Question

    With his leg lame 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). Each of his children would plant a sapling and he______，“Whoever grows his sapling best shall get a favorite gift.”The boy ______ wanted to get his father's gift. ______seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he ______ an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So after watering it once or twice, he never  ____to it.

A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was _____to find it not only didn't die, but also grew some ______  leaves.  Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father  ______ his word, bought the little boy one of his favourite gifts and said from the tree he planted, 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 generally grow at night. Why not go to see his tree? When he came to the ______, he found his father was working near his tree with a ladle(长柄勺) . All of a sudden, he _______ : his father had been ______watering his small tree ! He returned to his room, tears______in 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;  Even though it is______ a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well.

1.A.ever B.seldom C.regularly D.frequently

2.A.put up B.looked up C.lowered D.raised

3.A.recommended B.promised C.joked D.advocated

4.A.curiously B.unwillingly C.certainly D.fortunately

5.A.And B.If C.Before D.Yet

6.A.occurred to B.objected to C.hit upon D.approved of

7.A.appealed B.turned C.adapted D.attended

8.A.astonished B.amused C.glad D.embarrassed

9.A.strange B.fresh C.rare D.irregular

10.A.kept B.broke C.supported D.expected

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

12.A.innocent B.creative C.optimistic D.risky

13.A.missed B.recalled C.admitted D.recognized

14.A.courtyard B.field C.ground D.workroom

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

16.A.smartly B.miserably C.secretly D.cautiously

17.A.welling B.falling C.dropping D.wiping

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

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

20.A.right B.still C.rather D.just

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.D

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】

这是一篇记叙文。本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。句意：他很少和同学一起玩;当被要求回答问题时，他总是低着头，一句话也不说。A. ever曾经；B. seldom几乎不；C. regularly定期地；D. frequently频繁地。根据文章第一句话With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world.可知，小男孩认为自己不幸运，因此很少和同学玩，故选seldom。故选B。

2.考查动词短语辨析。句意：他很少和同学一起玩;当被要求回答问题时，他总是低着头，一句话也不说。A. put up提供；建造；B. looked up查出；C. lowered降低；D. raised提高。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。故选C。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的每个孩子都会种一棵小树，他承诺说:“谁把他的小树种得最好，谁就能得到他最喜欢的礼物。”A. recommended推荐；B. promised承诺；C. joked开玩笑；D. advocated提倡。根据后文“Whoever grows his sapling best shall get a favorite gift.”可知是承诺。故选B。

4.考查副词词义辨析。句意：这个男孩当然想得到他父亲的礼物。A. curiously好奇地；B. unwillingly不情愿地；C. certainly当然；D. fortunately幸运的是。男孩当然想得到他父亲的礼物。故选C。

5.考查连接词辨析。句意：然而，看到他的兄弟姐妹们正在浇树，他突然有了一个想法:他希望自己种的树很快就会死掉。A. And并且；B. If如果；C. Before在……之前；D. Yet然而。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，故选D项，表示转折。

6.考查动词短语辨析。句意：然而，看到他的兄弟姐妹们正在浇树，他突然有了一个想法:他希望自己种的树很快就会死掉。A. occurred to发生；B. objected to反对；C. hit upon偶然发现；D. approved of赞成。短语hit upon an idea “突然有了一个想法”。故选C。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以浇了一两次水之后，他就再也没去管它了。A. appealed呼吁；B. turned转弯；C. adapted适应；D. attended参加。由于失去信心男孩再也没去照顾小数。短语attend to照料，护理。故选D。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：几天后，小男孩又去看他的树，他惊讶地发现它不但没有死，而且还长出了一些新鲜的叶子。A. astonished惊讶的；B. amused有趣的；C. glad高兴的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。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A。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：几天后，小男孩又去看他的树，他惊讶地发现它不但没有死，而且还长出了一些新鲜的叶子。A. strange奇怪的；B. fresh新鲜的；C. rare稀有的；D. irregular不规律的。由A few days later和his appeared greener可知树长出了新鲜的叶子。故选B。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的父亲信守诺言，给小男孩买了一件他最喜欢的礼物，并说从他种的树来看，他长大后一定会成为一名出色的植物学家。A. kept保持；B. broke打破；C. supported支持；D. expected期望。短语keep one's word “信守诺言”，和前文父亲的promise相呼应。故选A。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的父亲信守诺言，给小男孩买了一件他最喜欢的礼物，并说从他种的树来看，他长大后一定会成为一名出色的植物学家。A. teacher老师；B. gardener园丁；C. president主席；D. botanist植物学家。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。故选D。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从那时起，小男孩慢慢变得乐观和自信。A. innocent无辜的；B. creative创造性的；C. optimistic乐观的；D. risky危险的。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。故选C。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天晚上，他突然想起他的生物老师曾经说过，植物一般是在晚上生长的。A. missed错过；B. recalled回想起；C. admitted承认；D. recognized辨认。根据his biology teacher once said that plant可知是回想起。故选B。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他来到院子里时，他发现父亲正在他的树旁用勺子干活。A. courtyard庭院；B. field领域；C. ground地面；D. workroom工作室。根据上文男孩想起老师的话，于是去庭院里看树。故选A。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：突然，他明白了:他的父亲一直在偷偷地给他的小树浇水!A. remembered记住；B. understood明白；C. wondered好奇；D. admitted承认。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，故选understood。故选B。

16.考查副词词义辨析。句意：突然，他明白了:他的父亲一直在偷偷地给他的小树浇水!A. smartly聪明地；B. miserably贫困地；C. secretly秘密地；D. cautiously好奇地。结合上文男孩看到父亲晚上在自己的树旁边浇水，可知父亲一直偷偷地给他小树浇水。故选C。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他回到自己的房间，眼里噙满了泪水。A. welling涌出；B. falling落下；C. dropping掉落；D. wiping擦。well此处是动词，意为“(液体如泉般) 充盈，涌出”。小男孩被父亲的爱所感动，所以热泪盈眶。故选A。

18.考查连接词辨析。句意：相反，他被选为美国总统。他的名字叫富兰克林·罗斯福。A. Therefore因此；B. Besides此外；C. Moreover而且；D. Instead代替。表示转折关系，故选D。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：爱是生命最好的养料;即使它只是一桶水，它可以使生命之树生长良好。A. Love爱；B. Warmth温暖；C. Disability残疾；D. Father父亲。小男孩和小树的共同点是都得到了关爱，故选A。

20.考查副词词义辨析。句意：爱是生命最好的养料;即使它只是一桶水，它可以使生命之树生长良好。A. right正确地；B. still仍然；C. rather宁可；D. just仅仅。结合上下文可知表示只是一桶水，它可以使生命之树生长良好。故选D。