36. A. cleaned　　　 　 B. covered　　　 　 C. checked　　　　 　　　　　　 D. counted

55．A．beneficial　　　 B．conservative　　 C．useless　　 　　　　　　 D．conventional

答案：36-40 CADAB　　　 41-45 ABCDA　 46-50 BACDC　　 51-55 ADBBC

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福建省三明一中10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

　　　 James’s New Bicycle

James 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 bicycles. 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　 who 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 James’s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day 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 have　 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 James 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.

54．A．predict　　　　 　　 B．find　　　　 C．judge　　　 　　　　 D．inspect

53．A．waste　　　　 　　　 B．lack　　　　 　 C．worth　　 　　　　　　　 D．danger

52．A．study　　　　　 　　 B．aim　　　 　　 C．dream　　 　　　　　　 D．1ife

51．A．nothing　　　　 　　 B．anything　　　 　　　 C．something　　 　　　　　　 D．everything

50．A．after　　　　 　　　 B．until　　　　 　　　 C．before　　 　　　　　　 D．once

49．A．insect　　　　 　　 B．problem　　　 　　　 C．hole　 　　　　　 D．feather

48．A．decision　　　 　　　 B．pleasure　　　 　　　 C．trouble　　 　　　　　　 D．matter

47．A．fit　　　　　 B．fix　　　　 　　 C．suit　　　　 　　　　　 D．fill