Question

【題目】“Daily Star, sir” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty ___left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was ___. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers ___ money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a ___ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He ___ as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

“You don’t know the ___ of selling papers. You must shout, “Hot news! Bomb bursting!” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “___ it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly ____ they have time to see, and you’ll ___ out and get your money,” Chad said.

It was a new ___to Jason. He thought of his bird with no ___ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was ___ that he would not tell a lie. Though he was ___ a poor newsboy, he had been ___ some good things.

The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers ___. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a ___ smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason___money because he would not tell a lie. The boy ___ at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder___.”You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new ___. He lost sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.

【1】A.shops B. coins C. people D. papers

【2】A. open B. heavy C. pure D. weak

【3】A. instead of B.in return for C. regardless of D. in exchange for

【4】A. cup B. card C. comb D. cake

【5】A. gave in B. broke down C. got away D. showed up

【6】A. difficulty B. process C. goal D. secret

【7】A. And B. But C. For D. So

【8】A. before B. since C. though D. unless

【9】A. call B. drop C. sell D. reach

【10】A. edition B. idea C. policy D. task

【11】A. bread B. insects C. seeds D. water

【12】A. concerned B. amazed C. excited D. determined

【13】A. still B. already C. just D. also

【14】A. taught B. handed C. awarded D. allowed

【15】A. at once B. by chance C. as usual D. on purpose

【16】A. proud B. gentle C. warm D. polite

【17】A. borrowed B. lost C. made D. saved

【18】A. laughed B. shouted C. nodded D. started

【19】A. bravely B. grateful C. fondly D. modestly

【20】A. duty B. business C. job D. method

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【6】D

【7】B

【8】A

【9】C

【10】B

【11】C

【12】D

【13】C

【14】A

【15】C

【16】A

【17】B

【18】A

【19】C

【20】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇記敘文。和其他賣報郎不同，Jason不愿通過謊稱報紙上有熱點新聞的方法賣更多報紙，掙更多錢，而是一直堅守著誠信，最終贏得了郵局里一位紳士的認(rèn)可，并獲得了一份薪水豐厚的工作。

【1】D考查名詞。根據(jù)上文“…, carrying some newspapers…”可知，此處表示還剩20份報紙沒賣完。A項“商店”；B項“硬幣”；C項“人”；D項“報紙”。故選D項。

【2】B考查形容詞。根據(jù)上文可知，小男孩還有20份報紙沒賣完，因而心情十分沉重。A項“敞開心扉”；B項“心情沉重”；C項“純粹，純凈”；D項“虛弱”。故選B項。

【3】A考查介詞短語。根據(jù)下文“…to make more money to…”可知，小男孩準(zhǔn)備把剩下的報紙而不是錢帶回家。A項“代替，而不是”；B項“作為回報”；C項“不管，不顧”；D項“以換取……”。故選A項。

【4】D考查名詞。根據(jù)下文“…and the cake he wanted to buy…”可知，小男孩想掙更多的錢給母親買一塊蛋糕和鳥食。A項“茶杯”；B項“卡片”；C項“梳子”；D項“蛋糕”。故選D項。

【5】B考查動詞短語。句意：當(dāng)他想到?jīng)]能賣完報紙，他一下子垮掉了。A項“讓步，屈服”；B項“精神崩潰”；C項“離開，逃走”；D項“出現(xiàn)，露面”。故選B項。

【6】D考查名詞。句意：你不知道賣報紙的秘訣。你必須大喊：“熱點新聞！爆炸新聞！”A項“困難”；B項“過程”；C項“目標(biāo)”；D項“秘訣”。故選D項。

【7】B考查連詞。句意：“（事實上）報紙上根本就沒有�！贝颂幷Z義與上文轉(zhuǎn)折，故用轉(zhuǎn)折連詞but。A項表示承接；B項表示轉(zhuǎn)折；C項表示原因；D項表示結(jié)果。故選B項。

【8】A考查連詞。句意：在他們有時間看之前，迅速跑掉。A項“在……之前”；B項“自從”；C項“盡管”；D項“除非”。故選A項。

【9】C考查動詞。句意：你就會把報紙賣完，拿到錢。A項call out“大聲叫喊”；B項“退學(xué)，退出”；C項sell out“賣完”；D項reach out“伸出（手）”。故選C項。

【10】B句意：這對Jason來說是個新主意。A項 “版本”；B項“主意，想法”；C項“政策”；D 項“任務(wù)”。故選B項。

【11】C考查名詞。根據(jù)上文“…h(huán)e wanted to buy a _34_ for his mother and some seeds for his bird”可知，此處意為“沒有鳥食”。A項 “面包”；B項“昆蟲”；C項“鳥食”；D項“水”。故選C項。

【12】D考查形容詞。句意：但他堅決不會說謊。A項 “擔(dān)心的”；B項“驚訝的”；C項“激動的，興奮的”；D項“堅定的，堅決的”。故選D項。

【13】C考查連詞。句意：盡管他僅僅是個貧窮的賣報郎，他受過良好的教育。A項 “仍然”；B項“已經(jīng)”；C項“僅僅”；D項“也”。故選C項。

【14】A考查動詞。根據(jù)句意可知，他受過良好的教育。A項 “教授”；B項“上交”；C項“獎勵”；D項“允許”。故選A項。

【15】C考查固定搭配。句意：第二天下午，Jason像往常一樣去郵局取報紙。A項 “立即”；B項“偶然”；C項“像往常一樣”；D項“故意地”。故選C項。

【16】A考查形容詞。句意：好幾個男孩都簇?fù)碇鳦had，他面帶微笑，自豪地宣稱：前一天他賣了72份報紙。A項 “自豪的”；B項“溫和的”；C項“溫暖的”；D項“有禮貌的”。故選A項。

【17】B考查動詞。句意：他補充說道Jason因為不愿說謊沒掙到錢。A項 “借”；B項“失去（沒掙到）”；C項“掙得”；D項“節(jié)省”。故選B項。

【18】A考查動詞。句意：男孩們都對Jason嘲笑，“老弟，昨天你不愿撒謊？”。A項 “嘲笑”；B項“大叫，大嚷”；C項“點頭”；D項“盯著看”。故選A項。

【19】C考查副詞。句意：郵局里的一位紳士走上前來，喜愛地輕拍了Jason的肩膀。“你就是我在找的男孩。”A項 “勇敢地”；B項“感激地”；C項“喜愛地”；D項“謙虛地”。故選C項。

【20】C考查名詞。根據(jù)下文可知，Jason獲得了一份薪水豐厚的工作。A項 “責(zé)任，義務(wù)”；B項“生意”；C項“工作”；D項“方法”。故選C項。