2008年、2009年北京高考英语完形及中文翻译

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2009年北京

James’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully _counted_ the coins

that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90!

___How___ on earth was he going to get the ___rest___ of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was ___hard___ to hang around with

people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could

do. There was no ___point___ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to

___spare___.

There was only one way to get money, and that was to ___earn___ it. He would

have to find a job. ___But___ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided

to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had ___ opinions ___ on most things.

“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and

my car needs washing.”

That was the ___ beginning ___ of James’s odd-job（零工）business. For three

months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the

___variety___ 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 ___number___

of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the ___money___ increased and he

knew that he would soon have ___enough___ for the bicycle he longed for.

The day ___finally___ came when James counted his money and found $94.32.

He ___wasted___ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he

wanted. He rode __proudly___ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to

his friends. It had been hard ___working___ for the money, but James knew that he

valued his bicycle far more ___since__ he had bought it with his own money. He had

__achieved___ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than

the bicycle.

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

37. A. How B. Why C. Who D. What

38. A. amount B. part C. sum D. rest

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39. A. brave B. hard C. smart D. unfair

40. A. point B. reason C. result D. right

41. A. split B. spend C. spare D. save

42. A. borrow B. earn C. raise D. collect

43. A. Or B. So C. For D. But

44. A. decisions B. experience C. opinions D. knowledge

45. A. beginning B. introduction C. requirement D. opening

46. A. similarity B. quality C. suitability D. variety

47. A. brand B. number C. size D. type

48. A. effort B. pressure C. money D. trouble

49. A. all B. enough C. much D. some

50. A. finally B. instantly C. normally D. regularly

51. A. gave B. left C. took D. wasted

52. A. patiently B. proudly C. silently D. tiredly

53. A. applying B. asking C. looking D. working

54. A. since B. if C. than D. though

55. A. deserved B. benefited C. achieved D. learned

姆斯摇了摇存钱罐，还是什么都没有。他很仔细地数了数放在床上的硬币，只有24.52美元。他想要的那辆自行车至少要90美元。到底要怎样才能得到其余的钱呢？

他的朋友们都有自行车了，每当和他们出去时他总是觉得很难堪，因为他是唯一一个没有自行车的人。他在想到底应该怎么办。他的父母也没有余钱可以给他买自行车，所以向父母要钱是没有意义的。

现在只有一个办法了，那就是自己去赚。他应该去找份工作，但是又有谁会雇他呢？他又能做什么呢？他决定去问问克莱先生，因为他总是对很多事情都有自己的见解。

“好的，你可以从这里开始。”克莱先生说道，“我的窗户需要清理，我的车也需要有人来洗。”

詹姆斯开始了自己的打工生涯。接下来的三个月里，詹姆斯每天做完家庭作..

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业后都去打工，连他自己都被他干过的活的种类震惊了。他帮人遛过狗，带过孩子，清理过橱柜，还帮人修理过书。他洗了很多车，擦了很多窗户，多到连他自己都记不清了。但是他知道自己攒下来的钱越来越多，马上就可以攒够去买心爱的自行车了。

有一天詹姆斯数钱时发现他终于攒够94.32美元了。他一刻也没有耽误，直接去了自行车商店，选了一辆自己喜欢的车。他很骄傲地骑了回去，想要跟朋友们炫耀自己的新车。打工挣钱很辛苦，但是詹姆斯知道他会很珍惜这辆自行车的，因为那是用自己挣的钱买来的。他最终成功地实现了自己本来觉得不可能的愿望，而这比他的自行车的价值要大得多。

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2008年北京

When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A

student, I believed I could __take__ tough subjects and really learn something. One

such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely

interested in the ideas he presented in class.

When I took the first exam, I was shocked to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper,

for English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my

arguments but remained unmoved .

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that meant because school

had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77.

Again, I reasoned with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t

change his mind .

One more test before the final exam. One more chance to improve my grade. So I

redoubled my efforts and, for the first time. learned The meaning of the word

“thorough”. But my effort__ did no good and everything went as before.

The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what grade I got, it wouldn’t

cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the scholarship goodbye.

I stopped working head. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would.

The night before the final, I even treated myself to a movie. The next day I decided

for once I’d have fun with a test.

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into professor Jayne’s

office. He seemed__ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you expected, you

wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”

I stared at him. realizing That his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. I

had worked my head off , as I had never done before.

I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus

given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor

Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.

36. A. take B. discuss C. cover D. get

37. A. sought B. presented C. exchanged D. obtained

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38. A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious

39. A. but B. so C. for D. or

40. A. unchanged B. unpleasant C. unfriendly D. unmoved

41. A. reflected B. meant C. improved D. affected

42. A. quarreled B. reasoned C. bargained D. chatted

43. A. attitude B. mind C. plan D. view

44. A. choice B. step C. chance D. measure

45. A. memorized B. considered C. accepted D. learned

46. A. ambition B. confidence C. effort D. method

47. A. stayed B. went C. worked D. changed

48. A. grade B. answer C. lesson D. comment

49. A. scholarship B. course C. degree D. subject

50. A. helped B. favored C. treated D. relaxed

51. A. fun B. luck C. problems D. tricks.

52. A. happened B. proved C. pretended D. seemed

53. A. valued B. imagined C. expected D. welcomed

54. A. remembering B. guessing C. supposing D. realizing

55. A. out B. over C. on D. off

当我进入伯克利大学的时候，得到奖学金是我最大的愿望。作为一个成绩一直很优秀的学生，我自信能够应付那些复杂的科目并且学有所成，简恩教授负责的世界文学就是这些科目之一，我对他在课上提出的观点非常感兴趣。

第一次考试过后，我诧异地发现我只得了77分C+的成绩，因为英文一向是我最好的科目。我跑去找简恩教授理论，他平静地听完了我的意见，但是不为所动。

我决定加倍努力，虽然我不知道这样做有什么意义，因为学习对于我来说一直不是什么难事。我更加仔细地读书，却换回了第二个77分的成绩。我再次向简恩教授提出质疑，他还是耐心地听完了我的意见，仍然不为所动。

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在期末考试前还有一次考试，这也是一个提高成绩的机会，所以我投入了比以前更多的精力，并且第一次明白了什么叫做“全身心投入”。但是我的努力一无所获，一切照旧。

终于要面对期末考试这个最后的障碍了。无论我得到什么样的成绩，也不能改变我三个C+的现实，奖学金正在与我渐行渐远。

我不再继续拼命学习了，我觉得那些学习材料我已经熟悉得不能再熟悉了。在期末考试前一天晚上，我甚至去看了场电影。考试的时候我决定，这次考试就随便考着玩吧。

一周之后，我惊喜地发现我得到了A的成绩。于是我立刻跑去找简恩教授，他似乎早就知道我要去找他。“如果我如你所愿的给了你那些A的成绩，你就不会继续努力学习了。”

我盯着他，并且意识到他的分析和策略是完全正确的。我从来没有像这样拼命学习过。

当我看到我的科目成绩是A+的时候，我哑口无言。这也是唯一的一个A+。第二年我如愿以偿地得到了奖学金，而简恩教授的教诲一直长驻我心：只有你自己才能为自己制定优秀的标准。

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