完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

John wanted a bike. He had asked his parents for the    36   and they said he must earn it. But   37    ? He thought about this as he walked home.      38   many people wanted to ask boys to work for them. Maybe he could   39   away snow for the neighbors. But this was   40   . He’d have to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for this garden because he had no    41   to do the work    42   .

    Then he   43   one of his classmates, Dick, delivering newspapers. “ I could    44    that,” he thought. “ Maybe I could even get the bike    45    away. I could pay for it a little each week.” He ran to    46    up with Dick. John asked a lot of    47    about having a paper    48    . He learned that it was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job   49   about three hours each   50   . Dick gave him the phone number of this newspaper manager.

    John    51    flew home. After he had explained his   52   , his mother smiled. “I think it’s a great   53   ,” she said. “I’ll call the newspaper.”

    “Wait, Mom,” John said. “I’ll call.    54    , I’m going to be a   55  now.”

1.A. money      B. chance           C. permission       D. bike

2.A. when           B. where.           C. why          D. how

3.A. Few            B. A few            C. Not          D. No

4.A. get            B. take         C. throw            D. clear

5.A. spring     B. summer       C. autumn       D. winter

6.A. time           B. tool         C. way          D. friends

7.A. with           B. for.         C. at               D. by

8.A. saw            B. heard            C. learned      D. discovered

9.A. do         B. make         C. deliver          D. seize

10.A. far           B. right            C. out          D. back

11.A. keep          B. set          C. look         D. catch

12.A. news          B. questions        C. information      D. problems

13.A. trade         B. business     C. route            D. shop

14.A. paid          B. wasted           C. spent            D. took

15.A. mornings      B. night            C. week         D. newspaper

16.A. almost            B. quickly      C. even         D. obviously

17.A. dictionary        B. suggestions      C. act          D. plan

18.A. mistake           B. fun          C. dream            D. idea

19.A. Above all B. More or less C. After all    D. As a matter of fact

20.A. reporter      B. businessman  C. newspaper        D. salesman

There at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass, my l4-year-old son, John, and I noticed the coat. While the other coats drooped (低垂), this one looked as if it were   41  itself up. The coat was beautifully made, with a Fifth Avenue label and an  42   price of $28, which was popular just then with   43  , but could cost several hundred dollars new. John tried it on and the  44   was perfect.

John  45   the coat to school the next day and came home with a big smile. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said,   46   folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a   47  came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness (作对) and   48   discussion replaced fierce argument. He became more mannerly and  49  , eager to please. He would generously lend his younger brother his tapes and lecture him   50   his behavior. When I mentioned this   51  to his teacher and wondered what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It   52   be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good mark not only because he had earned   53   but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran   54  a friend. “Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly,   55  John’s new height, appreciating the cut of his coat and holding out his hand, one gentleman to another.

John and I both know we should never   56   a person’s clothes for the real person within them.   57  , there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for   58  what is on the inside with what is on the outside.

For John, it is a time when it is as easy to try on different  59  to life as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape   60  all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.

My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped(低垂), this one looked as if it were   36  itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an)   37  price of $28, which was popular just then with   38 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that   39  of classic elegance（优雅）. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.

John   40  the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said,   41  folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a   42  came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness (作对) and reasoned discussion replaced fierce   43 . He became more mannerly and   44 , eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him   45  his behavior.

When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and   46  what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It   47  be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good   48  not only because he had earned   49  but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly,   50  John’s new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.

John and I both know we should never   51  a person’s clothes for the real person within them.   52  there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for   53  what is on the inside to what is on the outside.

For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to   54  as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape   55  all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.

1.                A．turning         B．showing         C．holding   D．hanging

2.                A．unreasonable    B．expected        C．acceptable    D．unbelievable

3.                A．adults          B．teenagers       C．women   D．strangers

4.                A．color          B．style           C．price D．size

5.                A．wore          B．carried         C．lent  D．sent

6.                A．carefully        B．comfortably     C．casually   D．quickly

7.                A．happiness       B．matter          C．smile D．change

8.                A．doubt          B．argument       C．fight D．war

9.                A．thoughtful      B．handsome       C．hopeful   D．curious

10.               A．of             B．with           C．on   D．at

11.               A．discovered      B．confirmed      C．concluded D．wondered

12.               A．can            B．should         C．will   D．must

13.               A．present        B．mark           C．word D．result

14.               A．it             B．them          C．this   D．one

15.               A．taking up       B．looking down to  C．checking up    D．looking up at

16.               A．trust           B．exchange       C．mistake   D．regard

17.               A．Though         B．But            C．Since D．So

18.               A．matching       B．attaching       C．relating   D．connecting

19.               A．career         B．life            C．study D．success

20.               A．how           B．why           C．where D．when

My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped, this one looked as if it were   36  itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an)  37  price of $28, which was popular just then with   38  , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that   39  of classic elegance. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.
John   40  the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile "Did the kids like your coat?" I asked. "They loved it," he said,   41  folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a   42  came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness and reasoned discussion replaced fierce   43 . He became more mannerly and   44 , eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him   45  his behavior.
When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and   46  what caused the changes, she said laughing. "It   47  be his coat!" Another teacher told him she was giving him a good   48  not only because he had earned   49  but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?" he asked surprisingly,   50  John's new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both know we should never   51  a person's clothes for the real person within them.   52  there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for   53  what is on the inside to what is on the outside.
For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to   54  as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape   55  all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
John wanted a bike. He had asked his parents for the   36  and they said he must earn it. But   37   ? He thought about this as he walked home.     38  many people wanted to ask boys to work for them. Maybe he could   39  away snow for the neighbors. But this was   40  . He’d have to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for this garden because he had no   41  to do the work   42  .
Then he   43  one of his classmates, Dick, delivering newspapers. “ I could   44   that,” he thought. “ Maybe I could even get the bike   45   away. I could pay for it a little each week.” He ran to   46   up with Dick. John asked a lot of   47   about having a paper   48   . He learned that it was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job  49  about three hours each   50  . Dick gave him the phone number of this newspaper manager.
John   51   flew home. After he had explained his   52  , his mother smiled. “I think it’s a great   53  ,” she said. “I’ll call the newspaper.”
“Wait, Mom,” John said. “I’ll call.   54   , I’m going to be a   55  now.”