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题目内容：

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 the 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 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 than the bicycle.

小题1:

A．cleaned

B．covered

C．counted

D．checked小题2:

A．How

B．Why

C．Who

D．What小题3:

A．amount

B．part

C．sum

D．rest小题4:

A．brave

B．hard

C．smart

D．unfair小题5:

A．point

B．reason

C．result

D．right小题6:

A．split

B．spend

C．spare

D．save小题7:

A．borrow

B．earn

C．raise

D．collect小题8:

A．Or

B．So

C．For

D．But小题9:

A．decisions

B．experience

C．opinions

D．knowledge小题10:

A．beginning

B．introduction

C．requirement

D．opening小题11:

A．similarity

B．quality

C．suitability

D．variety小题12:

A．brand

B．number

C．size

D．type小题13:

A．effort

B．pressure

C．money

D．trouble小题14:

A．all

B．enough

C．much

D．some小题15:

A．finally

B．instantly

C．normally

D．regularly小题16:

A．gave

B．left

C．took

D．wasted小题17:

A．patiently

B．proudly

C．silently

D．tiredly小题18:

A．applying

B．asking

C．looking

D．working小题19:

A．since

B．if

C．than

D．though小题20:

A．deserved

B．benefited

C．achieved

D．learned

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:A

小题3:D

小题4:B

小题5:A

小题6:C

小题7:B

小题8:D

小题9:C

小题10:A

小题11:D

小题12:B

小题13:C

小题14:B

小题15:A

小题16:D

小题17:B

小题18:D

小题19:A

小题20:C

答案解析：

本文讲述了作者为了买自行车，而自己的父母亲又没有钱来资助，使用实现梦想的唯一方式就是自己挣钱。为了挣得买自行车的钱，他做了很多的兼职工作，最后实现了自己的梦想，买到了想要自行车。

小题1: C为了买自行车，作者在数自己的钱。count数符合题意。

小题2:A.表示方式，他到底怎么样才能得到购买自行车的其余的钱呢

小题3:D作者已经有了24.52美元，在这里用rest指购买自行车的其余的钱。

小题4: B作者的朋友都有自行车，这样的话他和他们一起出去的话就会觉得很难。

小题5: A句型：there be no point in doing sth,做什么是没有意义的。

小题6:C作者知道自己的父母抽不出任何钱让他去买自行车。spare sb. sth,给某人抽出某种东西，该物多为时间或金钱。

小题7: B作者认识到实现自己梦想的唯一方式是自己挣钱。earn挣钱；collect收集，筹集；raise筹集。所以正确答案为B。

小题8:D上下文是转折关系，虽然他知道要自己挣钱，但是谁会雇佣他呢

小题9:C Mr. Clay对大多数事情都有自己的见解。opinions见解。

小题10:A那是James零工的开始，beginning 开始。

小题11:D为了凑够买自行车的钱，他做了各种各样的零工。variety种类，符合题意。

小题12: B为了购买自行车，他为别人刷了很多车，他自己都已经记不清刷过的车的数量了。

小题13:C随着自己做零工的增加，钱也越来越多，C项符合题意。

小题14: B他知道自己不久就会有足够多的钱去买自己梦想中的自行车了。

小题15:A能够买起自行车的那一天终于到来了，finally终于符合句意。

小题16:D当他数过自己的钱后，他立刻去买自行车了，没有浪费一分钟的时间。

小题17:B经过自己的努力，他终于实现了自己的愿望，所以当然是自豪地proudly。

小题18:D为挣钱而工作当然是辛苦的，

小题19:A该句话的意思是：James知道他的自行车意义重大，因为他是用自己的钱购买的。

小题20: C他通过自己的努力实现了自己的梦想。achieve实现，符合句意。

点评：本文讲述了作者为了实现自己梦想而参加兼职工作。本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。

考点核心：

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