Billy is fourteen years old and in the nin

题目内容：

Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a 26job which gets him 27 at five o’clock every morning. He is a 28.

Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner 29the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered to the 30by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.

In 31, it is still dark and cold when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is bright and warm. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route (线路) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each 32on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from33, rain or snow. His34 think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him 35.

Billy 36about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest 37records and clothes. once a month, he has to 38 money from his customers. Since many of them 39during the day, Billy has to collect the money 40. Sometimes, when Billy is 41, his older brother has to 42the newspapers. once Billy’s father had to help as well.

Billy has seventy customers now, 43 he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding(杰出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a 44to Europe, but he will also be happy 45he wins a new bicycle.

小题1:

A．full-time

B．strange

C．good

D．part-time小题2:

A．indoors

B．outdoors

C．down

D．up小题3:

A．schoolboy

B．newspaper boy

C．cowboy

D．clever boy小题4:

A．that

B．where

C．which

D．whether小题5:

A．house

B．porch

C．school

D．corner小题6:

A．autumn

B．winter

C．morning

D．summer小题7:

A．newspaper

B．magazine

C．letter

D．email小题8:

A．air

B．wind

C．water

D．fire小题9:

A．teachers

B．parents

C．bosses

D．customers小题10:

A．books

B．some bread

C．a new bike

D．tips小题11:

A．makes

B．saves

C．spends

D．pays小题12:

A．in

B．at

C．to

D．on小题13:

A．give

B．borrow

C．collect

D．catch小题14:

A．play

B．study

C．work

D．rest小题15:

A．in the morning

B．at night

C．in the afternoon

D．at noon小题16:

A．sick

B．angry

C．at school

D．sad小题17:

A．carry

B．collect

C．deliver

D．sell小题18:

A．then

B．but

C．so

D．for小题19:

A．trip

B．car

C．bicycle

D．job小题20:

A．because

B．whether

C．unless

D．if

最佳答案：

小题1:D

小题1:D

小题1:B

小题1:B

小题1:D

小题1:B

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:D

小题1:D

小题1:A

小题1:D

小题1:C

小题1:C

小题1:B

小题1:A

小题1:C

小题1:B

小题1:A

小题1:D

答案解析：

小题1:D。文中提到Billy是学生，故排除A项，不能是专职的工作。

小题1:D。get sb up使某人起床。他的工作使他每天5点钟就得起床。

小题1:B。从下文可知，newspaper boy送报纸的男孩。

小题1:B。where引导的是定语从句，在从句中作地点状语。

小题1:D。根据上文...to go to the corner来判断D项。

小题1:B。下文提到the rest of the year。

小题1:A。此处newspaper作“报纸”解。根据each可排除D项。

小题1:B。其他与句意不符。防止风、雨或雪．

小题1:D。customers顾客。他的顾客认为他做得很好。

小题1:D。下文提到给他小费。故排除其他选项。

小题1:A。make这里指赚取之意。Billy每月大约赚取70美元。

小题1:D。spend(money) on sth．花钱买某物。

小题1:C。从顾客那收钱。下文有暗示Billy has to collect the money...。

小题1:C。work工作，上班。多数的顾客白天上班。

小题1:B。at night在晚上。只有B项符合句意。

小题1:A。sick生病。有时候，当Billy生病的时候，他的哥哥不得不帮助他送报纸。

小题1:C。deliver递送。解析见上题。

小题1:B。but但是。但他并不满足。

小题1:A。根据to Europe可判断A项。他想赢得去欧洲的旅行。

小题1:D。if如果。但如果能得到一台自行车，他也会十分高兴。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。