Question

【題目】 There were two men who lived next to each other. One of them was a retired teacher and the other was a businessman. Both of them had planted many different plants in their gardens. The retired teacher seldom _____ his plants and didn't pay a lot of attention to them. But his neighbor was very _____ with his plants and watered them often.

The retired teacher's plants were small, but still looked okay, _____ the businessman's plants were much bigger and greener. One night, there came a storm with a heavy rain and strong wind. The next _____, both of the neighbors came out to check in their gardens. The businessman saw that his plants had come out from the _____ and were totally out of life. But the retired teacher's plants nicely _____ where they were.

The businessman was _____. He went to consult(咨詢) the retired teacher. “We both grew the same plants and I _____ my plants better than you did. How could your plants still be okay?”

The retired teacher smiled and said, “Because you gave your plants too much_____. You made it too easy for them to ______. I gave my plants just a little bit of water, so they had to grow deeper to absorb(吸收) more water. That is why my plants survived.”

【1】A.wateredB.raisedC.checkedD.caught

【2】A.happyB.carefulC.familiarD.tired

【3】A.beforeB.sinceC.unlessD.while

【4】A.eveningB.afternoonC.morningD.noon

【5】A.houseB.floorC.skyD.earth

【6】A.heardB.tookC.stoodD.thought

【7】A.surprisedB.interestedC.excitedD.moved

【8】A.called forB.left forC.cared forD.looked for

【9】A.inventionB.attentionC.invitationD.action

【10】A.growB.plantC.stopD.die

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【5】D

【6】C

【7】A

【8】C

【9】B

【10】A

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇記敘文。主要講述了一位退休老師與一位商人對種植植物的態(tài)度不同，結果在一場風暴到來后，他們的植物的結果也不同的故事。以此來告訴我們要用辯證的思維看待問題。