河北省邯郸市临漳县第一中学2012届高三艺术班英语阅读材料32.doc

1、12届艺术班阅读材料（历年真题）-32第一节：完型填空（北京）Jamess New BicycleJames shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully _36_ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! _37_ on earth was he going to get the _38_ of the money? He knew that his friends all had bi

2、cycles. It was _39_ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no _40_ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to _41_. There was only one way to get money, and that was to _42_ it. He would have to find a job. _43_ wh

3、o would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had _44_ on most things. “Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.” That was the _45_ of Jamess odd-job（零工）business. For three months he worked every d

4、ay after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the _46_ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the _47_ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the _48_ increased and he knew that he would soon ha

5、ve _49_ for the bicycle he longed for. The day _50_ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He _51_ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode _52_ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard _53_ for the money, but J

6、ames knew that he valued his bicycle far more _54_ he had bought it with his own money. He had _55_ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle. 36. A. cleaned B. covered C. counted D. checked 37. A. How B. Why C. Who D. What 38. A. amount B. part C. sum D. rest 39.

7、 A. brave B. hard C. smart D. unfair 40. A. point B. reason C. result D. right 41. A. split B. spend C. spare D. save 42. A. borrow B. earn C. raise D. collect 43. A. Or B. So C. For D. But 44. A. decisions B. experience C. opinions D. knowledge 45. A. beginning B. introduction C. requirement D. ope

8、ning 46. A. similarity B. quality C. suitability D. variety 47. A. brand B. number C. size D. type 48. A. effort B. pressure C. money D. trouble 49. A. all B. enough C. much D. some 50. A. finally B. instantly C. normally D. regularly 51. A. gave B. left C. took D. wasted 52. A. patiently B. proudly

9、 C. silently D. tiredly 53. A. applying B. asking C. looking D. working 54. A. since B. if C. than D. though 55. A. deserved B. benefited C. achieved D. learned 第二部分：阅读理解 How I Turned to Be OptimisticI began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunts house, and m

10、y mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning. I

11、 do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to seethe strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country

12、 I was leaving never to come back washardly in my head then. The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really losthaving to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite

13、know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times.” My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better th

14、an everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.()From my experiences I have learned one important rule: almost al

15、l common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy. 56. How did the authorget to know America? A. From her relatives. B. From her mo

16、ther. C. From books and pictures. D. From radio programs.57. Upon leaving for America the author felt _.A. confused B. excited C. worried D.amazed 58. For the first two years in New York, the author _. A. often lost her way B. did not think about her futureC. studied in three different schools D.got

17、 on well with her stepfather 59. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?A. She worked as a translator. B. She attended a lot of job interviews.C. She paid telephone bills for her family. D. She helped her family with her English.60. The author believes that _.A. her future will be free from troubles B. it is difficult to learn to become patientC. there are more good things than bad things D. good things will happen if one keeps trying