Question

阅读下面短文，用括号内的词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

Once there 1.（live） a farmer called Henry. He had a brother Mike, who was an excellent gardener(园丁). His skill and his beautiful trees were famous everywhere. One day, Henry went to town 2.（ visit） Mike. "Look, my brother," said Mike, "here is the 3.（good） apple tree from my garden. Take it home and plant it so that you, and your children, and your children's children can enjoy it." Henry was pleased with the apple tree and went back home. The next morning, he began 4. (wonder) where he should plant it.

"If I plant it on the hill," he said to 5.(he), "the wind might catch it and shake down the fruit. If I plant it close to the road, people who pass by(经过) 6.(pick) some of them. But if I plant it…"Finally he planted the tree in the corner behind his house, where no one else could 7.(notice) it. But the tree bore(结出) no fruit the first year, nor the second. Then Henry sent for his brother and said to him 8.(angry), "you have cheated me. This is the third year and it brings me 9.(something) but leaves(叶子)."

When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, "You have planted the tree in such a cold corner without sun-light or warmth. How could you expect 10.(flower) and fruit?"

Answer

1.lived

2.to visit

3.best

4.to wonder/wondering

5.himself

6.will pick

7.notice

8.angrily

9.nothing

10.flowers

【解析】

文章大意：这篇短文讲述一位农夫种植苹果树的故事。这位农夫的哥哥非常懂得种植。一天，农夫去他哥哥家，他的哥哥给了他一棵苹果树让他回家种植，回到家中他将这棵树种到了阴冷的角落，结果经历了两年苹果树都没有结一个果实。这个故事主要告诉我们做事要遵循自然规律，讲求方法。

1.考查动词。根据Once there __1__（live） a farmer called Henry.可知句意为“从前住着一个农夫叫亨利。”live居住，动词，由Once可知句子时态用一般过去时，故答案填lived。

2.考查动词不定式。根据One day, Henry went to town __2__（visit）Mike.可知句意为“一天，亨利去城里看望迈克。”visit参观、拜访，动词，这里用动词不定式作目的状语，故答案填to visit。

3.考查形容词最高级。根据here is the __3__（good） apple tree from my garden.可知句意为“这是我花园里最好的苹果树。”good好的，形容词，前面有定冠词the，可知这里用其最高级形式，故答案填best。

4.考查动词不定式。根据The next morning, he began __4__ (wonder) where he should plant it.可知句意为“第二天早上，他开始考虑他应该把它种在哪里。”wonder想知道，动词，began to do sth和began doing sth.都可以表示开始做某事，故答案填to wonder/wondering。

5.考查反身代词。根据"If I plant it on the hill," he said to __5__(he),可知句意为“如果我把它栽在山上”他对自己说。这里主语是he，可知是他对他自己说，所以这里用he的反身代词himself，故答案填himself。

6.考查动词时态。根据If I plant it close to the road, people who pass by(经过) __6__(pick) some of them.可知句意为“如果我把它种在路边，路过的人就会摘一些。”pick摘，动词，这里是if引导的条件状语从句，主语用一般将来时，从句用一般现在时表将来，故答案填will pick。

7.考查动词。根据Finally he planted the tree in the corner behind his house, where no one else could __7__(notice) it.可知句意为“最后，他把树栽到了他房子后面的一个角落里，那里没有人会注意到它。”notice注意，动词，could为情态动词，后接动词原形，故答案填notice。

8.考查副词。根据Then Henry sent for his brother and said to him __8__(angry), "you have cheated me.可知句意为然后亨利派人把他哥哥叫来，生气地对他说：“你欺骗了我。”angry生气的，形容词，这里是修饰前面的动词said，所以应用其副词形式，故答案填angrily。

9.考查不定代词。根据This is the third year and it brings me __9__(something) but leaves(叶子)."可知句意为“这是第三年了，除了树叶什么也没给我带来。” something某事，一般用于肯定句，这里联系上文语境可知应是亨利除了树叶，一无所获，所以应用nothing什么也没有，故答案填nothing。

10.考查名词。根据上文You have planted the tree in such a cold corner without sun-light or warmth. 你把树栽在这么冷的角落里，既没有阳光，也没有温暖。结合How could you expect __10__(flower) and fruit?可知句意为“你怎么能指望得到鲜花和水果呢?” flower鲜花，可数名词，这里根据语境可知苹果树开得花儿不止一朵，所以应用其复数形式，故答案填flowers。