【題目】先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
Once there was a lovely vegetable field with a very big tree in it. Both of the vegetables and the tree made the garden look wonderful.
One day, the vegetables and the tree couldn't get on well with 1. The vegetables disliked the tree because they thought the tree didn't leave them enough 2 by covering them with its thick leaves while the tree thought that the vegetables drank nearly all the water before it could reach him.
The situation became worse and worse. One day the vegetables decided to 3 all the water in the ground so that the tree would dry up. The tree fought back by refusing to offer the vegetables shade(樹蔭). Soon they both began to dry up under the hot sun.
Neither of them expected that the gardener would stop 4 his vegetable field because he thought it was 5 to save the vegetables. When the gardener did that, the tree and the vegetables really felt how 6 they were. There seemed to be no way to solve the problem. Then a small pumpkin decided to do something to change the situation. The small pumpkin did all he could to grow 7 there was little water and it was too hot.
Finally, the gardener 8 the growing pumpkin among the dying vegetables. 9, he started to water the field again because he still wanted to make a(n) 10 to win the beautiful pumpkin. At the same time, the tree and the vegetables were saved. Since then, they realized that it was better to help each other than to fight, and they lived in harmony with other plants.
（1）A.other plants B.the gardener C.each other D.the pumpkin
（2）A.light B.water C.air D.wind
（3）A.look up B.use up C.pick up D.put up
（4）A.picking B.growing C.planting D.watering
（5）A.hopeless B.important C.hopeful D.necessary
（6）A.angry B.hungry C.thirsty D.comfortable
（7）A.so B.though C.but D.and
（8）A.watched B.knew C.harvested D.noticed
（9）A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Also
（10）A.decision B.idea C.effort D.chance

【答案】（1）、C
（2）、A
（3）、B
（4）、D
（5）、A
（6）、C
（7）、B
（8）、D
（9）、A
（10）、C

【解析】這篇短文給我們講述了一個故事，蔬菜和樹彼此不相讓，最后都快要干死了，園丁決定要放棄他們了。最后一個努力生長的小南瓜引起了園丁的注意，他決定給菜園澆水，讓蔬菜再重新生長起來。這個故事告訴我們互相幫助要比互相爭斗要更好。

（1）句意：一天，蔬菜和樹彼此不能很好地相處。other plants其他的植物；the gardener園丁；each other互相；the pumpkin南瓜。根據(jù)下句話The vegetables disliked the tree because they thought the tree didn't leave them enough ___2___ by covering them with its thick leaves while the tree thought that the vegetables drank nearly all the water before it could reach him.可知，這里是說蔬菜和樹他們彼此不能好好相處，故應選C。

（2）句意：蔬菜不喜歡這棵樹因為他們認為樹用厚厚的葉子覆蓋著他們，他們就不能有足夠的陽光。light 陽光；water 水；air 空氣；wind風。根據(jù)句意by covering them with its thick leaves樹用厚厚的葉子覆蓋了蔬菜，這樣他們就沒有足夠的陽光，故應選A。

（3）句意：一天蔬菜們決定把地里所有的水都用完，這樣樹就會干死。look up 查閱；use up 用完，用盡；pick up 拾起，撿起；put up張貼，搭建。根據(jù)句意so that the tree would dry up樹會干死，所以這里是說蔬菜想把水都用完，故應選B。

（4）句意：他們都沒有想到園丁會停止給蔬菜園澆水，因為他覺得拯救蔬菜是沒有希望的。picking 撿起，采摘；growing 種植；生長；planting 種植；watering澆水。根據(jù)下文he started to water the field again可知，后來園丁又開始給土地澆水了，因此這里是停止?jié)菜囊馑�。故選D。

（5）句意：他們都沒有想到園丁會停止給蔬菜園澆水，因為他覺得拯救蔬菜是沒有希望的。hopeless 沒有希望的；important 重要的；hopeful 有希望的；necessary必要的。根據(jù)文意可知，蔬菜都快要死了，所以園丁覺得拯救蔬菜是沒有希望的了，故應選A。

（6）句意：當園丁那樣做的時候，樹和蔬菜真的感覺到他們是多么的渴。angry 生氣的；hungry 饑餓的；thirsty 口渴的；comfortable舒服的，舒適的。根據(jù)上文Soon they both began to dry up under the hot sun可知，蔬菜都快要干死了，他們很缺水，所以應選C。

（7）句意：這個小南瓜盡一切可能去生長，盡管沒有水，天氣又炎熱。so 因此；though 盡管；but 但是；and和，而且。根據(jù)句意可知，這兩句話是轉(zhuǎn)折的關系，這里應表示盡管，雖然的意思，故應選B。

（8）句意：最后園丁在快要死的蔬菜里注意到了這個正在生長的小南瓜。watched 觀看；knew 知道；harvested 收獲，收割；noticed注意到。根據(jù)句意可知，園丁發(fā)現(xiàn)了菜園里努力生長的小南瓜，故應選D。

（9）句意：因此他又開始給土地澆水因為他想努力贏得這個美麗的南瓜。Therefore 因此，所以；However 然而；Besides 此外，還有；Also而且。根據(jù)句意可知，這句話和上文是因果的關系，因為他看到了努力生長的小南瓜，所以又開始給土地澆水了，故應選A。

（10）句意：因此他又開始給土地澆水因為他想努力贏得這個美麗的南瓜。decision決定； idea 想法，主意；effort 努力；chance機會。這里是固定短語make an effort to do sth.努力去做某事。故應選C。

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