Question

    There were two men who lived next to each other. One of them was a retired teacher and the other was a businessman. Both of them had planted many different plants in their gardens. The retired teacher seldom _____ 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 businessman's plants were much bigger and greener. One night, there came a storm with a heavy rain and strong wind. The next _____, both of the neighbors came out to check in their gardens. The businessman saw that his plants had come out from the _____ and were totally out of life. But the retired teacher's plants nicely _____ where they were.

The businessman was _____. He went to consult(咨询) the retired teacher. “We both grew the same plants and I _____ 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_____. You made it too easy for them to ______. I gave my plants just a little bit of water, so they had to grow deeper to absorb(吸收)  more water. That is why my plants survived.”

1.A.watered B.raised C.checked D.caught

2.A.happy B.careful C.familiar D.tired

3.A.before B.since C.unless D.while

4.A.evening B.afternoon C.morning D.noon

5.A.house B.floor C.sky D.earth

6.A.heard B.took C.stood D.thought

7.A.surprised B.interested C.excited D.moved

8.A.called for B.left for C.cared for D.looked for

9.A.invention B.attention C.invitation D.action

10.A.grow B.plant C.stop D.die

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一位退休老师与一位商人对种植植物的态度不同，结果在一场风暴到来后，他们的植物的结果也不同的故事。以此来告诉我们要用辩证的思维看待问题。