Reuben, a 12-year-old boy, saw something in a shop window. But the price—five dollars—was far beyond his means. He couldn’t ask his parents      the money. His father made a living through        in Bay Roberts. His mother, Dora, tried hard to feed and clothe their five children.
Hesitating(猶豫) for a few minutes, he opened the       and talked to the shopkeeper. “…I don’t have the money right now. Can you please        it for me?” “I’ll try,” the shopkeeper smiled.
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He looked for nails until sunset. Then he ran to the factory and sold them. Reuben tightly clutched(握緊) the five-cent pieces and ran home. He found a rusty iron can and dropped his       inside. Then he rushed into the barn(谷倉) near his house and hid it. It was dinner time when Reuben got home. His father sat at the big kitchen table, working on a fishnet. Dora was at the kitchen stove, ready to serve       as Reuben took his place at the table. Looking at his mother, Reuben smiled.
Every day after school, Reuben searched the town, trying to finish his     task. Finally, the time had come! He ran into the barn, opened the can, poured the coins out and began to count.
He still needed 20 cents! He had to sell four nails       the day ended. Rushing to the town, Reuben searched every corner. It was getting dark when Reuben arrived at the factory. The man at the factory was about to     .
“Please, mister. I have to sell these nails now—please.”
“Why do you need this money so      ?”
“It’s a secret.”
The man took the nails, reached into his pocket and put four coins in Reuben’s hand.
Clutching the can tightly, Reuben      for the shop.
“I have the      ” he solemnly told the owner.
Back home, his mother was cleaning the kitchen. “Here, Mum! Here!” Reuben shouted as he ran to her. He      a small box in her roughened hand. She opened it carefully. A blue-velvet jewel box appeared. Dora lifted the lid(蓋子). Tears began to blur(模糊) her vision. In gold lettering on a small, almond-shaped brooch(胸針) was the word Mother.
It was Mother’s Day, 1946.
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)boutB．forC．ofD．with
小題2:
A．farmingB．drivingC．fishingD．cleaning
小題3:
A．doorB．shopC．windowD．box
小題4:
A．buyB．watchC．makeD．keep
小題5:
A．taskB．goalC．planD．idea
小題6:
A．eachB．a(chǎn)nyC．eitherD．a(chǎn)ll
小題7:
A．nailsB．cansC．coinsD．dollars
小題8:
A．breakfastB．tableC．lunchD．dinner
小題9:
A．publicB．secretC．excitingD．surprising
小題10:
A．beforeB．a(chǎn)fterC．whenD．while
小題11:
A．call upB．lock upC．clear upD．turn up
小題12:
A．hurriedlyB．hardlyC．badlyD．immediately
小題13:
A．wentB．lookedC．paidD．left
小題14:
A．pocketB．moneyC．lidD．time
小題15:
A．movedB．pulledC．placedD．took

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:D
小題6:A
小題7:C
小題8:D
小題9:B
小題10:A
小題11:B
小題12:A
小題13:D
小題14:B
小題15:C

試題分析：這篇短文講述了小孩Reuben看上了一件東西但又沒錢買。他讓店員幫他留著，自己想辦法撿廢棄的釘子來賣錢。他每天放學后都悄悄進行這個秘密的任務。有一天他終于湊夠了足夠的錢把東西買回來了，那是母親節(jié)買給他媽媽的一枚胸針。
小題1:考查介詞與語境理解。結合前后文，此句為：他不能向父母要錢。Ask for要求；故選B。
小題2:考查動詞與語境理解。根據(jù)后文His father sat at the big kitchen table, working on a fishnet.他父親坐在大餐桌前，弄他的漁網(wǎng)；故判斷此句為：他父親靠在Roberts海灣捕魚來維持生計。A 務農(nóng)；B 開車；C 捕魚；D 清潔；故選C。
小題3:考查名詞與語境理解。這里講到他來到了店里，此句為：猶豫了幾分鐘后，他打開門對服務員說。A 門；B 商店；C 窗戶；D 盒子；結合語境故選A。
小題4:考查動詞與語境理解。結合前文I don’t have the money right now.我現(xiàn)在沒有錢；此句為：你能為我留著嗎？A 買；B 看；C 制造；D 留著；結合語境故選D。
小題5:考查名詞與語境理解。從后文得知他想出了一個掙錢的辦法，此句為：聽著路邊錘擊的聲音，他忽然想出了個主意。A 任務；B 目標；C 計劃；D 主意；結合語境故選D。
小題6:考查代詞與語境理解。結合前后文，此句為：他想他可以撿那些丟棄的釘子，然后以每個5分的價格賣給工廠。A 每個；B 任何；C 兩者中的一個；D 全部；故選A。
小題7:考查名詞與語境理解。前文講到了他撿了一個罐頭瓶，此句為：他把硬幣放進去。A 釘子；B 金屬罐；C 硬幣；D 美元；故選C。
小題8:考查名詞與語境理解。結合前文It was dinner time when Reuben got home.當Reuben回到家時都到了晚餐時間。此句為：Dora在廚房灶旁邊準備晚餐。A 早餐；B 桌子；C 午餐；D 晚餐；故選D。
小題9:考查形容詞與語境理解。從前文得知，他并沒有把這個事情告訴別人，而是秘密地進行，此句為：Reuben每天放學后到鎮(zhèn)子上去尋找，來完成他這個秘密的任務。A 公開的；B 秘密的；C 令人興奮的；D 吃驚的；故選B。
小題10:考查介詞與語境理解。從前文得知他還需要20美分；此句為：在這天結束前他還需要賣4個釘子。A之前；B 之后；C 當……時候；D當……時候；故選A。
小題11:考查動詞與語境理解。從前文得知當時已經(jīng)很晚了，此句為：工廠的人準備關門了。A 打電話；B 關起來；C 清理；D 調(diào)高；結合語境故選B。
小題12:考查副詞與語境理解。從前文得知Reuben非常想馬上把釘子賣了，此句為：你為什么這么急著要這些錢呢？A 匆忙地；B 幾乎不；C 嚴重地；D 立刻；結合語境故選A。
小題13:考查動詞與語境理解。從后文知道他接著去了商店，此句為：Reuben手里緊緊攥著金屬罐去了商店。Leave for 動身去；故選D。
小題14:考查名詞與語境理解。前文講到Reuben因為當時沒錢而讓店員幫他留著東西，故此句為：我有錢了。A 口袋；B 錢；C 蓋子；D 時間；故選B。
小題15:考查動詞與語境理解。結合前后文，此句為：他把一個盒子放在她粗糙的手上。A 移動；B 拉；C 放；D 拿走；故選C。
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