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James’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __36__ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __37__ on earth was he going to get the __38__ of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __39__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __40__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __41__.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to __42__ it. He would have to find a job. __43__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __44__ on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,”said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the __45__ of James’s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __46__ 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 __47__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __48__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __49__ for the bicycle he longed for.
The day __50__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __51__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __52__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __53__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __54__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __55__what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
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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
解析
小题1:从整体内容看James为了买自己渴望已久的自行车，父母没钱，自己攒的钱不够，然后靠打零工挣钱，最后买了自行车。此处的---the coins，应该是数钱，下文最后一段50空后由出现了它和count的搭配，故选C。
小题2:从上文创设的语境来看，此处应该是他将怎样/如何弄到其他的钱，选A符合。
小题3:按照上文内容他已经有了$24.52，但自行车的价格是at least $90，因此此处应该是其他的，其余的意思，故选D.
小题4:上句意思是其他人都有了自行车，在和有自行车的人一起闲逛时自己是不幸的。D项unfair“不公平”不和句意；B项hard“不幸”的意思吻合语境，故选B。
小题5:从下句for he knew they had no money来看，他的父母没钱，找他们要就毫无意义。此处B理由；C结果；D权力；A point “意义、用处”，用在there is no point in doing sth.句型里边，表示在做某事方面毫无意义，故选A
小题6:A split劈开、裂开；均分；B spend花费; D save 节省；C spare 均出，匀出；符合句意，选C。
小题7:前面提到，自己没有攒够买自行车的钱，父母也不能给钱，兼顾下文内容唯一得到钱的办法应该是自己去赚钱，earn赚得，挣到的意思，故选B.
小题8:从下句---who would hire him and what could he do?可以看出此处表转折，意思为但是----；故选D。
小题9:由前面的关键词for advice，who引导的定语从句介绍说明Mr. Clay的情况，及下句“Well, you can start right here,”课推知此处为“主张、建议”的意思，故选C。
小题10:由上句的关键词start，此处的James’s odd-job(零工) business，推知是“开始的”意思，故选A。
小题11:由46空下行可知他做了各种各样的零工，此处similarity类似；quality质量；suitability合适均不和句意；而D variety”各种、各样”符合句意，故选D。
小题12:此处关键词count 应该与数目搭配表示他数不清------；brand 品种，商标；size 尺寸，大小；type类型，型号均不能喝count搭配；number数目符合，故选B。
小题13:按照生活常识此处应该是钱的增加。故选C。
小题14:上句意思是钱在增加，此处显然是他知道挣得的钱快够了，enough“足够的”符号句意。
小题15:既然是The day----came when James counted his money and found $94.32.，显然此处应该是那一天的最后来临，表示他盼望的急切心情，finally最后，终于符合语境。故选A
小题16:此处语境应该是他迫切的等到了这一天，当然不会浪费时间，而赶快去买自行车，故选D符合语境和James的心情。
小题17:用自己打零工攒的钱买来的自行车，骑着回家，由“showing his new bicycle---”可以看出他当然自豪啦，故选B符合语境。
小题18:此处讲他买自行车的钱来之不易，按照整体内容来看是打零工赚来的，所以D符合句意。
小题19:由he valued his bicycle far more.可以看出他珍惜他的自行车是因为用自己的钱买的。只有A since“既然，由于”有此意，故选A。
小题20:此处应该是“完成、取得、达到（目的）”之意。deserve值得；benefit受益；learn学会，学习均不和句意，只有achieve符合，故选C. 达到（目的）的意思。
核心考点
试题【阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。James’s New BicycleJames shook his money 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining，construction，and warfare as the inventor of dynamite（炸药）. On April 12，1888，Alfred"s brother Ludwig died of heart attack. A major French newspaper _21_ his brother for him and carried an article _22_ the death of Alfred Nobel. “The merchant of death is dead.”The article read. “Dr. Alfred
Nobel，who became _23_ by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before，died yesterday. ”Nobel was _24_ to find out not that he had died，but that，when his time was up，he would be thought of only as one who profited from _25_ and destruction.
To make sure that he was _26_ with love and respect. Nobel arranged in his _27_ to give the largest part of his money to _28_ the Nobel prizes，which would be awarded to people who made great _29_ to the causes of peace，literature，and the sciences. So _30_ ，Nobel had to die before he realized what his life was really about.
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Over the phone, his mother told him, “Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday.” Memories fleshed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.
“Jack, did you hear me?”
“Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. it’s been so long since I thought of him. I’m sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago,” Jack said.
“Well, he didn’t forget you. Every time I saw him he’d ask how you were doing. He’d reminisce (回忆) about the many days you spent over ‘his side of the fence’ as he put it, ” Mom told him.
“I loved that old house he lived in,” Jack said.
“You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man’s influence in your life,” she said.
“He’s the one who taught me carpentry. I wouldn’t be in this business if it weren’t for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important. Mom, I’ll be there for the funeral.” Jack said.
Busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser’s funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.
The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time, which was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture … Jack stopped suddenly.
“What’s wrong, Jack?” his Mom asked.
“The box is gone,” he said.
“What box?” Mom asked.
“There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he’d ever tell me was ‘the thing I value most’,” Jack said.
It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.
“Now I’ll never know what was so valuable to him,” Jack said sadly.
Returning to his office the next day, he found a package on his desk. The return address caught his attention.
“Mr. Harold Belser” it read.
Jack tore open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Jack’s hands shook as he read the note inside,
“Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bernett. It’s the thing I valued most in my life.” A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, and tears filling his eyes. Jack carefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch. Running his fingers slowly over the fine cover, he opened it.
Inside he found these words carved: “Jack. Thanks for your time! Harold Belser.”
“Oh. My God! This is the thing he valued most …”
Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his assistant and cleared his appointments for the next two days. “Why?” his assistant asked.
“I need some time to spend with my son,” he said.
46. Why did Jack think Mr. Belser died years ago?
A. College and career prevented him from remembering Mr. Belser.
B. Jack was too busy with his business and family to think about Mr. Belser.
C. Jack was too busy realizing his dreams to think about Mr. Belser.
D. His present busy life washed away his children memories.
47. Jack’s mother told him on the phone about Mr. Belser EXCEPT that _________.
A. Mr. Belser often asked how Jack was doing
B. Mr. Belser’s funeral would take place on Wednesday
C. Mr. Belser had asked for Jack’s mailing address
D. Mr. Belser had pleasant memories of their time together
48. Why did Belser send Jack his gold watch?
A. Because he was grateful for Jack’s time with him.
B. Because he had no children or relatives.
C. Because he thought he had to keep his word.
D. Because Jack had always wanted it during his childhood.
49. Why did Jack say he needed some time to spend with his son?
A. He was very tired of his work and wanted to have a good rest.
B. He had promised to spare more time to stay with his son.
C. He had missed his son and his family for days.
D. He came to realize the importance of the time with his family.
50. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?
A. The Good Old Times B. What He Valued Most
C. An Old Gold Watch D. The Lost Childhood Days
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was 24 in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly. They then became good friends and later entered the same senior high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks 25 graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. Bill 26 him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a 27 for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping 28 .But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I 29 that if I had killed myself, I would have 30 that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you picked up my life as well.”
21. A. sat down B. lay down C. knelt down D. slowed down
22. A. and B. but C. but hat D. and that
23. A. fallen in love B. broken up C. got along well D. done away
24. A. invited B. allowed C. stopped D. interested
25. A. after B. from C. before D. since
26. A. asked B. informed C. remembered D. reminded
27. A. note B. message C. sign D. mess
28. A. medicine B. pilled C. bags D. clothes
29. A. wondered B. doubted C. realized D. forgot
30. A. missed B. lost C. seized D. spent
When his heart problems led to operation, Jim went through it successfully, and a full recovery was expected. Within days, however, his heart was not beating properly. Jim was rushed back to operation, but nothing was found to explain the cause of his illness. He died on the operating table on the day before his 48th birthday.
Dr. Bruce Smoller, a psychologist, had had many conversations with him, and the more he learned, the stranger he realized Jim"s case was. When Jim was a child, his father, a teacher, suffered a heart attack and stayed home to recover. One morning Jim asked his father to look over his homework, promising to come home from school at noon to pick it up. His father agreed, but when Jim returned his father had died. Jim"s father was 48.
“I think all his life Jim believed he killed his father,” Dr. Smoller says. “He felt that if he had not asked him to look at his homework, his father would have lived. Jim had been troubled by the idea. The operation was the trial he had expected for forty years. “ Smoller believes that Jim willed himself not to live to the age of 48.
Jim"s case shows the powerful role that attitude plays in physical health, and that childhood experiences produce far-reaching effect on the health of grown-ups. Although most cases are less direct than Jim"s, studies show that childhood events, besides genes, may well cause such midlife diseases as cancer, heart disease and mental illness.
41. Jim was sent back to operation because ________.
A. his heart didn"t work well B. he expected a full recovery
C. his life was drawing to a close
D. the first one wasn"t well performed
42. What made Dr. Smoller feel strange about Jim"s case?
A. Jim died at a young age.
B. Jim died on the operating table.
C. Both Jim and his father died of the same disease.
D. Jim"s death is closely connected with his father"s.
43. From Smoller"s words, we can infer that ________.
A. Jim"s father cared little about his study
B. Smoller agreed that Jim did kill his father
C. Jim thought he would be punished some day
D. Smoller believed Jim wouldn"t live to the age of 48
44. Which of the following could have strong effect on one"s physical health according to the text?
a. One’s genes. b. One’s life in childhood.
c. One’s physical education. d. The date of one’s birthday.
e. The opinions one has about something.
A. a, b, d B. a, b, e C. a, c, e D. b, c, d
45. Which of the following is true?
A. Both Jim and his father died at the age of 48.
B. Jim often asked his father to do his homework.
C. Jim was believed to kill his father.
D. Most childhood events can cause cancer, heart disease and mental illness.
I recently heard a story from Malcolm Dalkoff, who has been a professional 22 for the last twenty-four years, mostly in advertising.
As a boy, Dalkoff was terribly shy and 23 . He had few friends and no self-confidence. Then one day, his high-school English teacher, Ruth Brauch, asked the class to write their own chapter that would 24 the last chapter of the novel since they had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it in. Today he cannot recall anything special about the chapter he wrote, or what 25 Mrs. Brauch gave him. 26 , what he does remember is the four words in the paper: “This is good writing.” Four words. They 27 his life.
“Until I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or what I was or what I was going to be,” he said, “After reading her 28 ,I went home and wrote a short story, 29 I had always dreamed of doing but never believed I could do.”
Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to Mrs. Brauch for instruction. “She was 30 , helping and honest. She was just what I needed,” Dalkoff said.
| 21 | A. much | B. little | C. well | D. ill |
| 22 | A .report | B. designer | C. writer | D. teacher |
| 23 | A .weak | B. independent | C. troublesome | D. helpless |
| 24 | A. follow | B. change | C. connect | D. explain |
| 25 | A .help | B. encouragement | C. grade | D. words |
| 26 | A. Therefore | B. However | C. Meanwhile | D. Besides |
| 27 | A .improved | B. developed | C. changed | D. enriched |
| 28 | A. chapter | B. novel | C. note | D .explanation |
| 29 | A. everything | B. something | C. nothing | D. anything |
| 30 | A. encouraging | B. careful | C. strict | D. effective |
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