That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother 36me to

That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother 36 me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, 37 ,I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the 38_ , having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something 39_ in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I 40 an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its 41_ and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He 42 from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already 43 washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts 44 my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) 45 T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern 46 would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed 47 with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, 48 at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then 49 elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of 50 in the way he seemed to be doing things— 51 the windscreen (挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing (擦净) the wheels and 52 , standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.
It was a 53 to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a 54 if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt 55 of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.
【小题1】A．forcesB．allowsC．causesD．forbids【小题2】A．otherwiseB．thereforeC．howeverD．besides【小题3】A．parking lotB．bus stopC．schoolD．market【小题4】A．interestingB．surprisingC．awful D．useful【小题5】A．noticedB．recognizedC．calledD．assisted【小题6】A．backB．handleC．wheelD．seat【小题7】A．searchedB．leftC．movedD．wandered【小题8】A．stoppedB．startedC．intended D．finished【小题9】A．crossedB．slippedC．disturbedD．inspired【小题10】A．attractiveB．shinyC．simpleD．expensive【小题11】A．repairmenB．businessmenC．driversD．cyclists【小题12】A．busyB．contentC．carefulD．bored【小题13】A．wavingB．lookingC．laughingD．pointing【小题14】A．aboutB．forC．withD．like【小题15】A．worryB．respectC．sympathyD．pride【小题16】A．cleaningB．fixingC．replacingD．covering【小题17】A．stillB．yetC．againD．soon【小题18】A．lessonB．subjectC．skill D．fact【小题19】A．businessB．livingC．successD．right【小题20】A．tiredB．doubtfulC．fearfulD．ashamedB

(答案→)B 解析：一个假日的早上，作者偶然的早起，发现了对自己的人生有益的事——一个衣着朴素，骑着一辆不入时的自行车的老者，在自食其力，而且对自己的所做非常自豪。这一刻，作者感觉自己羞愧了，因为他自己还没有认识到过生活的真谛。【小题1】这里要注意Mother这个身份，，父母是允许自己的孩子不上学的假日里多睡觉的， sleep in睡个懒觉.【小题2】前面是谈自己会好好利用一下母亲的许可：睡个懒觉，后面又是在谈自己想早起，中间是明显的转折。【小题3】此题可以从下午的提示“several people go by, get into their car and drive off”可以得知：是停车的地方。【小题4】此题是主题设空，从后面的作者体会可以看出是对自己的生活有用的一些东西。区别比较各选择，本题难度不大。【小题5】前面的动词“watched”是提示，这里表示注意到。【小题6】这里考察了一个自行车上的部分名称，从本句的后面back-carriage可以看出前面是在谈车子的前面部分，handle 把手。【小题7】从后面的清洗车辆可以看出，是在一辆辆车之间移动。【小题8】此题要注意前后的提示：“already”和“a dozen or more cars”,所以这里表示老人工作时间早，已经清洗了很多车子了。【小题9】这里是一个固定的表示方式：cross one's `mind (of thoughts, etc) come into one's mind （指想法等）出现, 掠过:，slip one mind:忘记，其他选项明显错误。【小题10】这里是考察对老人形象的判断，前面谈到he wasn`t well-dressed，从后面的自行车描述可以看出，老人是一个朴素之人。【小题11】从后面的riding on 可以得知是骑自行的人。【小题12】but是表示转折，前面提到他的穿着和所骑的车子都不时尚，后面又提到和他自己时而不时的和路人闲聊可以看出他自己是对这一切都是满意的，老人的精神世界很丰富，be content with对……满意。【小题13】这里要注意连词and所表示的平行关系，后面动词是停下来闲聊，那么前面的动词不能仅表示look,因为他当时是在洗车，不可能洗车而视线在别的地方，这里应该是表示有时候他朝路人招手示意，还会有闲聊。【小题14】这里考察动词chat与介词的搭配，chat with sb.与某人闲聊。【小题15】从后面的解释语句：洗完后总要站在一旁看看，可以看出老人对所做之事是自豪的，这样才会去欣赏自己的事。【小题16】后面的scrubbing是一个提示，这里和52空的两个并列句都是句式结构相同，这样的考查也是完型填空的一个固定设题。【小题17】对应上一个分句中的then,这里是表示重复一个相同动作。【小题18】这里是作者在发表感叹：这是要学习的一课。【小题19】beg for a living乞讨为生，这里是指老人虽然清贫，但是自己能自食其力，身体健康而且乐于工作，所以没有必要去乞讨。【小题20】对比老人的勤劳，自己这时感到我跟老人相比觉得自己的生活不够积极，有点羞愧。

这个答案应该是对的