Question

    A little boy always thought of himself as the most unlucky child in the world because polio (小儿麻痹症) made his leg disabled. He ______ played with his classmates, and when the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always ______ his head without a word.

One spring, the boy's father asked for some seedlings (树苗) from the neighbor. He told his ______ to plant a seedling each person in front of their house. The father said to the children, "Whose seedling grows ______, I will buy him or her a favorite gift." The boy also wanted to get his father's gift. But seeing his brothers and sisters ______ water to water the trees joyfully, he came up with a very strange idea-he hoped the tree he planted would ______ soon. So watering it once or twice, he never continued. 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 leaves, and compared with the trees of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener and stronger. His father kept his promise, bought the little boy his favorite gift and said to him-from the tree he planted, he would become an excellent botanist (植物学家) when he grew up. Since then, the young boy became ______ little by little.

One day, the little boy lay on the bed but couldn't sleep. Looking at the bright moonlight outside the window, he suddenly remembered what the biology teacher once said, plants normally grow ______. Why not go to see the tree? When he came to the courtyard quietly and found his father splashing (泼洒) something under his tree with a ladle (长柄勺). Suddenly, he. Understood-his father had been ______ taking care of his small tree! He returned to his room, tears running down his face. Years passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist, but he was chosen President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

1.A.always B.seldom C.often

2.A.raised B.lowered C.touched

3.A.neighbors B.friends C.children

4.A.best B.tallest C.slowest

5.A.drinking B.carrying C.buying

6.A.grow B.disappear C.die

7.A.scared B.interested C.surprised

8.A.hopeful B.patient C.helpful

9.A.at noon B.in the day C.at night

10.A.carelessly B.secretly C.slowly

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

文章介绍了美国总统罗斯福小时候的故事，爸爸通过秘密帮他种树以获得奖赏，用爱帮助他重树信心，最后成就伟大事业。

1.句意：他很少和同学玩。

always总是；seldom很少；often经常；根据上文“A little boy always thought of himself as the most unlucky child in the world because polio made his leg disabled”小男孩觉得自己因为小儿麻痹症而腿残很不幸，推断空格指他因为残疾很少和同学玩；故选B。

2.句意：老师让他回答问题的时候他总是低下头，一句话不说。

raised抬起；lowered低下；touched接触；根据上文可知男孩因为残疾感到自卑，很少和同学玩；由此推断空格指老师让他回答问题的时候他总是低下头；故选B。

3.句意：他告诉孩子们在房子前面每个人种植一棵树苗。

neighbors邻居；friends 朋友；children孩子；根据下文“The father said to the children”推断空格指他告诉他的孩子们；故选C。

4.句意：谁的树苗种植的最好，我将给他或她买一件（他/她）最喜欢的礼物。

best最好的；tallest最高的；slowest最慢的；从文字的表层意思推断空格指谁的树苗种植的最好就能得到自己最喜欢的礼物；故选A。

5.句意：但是当男孩看到他的兄弟姐妹们开心地提水浇树时，他冒出一个奇怪的想法：他希望他种的树很快就死。

drinking喝；carrying提、抬；buying买；从文字的表层意思推断空格指他的兄弟姐妹们开心地提水浇树，故选B。

6.句意：但是当男孩看到他的兄弟姐妹们开心地提水浇树时，他冒出一个奇怪的想法：他希望他种的树很快就死。

grow种植；disappear消失；die死亡；根据下文“So watering it once or twice, he never continued” 所以男孩给它浇水一两次，他就再也没有继续；从他的行为推断他希望他种的树很快就死；故选C。

7.句意：几天后，小男孩再次去看他的时，他惊讶地发现，它并没有枯萎，而是生长了一些新鲜的叶子。

scared害怕的；interested感兴趣的；surprised感到惊讶的；由上文可知他给它浇水一两次，他就再也没有继续，希望他种的树很快就死，当他发现小树并没有枯萎生长了一些新鲜的叶子时，推断小男孩的心情是惊奇的；故选C。

8.句意：从那时起，这个小男孩逐渐地充满希望。

hopeful抱有希望；patient耐心的；helpful有帮助的；根据上文“compared with the trees of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener and stronger”与他兄弟姐妹的树相比，他的树显得更绿更强壮，由此推断小树的成长给男孩带来了希望，故选A。

9.句意：他突然想起生物学老师曾经说过的话，植物通常在夜间生长。

at noon在中午；in the day在白天；at night在夜晚；根据常识可知植物在夜间生长；故选C。

10.句意：突然，他明白：他的父亲一直秘密地照顾小树！

carelessly粗心地；secretly秘密地；slowly慢慢地；根据上文“When he came to the courtyard quietly and found his father splashing something under his tree with a ladle”男孩无意间发现父亲用勺子在树下泼东西，由此推断下文指他突然明白他的父亲一直秘密地照顾小树；故选B。