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    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.lowered C.raised D.covered

3.A.Both B.None C.Each D.One

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

5.A.And B.But C.Or D.So

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

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

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

9.A.roots B.seeds C.branches D.leaves

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.D 10.B 11.A 12.B 13.B 14.D 15.A 16.B 17.C 18.A 19.B 20.C 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。美国总统Franklin Roosevelt小时候非常没有自信。他的父亲让每个孩子种一棵树,承诺要送给种得最好的孩子一份礼物。Franklin Roosevelt只给自己的树浇了一两次水就没有再管。但是出人意料的是,他的树长得最好。父亲根据承诺,给他买了一份礼物。从那以后,他变得越来越乐观自信。一次偶然的机会,他发现实际上是父亲在给他的树偷偷地浇水。父亲的爱浇灌了孩子的生命之树,让他茁壮成长。 1.考查副词词义辨析。句意:他很少和同班同学玩耍。A. seldom很少;B. ever曾经;C. still仍然;D. often经常。上一句提到,男孩认为自己是最不幸的。由此推知,他性格孤僻,很少和同学一起玩。故选A。 2.考查动词词义辨析。句意:当老师问他问题的时候,他总是垂着头,一言不发。 A. held持有;B. lowered降低;C. raised举起,提高;D. covered覆盖。结合前一句可知,他非常没有自信,因此,老师提问他时,他应该是垂着头,沉默不语。故选B。 3.考查代词辨析。句意:他的每个孩子都要种一棵树苗。A. Both两者都;B. None一个也没有;C. Each每个;D. One一个。根据下一句“Whoever___4___his sapling best shall get a gift”可知,父亲让每个孩子都种一棵树苗。故选C。 4.考查动词词义辨析。句意:树苗种得最好的孩子都会得到一份礼物。A. likes喜欢;B. grows成长,种植; C. protects保护;D. watches观看,注视。根据上一句中的“plant a sapling”可知,父亲承诺,种树苗种地最好的孩子会得到一个礼物。故选B。 5.考查连词词义辨析。句意:但是,当看到他的兄弟姐妹浇树的时候,他有了一个想法:他希望自己的树苗赶快死去。A. And和;B. But但是;C. Or或者; D. So因此。上一句提到,男孩希望得到礼物。下一句提到,男孩希望自己的树苗赶快死去。上下文之间是转折关系,故选B。 6.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:他有了一个想法:他希望自己种的树赶快死去。A. came up with提出,想出;B. got rid of消除;C. put forward提出; D. cared for关心,照顾,喜欢。男孩产生了一个想法。故选A。 7.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:浇了一两次水后,他再也没有照管过他的树。A. contributed to为……做贡献;B. turned to转向;C. go动词短语t used to习惯于;D. attended to处理,照顾。男孩给树浇了一两次水后,再也没有照顾过它。树苗是需要照管的。故选D。 8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:几天之后,他非常惊讶地发现他的树不仅没有死,而且长出了很多新叶。A. disappointed失望的;B. frightened害怕的;C. surprised惊讶的;D. amused被逗乐的。男孩没有照管过树,所以当他看到树不仅没死,而且长出新的之后,应该非常“吃惊”。故选C。 9.考查名词词义辨析。句意:几天之后,他非常惊讶地发现他的树不仅没有死,而且长出了很多新叶。A. roots根;B. seeds种子;C. branches树枝;D. leaves叶子。根据后面的“his appeared greener”。能用“green”修饰的只有“叶子”。故选D。 10.考查名词词义辨析。句意:他的父亲说话算数,给他买了一个礼物。A. balance平衡;B. word词;C. agreement协议,一致;D. opinion观点,看法。根据第二段中“he promised, “Whoever___4___his sapling best shall get a gift.” ”可知,父亲遵守了承诺。keep one’s word是固定短语,意为“守信,遵守诺言”。故选B。 11.考查名词词义辨析。句意:他的父亲说他长大之后会成为一个杰出的植物学家。 A. botanist植物学家;B. gardener园丁;C. president总统;D. teacher教师。根据倒数第二段中的“The boy didn’t become a botanist.”可知,他的父亲说他将来会成为一名植物学家。故选A。 12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:从那以后,男孩慢慢变得乐观自信。A. satisfied满意的;B. optimistic乐观的;C. independent独立的;D. upset难过的。根据and confident,可知,父亲的话鼓舞了男孩,他变得乐观自信。故选B。 13.考查动词词义辨析。句意:一天晚上,他突然记起他的生物老师说过植物通常在晚上成长。A. believed相信;B. remembered记住,记起;C. repeated重复;D. knew认识,知道。一天晚上男孩突然“记起”了老师曾经说过的话。故选B。 14.考查副词词义辨析。句意:植物普遍在晚上生长。A. probably可能地;B. hardly几乎不;C. recently近来;D. generally通常,普遍地。植物普遍在晚上生长。故选D。 15.考查动词词义辨析。句意:他马上就明白了:他的父亲一直在秘密地给树浇水。A. understood理解,明白;B. doubted怀疑;C. wondered疑惑,想知道;D. admitted承认。看到父亲的所作所为,男孩突然明白了原来是父亲一直在悄悄地给树浇水。故选A。 16.考查动词词义辨析。句意:父亲一直在偷偷地给树浇水。A. cutting剪,切;B. watering浇水;C. decorating装饰;D. fertilizing施肥。第三段和第四段提到,男孩只给树浇过一两次水,但是他的树长得很好,由此推知,是他的父亲一直在给树浇水。故选B。 17.考查副词词义辨析。句意:相反地,他成为了美国总统。A. Therefore因此;B. Besides此外;C. Instead相反地,代替;D. Moreover而且。根据he became the U.S. 18 可知,男孩没有成为植物学家,相反地,他成为了美国总统。故选C。 18.考查名词词义辨析。句意:相反地,他成为了美国总统。A. president总统;B. doctor医生;C. lawyer律师;D. teacher老师。根据常识可知,Franklin Roosevelt是美国总统。故选A。 19.考查名词词义辨析。句意:爱是生命最好的滋养品。A. Water水;B. Love爱;C. Disability残疾;D. Father父亲。结合上文父亲偷偷帮男孩浇水可知,父亲深爱自己的孩子。他用爱默默地影响着自己的孩子。故选B。 20.考查连词辨析。句意:尽管只是一桶水,但是它可以使生命之树健康成长。A. So long as只要;B. If only要是……就好了;C. Even though尽管;D. Now that既然。尽管只是一桶水,但是它可以使生命之树健康成长。所以本句为让步状语从句。故选C。
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