Question

With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, a boy thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He seldom 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 (树苗).      of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, “Whoever grows his sapling best shall get a gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.But seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he        an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never      it.

Several days later, he was surprised to find it didn't die, but grew so many fresh     . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his       ，bought the boy a gift and said he would become an outstanding      after growing up.

From then on, the boy slowly became optimistic and confident. One evening, he suddenly       his biology teacher once said that plants generally grow at night. Why not go to see the tree?

When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Instantly he       ：Father had been secretly watering his tree! He returned to his room, tears      in his eyes.

Decades passed. The boy didn't become a botanist.        , he became the U．S. President. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

      is the best nourishment (滋养品) of life. Even though it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!

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

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

3.A. cared for        B．got rid of         C．hit upon           D．put on

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12.A. Love           B．Water            C．Disability            D．Father

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是美国总统富兰克林.罗斯福小时候受到父亲的鼓励和帮助而变得自信，后来成为美国总统的故事。旨在告诉读者：爱是滋润孩子心灵的最好的养料。

1. 考查动词词义辨析。A拿住，握住；保留，保存；B提高；C降低，低下；D覆盖；当他被询问问题的时候，他总是一句话也不说，只是低着头。说明小男孩很自卑，低头回避问题。故C正确。

2.D 考查上下文串联。根据第三段Compared with those of his brothers and sisters可知他们家有很多孩子，父亲让每个人都种一棵树。Each of表示每个人。故D正确。

3.C 考查固定搭配。hit upon an idea “突然有了一个想法”。care for喜欢；get rid of除去；put forward(公开)提出(建议等)。他突然有了一个想法，希望自己的树很快死掉，所以在浇了一两次水以后，他就再也不去照顾它了。故C正确。

4. 考查动词短语辨析。A呼吁，吸引，迎合；B照顾；C调整，适应；D转向，求助；希望自己的树很快死掉，所以在浇了一两次水以后，他就再也不去照顾它了。根据句意说明B正确。

5. 考查名词词义辨析。A根部；B树叶；C纸条；D种子；几天以后，他很惊讶地发现他种的树并没有死掉，反而长出了很多新鲜的树叶。使用fresh修饰leaves是合理的搭配。故B正确。

6. 考查固定搭配。A话，诺言；B平衡；C协议；D观点；Keep one’s word信守诺言；根据第二段“Whoever grows his sapling best shall get a gift.”可知父亲允诺，谁的树长得好就会得到礼物。故A正确。

7. 考查名词词义辨析。A老师；B园艺家；C总统；D植物学家；根据文章倒数第二段中“The little boy didn't become a botanist.”可知，父亲说小男孩会成为植物学家。

8. 考查动词词义辨析。A认为；B回忆；C重复；D知道；小男孩回想起来生物老师说过植物一般在晚间生长。故B正确。

9. 考查动词词义辨析。A记得；B理解，明白；C想知道；D承认；看到眼前的景象，小男孩立刻明白了(恍然大悟), 是父亲在暗中帮助他给树浇水，故选understood。故B正确。

10. 考查动词词义辨析。A涌出；B摔倒；C落下；D哭泣；父爱深深地打动了小男孩，他感动得眼里涌出了眼泪。故A正确。

11. 考查副词词义辨析。A因此；B而且；C更加；D代替，而不是；几十年以后，这个小男孩并没有成为植物学家，而是成为美国总统，他就是富兰克林.罗斯福。

12. 考查名词词义辨析。A爱；B水；C残疾；D父亲；爱是最好的滋补品，即使是一桶水，它也可以让生命之树生长得更好。故A正确。

考点：人生百味类完形填空