Question

14．JAMES shook his money box again．Nothing!He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed．All that he had was  24.52．The bicycle he wanted was at least  90!How on earth （究竟） was he going to get the rest of the money？
He knew that his friends all had bicycles．It was hard to hang out with people when you were the only one without a bicycle．He thought about what he could do．There was no point asking his parents，for he knew they had no extra money．
There was only one way to get money，and that was to earn it．He would have to find a job．He decided to ask Mr Clay for advice．
"Well，you can start right here，"said Mr Clay．"You see，my windows need cleaning and my car needs washing．"
That was the beginning of James'part-time job．For the next three months he worked every day after finishing his homework．He took dogs for walks，cleared out cupboards and mended books．
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 home proudly，looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends．It had been hard working for the money，but James knew that he valued （珍惜） his bicycle far more because 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．
1．Why didn't James ask his parents for help？B
A．Because they didn't love him．
B．Because they didn't have extra money．
C．Because they lived far away from him．
D．Because they didn't need a bike．
2．James did the following jobs EXCEPTC．
A．walking dogs                       
B．clearing out cupboards
C．cooking meals                      
D．mending books
3．How much money did James earn？D
A.24.52        
B.90          
C.94.32      
D.69.80
4．What does the writer want to tell us？B
A．We should buy everything we want．
B．We should get what we want through hard work．
C．Parents shouldn't give children any money．
D．We shouldn't show off new things to poor children．′．

Answer 1

分析 這篇短文中詹姆斯想要一輛新的自行車，但是他的父母也不是很有錢．最后詹姆斯通過做兼職工作，通過自己的勞動為自己買了一輛自行車，為此他很珍惜這兩自行車．

解答 小題1．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段There was no point asking his parents，for he knew they had no extra money，問他的父母是沒有意義的，因為他知道他們沒有多余的錢．可知選B．
小題2．C細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)He took dogs for walks，cleaned out cupboards and repaired books．他帶狗散步，清理櫥柜和修理書籍．可知C選項未提及，選C．
小題3．D推理判斷題．根據(jù)The day finally came when James counted his money and found 94.32．當(dāng)詹姆斯數(shù)了他的錢，發(fā)現(xiàn)了94.32美元時，這一天終于到來了．及上文Allthathehadwas24.52他所有的只是24.52美元，計算可知他賺了94.32-24.52=69.80，可知選D
小題4．B．主旨?xì)w納題．這篇短文中詹姆斯通過自己的努力工作，獲得了自己的自行車．故選B，我們要通過努力工作獲得自己想要的東西．

點評 本篇文章難點在推理判斷題上．推理判斷題要以表面文字為前提，以具體事實為依據(jù)進行推理，做出判斷．這種推理方式比較直接，考生只要弄清事實，即可結(jié)合上下文推斷出合理的結(jié)論．