阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you 1let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.”
Mr. Williams took his little boy 2the hand, and said kindly to him, “Come, my son. I want to 3you something in the garden.”
Harry walked into the garden with his father, who led him along 4they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be 5about their roots.
“See how beautifully these peas are 6, my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good 7. Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.”
Mr. Williams then 8Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines.
After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you 9Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”
“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such 10looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as 11as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!” “ 12are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”
“Because they have been left to grow as they 13. I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them 14”
“Yes. A garden will soon be overrun with weeds 15it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams 16, “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be 17cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your 18may have good seeds and 19plentifully. Now which would you 20, to stay at home or go to school?”
“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.
1.A. could B. should C. might D. would
2.A. in B. with C. by D. of
3.A. offer B. show C. give D. remind
4.A. when B. where C. before D. until
5.A. made B. changed C. seen D. planted
6.A. growing B. moving C. shaking D. dancing
7.A. result B. harvest C. match D. present
8.A. forced B. ordered C. followed D. led
9.A. think of B. look at C. hear of D. deal with
10.A. ugly B. fine C. dirty D. poor
11.A. deep B. long C. high D. wide
12.A. When B. Why C. Where D. How
13.A. pleased B. stayed C. left D. belonged
14.A. ahead B. outside C. forward D. afterward
15.A. as B. or C. if D. so
16.A. required B. answered C. explained D. announced
17.A. carefully B. correctly C. gently D. slightly
18.A. school B. mind C. family D. dream
19.A. produce B. develop C. decrease D. drop
20.A. find B. support C. know D. prefer
--- I’m sorry. I ___ ____ at you the other day.
--- Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself.
A. shouldn’t shout B. mustn’t have shouted
C. mustn’t shout D. shouldn’t have shouted
Faced with every natural disaster, is the first thing the local government should do to provide for the homeless families.
A. accommodation B. occupation C. equipment D. furniture.
Ten years ago the population of our village was that of theirs.
A. as twice large as B. twice as large as
C. twice as much as D. as twice much as
--- I don’t think we have met before.
--- Yes. Once at a party, but we __________.
A．didn’t introduce B．weren’t introduced
C．haven’t introduced D．weren’t introducing
He was about to cross the street __________ he heard his name .
A. when; called B. if; calling C. and ; calling D. till; called
