阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Billy, a hard – working student, is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a part – time job that ________ him up every morning at five o’clock, when most people are still ________ asleep. He is a newspaper boy.
Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5:15 to go to the ________ where the newspapers always are. The newspapers were ________to the corner by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon to ________them.
In the winter it is still dark ________ he gets up every day, but during the rest of the year it is ________ . Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his ________ in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch (门廊) where it will be ________ from wind and rain or snow. Sometimes his customers give him tips, ________ him very excited.
Billy earns about $ 70 per month through hard ________ , and he is saving some of the money to go to ________ where he has always been longing to go. Besides that, he ________ the rest of the earnings on records and clothes. Once a month, he has to collect the ________ at night since many of the people work during the day. That is when he is ________ so that he is full of excitement. Luckily, he gets ________ supported by his family. Sometimes, when Billy is sick, his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him. Once, his father was too ________ to help him.
Billy has seventy customers now, but he doesn’t feel ________ about the number.
He dreams that he will get ________ customers as possible some day. ________ , he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe, but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.
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What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I_____an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against _____of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not ______ have scored more than 80. ____, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him -- and he always _____ it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man____questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a _____. In a world where I have to work with my ____, I'd do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man_____.He had a habit of telling ____. One time he said, "Doe. a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man______some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made ______ movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He ______ his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk ______ him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doe. the______man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. ______ do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, "Why, you fool, he used his ______ and asked for them. I've been ______ that on all my customers today, but I knew ______ I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Dr. I knew you couldn't be very______.
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
A．failed B．wrote C．received D．chose
A．an average B．a total C．an exam D．a number
A．always B．possibly C．certainly D．frequently
A．Then B．Thus C．Therefore D．Yet
A．fixed B．checked C．drove D．changed
A．answered B．practised C．designed D．tried
A．teacher B．doctor C．winner D．fool
A．brains B．effort C．hands D．attention
A．again B．as usual C．too D．as well
A．lies B．jokes C．news D．tales
A．bought B．tested C．found D．needed
A．cutting B．hammering C．waving D．circling
A．nodded B．raised C．shook D．turned
A．brought B．packed C．sent D．sold
A．clever B．other C．right D．next
A．What B．How C．Who D．Which
A．imagination B．hand C．voice D．information
A．trying B．proving C．practising D．examining
A．for sure B．at once C．in fact D．right now
A．clear B．silly C．slow D．smart
One day, my father drove his employer to another city for a business meeting. On the outskirts（郊区）of town, they for a sandwich lunch. While they ate, several boys playing in the street passed by their . One of the boys limped（跛行）．Looking more closely, my father’s boss that the boy had a clubfoot（畸形足）．He stepped out of the car and the boy, saying that he was able to help get that foot fixed. The young boy was .The businessman wrote down the boy’s name before the boy joined his friends down the street.
The man and said to my father, “Woody, the boy’s name is Jimmy. Find out where he and do your best to get his parents to let him have his foot operated on. I’ll pay all the costs.” They finished their sandwiches and went on their .
It didn’t take long for my father to Jimmy’s house, a small one that needed paint and repair. For almost an hour, my father explained the plan to Jimmy’s parents. , they looked at each other. When my father they still weren’t quite sure about the generous offer from an unknown benefactor (捐助者).
Later, my father’s employer got in touch with the local government with a to send someone to Jimmy’s home to the family that this was a lawful offer. Soon, with permission papers signed, my father took Jimmy to an excellent in another state. After five operations, his limp disappeared.
His parents watched in as the returned boy stepped lightly toward them. They still could not that a man they had never seen would pay a large sum of money to have a foot corrected for their son.
The benefactor was Mr. Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company. He always said it’s more fun to do something for people they don’t know who did it.
A．waited B．paid C．prepared D．stopped
A．car B．town C．office D．restaurant
A．thought B．observed C．doubted D．worried
A．took care of B．got hold of C．hung out with D．caught up with
A．delighted B．satisfied C．interested D．relaxed
A．laughed B．apologized C．returned D．nodded
A．plays B．studies C．lives D．stays
A．determination B．permission C．help D．plan
A．chat B．ride C．meeting D．holiday
A．build B．decorate C．paint D．find
A．patiently B．briefly C．proudly D．calmly
A．Confused B．Excited C．Ashamed D．Tired
A．visited B．finished C．refused D．left
A．purpose B．decision C．request D．promise
A．warn B．remind C．argue D．convince
A．hotel B．hospital C．school D．store
A．anger B．fear C．amazement D．disappointment
A．agree B．admit C．prove D．believe
A．secret B．polite C．humorous D．cautious
A．until B．when C．unless D．Whom
My son starts school today. It's going to be and new to him for a while. And I wish you would sort of treat him . You see, , he's been king of his own room. He’s been of the back yard. I have always been around to his wounds, and to comfort his feelings. But now things are going to be .
This morning, he is going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow. To live his life in the world he has to live in faith and love and courage. , World, I you would sort of take him by the hand and teach him that things he will have to know. Teach him, but gently, if you can. Teach him that for every scoundrel (恶棍) there is a hero; that for every dishonest politician, there is a leader; that for every enemy there is a friend. Teach him the wonders of . Give him quiet time to the mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hills. Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to . Teach him to his own ideas, everyone else tells him he is wrong. Teach him to sell his strength and brains to the highest bidder（出价人）, but never to put a price on his . Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob（暴徒） and to stand and if he thinks he's right. Teach him gently, World, but don't him, because only the of fire makes fine steel. This is a big order, World, but see what you can do. He is such a nice little fellow.
A．interesting B．frightening C．exciting D．strange
A．carefully B．gently C．strictly D．slowly
A．in the past B．from now on C．up to now D．now and then
A．boss B．child C．pupil D．caretaker
A．protect B．repair C．treat D．find
A．tough B．different C．difficult D．upset
A．march B．study C．adventure D．research
A．has to learn B．is full of C．means D．will require
A．So B．However C．And D．Or
A．wish B．request C．order D．hope
A．determined B．satisfying C．hardworking D．devoted
A．books B．families C．world D．friendship
A．deal with B．talk about C．think over D．absorb in
A．succeed B．defeat C．cheat D．compete
A．come up with B．put forward C．be proud of D．have faith in
A．as if B．even if C．in spite of D．the moment
A．heart and soul B．bad behavior C．expensive shoes D．high grades
A．argue B．express C．help D．fight
A．praise B．spoil C．criticize D．push
A．heat B．burn C．test D．exercise
Children have lost touch with nature and the outdoors in just one generation! Recently a campaign encouraging children to put away - and play outside has been organized. The campaign, said to be the biggest _____, has been launched with the ______of a documentary film, Project Wild Thing. It tells the story of how, ______ an attempt to get his daughter and son outside, film-maker David Bond______ as marketing director for nature. The call to renew a__＿with nature comes from about 400 organizations, from playgroups to the National Health Service. Children are being ____to take back their "wild time",__＿30 minutes of screen use for outdoor activities. The organizers____that giving up 30 minutes of television and computer games each day in exchange for outdoor playwill increase the __＿of fitness and alertness and improve children's well-being.
According to the chairman Andy Simpson, right now, time spent outdoors is ___,activity levels are declining and the ability to identify common species has been ____ "With many more parents becoming ____ the dominance（统治地位）of screen time in their children's lives, and growing scientific evidence that a decline in____ time is bad news for the health and happiness of our children, we all need to become marketing directors for nature. We want parents to see what this magical wonder product does for their kids' development, independence and creativity, by giving wild time a ____，”said Mr. Simpson.
In Mr. Bond's opinion, the reasons why kids, ____ they live in cities or the countryside, have become ____from nature and the outdoors are complex. " We need to make more space for wild time in children's daily routine, ____ this generation of kids to have the sort of experiences that many of us took for granted. It's all about finding ____ on your doorstep and discovering the sights, sounds and ____ of nature一maybe in a back garden, a local park, or just green space at the end of the road."
A．subjects B．screens C．stages D．scenes
A．ever B．likely C．then D．even
A．outcome B．direction C．exposure D．release
A．by B．on C．for D．in
A．behaves B．acts C．treats D．regards
A．connection B．commitment C．contract D．campaign
A．pulled B．forced C．urged D．warned
A．providing B．taking C．swapping D．preparing
A．allow B．admit C．acquire D．argue
A．amounts B．levels C．degrees D．standards
A．down B．up C．over ． D．off
A．developed B．shown C．tested D．lost
A．delighted with B．guilty of C．concerned about D．desperate for
A．free B．active C．spare D．normal
A．go B．bit C．look D．fit
A．while B．though C．as D．whether
A．escaped B．disconnected C．suffered D．protected
A．freeing B．forbidding C．seeking D．serving
A．imagination B．fortune C．wildness D．solution
A．senses B．voices C．features D．smells
I’d been travelling for long hours on a lonely country road when I had a flat tyre. So I had to and get the tools to fix the problem. It certainly wasn’t doing this with a white shirt and suit on.
Nightfall was approaching. Suddenly a car pulled up beside me. A man got out and offered to me. Seeing tattoos (纹身) on his arm, I became as thoughts of robberies flashed through my mind. But I could say anything, he had already begun to take the tools to change the . While watching him, I happened to look back at his car and noticed someone sitting in the passenger seat. This me.
Then, without warning, it began to rain. He suggested that I wait in his car because my car was unsafe. As the rain increased, I unwillingly agreed. When I settled into the back seat, a woman’s voice came from the front seat. I replied with much when seeing an old woman there. It must be his mother, I thought. To my surprise, the old woman was a neighbor of the man who was helping me. “Jeff insisted on stopping when he saw you the tyre.” “I am grateful for his help,” I said. “Me too!” she said with a smile. He helped drive her to see her husband twice a week in a nursing home. She also said that he at the church and taught disadvantaged students for free.
Finally, Jeff helped me change the tyre. I tried to offer him money and of course he refused it. As we shook hands to say goodbye I apologized for my stupid at the first sight of him, and this incident warned us that we shouldn’t judge people by the way they .
A．stop B．move C．see D．look
A．difficult B．easy C．bad D．polite
A．lift B．carry C．drive D．help
A．discouraged B．disappointed C．frightened D．astonished
A．as B．before C．until D．when
A．tyre B．suit C．shirt D．tools
A．puzzled B．embarrassed C．calmed D．concerned
A．fear B．relief C．satisfaction D．delight
A．taking on B．fighting for C．picking out D．struggling with
A．volunteered B．studied C．grew D．performed
A．ignorance B．words C．reaction D．comment
A．drove B．walked C．behaved D．looked
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