Question

    There were two men who lived next to each other. One of them was a retired (退休的) teacher and the other was an insurance agent (保险代理人) . ______ of them planted many different plants in their gardens. The retired teacher ______ watered his plants and didn't pay a lot of attention to them. But his neighbor was very ______ with his plants and watered them often.

The retired teacher's plants were small, but still looked okay, ______ the insurance agent's plants were much bigger and greener. One night, there was heavy rain and wind because of a minor (较小的) ______ . The next morning, both of the neighbors came out to ______ the plants on their gardens were okay. The insurance agent saw that his plants were pulled out (拔出) from the ground and were completely in a mess. But the retired teacher's plants were still the same as they used to be.

The insurance agent was ______ . He went to ask the retired teacher for ______ . "We both grew the same plants and I ______ for my plants better than you did. How could your plants still be okay?"

The retired teacher smiled and said, "Because you gave your plants too much attention. You made it too ______ for them to grow. I gave my plants just a little water, so their roots (根) had to grow deeper to take in more water. That is why my plants kept alive."

1.A.Neither B.Both C.Either

2.A.always B.never C.hardly

3.A.careful B.careless C.strict

4.A.as B.since C.while

5.A.weather B.storm C.accident

6.A.look for B.talk about C.make sure

7.A.silent B.happy C.surprised

8.A.money B.advice C.land

9.A.cared B.collected C.searched

10.A.hard B.easy C.interesting

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.B

【解析】

本文为一篇记叙文，两个邻居，一个退休的教师，一个保险代理人。两人都在花园里种了不同种类的植物，保险代理人比教师更加关心植物，结果，一场风暴使保险代理人的植物一团糟。有时，太多的关心反而对植物不好。

1.句意：他们二人都在花园里种了很多不同种类的植物。

Neither两者都不；Both两者都；Either两者其一。根据下文“We both grew the same plants”可知，两人都种了很多植物，故选B。

2.句意：退休的教师几乎不浇他的植物也不过多的关注它们。

always一直；never从不；hardly几乎不。根据下文“I gave my plants just a little water”可知，退休的教师给植物浇水但是不是太多，故选C。

3.句意：但是他的邻居非常关心他的植物，经常给它们浇水。

careful小心的；careless粗心的；strict严格的。根据下文“you gave your plants too much attention”可知，邻居太关心他的植物了，故选A。

4.句意：退休教师的植物比较小，但是也还好。但是保险代理人的植物又大又绿。

as当……时候；since自从；while然而。空格处表示前者和后者之间的对比，故选C。

5.句意：一天晚上，由于一场较小的风暴下了大雨刮了大风。

weather天气；storm风暴；accident事故。根据“there was heavy rain and wind”大雨和大风是由风暴引起的，故选B。

6.句意：第二天早上，这两个邻居都出来确认他们的花园的植物是否还好。

look for寻找；talk about谈论；make sure确认。根据“the plants on their gardens were okay”可知，是要确认植物是否还好，故选C。

7.句意：保险代理人非常吃惊。

silent沉默的；happy开心的；surprised吃惊的。根据“The insurance agent saw that his plants were pulled out (拔出) from the ground and were completely in a mess. But the retired teacher's plants were still the same as they used to be.”可知，他看到自己的植物都坏了，但是教师的还挺好，所以很吃惊，故选C。

8.句意：他去教师那里寻求建议。

money钱；advice建议；land土地。根据“How could your plants still be okay?”可知，他去问问教师为什么，故选B。

9.句意：我们都种了同样的植物，我比你关心的更多。

cared关心；collected收集；searched搜寻。根据上文“his neighbor was very ___3___ with his plants and watered them often.”可知，保险代理人更关心他的植物，故选A。

10.句意：你使植物成长太容易了。

hard艰难的；easy容易的；interesting有趣的。保险代理人太关心他的植物，经常浇水，植物非常容易生长，故选B。