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Every year, the fifth graders at Brookstone Elementary went on a field trip to Washington, DC. Terence ______ the exciting trip, and was ______ to go next year.Terence asked his parents ______ if they would pay for half of the trip if he earned the other half of the money himself. His parents ______. He had almost a year to earn $150. His first ______ was to earn money baby-sitting, and he typed a nice letter ______ that he would baby-sit during his neighbors’______. He named a few afternoons available and said he would ______ $1 per hour per child. After five baby-sitting ______, he earned $45.When the ______ weather arrived, Terence knocked on his neighbors’ doors to ask if they needed help with ______ work. He helped with mowing (修剪) and weeding gardens. After the summer was over, he earned $75. When the fall arrived, he counted his money and ______ that he still needed $40 for his trip. Soon his mom saw a(n) ______ for a job for him. He got a job ______ newspapers every Wednesday afternoon, making 5 cents for every paper, $10 ______ each Wednesday. It wasn’t long before he had ______ money to go on the trip to Washington, DC. He was _____ in time. The class trip was on October 15. His mom and dad gave him a check for the $150 they ______ him. What a great feeling! He helped ______ the cost of his trip.This experience ______ Terence in many ways, making his dream a reality with great efforts.【1】A. prepared for B. laid out C. referred to D. heard about【2】A. dying B. grateful C. lucky D. proud【3】A. curiously B. casually C. anxiously D. briefly【4】A. submitted B. agreed C. bargained D. refused【5】A. idea B. job C. conclusion D. suggestion【6】A. declaring B. confirming C. showing D. saying【7】A. stay B. company C. interaction D. absence【8】A. pay B. spend C. charge D. donate【9】A. negotiations B. sessions C. attempts D. interviews【10】A. warm B. fine C. unusual D. changeable【11】A. yard B. paper C. school D. volunteer【12】A. admitted B. determined C. complained D. insisted【13】A. directory B. permit C. advertisement D. email【14】A. editing B. updating C. printing D. delivering【15】A. at once B. on time C. after all D. in total【16】A. extra B. much C. enough D. easy【17】A. just B. even C. ever D. still【18】A. owed B. lent C. promised D. ordered【19】A. count B. cover C. estimate D. reduce【20】A. astonished B. shaped C. excited D. impressed 答案：【答案】【1】D【2】A【3】C【4】B【5】A【6】D【7】D【8】C【9】B【10】A【11】A【12】B【13】C【14】D【15】D【16】C【17】A【18】C【19】B【20】B【解析】本文为记叙文。每年布鲁克斯通小学的五年级学生都到华盛顿特区进行实地考察旅行。特伦斯听说了这个令人兴奋的旅行，他非常渴望明年去旅行。于是，他焦急地问他的父母，如果他自己赚了另一半钱，他们是否愿意付一半的旅费。特伦斯的父母同意了。后来，经常自己辛苦地打工赚取了足够旅行的钱，实现了自己的梦想。【1】考查动词辨析。A. prepared for为……准备；B. laid out制定，安排；C. referred to提及，参考；D. heard about听说。根据下文Terence asked his parents ___3___ if they would pay for half of the trip可知，特伦斯听说了这个令人兴奋的旅行。故D选项正确。【2】考查形容词辨析。A. dying即将结束的；B. grateful感激的；C. lucky幸运的；D. proud骄傲的。根据下文Terence asked his parents ___3___ if they would pay for half of the trip可知，特伦斯渴望明年去旅行。be dying to do sth.渴望做某事。故A选项正确。【3】考查副词辨析。A. curiously好奇地；B. casually随便地；C. anxiously焦虑地；D. briefly简略地。根据下文if they would pay for half of the trip if he earned the other half of the money himself.可知，特伦斯焦急地问他的父母，如果他自己赚了另一半钱，他们是否愿意付一半的旅费。故C选项正确。【4】考查动词辨析。A. submitted主张；B. agreed同意；C. bargained讨价还价；D. refused拒绝。根据上文if they would pay for half of the trip if he earned the other half of the money himself.及下文He had almost a year to earn $150.可知，特伦斯的父母同意了。故B选项正确。【5】考查名词辨析。A. idea主意，想法；B. job工作；C. conclusion结论；D. suggestion建议。根据下文He named a few afternoons available可知，特伦斯的第一个想法是当保姆挣钱。故A选项正确。【6】考查动词辨析。A. declaring宣布；B. confirming证实；C. showing展示；D. saying写着。特伦斯打了一封漂亮的信，说他要照看小孩。故D选项正确。【7】考查名词辨析。A. stay逗留；B. company公司；C. interaction互动；D. absence缺席。照顾孩子，肯定是在邻居们不在时。故D选项正确。【8】考查动词辨析。A. pay支付；B. spend花费；C. charge索价；D. donate捐赠。每个孩子每小时收费1美元。故C选项正确。【9】考查名词辨析。A. negotiations谈判；B. sessions一段时间；C. attempts尝试；D. interviews采访。五次照看孩子后，他赚了45美元。故B选项正确。【10】考查形容词辨析。A. warm温暖的；B. fine好的；C. unusual不寻常的；D. changeable无常的。根据下文After the summer was over, he earned $75.可知，当温暖的天气来临的时候。故A选项正确。【11】考查名词辨析。A. yard庭院；B. paper报纸；C. school学校；D. volunteer志愿者。根据下文He helped with mowing (修剪) and weeding gardens.可知，特伦斯敲开邻居的门，问他们是否需要帮忙整理院子。故A选项正确。【12】考查动词辨析。A. admitted承认；B. determined确定，判定；C. complained抱怨；D. insisted坚持。根据下文特伦斯又去干活了可知，当秋天来临时，他数了数自己的钱，确定他的旅行还需要40美元。故B选项正确。【13】考查名词辨析。A. directory目录；B. permit许可证；C. advertisement广告；D. email邮件。不久,他妈妈为他看见一个招聘广告。故C选项正确。【14】考查动词辨析。A. editing编辑；B. updating更新；C. printing印刷；D. delivering递送。特伦斯得到了一个送报纸的工作。故D选项正确。【15】考查介词短语辨析。A. at once立刻；B. on time按时；C. after all毕竟；D. in total总计。每份报纸5美分，每周三总共10美元。故D选项正确。【16】考查形容词辨析。A. extra额外的；B. much大量的；C. enough足够的；D. easy容易的。不久特伦斯就有足够的钱去华盛顿特区旅行了。故C选项正确。【17】考查副词辨析。A. just正好；B. even甚至；C. ever曾经；D. still仍然。他来得正是时候。班级旅行是在10月15日。故A选项正确。【18】考查动词辨析。A. owed欠；B. lent借；C. promised答应；D. ordered命令。根据前文His parents ___4___. He had almost a year to earn $150.可知，父母把答应给特伦斯的150美元给他了。故C选项正确。【19】考查动词辨析。A. count数；B. cover足够支付；C. estimate估计；D. reduce减少。特伦斯帮助支付了旅行的费用。故B选项正确。【20】考查动词辨析。A. astonished使……震惊；B. shaped塑造；C. excited使……兴奋；D. impressed给予某人深刻印象。这段经历在很多方面塑造了特伦斯，使他的梦想成为了现实。故B选项正确。完形填空的解题技巧之一就是要根据上下文来学会“推理”出最佳选项。同学们要遵循“上下求索”的原则来查找信息。例如，第1小题要求判断出作者怎么样这个令人兴奋的旅行。该题可根据下文Terence asked his parents ___3___ if they would pay for half of the trip可知，特伦斯听说了这个令人兴奋的旅行。A. prepared for为……准备；B. laid out制定，安排；C. referred to提及，参考；D. heard about听说。故D选项正确。第4小题要求判断出特伦斯的父母对他的要求怎么样了。根据上文if they would pay for half of the trip if he earned the other half of the money himself.及下文He had almost a year to earn $150.可知，特伦斯的父母同意了。A. submitted主张；B. agreed同意；C. bargained讨价还价；D. refused拒绝。故B选项正确。

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