Question

    My friend Richard went far to work, so he asked me to take care of his yard in the mountains. He worked hard and often kept the yard _______ without any grass. But I was too lazy to sweep the fallen leaves, and I_______pluck (拔 ) grass, allowing it to grow rapidly. In the early_______, in March, the leaves were green and soft. A month later, when the leaves spread quickly, I discovered they were like wild orchids (兰花) in the forest.

As the summer came, the "grass" really flowered. The flowers looked like those forest orchids, _______ they were yellow, unlike those purple or brown red forest orchids. I picked one flower, then went to find a friend who studied _______.As soon as my friend saw it he asked me_______ I picked it. "It's amazing!" He _______ explained, "This kind of orchid is hard to find. Now it is worth at least 10,000 dollars each."

I told the good news to Richard. He was_______. After a while he said gently, he saw the orchid in the yard every year, but he thought it was common grass, so he always plucked it. He said, "If I could_______, it would flower a few years before." Yes, all of us might miss some rare( 稀有的) orchids in our own lives. We don't give them the time to flower to prove their value.

Give the "grass" time to flower and give everybody a ________ to prove his value. Don't pluck a leave of any "grass" or negate (否定) a person rudely and how many "rare orchids " we will get in our lives!

1.A.wild B.clean C.dry D.dirty

2.A.sometimes B.often C.never D.always

3.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter

4.A.so B.but C.then D.or

5.A.colors B.rivers C.seasons D.plants

6.A.that B.why C.where D.who

7.A.proudly B.successfully C.carelessly D.excitedly

8.A.worried B.surprised C.scared D.relaxed

9.A.wait B.get C.take D.make

10.A.tree B.yard C.flower D.chance

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

本文作者讲述了一个关于兰花的故事。他的朋友理查德去了很远的地方工作，让他照顾他在山上的院子。理查德很勤劳，经常保持院子干净，没有草。而作者懒得去扫落叶，而且从不拔草。春天作者发现院子里长满了像森林里的野生兰花。夏天，他们开花。这些花看起来像那些森林兰花，但它们是黄色的，不像那些紫色或棕红色的森林兰花。作者摘了一朵花，去找一个研究植物的朋友。朋友说这种兰花很难找，现在每一棵至少值1万美元。理查德说他每年都在院子里看到兰花，但他认为那是普通的草，所以他总是拔它们。他说：“如果我能等几年，它就会在几年前开花。”给“草”时间开花，给每个人一个证明自己价值的机会。不要随地摘下任何“草”的叶子，也不要粗暴地否定一个人，也不要轻率地否定我们生活中会得到多少“珍稀兰花”！

1.

句意：他很勤劳，经常保持院子干净，没有草。

考查形容词辨析。wild野生的；clean干净的；dry干燥的；dirty脏的。根据上文“worked hard（工作努力/勤劳）”和下文“without any grass（没有草）”可知“他经常保持院子干净”，故选B。

2.

句意：但我懒得去扫落叶，而且我从不拔草，让它迅速成长。

考查频度副词。Sometimes有时；often经常；never从不；always总是。根据下文“让它迅速成长”可知“我从不拔草”；故选C。

3.

句意：在初春，三月，树叶绿而柔软。

考查名词。spring春天；summer夏天；autumn秋天；winter冬天。根据“三月”可知是“初春”，故选A。

4.

句意：这些花看起来像那些森林兰花，但它们是黄色的，不像那些紫色或棕红色的森林兰花。

考查连词辨析。so因此，表示因果关系；but但是，表示转折关系；then那么，然后，表示顺承关系；or或者，表示选择关系。根据句意可知前后句是转折关系，可知填but；故选B。

5.

句意：我摘了一朵花，然后去找一个研究植物的朋友。

考查名词辨析。colors颜色；rivers河流；seasons季节；plants植物。根据“我摘了一朵花”可知“去找一个研究植物的朋友”；故选D。

6.

句意：我的朋友一看到它就问我在哪儿摘的。

考查宾语从句引导词。that后面跟陈述句；why为什么；where哪里；who谁。根据下文“I told the good news to Richard. … After a while he said gently, he saw the orchid in the yard every year,（我把这个好消息告诉了理查德。…….过了一会儿，他轻轻地说，他每年都会看到院子里的兰花，）”可知此句是“我的朋友一看到它就问我在哪儿摘的。”故选C。

7.

句意：他兴奋地解释说：“这种兰花很难找。现在每株至少值1万美元。”

考查副词。proudly骄傲地，自豪地；successfully成功地；carelessly粗心地；excitedly兴奋地。根据下文“这种兰花很难找。现在每株至少值1万美元。”可知“他兴奋地解释说”；故选D。

8.

句意：他很惊讶。

考查形容词。worried担心，焦虑；surprised惊讶，惊奇；scared害怕；relaxed放松的。根据上文“I told the good news to Richard.（我把这个好消息告诉了理查德。）这个好消息是“他院子里的长出了兰花，每棵值至少1万美元。”可知“他很惊讶。”故选B。

9.

句意：如果我能等几年，它就会在几年前开花。

考查动词辨析。wait等；get获得，得到；take拿，带走；make制作。根据下文“它就会在几年前开花”可知此句是“如果我能等几年”；故选A。

10.

句意：给“草”时间开花，给每个人一个证明自己价值的机会。

考查名词辨析。tree树木；yard院子；flower花；chance机会。根据常识和上文“给‘草’时间开花”可知此句是：给每个人一个证明自己价值的机会。故选D。