold watches, diamonds but all these things were   31  .There was one thing he could not take his eyes   32   .   33   was a beautiful vase. That would be a wonderful present for  34 . He had been looking at the vase for half an hour  35  the manager asked what had happened to him. The young man told him everything. The manager felt  36   for him and decided to help him. A brilliant idea   37  him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great  38  , the young man saw a vase   39  into many pieces. The manager said, “I can help you. I shall order my servant to   40   it and take it to your fiancée. When he enters the room, he will   41   it.”

On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very   42  . Everything happened as he had   43  ．The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was   44 on everybody's face. When the vase was unwrapped, the guests saw that  45 was packed separately.

1..

A. when                B. while         C. as            D. because

2.

A. vase                B. coat          C. ring          D. present

3.. 

A. important           B. necessary     C. separate      D. beautiful

4.

A. way                 B. plan          C. idea          D. path

5.  

A. time                B. thought       C. money         D. change

6.  

A. too expensive       B. so cheap      C. too big       D. very beautiful

7.

A. on                  B. out           C. off           D. over

8.  

A. It                  B. Which        C. This          D. one

9.

A. a man               B. him           C. a girl        D. his fiancée

10. 

A. when                B. while         C. since         D. after

11.  A. sorry          B. sorrowful     C. worried       D. uneasy

12.

A. stuck               B. came          C. helped        D. struck

13. 

A. surprise            B. excitement    C. joy           D. horror

14. 

A. burst               B. broken        C. got           D. turned

15.

A. wrap (包起来)       B. send          C. buy           D. pick

16.

A. watch               B. fall          C. drop          D. unwrap

17.

A. exited              B. surprised     C. calm          D. busy

18.

A. planned             B. told          C. realized      D. expected

19. 

A. expression          B. anger         C. horror        D. fun

20. 

A. the vase            B. the present   C. all that      D. each piece

 

完形填空。

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Mrs. Mathews lived in a small town where there was one jeweler's shop. It also took in watch repairs, although it had to 1 them off to London for the work to be done, as there was not enough 2 for an expert watch repairer.

　　When Mrs. Mathews's old father died, she inherited(继承) his gold watch, which had 3 to his father and grandfather before him. It was big and heavy and worth a lot of money, but it was 4 , so Mrs. Mathews took it to be repaired.

　　The man in the jeweler's shop was very interested to see such an 5 watch, and when he had examined its 6 , he said he could certainly have it repaired for her. “It'll 7 a long time once that's been done,” he said. He wrote out a 8 and gave it to Mrs. Mathews saying, “Please bring this when you come to pick up the watch. But it might take a bit of time, because it isn't a 9 watch.”

　　But Mrs. Mathews had a lot of things to 10 with after her father died. The 11 was that she completely forgot about the watch that she had taken in for repair, and about the 12 for it, which she had put away in a drawer to keep it safe.

　　Then, while she was looking 13 some old drawer one day, she found the ticket for the watch repair.

　　“What's this?” she said to herself．“A ticket for a watch repair? Who took a watch in to be repaired? And why didn't they give this ticket in when they want to pick it up?”

　　She thought back, and suddenly she 14 . “My father's gold watch!” she thought. “Didn't I pick it up? When did I take it in?” She looked at the ticket again.

“How old is this ticket?” she said to herself．It was five years old. Mrs. Mathews had heard that shops could sell things that people had 15 with them if they didn't pick them up and 16 for them before a certain time. “But the watch might still be there,” she thought．“I'll go and see 17 I can get it back. It might have been sold, but I hope not.”

　　She took the ticket to the jeweler's the next time she went out shopping, and the 18 looked at it and then went to look for the watch 19 saying a word.

　　“That's good,” Mrs. Mathews thought. “He didn't seem to mind about the date.”

　　The man came back after a few minutes and said, “It won't be 20 until Friday.”

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