- 1 -完形填空月练（5）完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 115 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。Jamess New BicycleJames shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully _1_ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! _2_ on earth was he going to get the _3_ of the money?He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was _4_ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no _5_ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to 6 _.There was only one way to get money, and that was to _7_ it. He would have to find a job. _8_ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had _9_ on most things.“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”That was the _10_ of Jamess odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the _11_ 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 _12_ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the _13_ increased and he knew that he would soon have _14_ for the bicycle he longed for.The day _15_ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He _16_ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode _17_ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard _18_ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more _19_ he had bought it with his own money. He had _20_what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.( ) 1. A. cleaned B. covered C. counted D. checked( ) 2. A. How B. Why C. Who D. What- 2 -( ) 3. A. amount B. part C. sum D. rest( ) 4. A. brave B. hard C. smart D. unfair( ) 5. A. point B. reason C. result D. right( ) 6. A. split B. spend C. spare D. save( ) 7. A. borrow B. earn C. raise D. collect( ) 8. A. Or B. So C. For D. But( ) 9. A. decisions B. experience C. opinions D. knowledge( ) 10. A. beginning B. introduction C. requirement D. opening( ) 11. A. similarity B. quality C. suitability D. variety( ) 12. A. brand B. number C. size D. type( ) 13. A. effort B. pressure C. money D. trouble( ) 14. A. all B. enough C. much D. some( ) 15. A. finally B. instantly C. normally D. regularly( ) 16. A. gave B. left C. took D. wasted( ) 17. A. patiently B. proudly C. silently D. tiredly( ) 18. A. applying B. asking C. looking D. working( ) 19. A. since B. if C. than D. though( ) 20. A. deserved B. benefited C. achieved D. learned36.C。为了买自行车，作者在数自己的钱。count 数符合题意。37.A.表示方式，他到底怎么样才能得到购买自行车的其余的钱呢？38.D。作者已经有了 24.52 美元，在这里用 rest 指购买自行车的其余的钱。39.B。作者的朋友都有自行车，这样的话他和他们一起出去的话就会觉得很难。40.A。句型：there be no point in doing sth,做什么是没有意义的。41.C.作者知道自己的父母抽不出任何钱让他去买自行车。spare sb. sth,给某人抽出某种42.B。作者认识到实现自己梦想的唯一方式是自己挣钱。earn 挣钱；collect 收集，筹集；raise 筹集。所以正确答案为 B 东西，该物多为时间或金钱。43.D。上下文是转折关系，虽然他知道要自己挣钱，但是谁会雇佣他呢？44.C。Mr. Clay 对大多数事情都有自己的见解。opinions 见解。45.A。那是 James 零工的开始，beginning 开始。- 3 -46.D。为了凑够买自行车的钱，他做了各种各样的零工。variety 种类，符合题意。47.B。为了购买自行车，他为别人刷了很多车，他自己都已经记不清刷过的车的数量48.C。随着自己做零工的增加，钱也越来越多，C 项符合题意。49.B。他知道自己不久就会有足够多的钱去买自己梦想中的自行车了。50.A。能够买起自行车的那一天终于到来了，finally 终于符合句意。51.D。当他数过自己的钱后，他立刻去买自行车了，没有浪费一分钟的时间。52.B 经过自己的努力，他终于实现了自己的愿望，所以当然是自豪地 proudly。53.D。为挣钱而工作当然是辛苦的。55.C。他通过自己的努力实现了自己的梦想。achieve 实现，符合句意。54.A。该句话的意思是：James 知道他的自行车意义重大，因为他是用自己的钱购买的。完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和 D）中，选出最佳选项。Lately, Ive been talking about success with design students both at the school where I teach and at other programs that I visit. When I ask, “What is success?” The first response is, invariably(总是), “Getting a(n) 1 and making money.” It 2 some searching to arrive at a richer answer. 3 , getting paid is a baseline for success in any field. Putting this criterion on the table is a(n) 4 step.When I ask design students to talk about what makes design different from the fine 5 , they gravitate towards(被吸引到) the role of the client. Designers serve clients, or so the logic goes, 6 artists serve themselves.Although it is true that designers generally rely on clients, pleasing them is not the 7 purpose of our work. What designers share with our clients is the 8 . Our clients wouldnt need us at all if we werent helping them 9 that public. The public may never know who designed the coffee cup theyre holding, the magazine theyre reading or the sign thats 10 them where to - 4 -go. But theyre seeing it, and some of them might, at some lev