阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“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_31__left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was_32__. The shops would soon close, and all the people wouldgo home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers__33_money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a__34_for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He_35__as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.
“You don’t know the __36_of selling papers. You must shout, “Hot news! Bomb bursting!” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “_37__it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly__38__they have time to see, and you’ll__39_out and get your money,”Chad said.
It was a new _40__to Jason. He thought of his bird with no__41_and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was__42_that he would not tell a lie. Though he was _43__ a poor newsboy, he had been_44__ some good things.
The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers_45__. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a__46_smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason__47_money because he would not tell a lie. The boy _48__at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder__49_.”You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new__50_. He lost sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.
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A项“商店”,B项“硬币”,C项“人”,D项“报纸”。还剩20份报纸没卖完,故选D项。
根据上下文“………carrying some newspapers……”可知,此处表示还剩20份报纸没卖完。。
名词词义掌握不好易错选B。
A项“敞开心扉”;B项“心情沉重”;C项“纯粹,纯净”;D项“虚弱”。故选B项。
根据上文可知,小男孩还有20份报纸没卖完,因而心情“十分沉重”。
名词与形容词搭配错误,认为heart 与 open搭配,易错选A。
A项“代替,而不是”;B项“作为回报”;C项“不管,不顾”;D项“以换取……”。故选A项。
根据下文“…to make more money to…”可知,小男孩准备把剩下的报纸而不是钱带回家。
对于句意掌握不当所以误用介词短语搭配易错选D
A项“茶杯”;B项“卡片”;C项“梳子”;D项“蛋糕”。故选D项。
根据下文“…and the cake he wanted to buy…”可知,小男孩想挣更多的钱给母亲买一块蛋糕和鸟食。
不看下文很容易乱选。
A项“让步,屈服”;B项“精神崩溃”;C项“离开,逃走”;D项“出现,露面”。故选B项。
从括号后面的句意“当他想到没能卖完报纸”,可知他一下子垮掉了。
对动词短语掌握不好容易误选A,A项记得较熟悉。
A项“困难”;B项“过程”;C项“目标”;D项“秘诀”。故选D项。
从整句话得意思“你不知道卖报纸的秘诀。”你必须大喊:“热点新闻!爆炸新闻!”推出答案。
对上下文未认真分析,易错选A。
A项表示承接;B项表示转折;C项表示原因;D项表示结果。故选B项。
“(事实上)报纸上根本就没有。”此处语义与上文转折,故用转折连词but。
未联系上下文易乱选。
A项“在……之前”;B项“自从”;C项“尽管”;D项“除非”。故选A项。
联系句意“在他们有时间看之前,迅速跑掉。” 可知选“在……之前”
句意分析不当易错选B。
A项“大声叫喊”;B项“退学,退出”;C项“卖完”;D项“伸出(手)”。故选C项。
从句子后半部分你会拿到钱,前面应该是卖完报纸。故选C项。
对与out的相关搭配不熟,易错选A。
A项“版本”;B项“主意,想法”;C项“政策”;D项“任务”。故选B项
从句子大意可知,这对Jason来说是个好主意,故选B项。
名词词义掌握不当易乱选。
A项 “面包”;B项“昆虫”;C项“鸟食”;D项“水”。故选C项。
根据上文“…he wanted to buy a _34_ for his mother and some seeds for his bird”可知,此处意为“没有鸟食”。
不联系上文易错选。
A项 “担心的”;B项“惊讶的”;C项“激动的,兴奋的”;D项“坚定的,坚决的”。故选D项。
句意:……, 但他坚决不会说谎。
对于形容词词义掌握不当。
A项 “仍然”;B项“已经”;C项“仅仅”;D项“也”。故选C项。
句意:尽管他仅仅是个贫穷的卖报郎,他受过良好的教育。
对于上下文意思分析不够到位易错选。
A项 “教授”;B项“上交”;C项“奖励”;D项“允许”。故选A项。
根据句意可知,他受过良好的教育。
对四个选项意思不清楚易错选。
A项 “立即”;B项“偶然”;C项“像往常一样”;D项“故意地”。故选C项。
句意:第二天下午,Jason像往常一样去邮局取报纸。
固定搭配错误。
A项 “自豪的”;B项“温和的”;C项“温暖的”;D项“有礼貌的”。故选A项。
句意:好几个男孩都簇拥着Chad,他面带微笑,自豪地宣称:前一天他卖了72份报纸。
上文句意不懂易错选。
A项 “借”;B项“失去(没挣到)”;C项“挣得”;D项“节省”。故选B项。
句意:他补充说道Jason因为不愿说谎没挣到钱。
忽视下文易错选C。
A项 “嘲笑”;B项“大叫,大嚷”;C项“点头”;D项“盯着看”。故选A项。
句意:男孩们都对Jason嘲笑,“老弟,昨天你不愿撒谎?”。
四个选项意思不明容易错选。
”A项 “勇敢地”;B项“感激地”;C项“喜爱地”;D项“谦虚地”。故选C项。
联系句意“邮局里的一位绅士走上前来,喜爱地轻拍了Jason的肩膀。“你就是我在找的男孩。
对于选项意思记忆不好易错选D。
A项 “责任,义务”;B项“生意”;C项“工作”;D项“方法”。故选C项。
根据下文可知,Jason获得了一份薪水丰厚的工作。
不联系上下文易错选。