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完形填空[2015 '甘肅省民樂縣第一中學(xué)一診] 

  With his leg lame and his teeth uneven,the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He 1       played with his classmates; and when asked to answer questions,he always '2      his head without a word.

  One spring,his father brought home some saplings (樹苗) .3       of his children would plant a sapling and he promised,"Whoever4       his sapling best shall get a favourite gift."The boy certainly wanted to get his father's gift. 5       seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees,he 6       an idea：he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So after watering it once or twice,he never7      it.

A few days later,when the little boy went to see his tree again,he was 8        to find it not only didn't die,but also grew some fresh 9       . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters,his appeared greener.   His father kept his 10       ,bought the little boy one of his favourite gifts and said from the tree he planted,he would surely become an outstanding 11        when he grew up.

 From then on,the little boy slowly became 12        and confident. One night* he suddenly 13        his biology teacher once said that plants 14        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 15       ：His fa?ther had been secretly16      his small tree!He returned to hisroom,tears17       in his eyes.

Decades passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist.18      ,he was elec?ted President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

19       is the best nourishment (營養(yǎng)) of life;20       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

[文章大意]本文講述了一個(gè)認(rèn)為自己天生不幸的小男孩，經(jīng)過一次種樹苗的經(jīng)歷，受到父親的鼓勵(lì)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,

2. C 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。

and sisters..."可知父親讓每個(gè)孩子種一棵樹苗。故選D。

3.選D.

4. C父親承諾樹苗種得最好的人可以獲得禮物，故選C項(xiàng)。

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

6. C hit upon an idea突然有了一個(gè)想法。care for喜歡；get rid of除去；put forward(公開）提出（建議等）。

7. B    attend to照料，護(hù)理；appeal to吸弓I; adapt to使適應(yīng)； turn to求助于，依靠，轉(zhuǎn)而從事于。

8. A小樹的成長和小男孩的心理預(yù)期相反，所以他感到驚訝，i 故選surprised, frightened害怕的；amused愉悅的，感到有 趣的；disappointed失望的。 |

9. B   由"A few days later..."和"…h(huán)is appeared greener."可知

答案。 ；

10. A keep one's word "信守諾言"，和前文父親的promise相 .\ 呼應(yīng)。 |

11. D 根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中"The little boy didn't become a I botanist."可推斷，父親這里是說小男孩會(huì)成為植物學(xué)家。

12. C第一段中說小男孩很少與同學(xué)交往和不愿回答問題，表| 明他悲觀、不開朗、不自信。種樹這件事是他第一次有好運(yùn)i 氣，第一次獲得成功，無疑對(duì)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—詞，可知應(yīng)選 optimistic。 ；

13. B   recall回憶，想起。請(qǐng)參照下一題解析。

14. A 根據(jù)"."his biology teacher once said ..."和后句"Why ： not go to see his tree?"可知，小男孩"回想起"生物老師說過 、 植物一般在晚間生長（此為常識(shí)），故選generally.

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

16. C請(qǐng)參照上一題解析。cut切，砍伐；decorate裝飾，裝修；i water澆水；provide提供，供應(yīng)。 ；

17. A well此處是動(dòng)詞，意為"流出，涌出"。小男孩被父親的i 愛所感動(dòng)，所以熱淚盈睚。故選A。 i

18. D表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選D。 |

19. A小男孩和小樹的共同點(diǎn)是都得到了關(guān)愛，故選A。

20. D   even though即使；so long as只要；if only要是......就好

了；now that既然。