Question

    Once upon a time there were two neighbors living next to each other. One of them was a teacher and the other was a doctor. Both of them planted different _________ in their gardens.

The teacher gave a little water to his plants and didn’t always give _________ care to them, while the other neighbor gave a lot of water to his plants and looked after them very _________.

The teacher's plants were simple _________ looked good. The doctor’s plants were much fuller and greener. One night, there was a heavy rain. The next morning, both of them came out to their gardens. The doctor's plants were totally destroyed. However, the teacher's plants still looked good.

The doctor was _________ to see that. He went to the teacher and asked, “I _________ my plants better than you did, and even gave them more water. How is that possible? ”

The teacher smiled and said, “You gave your plants more attention and water, but because of that, they didn't need to work by _________.You made it easy for them, While I gave them just a little water and let their roots (根)search for _________ Because of that, their roots went deeper and that made their position stronger.”

Children are like plants. If everything is _________ to them, they will not learn to work alone. Sometimes it's best to __________ them instead of giving them. Teach them how to walk, but let them follow their path(道路).

1.A.flowers B.trees C.plants D.corns

2.A.full B.awful C.honest D.main

3.A.badly B.carefully C.rapidly D.slowly

4.A.and B.or C.so D.but

5.A.pleased B.surprised C.moved D.excited

6.A.cared about B.threw away C.stuck to D.laid out

7.A.yourselves B.myself C.themselves D.itself

8.A.less B.more C.worse D.better

9.A.lent B.connected C.driven D.given

10.A.refuse B.punish C.guide D.force

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.C

【解析】

文章大意：文章讲述了一个老师和一个医生都在花园里种了植物，医生对这些植物照顾的非常好，而老师只是给它们浇一点水。后来一场暴风雨之后，医生的植物被连根拔起，而老师的却没有。医生很惊讶，老师对医生说：我只是给了它们适量的水，让它们的根主动寻找更多的水，这样，它们的根才会长得更强壮，扎的更深。

1.

句意：他们俩在花园里种了不同的植物。

flowers花；trees树；plants植物；corns玉米。根据下文The teacher gave a little water to his plants，可知他们是在花园里种了不同的植物，故答案选C。

2.

句意：这位老师只给他的植物浇了一点水，并不总是悉心照料它们。

full满的，大量的，许多的；awful厌恶的；honest诚实的；main主要的。根据The teacher gave a little water to his plants and didn’t always give __2__ care to them,可知是老师给他的植物浇了一点水，但并不总是悉心照料，give full 全力以赴，故答案选A。

3.

句意：而那位邻居却给了他很多水，并且非常细心地照料它们。

badly糟糕地；carefully认真地、仔细地；rapidly迅速地；slowly慢地。根据前面gave a lot of water to his plants and looked after them，每天给它们浇大量的水，可知应是仔细地照顾它们，故答案选B。

4.

句意：老师的植物很简单，但看起来很好。

and和；or或者；so所以；but但是。根据The teacher's plants were simple __4__ looked good.可知前后句之间是转折关系，所以用but连接，故答案选D。

5.

句意：医生看到这一点很吃惊。

pleased高兴的；surprised惊奇的；moved感动的；excited兴奋的。根据上文The doctor's plants were totally destroyed. However, the teacher's plants still looked good. 医生的植物被完全毁坏了。然而，老师的植物看起来仍然很好。可知医生看到这一点应该是很吃惊的，故答案选B。

6.

句意：我比您更关心我的植物，甚至给它们更多的水。

cared about关心、在意；threw away扔掉；stuck to坚持；laid out铺开、展开、摊开。联系上文语境，结合I __6__ my plants better than you did, and even gave them more water.可知医生是说自己比老师更关心植物，故答案选A。

7.

句意：正因为如此，它们才不需要自己工作。

yourselves你自己、你们自己；myself我自己；themselves他们自己；itself它自己。根据You gave your plants more attention and water, but because of that, they didn't need to work by __7__.你给了你的植物更多的关心和水，但正因为如此，它们不需要工作，所以应该是它们不需要靠它们自己工作，by themselves靠它们自己，故答案选C。

8.

句意：而我只给了它们一点水，让它们的根去寻找更多的水。

less更少；more更多；worse更差；better更好。根据While I gave them just a little water and let their roots (根)search for __8__.我只给了它们一点水，可知应该是让它们的根主动去寻找更多的水，故答案选B。

9.

句意：如果什么都给了它们，它们就不会学会独自工作。

lent借；connected连接；driven驾驶；given给。根据下文they will not learn to work alone. 它们将不自己去工作，可知应该是把所有的都给了它们，它们就学不会独自工作了，故答案选D。

10.

句意：有时候最好是引导它们，而不是给予它们。

refuse拒绝；punish惩罚；guide引导、向导；force强迫。根据下文Teach them how to walk, but let them follow their path. 教它们如何走路，但让它们走自己的路。结合Sometimes it's best to __10__ them instead of giving them.可知是有时候最好是引导他们，而不是给予它们，故答案选C。