“Mum, I want to make you a bet,” I said. “If I go a whole year without TV, will you give me a hundred dollars?”　　
“Well, if you can   1  do it, …”
“Of course I can,” I replied, trying to convince   2 .
In fact, all this started from my   3  of a picture in the newspaper. I couldn’t bear to look at that boy. He said that he had   4  one year without TV for a hundred dollars,   5 me with mocking eyes. It seemed he was saying, “I did it,   6  you can’t!”. I glared at the boy’s face.
That year I did a lot of things. For example, my father taught me to   7 , which became my favorite sport.   8  winter afternoons snowball wars with my neighbors offered daily drama. I went on bike trips with my friends and swam as much as a fish.　　
It was unbelievable how much   9  I had without TV. I learned so many new games. I guess the   10  thing I learnt, though, was self-motivation(上進心).　　
I started to do my homework. I went from a D student to an A student within a couple of   11 .　　
I used to   12  reading if there were no   13 , but now I began to read and enjoy it. I could arrange off all the pictures just the way I wanted them—my own little TV, right   14  my head!
I’m surprised what I did. I got a lot more from the   15  than just the 100 dollars!
小題1:
A．reallyB．finallyC．quicklyD．clearly
小題2:
A．herselfB．myselfC．himselfD．ourselves
小題3:
A．beliefB．loveC．joyD．a(chǎn)nger
小題4:
A．becomeB．goneC．a(chǎn)rrivedD．reached
小題5:
A．picking upB．laughing atC．talking withD．looking after
小題6:
A．butB．a(chǎn)ndC．orD．though
小題7:
A．drawB．readC．a(chǎn)ctD．ski
小題8:
A．FewB．AnyC．SeveralD．Many
小題9:
A．difficultyB．troubleC．funD．knowledge
小題10:
A．smallestB．biggestC．firstD．last
小題11:
A．yearsB．daysC．weeksD．hours
小題12:
A．hateB．enjoyC．interestD．prefer
小題13:
A．storiesB．wordsC．picturesD．plots
小題14:
A．onB．withC．insideD．outside
小題15:
A．TVB．readingC．tripD．experience

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:B
小題6:A
小題7:D
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:C
小題12:A
小題13:C
小題14:C
小題15:D

小題1:根據(jù)文章的意思可選A，表示母親對于他的確定。
小題2:convince oneself 為對自己深信不已，為固定搭配，故選B
小題3:通過后文“I couldn’t bear to look at that boy”可知本題答案為D
小題4:本題表示已經(jīng)達到，用過去完成時，選B，符合題意。
小題5:根據(jù)后文的意思，可知，是嘲笑的意思，在此符合題意。
小題6:根據(jù)后文的描述，可知答案為A
小題7:通過后文的內(nèi)容可知答案為D
小題8:根據(jù)后文的描述可知本題答案為D。
小題9:根據(jù)句子的要求意思可知答案為C表示作者不敢相信自己會有如此多的趣味。
小題10:根據(jù)上下文的意思，可知選答案為B
小題11:本題利用排除法，可知答案為C
小題12:表示過去厭惡讀書，但是現(xiàn)在不是了，通過后文可知，故選A
小題13:根據(jù)后文的內(nèi)容“I could arrange off all the pictures just the way I wanted them—my own little TV”可知答案為C
小題14:根據(jù)上文的描述，可知答案為C，表示在作者的腦海里。
小題15:根據(jù)對于全文的理解，可知答案為D
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