A couple of weeks ago,my friend offered to sell some of our things for us.I thought it was a good opportunity to__26__my 7yearold son’s room and__27__ some toys that were no longer suitable for him to play with.We__28__that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money. The night before the__29__,we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too__30__for him.In the yard he__31__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__32__.I wasn’t in the best__33__and was certainly not new,but the tires were__34__good. We put a price of $10 on it,but it didn’t sell.So,after the sale was__35__,my friend put it on the sidewalk with a sign that__36__ “FREE BIKE”.Within five minutes her doorbell rang.A little boy was__37__there.In poor English he asked whether the bike was__38__free.She said yes and that he could have it for__39__.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__40__,shouting happily.He asked about a few of his things,wondering__41__they had been sold.When he asked about the bike,I told him about the little boy and that made him__42__.He was much happier than when I told him how much he had__43__.He was so happy to__44__that someone else would make good__45__of that little bike! 26.A.clean B.check C.display D.design 27.A.look for B.go through C.show off D.deal with 28.A.refused B.agreed C.wrote D.lied 29.A.trip B.show C.sale D.decision 30.A.weak B.small C.new D.thin 31.A.rode B.found C.watched D.felt 32.A.doubted B.knew C.told D.thought 33.A.time B.chance C.place D.shape 34.A.also B.never C.still D.hardly 35.A.ahead B.on C.near D.over 36.A.said B.repeated C.copied D.expressed 37.A.jumping B.standing C.walking D.shouting 38.A.barely B.usually C.really D.always 39.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing 40.A.calm B.scared C.excited D.disappointed 41.A.when B.if C.why D.how 42.A.smile B.worry C.leave D.cry 43.A.enjoyed B.lost C.bought D.made 44.A.hear B.understand C.remember D.think 45.A.interest B money C.use D.price
答案: 一辆免费的旧自行车,让两个孩子都很高兴。 26.A 作者的一位朋友主动要给他们卖一些东西,作者正好借此机会清理一下儿子的房间。 27.D 根据后文可知,作者卖掉了儿子的一些玩具,故选D,表示“处理”。 28.B 作者答应所卖玩具的钱都归儿子,故选B,表示“同意”。 29.C 这里是指出售东西的前一天晚上,故选C。 30.B 卖掉自行车是因为孩子长高了,不适合骑那么“小”的自行车了。 31.A 作者的儿子应该是对自行车还有所眷恋,故在拿去卖前,在院子里最后骑了一次。 32.B 这里是指根据作者他们所“知道”的,在他们之前这辆自行车至少已经有两个人拥有过。 33.D 因为自行车已经几次易主,故“外形”已经不是很好了。 34.C 根据but的语境,可知虽然外形不怎么样,但轮胎仍然很好,故选C。 35.D 当整个销售活动结束后,作者的朋友把没有卖掉的自行车放在了路边。 36.A 作者在自行车上放了一个写有“免费自行车”的牌子。这里选say,表示“内容是”。 37.B 门开后,那个男孩应该是“站在”门前。 38.C 小男孩应该是问自行车是不是真的免费。 39.D 作者的朋友回答说是真的,他可以不用给任何东西把自行车取走。 40.C 根据shouting happily的语境,可知作者的儿子很兴奋。 41.B 根据wonder的语境,可知作者的儿子想知道那些东西是否已经卖掉了,故选B。 42.A 根据He was much happier的语境,可知作者告诉了儿子关于那个小男孩的事后,作者的儿于笑了。 43.D 作者儿子脸上露出了灿烂的笑容,比作者告诉他一共卖了多少钱时还要灿烂很多。这里选D,make money意为“赚钱”。 44.A 是作者在告诉儿子相关的情况,故选A,表示儿子“听到”。 45.C 当作者的儿子听说别人将会继续很好地“使用”他那辆旧自行车时,他感到十分激动。make use of sth.为固定搭配,在这里意为“使用……”。