2、 江苏省启东中学10-11年高一上学期第一次月考(英语)　　 A couple of weeks ago, my friend offered to sell some of our things for us. I thought it was a good opportunity to　 41　 my 7-year-old son’s room and　 42　 some toys that were no longer suitable for him to play with. We　 43　 that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money.

The night before the　 44　 , we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too　 45　 for him. In the yard he　 46　 the bike for the last time and then happily put it onto the truck. This little bike had at least two previous owners as far as we　 47　 . It wasn’t in the best　 48　 and was certainly not new, but the tires were　 49　 good.

We put a price of $10 on it, but it didn’t sell. So, after the sale was　 50　 , my friend put it on the sidewalk, with a sign that 　51　 “FREE BIKE”. Within five minutes her doorbell rang. A little boy was　 52 there. In poor English he asked whether the bike was　 53　 free. She said yes and that he could have it for　 54　 . He smiled, got on the bike and rode away.

Later that evening when I told my son how much money he had made at the sale, he was very　 55　 , shouting happily. He asked about a few of his things, wondering　 56　 they had been sold. When he asked about the bike, I told him about the little boy and that made him　 57 . He was much happier than when I told him how much he had　 58　 . He was so happy to　 59　 that someone else would make good　 60　 of that little bike!

55. [解析]D由于吃了太多的冰淇淋，病了。

54. [解析]A　 children包括boys和girls，只有孩子们才迷恋于沙子堆成的小房子，所以此处用children。

53. [解析]D作者回忆了儿童时代快乐的假期，但是不知道老年以后理想中的假期是什么模样。

52. [解析]A　 wonder想知道；feel感到；understand明白；believe相信。从句意看应该用wonder。

51. [解析]B 空格后有逗号，所以用however。

50. [解析]D　 build sand house(建沙房子)与文章开头make sand house同义。

49. [解析]A　 tides指“潮汐”，而文中指“海浪”(waves)拍打岩石的声音。

48. [解析]C与上句照应，多年来，我“仍然”喜欢……。

47. [解析]B　 上文叙述儿时度假的快乐时光，成年后他对于假期的想法依然如故。