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.

小題1:	A．happy B．lucky C．rich D．poor

小題2:	A．much B．little C．enough D．many

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

小題4:	A．play B．swim C．count D．sleep

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

小題6:	A．dirty B．clean C．old D．new

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

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

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

小題10:

A．spend B．cost C．pay D．take

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:D
小題6:A
小題7:D
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:A

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了亨利是一個九歲的男孩。他出世在一個貧窮的家庭。他的爸爸經常生病，他不能去工作。亨利非常聰明，他晚上自學讀書，寫字，算數。白天在街上擦鞋賺錢。他很聰明，他能夠想辦法擦更多的鞋，多賺錢。
小題1:考查形容詞及語境的理解。從下文可知，他出世在一個貧窮的家庭。此處應是poor貧窮的。
小題2:考查形容詞及語境的理解。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孩子和她的丈夫足夠的食物。enough足夠的。故選A。
小題3:考查名詞及語境的理解。她為此感到非常對不起孩子，但是她不知道做什么。Be sorry for 因…而感到對不起。故選B。
小題4:考查動詞及語境的理解。句子意思，他晚上自學讀書，寫字，算數。count算數。可知故選C。
小題5:考查名詞及語境的理解。他能夠為他的家庭賺錢。make money 賺錢。故選A。
小題6:考查形容詞及語境的理解。句子意思，一天下午他看到一個年輕人的鞋是臟的。故選B。
小題7:考查介詞及語境的理解。句意為：男孩在他后面喊，你可以僅付給我一美元。behind在…后面。故選D。
小題8:考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意為：這個年輕人聽到后感到很驚訝。故選B。
小題9:考查代詞及語境的理解。指兩個中的另一個，用the other.故選C。
小題10:考查固定短語及語境的理解。spend…on…在…花費…。故選A。