Question

完形填空：共20题 每题2分 共40分

With his leg lame(瘸的)and his teeth uneven, the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He    played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always    his head without a word.

One spring, his father brought home some saplings(树苗).    of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, "Whoever      his sapling best shall get a favorite gift." The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.    seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, an idea      him: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So after watering it once or twice, he never    it. A few days later, he was    to find it not only didn't die, but also grew some fresh    . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his    , bought the little boy a gift and said he would surely become an outstanding    when he grew up.

From then on, the little boy slowly became      and confident. One night, he suddenly    his biology teacher once said that plants      grow at night. Why not go to see his tree? When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was working near his tree with a ladle(长柄勺). All of a sudden, he      : his father had been secretly    his small tree! He returned to his room, tears    his eyes.

Decades passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist.    he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt   is the best nourishment (滋养品)of life.      it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well.

1.A.ever         B.seldom           C.still           D.often

2.A.held          B.raised            C.lowered          D.covered

3.A.Both           B.None             C.One              D.Each

4.A.likes          B.protects          C.grows            D.watches

5.A.And            B.So                C.Before            D.But

6.A.cared for      B.got rid of       C.occurred to       D.put forward

7.A.appealed to    B.took care of      C.adapted to        D.turned to

8.A.surprised      B.frightened        C.disappointed      D.amused

9.A.roots          B.leaves            C.branches          D.seeds

10.A.word          B.balance           C.agreement        D.opinion

11.A.teacher       B.gardener         C.president         D.botanist

12.A.satisfied     B.certain           C.optimistic        D.independent

13.A.believed      B.recalled         C.repeated          D.knew

14.A.generally     B.hardly            C.recently          D.voluntarily

15.A.remembered    B.understood        C.wondered          D.admitted

16.A.cutting      B.decorating        C.watering          D.fertilizing

17.A.filling       B.falling           C.dropping          D.crying

18.A.Therefore     B.Besides           C.Moreover         D.Instead

19.A.Love          B.Water             C.Disability       D.Father

20.A.So long as   B.If only           C.Now that          D.Even though

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.A

20.D

【解析】

1.考查否定词。根据前句中讲到他的腿残废，牙齿参差不齐，故很自卑。因此可知他几乎不（seldom）与其他同学玩，而且当老师问问题的时候，他总是低着头不说话。

2.考查否定词。根据语境可知，他的腿残废，牙齿参差不齐，故很自卑。因此可知他几乎不与其他同学玩，而且当老师问问题的时候，他总是低着（lowed）头不说话。raise“举起”；cover“覆盖”。

3.考查代词。根据语境可知，有一天父亲带回来了一些小树苗，家中每个（each）孩子都可以种一棵并承诺种的最好的有礼物。

4.考查动词。句意父亲承诺“无论是谁种植（grows）小树苗种的最好将得到自己喜欢的礼物”。

5.考查连接词。根据语境可知，男孩决定要好好种植小树苗，但是（But）看到其他兄弟姐妹们给树苗浇水，他突然想到了一个主意。

6.考查固定句型。“It occurs to sb+其他”表示“某人突然想到了某事”。根据语境可知，男孩决定要好好种植小树苗，但是（But）看到其他兄弟姐妹们给树苗浇水，他突然想到了一个主意。care for“在乎”；get rid of“摆脱”；put forward“提出”。

7.考查短语辨析。根据语境可知，自从他给树苗浇了几次水之后，他再也不去照顾（took care of）它了。appeal to“吸引”；adapt to“适应”；turn to “转向”。

8.考查形容词。根据语境可知，几天之后，他惊讶地（surprised）发现他的树苗不仅没有死，而且长出了绿色的叶子。frightened“害怕的”；disappointed“失望的”；amused“娱乐的”。

9.考查名词。根据语境可知，几天之后，他发现他的树苗不仅没有死，而且长出了绿色的叶子（leaves）。root“根”；branch“树枝”。

10.考查短语。keep one’s word“遵守诺言”。根据语境可知，父亲遵守诺言，给了男孩一份礼物，并告诉他他将来会成为一名优秀的植物学家。balance“平衡”。

11.根据语境可知，父亲遵守诺言，给了男孩一份礼物，并告诉他，他将来会成为一名优秀的植物学家。gardener“园丁”。

12.考查形容词。根据语境可知，从那以后，男孩慢慢地变得乐观（optimistic）和自信了。independent“独立的”。

13.考查动词。根据语境可知，有一天晚上他回想起（recalled）生物老师所教的知识，植物一般在晚上生长的。repeat“重复”。

14.考查副词。根据语境可知 ，植物一般（generally）会在晚上生长。voluntarily“志愿的”。

15.考查动词。上下提到父亲每天帮助他浇水，植物才长得那么好。他突然理解（understood）父亲的苦心。wonder“想知道”；admit“承认”。

16.考查动词。上下提到父亲每天秘密地帮助他浇水（watering），所以作者突然理解父亲的苦心。decorate“装饰”；fertilize“施肥”。

17.考查动词。根据语境可知，回到房间，他被父亲的默默的行为感动了，故眼框中充满了（filling）眼泪。

18.考查转折。根据语境可知，几十年之后，他并没有成为植物学家，与此相反（Instead）他成为了美国的总统。

19.考查主旨。根据语境可知，爱（Love）是生命中最好的养料。disability“残疾”。

20.考查让步状语从句。根据语境可知，即使（even though）是一桶水，也能够让树木长得很好。so long as “只要”；if only“要是…就好了”；now that “既然”。