James’s New Bicycle　

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __1__ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __2__ on earth was he going to get the __3_ of the money?　

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __4__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __5__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __6__.　

There was only one way to get money, and that was to __7__ it. He would have to find a job. __8__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __9__ on most things.　

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

That was the _10__ of James’s odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __11__ 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 __12__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __13__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __14__ for the bicycle he longed for.　

The day __15__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __16__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __17__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __18__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __19__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __20__what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.　

难易度：难

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

2. A. How　 B. Why　 C. Who　 D. What　

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

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

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

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

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

8. A. Or　 B. So　 C. For　 D. But　

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

　　第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

　　阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从 21～40 各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

　　One Saturday, some five-or-six-year olds in my neighborhood gathered at the lot to play cowboys. Brian came, 21 the biggest toy gun I’d ever seen. Before we started, I told him I wanted to borrow it 22 . As soon as we broke up for the 23 , I ran to a far corner of the lot and buried the gun in the soft dirt. I wanted to give Brian a 24 .

　　Before long, Brian was demanding his gun back. We all walked 25 the lot to the corner, and I dug where I 26 I’d buried it. No gun. I dug some more. 27 no gun. Brian started shouting, “Find my gun!” and I started getting 28 . I knew it was somewhere, but the whole corner was looking 29 to me. Everyone stood around and watched 30 I desperately dug at the ground. No one 31 . My eyes started burning, and I knew I was going to cry. I 32 with Brian screaming, “You bastard! My dad will get you!”

　　That afternoon when I heard Brian calling outside the window, I told Mom everything. She 33 listened to me, then went out to the garage and got the shovel. We 34 Brian outside and the three of us returned to the lot.

　　35 it was very hot outside, and my mom dug in the heat for an hour. She turned up most of the dirt in that corner, 36 the gun was never found. I stood and watched 37 , and felt worse and worse as she worked and sweated 38 me.

　　My parents bought Brian a new gun, so he was 39 . Now I realize how lucky I was to have 40 who stood up for me, and that I still needed Mom to help me out of trouble.

　　21. A. carrying out B. showing off C. picking up D. taking away

　　22. A. after a moment B. at a time C. in a minute D. for a while

　　23. A. race B. game C. party D. role

　　24. A. blow B. test C. chance D. scare

　　25. A. across B. in C. over D. by

　　26. A. imagined B. pretended C. thought D. expected

　　27. A. Also B. Still C. Just D. Indeed

　　28. A. hot B. hurt C. sick D. angry

　　29. A. unlikely B. perfect C. the same D. the opposite

　　30. A. since B. though C. if D. as

　　31. A. helped B. laughed C. quarreled D. worked

　　32. A. settled down B. came up C. set out D. ran away

　　33. A. doubtfully B. calmly C. regretfully D. kindly

　　34. A. left B. followed C. met D. took

　　35. A. By now B. Till then C. At last D. So far

　　36. A. but B. for C. when D. so

　　37. A. carelessly B. impatiently C. helplessly D. cautiously

　　38. A. in spite of B. except for C. in favor of D. because of

　　39. A. satisfied B. moved C. encouraged D. comforted

　　40. A. all B. someone C. anybody D. one

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 26　

, but I always knew he was 27 . He never criticized us, but used 28 to bring out our best. H’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 29 as a child I said something 30 about somebody, and father said, “31 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that I looked for the best 32 people, I would get the best 33 . From then on I’ve always tried to 34 the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very 　35 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 　36 a great deal of time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 　37 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to make me change my decision, 　38 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 　39 me to go into law. And I’ve 　40 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 　41　 I didn’t pursue my 　42 . You know what you want. Go achieve it.”

As 　43 turned out my little publication went on to become Student, a nation 　44 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 　45 me.

　 26. A. biologist　　　　　　 B. manager　　　　　 C. lawyer　　　　　　　　　　 D. gardener

　 27. A. strict　　　　　　　　 B. honest　　　　　　　 C. special　　　　　　　　　　 D. learned

　 28. A. praise　　　　　　　　 B. courage　　　　　　 C. power　　　　　　　 D. warmth

　 29. A. think　　　　　　　　　 B. imagine　　　　　　 C. remember.　　　　 D. guess

　 30. A. unnecessary B. unkind　　　　　　　 C. unimportant　　　 D. unusual

　 31. A. Another　　　 B. Some　　　　　　　 C. Any　　　　　　　　 D. Other

　 32. A. on　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. about

　 33. A. in case　　　　 B. by turns　　　　　 C. by chance　　　　 D. in return

　 34. A. revise　　　　　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　　　 C. review　　　　　　　　　　 D. follow

　 35. A. understanding　　 B. experienced　　　　　　 C. serious　　　　　　 D. demanding

　 36. A. taking up　　　　　　 B. making up　　　　 C. picking up　　　　 D. keeping up

　 37. A. suggestion　　　　　 B. decision　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　　　 D. choice

　 38. A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　 C. even if　　　　　　　　　　 D. as if

　 39. A. helped　　　　 B. allowed　　　　　　 C. persuaded　　　　 D. suggested

　 40. A. always　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　 D. almost

　 41. A. rather　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　 D. therefore

　 42. A. promise　　　　　　 B. task　　　　　　　　 C. belief　　　　　　　 D. dream

　 43. A. this　　　　　　　　　　 B. he　　　　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

　 44. A. newspaper　　　　 B. magazine　　　　　 C. program　　　　　 D. project

　 45. A. controlled　　　　　 B. comforted　　　　 C. reminded　　　　　 D. raised

　

Nowadays it is found that school students seldom pay much attention to sports. Is it because they have no 　32　 in sports? It may not be the fact. They often say they have 　 33 more important things to do.

34 　are these important things? Examinations! They have to 　35　 themselves for the most important School Certificates of Education Examination（毕业会考）, and also to 　 36　 with the test and the exams in school. So many of them tend to 　 37 bookworms.

In the summer holidays of the former years they could do 　38　 they liked, but in the summer holidays of the 　39　 years, they have to 　 40　 all their time to the preparation. So studies have 　 41　 them from going in sports.

Because of the pressure 　 42　 their parents and teachers, they have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. Many parents 　 43　 　their children to pass this examination in order to get a stepping stone for higher studies or better jobs. As for the 　 44　 themselves, they want to get good results so that they can 　 45　 their studies in the universities. So it is necessary that they 　 46　 up their school activities, especially sports.

Indeed, a complete education cannot go 　 47　 physical training, for a quick mind seldom 　 48　 along with a weak body. It is well said, “All work no play 　 49　 Jack a dull（迟钝的）boy.” In one word, without a strong body, you can never 　 50　 anything, let alone a great success in 　51　

32. A. lesson	B. time	C. interest	D. place
33. A. very	B. other	C. few	D. much
34. A. Where	B. How	C. Which	D. What
35. A. prepare	B. get	C. make	D. ask
36. A. agree	B. fight	C. work	D. deal
37. A. have	B. become	C. change	D. grow
38. A. something	B. change	C. anything	D. which
39. A. this	B. that	C. last	D. present
40. A. spend	B. take	C. cost	D. give
41. A. separated	B. divided	C. taken	D. prevented
42. A. from	B. of	C. in	D. to
43. A. force	B. want	C. make	D. let
44. A. students	B. teachers	C. parents	D. examinations
45. A. develop	B. improve	C. further	D. stop
46. A. keep	B. put	C. take	D. give
47. A. for	B. after	C. with	D. without
48. A. goes	B. gets	C. lives	D. lies
49. A. turns	B. makes	C. gets	D. brings
50. A. receive	B. achieve	C. do	D. accept
51. A. sports	B. exams	C. training	D. life

Nowadays it is found that school students seldom pay much attention to sports. Is it because they have no 　32　 in sports? It may not be the fact. They often say they have 　 33 more important things to do.

34 　are these important things? Examinations! They have to 　35　 themselves for the most important School Certificates of Education Examination（毕业会考）, and also to 　 36　 with the test and the exams in school. So many of them tend to 　 37 bookworms.

In the summer holidays of the former years they could do 　38　 they liked, but in the summer holidays of the 　39　 years, they have to 　 40　 all their time to the preparation. So studies have 　 41　 them from going in sports.

Because of the pressure 　 42　 their parents and teachers, they have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. Many parents 　 43　 　their children to pass this examination in order to get a stepping stone for higher studies or better jobs. As for the 　 44　 themselves, they want to get good results so that they can 　 45　 their studies in the universities. So it is necessary that they 　 46　 up their school activities, especially sports.

Indeed, a complete education cannot go 　 47　 physical training, for a quick mind seldom 　 48　 along with a weak body. It is well said, “All work no play 　 49　 Jack a dull（迟钝的）boy.” In one word, without a strong body, you can never 　 50　 anything, let alone a great success in 　51　

32. A. lesson	B. time	C. interest	D. place
33. A. very	B. other	C. few	D. much
34. A. Where	B. How	C. Which	D. What
35. A. prepare	B. get	C. make	D. ask
36. A. agree	B. fight	C. work	D. deal
37. A. have	B. become	C. change	D. grow
38. A. something	B. change	C. anything	D. which
39. A. this	B. that	C. last	D. present
40. A. spend	B. take	C. cost	D. give
41. A. separated	B. divided	C. taken	D. prevented
42. A. from	B. of	C. in	D. to
43. A. force	B. want	C. make	D. let
44. A. students	B. teachers	C. parents	D. examinations
45. A. develop	B. improve	C. further	D. stop
46. A. keep	B. put	C. take	D. give
47. A. for	B. after	C. with	D. without
48. A. goes	B. gets	C. lives	D. lies
49. A. turns	B. makes	C. gets	D. brings
50. A. receive	B. achieve	C. do	D. accept
51. A. sports	B. exams	C. training	D. life