Question

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Once a little boy almost thought of himself as the most unlucky child in the world because a serious disease made his leg lame (瘸腿). He ______ played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions， he always kept his head __________without a word.

One ______， the boy’s father asked for some saplings (树苗) from the neighbor. He told the ____ to plant a sapling each person in front of the house. The father said， “Whose sapling grows best， I will buy him or her a favorite ______.”  When the boy saw his brothers and sisters watering the trees， however， he had a strange idea: he hoped that the tree he planted would _______soon. So， after watering it once or twice， he would never ______ it.

A few days later， when the little boy went to see his tree again， he was ________ to find that it didn’t fade (枯萎) but grew some fresh leaves. Compared with the trees of his brothers and sisters， his tree was even greener．His father kept his ________， bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree his son planted， he was _________ that his son would become an excellent botanist (植物学家) when he grew up.

Since then， the little boy slowly became optimistic (乐观的). One night， he lay on the bed but couldn’t fall asleep. Then he _______ and came to the yard. To his surprise， his _______ was splashing (泼洒) something onto his tree. _________， he understood: his father had been _______ fertilizing (施肥) his small tree! He returned to his room，tears（眼泪）running down his cheeks (脸颊). Later， the little boy didn’t become a botanist， but he became President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt (富兰克林·罗斯福).

______is the best nourishment (营养) of life. Even if it is just a drop of clear water， it can still help the tree of life thrive (茁壮成长).

1.A. often       B. seldom  C. sometimes    D. always

2.A. down       B. up    C. straight    D. high

3.A. spring    B. summer   C. autumn    D. winter

4.A. neighbors   B. friends   C. children    D. boys

5.A. book    B. house    C. toy     D. gift

6.A. die    B. grow    C. break     D. survive

7.A. look at   B. look for   C. look after    D. look into

8.A. happy    B. exited    C. surprised    D. sad

9.A. promise   B. secret    C. mind     D. head

10.A. satisfied   B. happy    C. surprised    D. sure

11.A. stood up   B. got up    C. put up     D. came up

12.A. brother   B. sister    C. neighbor    D. father

13.A. Suddenly   B. Luckily   C. Sadly     D. mainly

14.A. slowly   B. secretly   C. quickly    D. happily

15.A. Love   B. Gift    C. Toy     D. Luck

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了美国总统罗斯福小时候的故事，爸爸通过种树这件事，用爱帮助他重试信心，最后成就伟大事业。

1.B考查副词和语境理解题。句意：他很少和同学玩。 A．bravely 勇敢地 ；B．seldom 很少；C. sometimes有时；D．always总是。根据前面的内容Once a little boy almost thought of himself as the most unlucky child in the world because a serious disease made his leg lame (瘸腿).，可知他很自卑，因此他很少和同学玩。选B。

2.A考查副词和语境理解题。句意：老师让他回答问题的时候他总是低下头，一句话不说。A. down向下的；B. up向上； C. straight直接地；直的；连续的；笔直的；D. high高的；高级的。根据语境和句意可知选A。

3.A考查名词和语境理解题。句意：一年的春天，这个小男孩的爸爸向邻居要了些树苗。 A. spring春天；B. summer夏天；C. autumn秋天；D. winter冬天。从后面的内容the boy’s father asked for some saplings (树苗) from the neighbor.（这个小男孩的爸爸向邻居要了些树苗）可知是春天，选A。

4.C考查名词和语境理解题。句意：他告诉孩子们在房子前面每个人种植一棵树苗。A．neighbors邻居；B．friends 朋友；C．children 孩子；D．boys男孩。从根据下文爸爸的话The father said， “Whose sapling grows best， I will buy him or her a favorite ___45___.” 可知 要孩子们种树。选C。

5.D考查名词和语境理解题。句意：谁的树苗种植的最好，我将给他或她买一件（他/她）最喜欢的礼物。A. book书；B. house房子；C. toy玩具；D. gift礼物。结合句意和语境可知选D。

6.A考查动词和语境理解题。句意：当男孩看到他的兄弟姐妹们在给树浇水时，然而，他有一个奇怪的想法：他希望他种的树很快就死了。A. die死亡；B. grow生长，种植；C. break打破；折断；弄坏；D. survive幸存；生还。根据下文So， after watering it once or twice， he would never ___47___ it. 结合句意和语境可知选A。

7.C考查动词和语境理解题。句意：所以，在浇水一次或两次后，他将永远不会照顾它。 A. look at看；B. look for寻找；C. look after照顾；关心；D. look into调查；观察；窥视。结合句意和语境可知选C。

8.C考查形容词和语境理解题。句意：几天后，当小男孩再次去看他的树时，他惊讶地发现，它并没有枯萎，但生长了一些新鲜的叶子。A. happy高兴的；B. exited令人兴奋的； C. surprised感到惊讶的，出人意料的；D. sad难过的；悲哀的，令人悲痛的。结合语境和句意可知选C。

9.A 考查名词和语境理解题。句意：他的父亲遵守他的诺言，给这个小男孩买他最喜欢的礼物，说从他儿子栽的树可以看出，他确信当他长大了，他的儿子会成为一名出色的植物学家。A. promise许诺，允诺；B. secret秘密；秘诀；C. mind理智，精神；意见；智力；D. head头。根据上文可知这个男孩的父亲许诺谁种植的树最好，将给他买他最喜欢的礼物，可知选A。

10.D考查形容词和语境理解题。句意：他的父亲遵守他的诺言，给这个小男孩买他最喜欢的礼物，说从他儿子栽的树可以看出，他确信当他长大了，他的儿子会成为一名出色的植物学家。 A. satisfied感到满意的；B. happy幸福的；高兴的；C. surprised感到惊讶的，出人意料的；D. sure确信的；可靠的。be sure 接that从句时，意为：认为……一定会，肯定……；主语必须是人，连词that可以省略。结合句意和语境可知选D。

11.B考查动词和语境理解题。句意：然后他站起来，来到院子里。A. stood up站起来；B. got up起床；C. put up提供；建造；举起；提高；推举，提名；D. came up走近；想出；上升；发芽；被提出。根据上文One night， he lay on the bed but couldn’t fall asleep.结合句意和语境可知选B。

12.D考查名词和语境理解题。句意：令他吃惊的是，他的父亲在他的树上溅了一点东西。A. brother兄弟；同事；B. sister姐妹；C. neighbor邻居；D. father父亲，爸爸；神父；祖先；前辈。

13.A考查副词和语境理解题。句意：突然，他明白:他的父亲一直秘密地给小树施肥! A. Suddenly突然地；B. Luckily幸好，侥幸；幸运地；C. Sadly悲哀地；悲痛地；D. mainly主要地，大体上。根据上文To his surprise， his ___52____ was splashing (泼洒) something onto his tree.结合句意和语境可知选A。

14.B考查副词和语境理解题。句意：突然，他明白:他的父亲一直秘密地给小树施肥! A. slowly缓慢地，慢慢地；B. secretly秘密地；背地里；C. quickly迅速地；很快地； D. happily快乐地；幸福地；幸运地。根据上文To his surprise， his ___52____ was splashing (泼洒) something onto his tree.结合句意和语境可知选B。

15.， it can still help the tree of life thrive (茁壮成长).（即使它只是一滴清水，它仍然可以帮助生命之树茁壮成长。）结合句意和语境可知选A。

考点：考查故事类短文。