第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分 45 分) 第一节 (共 20 小题;每小题 1 . 5 分,满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A 、 B 、 C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Every year, the fifth graders at Brookstone Elementary went on a field trip to Washington, DC. Terence 41 the exciting trip, and was 42 to go next year. Terence asked his parents 43 if they would pay for half of the trip if he earned the other half of the money himself. His parents 44 . He had almost a year to earn $150. His first 45 was to earn money baby-sitting, and he typed a nice letter 46 that he would baby-sit during his neighbors’ 47 . He named a few afternoons available and said he would 48 $1 per hour per child. After five baby-sitting 49 , he earned $45. When the 50 weather arrived, Terence knocked on his neighbors’ doors to ask if they needed help with 51 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 52 that he still needed $40 for his trip. Soon his mom saw a(n) 53 for a job for him. He got a job 54 ewspapers every Wednesday afternoon, making 5 cents for every paper, $10 55 each Wednesday. It wasn’t long before he had 56 money to go on the trip to Washington, DC. He was 57 in time. The class trip was on October 15. His mom and dad gave him a check for the $150 they 58 him. What a great feeling! He helped 59 the cost of his trip. This experience 60 Terence in many ways, making his dream a reality with great efforts 41. A. prepared for B. laid out C. referred to D. heard about 42. A. dying B. grateful C. lucky D. proud 43. A. curiously B. casually C. anxiously D. briefly 44. A. submitted B. agreed C. bargained D. refused 45. A. idea B. job C. conclusion D. suggestion 46. A. declaring B. confirming C. showing D. saying 47. A. stay B. company C. interaction D. absence 48. A. pay B. spend C. charge D. donate 49. A. negotiations B. sessions C. attempts D. interviews 50. A. warm B. fine C. unusual D. changeable 51. A. yard B. paper C. school D. volunteer 52. A. admitted B. determined C. complained D. insisted 53. A. directory B. permit C. advertisement D. email 54. A. editing B. updating C. printing D. delivering 55. A. at once B. on time C. after all D. in total 56. A. extra B. much C. enough D. easy 57. A. just B. even C. ever D. still 58. A. owed B. lent C. promised D. ordered 59. A. count B. cover C. estimate D. reduce 60. A. astonished B. shaped C. excited D. impressed