Question

Henry was a boy of nine. He was born in a family. His father was often ill and couldn’t go to work. Only his mother worked in a factory. She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband food and clothes. But she failed. Her family was sometimes hungry. 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，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 away.

“You may pay me only one dollar, sir,” the boy shouted him. But the young man said no again. Then the boy thought 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 showed 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 stop. 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. much B. little C. enough D. many

3.A. afraid of B. sorry for C. useful to D. friendly to

4.A. play B. swim C. count D. sleep

5.A. books B. clothes C. shoes D. money

6.A. dirty B. clean C. old D. new

7.A. under B. above C. in front of D. behind

8.A. liked B. agreed C. worried D. surprised

9.A. other B. others C. the other D. the others

10.A. spend B. cost C. pay D. take

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了亨利是一個(gè)九歲的男孩。他出世在一個(gè)貧窮的家庭。他的爸爸經(jīng)常生病，他不能去工作。亨利非常聰明，他晚上自學(xué)讀書(shū)，寫(xiě)字，算數(shù)。白天在街上擦鞋賺錢(qián)。他很聰明，他能夠想辦法擦更多的鞋，多賺錢(qián)。

1.】考查形容詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。從下文可知，他出世在一個(gè)貧窮的家庭。此處應(yīng)是poor貧窮的。

2.】考查形容詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband enough food and clothes.句子意思，她努力工作并且希望給四個(gè)孩子和她的丈夫足夠的食物。enough足夠的。故選A。

3.她為此感到非常對(duì)不起孩子，但是她不知道做什么。Be sorry for 因…而感到對(duì)不起。故選B。

4.考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句子意思，他晚上自學(xué)讀書(shū)，寫(xiě)字，算數(shù)。count算數(shù)。可知故選C。

5.】考查名詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。他能夠?yàn)樗�的家庭賺錢(qián)。make money 賺錢(qián)。故選A。

6.】考查形容詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句子意思，一天下午他看到一個(gè)年輕人的鞋是臟的。故選B。

7.】考查介詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意為：男孩在他后面喊，你可以?xún)H付給我一美元。behind在…后面。故選D。

8.句意為：這個(gè)年輕人聽(tīng)到后感到很驚訝。故選B。

9.】考查代詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。指兩個(gè)中的另一個(gè)，用the other.故選C。

10.固定短語(yǔ)及語(yǔ)境的理解。spend…on…在…花費(fèi)…。故選A。

考點(diǎn)：考查故事類(lèi)短文。