Question

    My husband and I changed our front yard with something eatable, adding apples, bananas, oranges, and pomegranates(石榴).

Every crop brought us_______ to neighbors and strangers. The food was a(an) _______to communicate. Kids in the neighborhood (including our son) learned _______ and gentle timing. When we had extra, we would _______it. Then, we received a powerful lesson: a gift hidden as a _______. Our first-ever crop of pomegranates had ripened(成熟)._______ , at harvest, they all disappeared in the middle of the night. We were  _______ sad and angry. Friends had fun suggesting deterrents(为摄物). One _______ suggested we post a sign to curse (诅咒) those who _______ our fruits.

And suddenly, the  ________ was clear. We did need a sign. But our sign would encourage sharing and community. Last autumn, we had a larger crop of pomegranates. We put________a sign that read, "If you'd like one, please knock and ________ yourself, and we would be  ________ to cut one off the bush for you. Cutting saves the branches and is good for future growth, so we can  ________ to share pomegranates with________friends like you. Thanks, the Green Family. "

Out of eight fruits, one pomegranate was taken. and most of others were________to new friends. This year, we won the Kindness Contest award, ________we planted three trees-a peach, a pear, and a plum. Before they fruit, I'll ________ a big sign to the yard to encourage sharing. Today. I'm happy to be a role model of ________ for my young sons and to have the opportunity to________ an eatable front yard for others.

1.A. richer B. stronger C. closer D. healthier

2.A. tool B. explanation C. evidence D. excuse

3.A. patience B. kindness C. confidence D. responsibility

4.A. take B. share C. select D. store

5.A. result B. challenge C. loss D. surprise

6.A. Besides B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise

7.A. embarrassed B. interested C. ashamed D. shocked

8.A. still B. yet C. just D. even

9.A. stole B. destroyed C. bought D. hid

10.A. attitude B. answer C. lesson D. need

11.A. away B. down C. up D. on

12.A. enjoy B. impress C. help D. introduce

13.A. happy B. afraid C. proud D. worried

14.A. pretend B. continue C. agree D. happen

15.A. true B. close C. polite D. new

16.A. gifted B. sold C. donated D. devoted

17.A. unless B. since C. so D. or

18.A. connect B. add C. turn D. keep

19.A. generosity B. encouragement C. enjoyment D. creativity

20.A. change B. provide C. prepare D. choose

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.B

【解析】

这篇短文主要介绍了作者在自己的院子里种植果树，在收获时，橘子被偷走了。作者通过在院子里张贴告示鼓励分享，既给自己的孩子做了榜样，又为周围人提供了品尝水果的院子，作者为此而感到快乐。

1.考查形容词。A. richer更富有的；B. stronger更强壮的；C. closer靠近的；D. healthier更健康的。根据Every crop brought us___1___ to neighbors and strangers.“每一种庄稼都使我们与邻居和陌生人更亲近。”close to“靠近”，故答案为C。

2.考查名词。A. tool工具；B. explanation解释； C. evidence证据；D. excuse借口，理由。根据The food was a(an) ___2___to communicate.“食物是交流的借口。”故选D。

3.考查名词。A. patience耐心；B. kindness善良；C. confidence自信；D. responsibility责任，职责。根据Kids in the neighborhood (including our son) learned ___3___ and gentle timing.“邻居的孩子们(包括我们的儿子)学会了耐心和温柔地把握时机。”故选A。

4.考查动词。A. take拿走，带走；B. share分享； C. select挑选；D. store储存。根据When we had extra, we would ___4___it.“当我们有多余的时候，我们会分享它。”故选B。

5.考查名词。A. result结果；B. challenge挑战；C. loss损失； D. surprise惊讶。根据Then, we received a powerful lesson: a gift hidden as a ___5___.“然后，我们得到了一个强有力的教训:作为损失而被隐藏的礼物。”故答案为C。

6.考查副词。A. Besides另外；B. However然而； C. Moreover而且，此外；D. Otherwise否则。根据Our first-ever crop of pomegranates had ripened(成熟).___6___ , at harvest, they all disappeared in the middle of the night.“我们头一次种的石榴熟了，到了收果子的时候，竟在半夜里消失了。”前后是一种转折关系，故答案为B。

7.考查形容词。A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. interested感兴趣的；C. ashamed感到羞愧的；D. shocked感到震惊的。根据上句“熟了的石榴在半夜消失”，所以我们“感到震惊”。故选D。

8.考查副词。A. still仍然；B. yet已经；C. just只是，仅仅；D. even甚至。根据One ___8___ suggested we post a sign to curse (诅咒) those who ___9___ our fruits.“有人甚至建议我们张贴一个标语，诅咒那些偷我们水果的人。”结合句意可知答案为D。

9.考查动词。A. stole偷；B. destroyed毁掉；C. bought买；D. hid躲藏。根据One ___8___ suggested we post a sign to curse (诅咒) those who ___9___ our fruits.“有人甚至建议我们张贴一个标语，诅咒那些偷我们水果的人。”再根据上文中提到的“橘子消失”，说明“有人偷了橘子”。故选A。

10.考查名词。A. attitude态度，看法；B. answer回答；C. lesson教训，功课；D. need需要。根据第二段中Then, we received a powerful lesson可知，“突然间，教训变得清晰起来。”故答案为C。

11.考查副词。A. put away收起来放好；B. put down记下；C. put up张贴，举起，搭建；D. put on穿戴，上演。根据We put___11___a sign that read, 可知，橘子被偷，我们张贴了一张告示。此处put up“张贴”，故答案为C。

12.考查动词。A. enjoy喜爱；B. impress给---留下印象；C. help帮助； D. introduce介绍。根据告示上的内容"If you'd like one, please knock and ___12___ yourself, and we would be ___13___ to cut one off the bush for you. Cutting saves the branches and is good for future growth, so we can ___14___ to share pomegranates with___15___friends like you. Thanks, the Green Family. "““如果你想要一个橘子，请敲门介绍一下你自己，我们很乐意为你从树上剪下一个。剪下橘子会挽救枝叶，这对未来的成长有好处，所以我们可以继续和你这样的新朋友分享石榴。谢谢，格林一家。”此处introduce oneself“自我介绍”，故答案为D。

13.考查形容词。A. happy高兴的；B. afraid害怕的；C. proud自豪的； D. worried担忧的。根据告示上的内容"If you'd like one, please knock and ___12___ yourself, and we would be ___13___ to cut one off the bush for you. Cutting saves the branches and is good for future growth, so we can ___14___ to share pomegranates with___15___friends like you. Thanks, the Green Family. "““如果你想要一个橘子，请敲门介绍一下你自己，我们很乐意为你从树上剪下一个。剪下橘子会挽救枝叶，这对未来的成长有好处，所以我们可以继续和你这样的新朋友分享石榴。谢谢，格林一家。”如果按告示上说的去做，格林一家会很“乐意”。故选A。

14.考查动词。A. pretend假装；B. continue继续；C. agree同意；D. happen发生。根据告示上的内容"If you'd like one, please knock and ___12___ yourself, and we would be ___13___ to cut one off the bush for you. Cutting saves the branches and is good for future growth, so we can ___14___ to share pomegranates with___15___friends like you. Thanks, the Green Family. "““如果你想要一个橘子，请敲门介绍一下你自己，我们很乐意为你从树上剪下一个。剪下橘子会挽救枝叶，这对未来的成长有好处，所以我们可以继续和你这样的新朋友分享石榴。谢谢，格林一家。” 如果按告示上说的去做，格林一家会继续和你这样的新朋友分享石榴。continue to do sth.“继续做某事”，故答案为B。

15.考查形容词。A. true真实的；B. close紧密的； C. polite有礼貌的； D. new新的。根据下文and most of others were___16___to new friends.可知答案为D。

16.考查动词。A. gifted给予；B. sold卖；C. donated捐献；D. devoted奉献。根据Out of eight fruits, one pomegranate was taken. and most of others were___16___to new friends.“8个果子只取走一个，而其他大多数则被赠予了新朋友。”故选A。

17.考查连词。A. unless除非；B. since既然；C. so所以；D. or否则。根据This year, we won the Kindness Contest award, ___17___we planted three trees-a peach, a pear, and a plum.“今年，我们赢得了善良竞赛奖，所以我们种了三棵树——桃子、梨和李子。”此处是因果关系，故答案为C。

18.考查动词。A. connect连接；B. add增加；C. turn转变；D. keep保持。根据Before they fruit, I'll ___18___ a big sign to the yard to encourage sharing.“在它们结出果实之前，我会在院子里加上一个大招牌，鼓励大家分享。”add---to“把---添加到---上”，故答案为B。

19.考查名词。A. generosity慷慨；B. encouragement 鼓励；C. enjoyment享受；D. creativity创造力。根据I'm happy to be a role model of ___19___ for my young sons and to have the opportunity to___20___ an eatable front yard for others.“我很高兴能成为我年幼的儿子们慷慨大方的榜样，并有机会为其他人提供一个可食用的前院。”故选A。

20.考查动词。A. change改变；B. provide提供；C. prepare准备；D. choose选择。根据I'm happy to be a role model of ___19___ for my young sons and to have the opportunity to___20___ an eatable front yard for others.“我很高兴能成为我年幼的儿子们慷慨大方的榜样，并有机会为其他人提供一个可食用的前院。”故选B。