2024年3月17日发(作者：)

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2009年北京

James’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully _counted_ the coins

that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90!

___How___ on earth was he going to get the ___rest___ of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was ___hard___ to hang around with

people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could

do. There was no ___point___ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to

___spare___.

There was only one way to get money, and that was to ___earn___ it. He would

have to find a job. ___But___ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided

to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had ___ opinions ___ on most things.

“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and

my car needs washing.”

That was the ___ beginning ___ of James’s odd-job（零工）business. For three

months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the

___variety___ 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 ___number___

of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the ___money___ increased and he

knew that he would soon have ___enough___ for the bicycle he longed for.

The day ___finally___ came when James counted his money and found $94.32.

He ___wasted___ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he

wanted. He rode __proudly___ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to

his friends. It had been hard ___working___ for the money, but James knew that he

valued his bicycle far more ___since__ he had bought it with his own money. He had

__achieved___ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than

the bicycle.

36. A. cleaned B. covered C. counted D. checked

37. A. How B. Why C. Who D. What

38. A. amount B. part C. sum D. rest

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39. A. brave B. hard C. smart D. unfair

40. A. point B. reason C. result D. right

41. A. split B. spend C. spare D. save

42. A. borrow B. earn C. raise D. collect

43. A. Or B. So C. For D. But

44. A. decisions B. experience C. opinions D. knowledge

45. A. beginning B. introduction C. requirement D. opening

46. A. similarity B. quality C. suitability D. variety

47. A. brand B. number C. size D. type

48. A. effort B. pressure C. money D. trouble

49. A. all B. enough C. much D. some

50. A. finally B. instantly C. normally D. regularly

51. A. gave B. left C. took D. wasted

52. A. patiently B. proudly C. silently D. tiredly

53. A. applying B. asking C. looking D. working

54. A. since B. if C. than D. though

55. A. deserved B. benefited C. achieved D. learned

姆斯摇了摇存钱罐，还是什么都没有。他很仔细地数了数放在床上的硬币，

只有24.52美元。他想要的那辆自行车至少要90美元。到底要怎样才能得到其

余的钱呢？

他的朋友们都有自行车了，每当和他们出去时他总是觉得很难堪，因为他是

唯一一个没有自行车的人。他在想到底应该怎么办。他的父母也没有余钱可以给

他买自行车，所以向父母要钱是没有意义的。

现在只有一个办法了，那就是自己去赚。他应该去找份工作，但是又有谁会

雇他呢？他又能做什么呢？他决定去问问克莱先生，因为他总是对很多事情都有

自己的见解。

“好的，你可以从这里开始。”克莱先生说道，“我的窗户需要清理，我的车

也需要有人来洗。”

詹姆斯开始了自己的打工生涯。接下来的三个月里，詹姆斯每天做完家庭作

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