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. |
( )1. A. cleaned
( )2. A. How
( )3. A. amount
( )4. A. brave
( )5. A. point
( )6. A. split
( )7. A. borrow
( )8. A. Or
( )9. A. decisions
( )10. A. beginning
( )11. A. similarity
( )12. A. brand
( )13. A. effort
( )14. A. all
( )15. A. finally
( )16. A.gave
( )17. A. patiently
( )18. A. applying
( )19. A. since
( )20. A. deserved | B. covered
B. Why
B. part
B. hard
B. reason
B. spend
B. earn
B. So
B. experience
B. introduction
B. quality
B. number
B. pressure
B. enough
B. instantly
B. left
B. proudly
B. asking
B. if
B. benefited | C. counted
C. Who
C. sum
C. smart
C. result
C. spare
C. raise
C. For
C. opinions
C. requirement
C. suitability
C. size
C. money
C. much
C. normally
C. took
C. silently
C. looking
C. than
C. achieved | D. checked
D. What
D. rest
D. unfair
D. right
D. save
D. collect
D. But
D. knowledge
D. opening
D. variety
D. type
D. trouble
D. some
D. regularly
D. wasted
D. tiredly
D. working
D. though
D. learned |
答案
| 1-5: C A D B A 6-10: C B D C A 11-15: D B C B A 16-20: D B D A C |
举一反三
| 完形填空。 | I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors.
Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 1 she was
encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my 2 . She wanted to know how I thought we should 3 things. At first
I had no idea how to answer because I knew 4 about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her
5 . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to 6 them. She trusted me to complete
things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how 7 I was, so I began to show up to paint more and
more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Neidl"s 8 that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it 9 !" I began to take 10 . I had been
so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing-only things to be 11 upon. I learned to dip my brush into
the paint and 12 create something.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was 13 in the program as "Student Art Assistant"
because of the time and effort I"d put in. It was that year that I 14 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing
stage design.
Being on that stage-design team 15 Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more
competent than I had thought, but I also 16 a strong interest and a world I hadn"t known existed. She taught
me not to 17 what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be 18 . Mrs. Neidl was
my comforter when I was upset. Her 19 in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 20 . | ( )1. A. and
( )2. A. opinion
( )3. A. make
( )4. A. anything
( )5. A. questions
( )6. A. hold
( )7. A. happy
( )8. A. message
( )9. A. again
( )10. A. steps
( )11. A. improved
( )12. A. easily
( )13. A. introduced
( )14. A. confirmed
( )15. A. with
( )16. A. developed
( )17. A. accept
( )18. A. bored
( )19. A. trust
( )20. A. accessible | B. yet
B. impression
B. keep
B. something
B. comments
B. follow
B. lively
B. motto
B. more
B. control
B. acted
B. carefully
B. recognized
B. decided
B. below
B. discovered
B. care
B. lazy
B. patience
B. enjoyable | C. so
C. information
C. handle
C. everything
C. explanations
C. evaluate
C. reliable
C. saying
C. instead
C. charge
C. looked
C. confidently
C. identified
C. realized
C. of
C. took
C. judge
C. sad
C. curiosity
C. possible | D. for
D. intention
D. change
D. nothing
D. remarks
D. form
D. punctual
D. suggestion
D. later
D. risks
D. reflected
D. proudly
D. considered
D. acknowledged
D. by
D. fostered
D. wonder
D. afraid
D. interest
D. favorable | | 完形填空。 | Another person"s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person
was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father 1 me to her with these
words:"I would like you to meet the fellow who is 2 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably
start throwing rocks at you no 3 than tomorrow morning."
My stepmother walked over to me, 4 my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she
looked at my father and replied, "You are 5 . This is not the worst boy at all, 6 the smartest one who hasn"t
yet found an outlet (释放的途径) for his enthusiasm."
That statement began a(n) 7 between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had
built me up in my 8 as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She 9 my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors.
She moved our family into the county seat, where my father"s career could be more 10 and my brother and I
could be better 11 .
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand 12 and told me that she believed that I could become
a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I 13 it had already improved our lives. I accepted her 14 and began to write
for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of 15 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and
received the task which became my life"s work later. I wasn"t the 16 beneficiary (受益者). My father became
the 17 man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college
president.
What power 18 has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one"s purpose and is 19
strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible (不可抗拒的) force which poverty and temporary defeat can
never 20 .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do
with your enthusiasm. | ( )1. A. rushed
( )2. A. distinguished
( )3. A. sooner
( )4. A. dragged
( )5. A. perfect
( )6. A. but
( )7. A. agreement
( )8. A. opinion
( )9. A. begged
( )10. A. successful
( )11. A. treated
( )12. A. camera
( )13. A. considered
( )14. A. belief
( )15. A. teaching
( )16. A. next
( )17. A. cleverest
( )18. A. enthusiasm
( )19. A. deliberately
( )20. A. win | B. sent
B. favored
B. later
B. shook
B. right
B. so
B. friendship
B. image
B. persuaded
B. meaningful
B. entertained
B. radio
B. suspected
B. request
B. writing
B. same
B. wealthiest
B. sympathy
B. happily
B. match | C. carried
C. mistaken
C. longer
C. raised
C. wrong
C. and
C. gap
C. expectation
C. ordered
C. helpful
C. educated
C. bicycle
C. ignored
C. criticism
C. studying
C. only
C. strongest
C. fortune
C. traditionally
C. reach | D. introduced
D. rewarded
D. earlier
D. bent
D. impolite
D. or
D. relationship
D. mind
D. invited
D. useful
D. respected
D. typewriter
D. appreciated
D. description
D. reading
D. real
D. healthiest
D. confidence
D. constantly
D. doubt | | 完形填空。 | One day a king and his minister (大臣) went out for a walk. The king said to the minister, "I want to give
reward to anyone who is hospitable (好客的) to us during our 1 ."
The king and the minister went up to one man and said," We are 2 .This is a fine town. Could we stay at
your house as 3 ?"
The man looked down upon them, saying," 4 do I know you"re not criminals (犯人)?"
Then the king and the minister went up and 5 on somebody else"s door. When the man opened the 6 ,
they asked, "Could we spend the night here? It"s getting dark."
The man said, "First, tell me 7 of you there are. Then I"ll decide."
The king said,"You see that we are only two. If you 8 us to stay with you, we"ll pay you what we have
tomorrow." The man agreed.
Then they 9 walking. They came to another house and knocked on the door. The king said, "It"s getting
dark. 10 we spend the night at your house?"
The man said," 11 ! Just tell me how many of you there are."
The king said,"You can see we are only two." Then they 12 back to the palace.
The minister had 13 the address of each person to whom they had spoken, and the following 14 the
king called all the three persons to the palace. To the first one the king said," When travelers come from a
different kingdom, we must 15 them shel ter (住所). It is 16 we aren"t thieves." And the king 17 the man
out of his kingdom.
To the 18 man the king gave a lot of money. To the third one, who 19 offered shelter and only then
asked how many were 20 . | ( )1. A. sleep
( )2. A. friends
( )3. A. owners
( )4. A. How
( )5. A. dropped
( )6. A. letter
( )7. A. how many
( )8. A. agree
( )9. A. began
( )10. A. Would
( )11. A. Pardon
( )12. A. went
( )13. A. taken away
( )14. A. year
( )15. A. borrow
( )16. A. silly
( )17. A. threw
( )18. A. last
( )19. A. bravely
( )20. A. order | B. talk
B. criminals
B. officials
B. Why
B. took
B. box
B. how much
B. allow
B. enjoyed
B. Must
B. Thanks
B. hurried
B. taken down
B. month
B. offer
B. right
B. invited
B. first
B. slowly
B. promise | C. dinner
C. ministers
C. ofiicers
C. When
C. knocked
C. door
C. how long
C. make
C. stopped
C. Could
C. Sorry
C. retumed
C. taken off
C. minute
C. lend
C. clean
C. kept
C. third
C. immediately
C. name | D. walk
D. travelers
D. guests
D. Where
D. touched
D. window
D. how far
D. want
D. continued
D. Should
D. Certainly
D. drove
D. taken up
D. day
D. share
D. clear
D. brought
D. second
D. carefully
D. crown | | 完形填空。 | One summer in college, I was invited to be an instructor at a high school leadership camp.
I first 1 a boy under the tree on the first day of camp. His obvious 2 and shyness made him appear
weak and lonely. Nearby, 200 13 campers were playing and joking, but the boy seemed to want to be
anywhere 4 where he was.
I was instructed to care more about campers who might feel 5 . So I 6 him and said, "Hi, I"m Kevin.
It"s nice to meet you. How are you?"
7 a shaky voice he 8 answered, "Okay, I guess."
I calmly asked him to join in the activities and 9 some new people. He quietly replied, "No, this is not
really my thing."
I could 10 that this whole experience was 11 to him. But I somehow knew it wouldn"t be right to 12
him, either. It was going to take more time and 13 .
The next day, I was leading camp songs for the campers. They eagerly participated. But the boy was just
sitting alone, 14 out the window.
That evening at our nightly staff meeting, I made my 15 about him known. I asked them to pay special
attention and spend time with him 16 they could.
The days flew by fast. When the "last dance" came, surprisingly, the boy from under the tree was now a
shirtless dancing 17 . He owned the dance floor 18 meaningful time with others. I couldn"t believe it was him.
In that instant, I realized how easy it is to give a bit of 19 every day. You may never know how much
each gesture may mean to someone else. I tell this story as 20 as I can, and I advise others to look out for
their own "boy under the tree." | ( )1.A. learned
( )2.A. anger
( )3.A. ambitious
( )4.A. other than
( )5.A. left out
( )6.A. passed
( )7.A. At
( )8.A. unfortunately
( )9.A. help
( )10.A. sense
( )11.A. familiar
( )12.A. push
( )13.A. effects
( )14.A. observing
( )15.A. trouble
( )16.A. unless
( )17.A. wonder
( )18.A. sparing
( )19.A. himself
( )20.A. soon | B. recognized
B. discomfort
B. curious
B. just as
B. put out
B. left
B. In
B. tmwillingly
B. interview
B. suggest
B. similar
B. pull
B. exercises
B. examining
B. concern
B. before
B. danger
B. saving
B. yourself
B. far | C. noticed
C. excitement
C. anxious
C. or rather
C. made out
C. visited
C. On
C. unconsciously
C. find
C. consider
C. strange
C. pardon
C. efforts
C. admiring
C. devotion
C. when
C. scene
C. spreading
C. themselves
C. often | D. heard
D. satisfaction
D. eager
D. as well as
D. let out
D. approached
D. By
D. uninterestingly
D. meet
D. prove
D. typical
D. punish
D. expenses
D. staring
D. understanding
D. since
D. instructor
D. sharing
D. itself
D. long | | 阅读理解。 | Ms. Keller often said," Without Annie Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown."
As a little girl, Sullivan was no stranger to hardship (困苦). She almost couldn"t see anything and was, at
one time, locked in a dark underground room of a mental institution (精神病院) because of mental problems.
Little Annie Sullivan would attack anyone who came near sometimes. However, an elderly nurse believed there
was hope and she offered to help the child. Every day she made all her efforts to give little Annie words of love
and encouragement.
At last, doctors noticed a change in the girl. They ever saw an ger and hostility (敌意) in her eyes, while
now they noticed a little gentleness and love. They moved her upstairs where she continued to become better.
Then the day finally came when this seemingly "hopeless" child was released (释放).
Annie Sullivan grew into a young woman with a wish to help others as she, herself, was helped by the kind
nurse. It was she who saw hope in Helen Keller. She loved her, played with her until the flickering candle
became a bright light to the world. Annie Sullivan brought wonders into Helen"s life. But without that kind and
warm heaned nurse, how could little Annie become such a kind-hearted teacher?
And so it goes. Just how far back does the chain of love make bigger? And how far forward will it lead?
You can never ignore the power of your love. It is a fire that, once lit, may burn forever. | | 1. What does the underlined sentence in the second paragraph mean? | A. When young, Sullivan was not afraid of hardship.
B. Hardship knew Sullivan when she was young.
C. When young, Sullivan experienced much hardship.
D. When young, Sullivan knew much about hardship. | | 2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? | A. Keller"s teacher was completely blind and deaf.
B. Sullivan was once mentally ill.
C. Sullivan recovered with the help of an old nurse.
D. Sullivan tried to be as helpful as the old nurse. | | 3. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word " flickering"? | A. Burning brightly.
B. Burning unsteadily.
C. Shining violently.
D. Shining strongly. | 4. According to the development of the passage, the right order may be___.
①People noticed a little gentleness and love in Sullivan.
②Sullivan was locked in a dark underground basement of a mental institution.
③They moved her upstairs to improve.
④An elderly nurse comforted and encouraged her.
⑤She found hope in Helen Keller. | A. ②-③-⑤-④-①
B. ②-④-①-③-⑤
C. ③-②-④-⑤-①
D. ③-④-②-⑤-① | 最新试题
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