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四川省德阳市2014高考英语完形填空训练(9)及答案
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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 B. covered C. counted D. checked
【答案】C。
【解析】为了买自行车,作者在数自己的钱。count数符合题意。
( ) 2. A. How B. Why C. Who D. What
【答案】A.
【解析】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?
( ) 3. A. amount B. part C. sum D. rest
【答案】D。
【解析】作者已经有了24.52美