Question

    With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy 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 gift." The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.______seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he_______ an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never_______ it.

Several days later, he was _________ to find it not only didn't die, but also grew so many fresh ________. Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his _______, bought the boy a gift and said he would become an outstanding________ after growing up.

From then on, the boy slowly became_____ and confident. One evening, he suddenly________ his biology teacher once said that plants ________ grow at night. Why not go to see the tree?

When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Immediately he ________: Father had been secretly ________ his tree! He returned to his room, tears in his eyes.

Decades passed. The boy didn't become a botanist. ________, he became the U.S.__________. 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.seldom B.ever C.still D.often

2.A.held B.raised C.lowered D.covered

3.A.Both B.Each C.One D.None

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

5.A.But B.So C.Or D.And

6.A.came up with B.got rid of C.cared for D.put forward

7.A.contributed to B.attended to C.got used to D.turned to

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

9.A.roots B.branches C.leaves D.seeds

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18.A.lawyer B.doctor C.president D.teacher

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.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.D

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

本文属于叙事说理文，讲述了一个认为自己天生不幸的小男孩，经过一次种树的经历，受到父亲的鼓励和帮助而变得自信，后来成为美国总统的故事。文章旨在告诉读者，爱是滋润孩子心灵的最好的养料。

1.考查副词词义辨析。根据文章第一句话可知，小男孩认为自己不幸运，因此很少和同学玩，故选seldom。A. seldom很少；B. ever曾经； C. still仍然；D. often经常。故选A。

2.考查动词词义辨析。lower one's head “低下头”。小男孩自卑，与之相符的是低头逃避回答问题。A. held拿；B. raised提高；C. lowered低头；D. covered覆盖。故选C。

3.考查代词词义辨析。根据第三段中的“Compared with those of his brothers and sisters…”可知父亲让每个孩子种一棵树。A. Both两者都；B. Each每个；C. One一个；D. None没有人，故选B。

4.考查动词词义辨析。父亲承诺树种得最好的人可以获得奖品，故选grow。A. likes喜欢；B. protects保护；C. watches观看；D. grows生长。故选D。

5.考查连词词义辨析。小男孩也想得到父亲的礼物，但是当看到兄弟姐妹都在细心呵护小树时，便失去了信心，选择了放弃，表示转折。故选A。

6.考查动词短语词义辨析。A. came up with想出； B. got rid of除掉；C. cared for关心； D. put forward提出。根据he ____6____ an idea可知，他提出一个想法。故选A。

7.考查动词短语词义辨析。根据So watering it once or twice, he never ___7___ it.可知，所以给它浇一两次水，他从来没有照顾过。A. contributed to有助于；B. attended to照顾，关心； C. got used to习惯于；D. turned to求助于，致力于。故选B。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。小树的成长和小男孩的心理预期相反，所以他感到惊讶，故选surprised。A. amused愉悦的，感到有趣的；B. frightened恐惧的； C. disappointed失望的; D. surprised失望的。故选D。

9.考查名词词义辨析。根据Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener.可知，与他的哥哥姐姐的树相比，他的树变得更绿，故可知，树长出树叶，因此变绿了。A. roots根； B. branches树枝；C. leaves树叶；D. seeds种子。故选C。

10.考查名词词义辨析。keep one's word “信守诺言”，和前文父亲的promise相呼应。A. opinion观点；B. balance平衡；C. agreement协议；D. word 诺言。故选D。

11.考查名词词义辨析。根据文章倒数第二段中“The little boy didn't become a botanist.”可知，父亲说小男孩会成为植物学家。A. teacher老师；B. gardener园丁；C. botanist植物学家；D. president总统。故选C。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。第一段中小男孩不与同学交往和不回答问题，表明他悲观、不开朗、不自信。 种树事件是他第一次有好运气，第一次成功，无疑对他起到积极的作用，此前精神低落的状态逐渐改变。另外结合confident一词，应选optimistic。A. satisfied满意的；B. upset沮丧的； C. independent独立的; D. optimistic乐观的。故选D。

13.考查动词词义辨析。根据his biology teacher once said that plants__ grow at night. 可知是回忆起。A. remembered记得；B. believed相信； C. repeated重复；D. knew知道。故选A。

14.考查副词词义辨析。根据once said和后句“Why not go to see his tree？”可知，小男孩回想起来生物老师说过植物一般在晚间生长(此为常识)，故选generally。A. hardly几乎不；B. generally一般地； C. recently最近；D. probably或许。故选B。

15.考查动词词义辨析。看到眼前的景象，小男孩立刻明白了(恍然大悟), 是父亲在暗中帮助他给树浇水。A. doubted怀疑；B. admitted承认; C. wondered想知道；D. understood理解。故选D。

16.考查动词词义辨析。根据上文内容，可知这里意思是他的父亲已经悄悄给小树浇过水了。A. cutting切割；B. watering浇水；C. decorating装饰； D. fertilizing施肥。故选B。

17.考查副词词义辨析。根据前后句The boy didn't become a botanist. ____17____, he became the U.S._____18_____.可知，没有成为植物学家，成为了美国总统，此处表示转折关系。A. Therefore因此；B. Besides此外；C. Instead代替;D. Moreover此外。故选C。

18.考查名词词义辨析。根据___17___, he became the U.S.____18____.相反，他成了美国总统。A. lawyer律师；B. doctor医生；C. president总统；D. teacher老师。故选C。

19.考查名词词义辨析。小男孩和小树的共同点是都得到了关爱。A. Love爱；B. Water水；C. Disability残疾；D. Father父亲。故选A。

20.考查连词短语词义辨析。根据___20___ it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!可知，即使只是一桶水，它也能使生命之树茁壮成长! A. so long as 只要；B. if only要是……就好了；C. now that既然；D. even though 即使。故选D。