Question

The Other Side of the Wall

There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and      for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.

One day, while she was looking through a flower list she often      from, a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never      blooms(花) on a flower like that before. “I have to have it,” she said to herself, and she      ordered it.

When it arrived, she already had a      prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well, with beautiful green leaves all over it,      there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it, feed it, and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. However, it was      .

One morning weeks later, when standing before the vine, she felt very      that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to      it down and planting something else in its place.

It was at this point that her neighbor, whose      joined hers, called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have      the blooms of that vine you planted.” The young woman walked      the gate into her neighbor’s yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was      with blooms.

There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had      seen. The vine had grown through the crevices(缝隙) and it had not flowered on      side of the wall, but it had flowered on the other side.

Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t successful.

1.A. look   B. care  C. search D. pay

2.A. learned B. heard C. ordered  D. borrowed

3.A. seen B. smelt C. sold D. picked

4.A. finally  B. carefully C. suddenly D. immediately

5.A. place B. box C. cup D. room

6.A. and     B. so C. or D. but

7.A. endless  B. useless C. successful D. hopeful

8.A. excited B. nervous C. sad  D. frightened

9.A. putting B. cutting C. turning D. taking

10.A. balcony B. kitchen C. bedroom D. yard

11.A. enjoyed B. dreamed C. expected D. hated

12.A. through B. across C. above D. below

13.A. satisfied B. connected C. filled D. pleased

14.A. never  B. ever  C. seldom  D. usually

15.A. its  B. his C. her D. their

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一位年轻的妇女，在植物的订货单上看见一张植物的画，看见这种植物花开的很好，于是决定自己也订购了这种植物，可是等她在精心护理了一段时间后，发现这种花不开花，于是就想不要这种植物了，就在这时，她的邻居来了告诉她她的植物在她家的墙上开花了，并且花很漂亮。有时我们看事物不能只看到不好的一面。

1.考查动词短语及语境的理解。 A. look for寻找； B. care for关心，照顾； C. search for寻找； D. pay for支付。她有她的祖母抚养，祖母教她要爱护和关心花的成长。根据下文she already had a prepared to plant it.可知她在照管这些花，故选B。

2.2】考查动词及语境的理解。 A. learned from向……学习； B. heard from收到来信； C. ordered订购； D. borrowed借。一天当她浏览她经常订货的单时，一张植物的照片引起了她的注意。根据she ordered it. 可知这是她预定的，故选 C。

3.3】考查动词及语境的理解。 A. seen看见； B. smelt闻到； C. sold 卖； D. picked挑选。她以前从来没有看见过这种花。See强调看的结果，根据语境故选A。

4.4】考查副词及语境的理解。 A. finally最终，最后； B. carefully 仔细地； C. suddenly突然；D. immediately立刻。她立刻定了这种花。根据a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never blooms(花) on a flower like that before.可知她以前没有见过这种花想要了解一下，所以立刻定了这种花，故选D。

5.5】考查名词及语境的理解。 A. place地方； B. box盒子； C. cup 杯子； D. room房间。当花到了的时候，她已经给这种植物安排好种植它的地方。根据She planted it at the back of her yard.可知这里已经给安排好了地方，故选A。

6.6】考查连词及语境的理解。 A. and和，表示前后是并列关系； B. so 因此，表示前后是因果关系； C. or或者，表示前后是选择关系； D. but但是，表示前后是转折关系。这种花长势很好叶子很绿，但是就是不开花。因为她认为这种花应该开花。这里表示前后是转折关系，故选D。

7.7】考查形容词及语境的理解。 A. endless无止境的； B. useless没有用的； C. successful成功的； D. hopeful有希望的。她甚至对花说话，试图让它开花，可是没有用的。根据She was giving thought to it down and planting something else in its place. 可知她对这种植物不报有开花的希望了，故选B。

8.8】考查形容词及语境的理解。 A. excited高兴； B. nervous紧张的； C. sad 伤心的；D. frightened害怕的。她感觉很伤心，她的这种植物不会开花了。根据she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. 可知她努力了，可是植物还是不开花，所以她很伤心，故选C。

9.9】考查非谓语动词及语境的理解。 A. putting 放； B. cutting砍下； C. turning转向；D. taking拿走。这里cut down砍掉，砍到。根据planting something else in its place. 可知她想把这种植物砍了，而种上其他的植物，故选B。

10.0】考查名词及语境的理解。 A. balcony阳台； B. kitchen 厨房； C. bedroom 卧室；D. yard院子。就在那时她的邻居也就是他们两家的院子是连着的。根据she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was with blooms. 可知是两家的院子是连着的，故选D。

11.1】考查动词及语境的理解。 A. enjoyed欣赏； B. dreamed 梦想； C. expected盼望；D. hated恨。你想象不到你种植的植物我能欣赏它的花。根据she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was with blooms. 可知她种植的植物在邻居的家里开了花，所以邻居能够欣赏到美丽的花，故选A。

12.2】考查介词及语境的理解。 A. through通过，指从某个空间的内部过去； B. across横过，指从表面过去； C. above在上方； D. below在下方。这位年轻的妇女就从大门穿过进入了邻居家的院子。根据这里指的是门或窗子的空间穿过用介词through，故选A。

13.3】考查形容词及语境的理解。 A. satisfied 满意的； B. connected 连接的； C. filled 满的；D. pleased 高兴的。她看到在墙的另一面墙上爬满了花。这里是短语be filled with sth充满；故选C。

14.4】考查副词及语境的理解。 A. never从不； B. ever曾经； C. seldom很少； D. usually通常。这里有她曾见过的最漂亮的花。根据句意用ever曾经，故选B。

15.5】考查代词及语境的理解。 A. its 它的； B. his他的； C. her她的； D. their他们的。这种植物在她的这边墙上没有开花，但是它却在另一边墙上开得很好。根据上文可知她种植的花开在了邻居家的墙上，故选 C。

考点：故事类短文。