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Henry was a boy of nine. He was born in a ____ family. His father was often ill and couldn’t go to work. ____ his mother worked in a factory. She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband(丈夫) ____ food and clothes. But she failed. Her family were sometimes ____. Of course, she couldn’t send Henry to school. She was ____ it but she didn’t know what to do. The boy was very clever and taught himself to read and write and ____ at home in the evening. And in the daytime he was polishing（擦）shoes in the street, so he could make some ____ for his family.

One afternoon the boy saw a young man’s shoes were ____, so he said to him, “ Let me polish your shoes.”

“No, thank you,” the young man said and walked ____.

“You may pay me only one dollar, sir,” the boy shouted ___ him. But the young man said no again. Then the boy ____ for a while and told him that he would polish his shoes for nothing. The young man ____ to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man ____ the other shoe to the boy, but the boy said no to polish it if he wasn’t paid two dollars for his work. The young man refused（拒絕）to ____ anything on it and went away.

But his shoes were so different that he had to ____. He turned back and gave the boy two dollars. In a very short time the shoe was as bright as the other one.

【1】A. happy B. lucky C. rich D. poor

【2】A. Only B. Except（除了） C. Or D. Because

【3】A. much B. little C. enough D. no

【4】A. full B. hungry C. happy D. pleased

【5】A. afraid of B. sorry for C. useful to D. friendly to

【6】A. play B. swim C. count D. sleep

【7】A. books B. clothes C. shoes D. money

【8】A. dirty B. clean C. old D. new

【9】A. over B. away C. out D. in

【10】A. under B. above C. in front of D. behind

【11】A. thought B. read C. wrote D. saw

【12】A. liked B. agreed C. worried D. surprised

【13】A. threw B. passed C. kicked D. showed

【14】A. pay B. cost C. spend D. give

【15】A. stop B. run C. hurry off D. fly away

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】B

【6】C

【7】D

【8】A

【9】B

【10】D

【11】A

【12】B

【13】D

【14】C

【15】A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述的是Henry出生在一個貧窮的家庭中，但是他很聰明，他靠在大街上給人擦鞋來賺錢。一次他見一個人的鞋很臟，又不想擦鞋，因此Henry就故意說擦鞋不要錢，那個人同意了。結果Henry只給他擦了一只鞋，剩下的一只要兩美元。那個人沒有辦法，因為這兩只鞋太不一樣了，就不得不給了Henry兩美元，讓他擦鞋。

【1】D考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：他出生在一個貧窮的家庭。Happy開心的，快樂的；lucky 幸運的；rich 富有的；poor貧窮的。根據(jù)下文His father was often ill and couldn’t go to work以及she couldn’t send Henry to school可知，Henry的家庭非常窮，故應選D。

【2】A考查副詞及語境的理解。句意：只有他的媽媽在工廠里工作。Only 只有，僅僅；Except 除了；Or 或者，否則；Because因為。根據(jù)上句話His father was often ill and couldn’t go to work可知，Henry的家里只有他的媽媽工作，故應選A。

【3】C考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：她工作很努力，希望能給她的四個孩子和丈夫足夠的食物和衣服。much 很多；little 少，修飾不可數(shù)名詞；enough 足夠的；no沒有。根據(jù)句意可知，Henry的媽媽希望能給家人足夠的衣食，故應選C。

【4】B考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：但是她沒有做到，她的家人有時候會挨餓。full 滿的，飽的；hungry 餓的；happy 開心的；please愉悅的。根據(jù)上句話But she failed可知，Henry的媽媽沒有能夠給家人足夠的衣食，故Henry的家人有時候會挨餓，故應選B。

【5】B考查形容詞短語及語境的理解。句意：她為此感到很抱歉，但是她又不知道該怎么辦。afraid of 害怕；sorry for 為……感到抱歉；useful to 對……有用；friendly to對……友好。根據(jù)文意可知，Henry的媽媽因為不能送Henry去上學而感到抱歉。故應選B。

【6】C考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：這個男孩很聰明，自己在家里自學讀書、寫字和數(shù)數(shù)。play玩；swim 游泳；count 數(shù)數(shù)；sleep睡覺。根據(jù)句中taught himself可知，Henry雖然不能上學，但是他在家自己學習，因此應該選C。

【7】D考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：白天的時候，他去大街上擦鞋，因此他能為他的家人賺點錢。books 書；clothes 衣服；shoes 鞋；money錢。根據(jù)句意可知，Henry去街上擦鞋，是為了賺錢，make money賺錢，是固定短語。故應選D。

【8】A考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：一天下午，這個男孩看到一個年輕人的鞋很臟，于是對他說：讓我來給你擦鞋吧。dirty 臟的；clean干凈的；old 老的；new新的。根據(jù)下句話so he said to him,“Let me polish your shoes”可知，Henry想給他擦鞋，說明這個年輕人的鞋很臟，故應選A。

【9】B考查副詞及語境的理解。句意：“不了，謝謝你。”這個年輕人說完就走開了。over 超過，越過；away 離開；out 出去；in進來。根據(jù)句意可知，年輕人不想擦鞋，拒絕了Henry就走了，故應選B。

【10】D考查介詞及語境的理解。句意：這個男孩在后面對他大喊：你可以只付給我一美元。under 在……下面；above 在……上面；in front of 在……前面；behind在……后面。根據(jù)上文可知，the young man said and walked away可知，這個年輕人走開了，所以Henry是在他身后大喊，故應選D。

【11】A考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：然后這個男孩想了一會兒，告訴他他可以免費給他擦鞋。thought 想，思考；read 讀；wrote 寫；saw看見。根據(jù)下文可知，Henry很聰明，他想給那個年輕人擦鞋，故意說不要錢。因此這里應該是想了一會兒，故選A。

【12】B考查動詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：那個年輕人同意了，很快他的一只鞋變得非常干凈、明亮。liked 喜歡；agreed 同意；worried 擔心；surprised驚奇的。根據(jù)文意可知，年輕人聽說擦鞋不要錢，就同意讓Henry給他擦鞋，故應選B。

【13】D考查動詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：這個年輕人把另一只鞋展示給Henry，但是這個男孩說如果他不給2美元，他就不給他擦鞋。threw 扔；passed 經(jīng)過；kicked 踢；showed展示。根據(jù)文意可知，Henry給那個年輕人擦完了一只鞋，年輕人把另一只鞋展示給他。故應選D。

【14】C考查動詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：這個年輕人拒絕在鞋上花錢，就離開了。pay 付錢，常和for搭配；cost 花費，主語為物；spend 花費，后面跟介詞on；give給。根據(jù)句意和空后的...money on it可知應選C。

【15】A考查動詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：但是他的鞋如此不一樣以至于他不得不停下來。stop 停止，停下來；run 跑；hurry off 匆忙離開；fly away飛走。根據(jù)下文He turned back可知，這個年輕人又回來讓Henry給他擦鞋了，所以這里是停下來。故選A。