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 (樹苗). of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, “Whoever his sapling best shall get a favorite gift.” The boy certainly 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 __ 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 fresh . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his ，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 grow at night. Why not go to see his tree? When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was working near his tree with a ladle(長柄勺). All of a sudden, he ： his father had been secretly 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(滋養(yǎng)品)of life; it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well.

1.A. ever B. seldom C. still D. often

2.A. held B. raised C. lowered D. covered

3.A. Both B. None C. One D. Each

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

5.A. And B. So C. Before D. But

6.A. cared for B. got rid of C. hit upon D. put forward

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

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

9.A. roots B. leaves C. branches D. seeds

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

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】

試題分析：本文講述了一個認(rèn)為自己天生不幸的小男孩，經(jīng)過一次種樹的經(jīng)歷，受到父親的鼓勵和幫助而變得自信，后來成為美國總統(tǒng)的故事。文章旨在告訴讀者，愛是滋潤孩子心靈的最好的養(yǎng)料。

1. ． B 考查副詞：根據(jù)文章第一句話可知，小男孩認(rèn)為自己不幸運(yùn)，因此很少和同學(xué)玩，故選seldom。Ever曾經(jīng)；seldom很少；still仍然；often經(jīng)常。

2.】C 考查動詞：lower one's head “低下頭”。小男孩自卑，與之相符的是低頭逃避回答問題。Held拿；raised提高；lowered低頭；covered覆蓋。

3.】D 考查代詞： 根據(jù)第三段中的“Compared with those of his brothers and sisters…”可知父親讓每個孩子種一棵樹。Both兩者都；None沒有人；One一個；Each每個，故選D。

4.】C 考查動詞： 父親承諾樹種得最好的人可以獲得獎品，故選grow。Likes喜歡；protects保護(hù)；grows生長；watches觀看。

5.】D 考查連詞： 小男孩也想得到父親的禮物，但是當(dāng)看到兄弟姐妹都在細(xì)心呵護(hù)小樹時，便失去了信心，選擇了放棄，故選D項(xiàng)，表示轉(zhuǎn)折。

6.】C考查短語： hit upon an idea “突然有了一個想法”。care for喜歡；get rid of除去；put forward(公開)提出(建議等)。

7.】B 考查短語：attend to照料，護(hù)理；appeal to吸引；adapt to使適應(yīng)，改編；turn to求助于，依靠，轉(zhuǎn)而從事于。

8.】A 考查形容詞：小樹的成長和小男孩的心理預(yù)期相反，所以他感到驚訝，故選surprised。frightened恐懼的；amused愉悅的，感到有趣的；disappointed失望的。

9.】B 考查名詞：由A few days later和his appeared greener可知。Roots根；leaves樹葉；branches樹枝；seeds種子。

10.】A 考查名詞：keep one's word “信守諾言”，和前文父親的promise相呼應(yīng)。

11.】D 考查名詞：根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中“The little boy didn't become a botanist.”可知，父親說小男孩會成為植物學(xué)家。Teacher老師；gardener園丁；president總統(tǒng)；botanist植物學(xué)家。

12.】C 考查形容詞：第一段中小男孩不與同學(xué)交往和不回答問題，表明他悲觀、不開朗、不自信。 種樹事件是他第一次有好運(yùn)氣，第一次成功，無疑對他起到積極的作用，此前精神低落的狀態(tài)逐漸改變。另外結(jié)合confident一詞，應(yīng)選optimistic。Satisfied滿意的；certain確定的；optimistic樂觀的；independent獨(dú)立的。

13.】B 考查動詞：根據(jù)his biology teacher once said that plants grow at night. 可知是回憶起。recall回憶，想起；believed信任；repeated重復(fù)；knew知道。

14.】A 考查副詞：根據(jù)once said和后句“Why not go to see his tree？”可知，小男孩回想起來生物老師說過植物一般在晚間生長(此為常識)，故選generally。Generally一般地；hardly幾乎不；recently最近；probably或許。

15.】B 考查動詞：看到眼前的景象，小男孩立刻明白了(恍然大悟), 是父親在暗中幫助他給樹澆水，故選understood。remember記得；wonder想知道；admit承認(rèn)。

16.】C 考查動詞：根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容，可知這里意思是他的父親已經(jīng)悄悄給小樹澆過水了。Cutting切割；decorating裝飾；watering澆水；providing提供。

17.】A 考查動詞：well此處是動詞，意為“(液體如泉般) 充盈，涌出”。小男孩被父親的愛所感動，所以熱淚盈眶。故選A。welling涌出；falling降落；dropping落下；crying哭。

18.】D 考查副詞：表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選D。Therefore因此；Besides此外；Moreover此外；Instead代替。

19.】A 考查名詞：小男孩和小樹的共同點(diǎn)是都得到了關(guān)愛，故選A。Love愛；Water水；Disability殘疾；Father父親。

20.】D 考查短語：根據(jù) it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well.可知even though 即使；so long as 只要；if only要是……就好了；now that既然。

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