Question

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy 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 (树苗).     of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, “Whoever    his sapling best shall get a gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.    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     to find it not only didn’t die, but also 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     and confident. One evening, he suddenly     his biology teacher once said that plants     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     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.     it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20.A. Even though  B. If only    C. Now that   D. So long as

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.B

17.D

18.A

19.D

20. A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。讲述了一个自卑的小男孩，在一次种树的经历中，得到了父亲的鼓励和帮助变得自信，后来成为美国总统的故事。文章告诉我们：爱是滋润孩子心灵的最好养料。

1.考查副词辨析。A. ever曾经；B. still仍然；C. seldom很少；D. often经常。根据第一段第一句可知，小男孩认为自己特别不幸，因此很少和同学交流。故选seldom。

2.考查动词辨析。A. held握住；B. lowered降低；C. raised提高；D. covered覆盖。lower one's head“低下头”。上文提到小男孩自卑，与之相对应的应是“低头不说一句话”。故答案选B。

3.考查代词辨析。根据第三段中的“Compared with those of his brothers and sisters”可知，父亲让每个孩子种一棵树。each of强调“每一个”，符合语境。故选C。

4.考查动词辨析。A. likes喜欢； B. protects保护；C. watches观看；D. grows种植。根据第三段和下文可知，父亲承诺：树种得最好的人可以获得奖品。故选grow。

5.考查连词辨析。根据语境可知，小男孩也想得到父亲的礼物，但是看到兄弟姐妹都在给小树浇水，便失去了信心，选择了放弃。想得到礼物，后来又放弃了，是转折关系。故选C。

6.考查动词短语辨析。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)”。根据下文可知，hit upon符合语境。故选D。

7.考查动词短语辨析。attend to“照料，护理”；appeal to“吸引”；adapt to“使适应，改编”；turn to“求助于，转向，变成”。根据上文中的“hoped...would die soon”可推知，他不再护理小树了。故attend to符合语境，答案选A。

8.考查形容词辨析。根据下文可知，小树的生长和小男孩的预期相反，所以他感到惊讶，故选surprised。frightened“恐惧的”；amused“愉悦的，感到有趣的”；disappointed“失望的”，均不符合语境，故排除。

9.考查名词辨析。根据下文中“his appeared greener”可知，小树长了很多新的树叶。故B项符合语境。

10.考查名词辨析。keep one's word“信守诺言”，和上文“he promised”相呼应。故答案选B。

11.考查名词辨析。根据文章倒数第二段中的“The boy didn't become a botanist”可知，父亲说小男孩会成为植物学家。故答案选C。

12.考查形容词辨析。A. satisfied满意的；B. certain必然的；C. independent独立的；D. optimistic 乐观的。文章第一段中描述了小男孩认为自己天生不幸运，他不与同学交往也不回答问题，这表明他悲观、不开朗、不自信，即精神低落。种树事件是他第一次有好运气，第一次成功，无疑对他起到了积极的作用，此前精神低落的状态逐渐改变。并且空格处与“confident”一词并列。故应选optimistic。

13.考查动词辨析。根据下文的“his biology teacher once said”可知，recall“回忆，想起”，符合语境。故答案选A。

14.考查副词辨析。A. hardly几乎不；B. generally普遍地；C. recently 最近；D. probably很可能。根据“once said”和下文“Why not go to see the tree？”可知，他回想起生物老师说过，植物一般在晚上生长(此为常识)。故选generally。

15.考查动词辨析。A. remembered记得；B. wondered想知道；C. understood理解；D. admitted承认。根据语境可知，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。remember“记得”，wonder“想知道”，admit“承认”，均与语境不符，故排除。

16.考查动词辨析。A. cutting切割，砍；B. watering浇水；C. decorating装饰；D. fertilizing施肥。根据文中多次出现的“water”一词可知，答案选B。

17.考查动词辨析。well此处是动词“(液体如泉般)充盈，涌出”，小男孩被父亲的爱所感动，热泪盈眶，故选D。fall落下；drop滴落；cry哭泣，均不能与“in the eyes”搭配。

18.考查副词辨析。A. Instead反而；B. Besides另外；C. Moreover此外；D. Therefore因此。根据语境可知，空格前后句之间表示转折关系。故选instead。

19.考查名词辨析。根据上文可知，小男孩和小树都得到了父亲的关爱，然后他们健康成长，所以爱是生命最好的滋养品。故选Love。

20. A考查连词辨析。even though“即使”；so long as“只要”；if only“要是……就好了”；now that“既然”。根据语境可知，空格后的句子表示让步关系。故选A。

【名师点拨】

1.在做完形填空时一定要注意and/but/so/besides/however/instead/furthermore/moreover/in addition/what’s more等词汇、固定结构的运用。它们连接了上下文，起着承上起下的作用。像but（但是）、however（然而），表示转折，这说明前后的内容相反或相对。把握住这一点，做起题来就会得心应手。21.

2. 上下文对照，抓关键词。

解完型填空题时，单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的，需要阅读下句或者若干句才能明白。所谓上下对照，即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此，在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力，捕捉关键词。22. cutting切割，砍；B. watering浇水；C. decorating装饰；D. fertilizing施肥。根据文中多次出现的“water”一词可知，答案选B。

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