Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a 36 job which get

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Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a 36 job which gets him 37 at five o"clock every morning. He is a  38 .
Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner  39 the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered （递）to the  40 by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.
In  41 , 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 42 on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from 43 , rain or snow. His  44   think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him  45 .
Billy  46 about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest  47 records and clothes. Once a month, he has to 48 money from his customers. Since many of them  49 during the day, Billy has to collect the money 50 . Sometimes, when Billy is   51 , his older brother has to 52 the newspapers. Once Billy"s father had to help as well.
Billy has seventy customers now, 53 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  54 to Europe, but he will also be happy 55 he 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（牛仔）

D．clever boy

小题4:

A．that

B．where

C．which

D．whether

小题5:

A．house

B．porch(门廊)

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（老板们）

D．customers(顾客们)

小题10:

A．books

B．some bread

C．a new bike

D．tips（小费）

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

答案

小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D

解析

试题分析：
小题1:D 上下文串联。根据下文描述说明他除了上学之外还有一份兼职工作。
小题2:D 固定词组.get up起床。他的兼职工作让他每天很早就起床了。
小题3:B 上下文串联。根据39空后the newspapers说明他是一个送报纸的孩子。
小题4:B 语法分析。Where引导定语从句，他来到报纸所在的拐角处。
小题5:D 上下文串联。根据上文go to the corner说明卡车把报纸送到拐角处，他再去取报纸。
小题6:B 考查常识。一年四季中只有冬天在5点多的时候天是黑的，其余季节都已经天亮了。
小题7:A 上下文串联。根据上文可知他是送报纸的，所以他把报纸放在门廊的下面，不要被风吹走。
小题8:B 上下文串联。根据rain or snow说明这里指放在门廊下不受风雨的吹打淋湿。
小题9:D 名词辨析。A老师B父母C老板D顾客；顾客认为他做得很好，所以有时候会给他小费。
小题10:D 名词辨析。A书B面包C新自行车D小费。顾客认为他做得很好，所以有时候会给他小费。
小题11:A 固定词组。挣钱make money。故A正确。
小题12:D 固定结构。Spend…on…把钱花在…上；
小题13:C 动词辨析。A給；B借C收集D抓；他既要负责送报纸也要负责收报纸的钱。
小题14:C 动词辨析。A玩B学习C工作D休息。因为人们白天要工作，所以他只得晚上去收报纸的钱。
小题15:B 上下文串联。因为人们白天要工作，所以他只得晚上去收报纸的钱。
小题16:A 上下文串联。下文说他的兄弟和父亲帮助他送报纸，说明是在他生病，不能工作的时候。
小题17:C 上下文串联。根据40空前面的The newspapers are delivered （递）说明兄弟帮助他送报纸。
小题18:B 句意辨析。他现在每个月能挣70元，但是他希望自己能挣更多。
小题19:A 名词辨析。A旅行B汽车C自行车D工作；他想挣钱去欧洲旅游。故A正确。
小题20:D 连词辨析。A因为B是否C除非D如果；如果他赢得一辆自行车，他也会很高兴。
点评：本文讲述了一个送报纸的男孩的故事，详细描述了送报纸的程序，挣的钱，以及他对这笔钱的计划。从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。

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A small man went to a cinema, bought a ticket and went in. But after two or three minutes he came out, bought a second ticket and went in again.
After a few minutes, he came out again and bought a third ticket. Two or three minutes after that, he came out a third time and asked for another ticket.
But the girl said to him, “Why are you buying all these tickets? Are you waiting for friends in the cinema all the time?”
“No, I am not doing that,” answered the small man. “But a big woman always stops me at the door and tears (撕)my ticket up.”
The girl smiled and sold him another ticket.
小题1:One day a small man went to _____.

A．a shop

B．a hospital

C．a post office

D．a cinema

小题2:The small man bought _____ tickets in all.

A．five

B．three

C．four

D．six

小题3:The big woman _____.

A．didn’t let the small man in

B．was the ticket collector (收票员)

C．didn’t like a small man at all

D．was the doorkeeper (看门人)

小题4:The small man _____.

A．enjoyed the film very much

B．didn’t like the film at all

C．didn’t see the film at all

D．was very clever

小题5:The girl ______.

A．was the ticket seller	B．was the doorkeeper
C．was the ticket collector	D．was the small man’s friend

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One morning, Charley, a little green frog, was sitting in a pond(池塘) by the side of the road.
Wanda, the neighborhood witch(女巫), was walking along the road. She was a good witch and dreamt to become a fairy godmother who can save people from trouble with magic powers. Wanda had been learning fairy godmother magic for 103 years. That morning, she decided to try the magic she had learned and bring happiness to others.
Seeing Wanda, Charley cried, “Hi, Wanda.”
“Hi, Charley,” replied Wanda, “I have a surprise for you.”
Then, Wanda waved her wand(魔杖), said a magic word, and Charley turned into a prince!
When Charley-turned-prince looked at himself in the water, he cried, “Hey! You turned me into a prince! It’s a surprise all right, but I don’t want to be a prince! Change me back right now!”
“Oh, dear,” Wanda said. “you shouted so loud that I forgot the way to change you back. But who wouldn’t rather be a prince?”
“I wouldn’t!” cried Charley. “I want to be a frog!” He stuck out his tongue, missing a bug (虫子) flying by the end of his nose. “Look at that, Wanda! I was a good fly catcher. But now, this tongue is too short! Please change me back!”
“I can’t, Charley. But you’ll learn to be happy as a prince.” She waved her wand, and suddenly a castle appeared. Out of the castle dozens of musicians were playing various instruments. “Charley! You’ll have servants, eat delicious foods, and you can sing and dance and snap fingers(弹响指).”
“No!” Charley interrupted.(打断) “I don’t want all these! I want bugs!” Charley cried. “I don’t want to sing and dance! And why would I do something as silly as snapping my fingers?”
“Snapping fingers!” cried out Wanda. “That’s what I forgot!” She snapped her fingers, cried “Upsi-doodle!” and the castle and musicians disappeared and the prince became a little green frog.”
Charley looked at himself in the water. “ You did it, Wanda. Oh, happy day! I’m a frog.”
“I must apologize, Charley,” Wanda said, “you are a happy frog. I should know this a moment ago.”
小题1:Wanda turned Charley from a frog into a prince

A．of her own will

B．to play a joke on him

C．at the request of charley

D．to teach Charley a lesson

小题2: After the little green frog became a prince, he .

A．was grateful to Wanda	B．Wanted a great palace
C．couldn’t recognize Wanda	D．became angry with Wanda

小题3: The underlined part “You did it” in the passage means “ “.

A．You gave me a surprise

B．You turned me back into a frog

C．You turned me into a prince

D．You understood what I meant

小题4: At the end of the story, Wanda probably felt .

A．satisfied

B．ashamed

C．worried

D．excited

小题5:According to the passage, which of the following conclusions can we get?

A．Just be yourself

B．Do nothing by halves

C．Helping others is a virtue

D．Where there is a will, there is a way

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A group of travelers were having dinner in a restaurant .While they were eating fish, they began to tell stories about finding valuable stones inside fish .
An old man ,who had listened to their conversation quietly ,said at last ,”Now I’m going to tell you a true story of my own .When I was young ,I worked in a large company in London .As is usual with other young people ,I fell in love with a pretty girl .Soon we were engaged .Two months before our marriage ,I was suddenly sent to Edinburgh on business .My stay was a bit longer than I had expected .At last my work was done and I left for home .Before I left Edinburgh , I bought a nice diamond ring for my sweet-heart .On my way to London ,I was looking through a newspaper .It was then that I learned of my sweet-heart’s getting married to another man. I was so sad that I threw the diamond ring into the water. A few days later, when I was eating fish ,I bit on something very hard .What do you think it was?
“The diamond ring ,” shouted his friends . “No,” said the old man sadly ,It was a fish bone.
小题1:The young man bought a diamond ring ______

A．soon after he started working in Edinburgh .

B．when he got engaged to his sweet-heart .

C．after her marriage.

D．when he was going to return.

小题2:The man was very angry because _______

A．he threw away his diamond ring.

B．his sweet-heart had married someone else

C．he had been away longer than expected

D．a hard stone gave him a terrible pain

小题3:The other travelers expected the old man to ____

A．get back the diamond ring

B．bite on a stone

C．find a fish bone

D．tell an interesting but untrue story.

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Alia Sabur, from Northport, N. Y., US, went to college at age 10. And four years later, Sabur became a bachelor of science in. Applied Mathematics summa cum laude（以最优等成绩）from Stony Brook University -- the youngest female in US history to do so. Her education continued at Drexel University, where she earned a Master of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy (哲学博士) in Materials Science and Engineering.
With an unlimited future ahead of her, Sabur directed her first career choice to teaching. "I really enjoy teaching," she said. She was three days short of her 19th birthday in February, 2008, when she was hired to become a professor at Konkuk University in Seoul, Korea. This distinction made her the youngest college professor in history, according to the Guinness" Book of Worm Records, beating the previous record held by Colin Maclaurin, a student of Isaac Newton, in 1717.
Although she doesn"t start until next month, Sabur has taken up teaching math and physics courses at Southern University in New Orleans. Sabur is old enough to teach in the city, but not to join her fellow professors in a bar after work. In Korea, where the drinking age is 20, she might have more luck. In traditional Korean culture, children are considered to be 1 year old-when they are born, and add a year to their age every New Year instead of their actual birthday, so in Korea Sabur is considered 20.
On top of her unprecedented (空前的) academic achievements, Sabur has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do (跆拳道黑带). She is also a talented clarinet (竖笛) player who has performed with musicians like Lang Lang and Smash Mouth. So is there anything Sabur can"t do?
小题1:We can learn from the passage that Sabur is ________.

A．America"s youngest bachelor of science

B．Drexel University"s youngest student

C．the world"syoungest college professor

D．the world"s youngest female teacher

小题2:When Sabur was hired as a professor, her actual age is ________.

A．fourteen

B．eighteen

C．nineteen

D．twenty

小题3:What does the author mean by saying "she might have more luck" (in Paragraph 3)?

A．Sabur might be permitted to drink in a Korean bar.

B．Sabur would be allowed to attend parties in Korea.

C．Sabur is old enough to teach at Konkuk University.

D．Sabur is lucky to be hired by Konkuk University.

小题4:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Alia Sabur is the youngest female doctor from Stony Brook University.

B．Colin Maclaurin has once been the youngest college professor in the world.

C．In Korea, Alia Sabur is not allowed to drink for she is still underage.

D．Alia Sabur knows anything but Tae Kwon Do.

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It was Monday. Mrs Smith’s dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.Considering that there was no better way, Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it “Give my dog half a pound of meat. ” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently:“ Take this to the butcher and he’s going to give you your lunch today.”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’s. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.
At sunset, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it. he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his regular customers .
　However, the dog came again at four o’clock. And the same thing happened once again. At six o’clock,, it came for more meat, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs Smith feed it with so much meat today?”
Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there was a piece of blank paper. He laughed and phoned Mrs Smith.
小题1:The little dog went to the butcher’s _____ during the period.

A．there times

B．four times

C．five times

D．six times

小题2:The butcher didn’t give any meat to the dog ________.

A．until he made sure the words were really written by Mr Smith

B．when he found there was no words on the paper

C．before he was paid by the lady

D．because he sold out all the meat

小题3:From the story, we can reach a conclusion(结论) that the dog was ____.

A．honest and loyal

B．brilliant

C．amusing

D．amazing

小题4:At the end of the story, you’ll find _______.

A．the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

B．the dog dare not go to the butcher’s any more

C．the butcher was told not to give meat to the dog

D．the butcher found himself tricked by the dog

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