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完形填空 Once there lived a farmer called Henry.He  had a broth?er, Mike ,in town who was an excellent gardener. His skill and his  beautiful trees were 26 everywhere. One day, Henry went to town to visit Mike. "  Look, my brother," said Mike, " here is the best 27 tree from my garden.Take it  home and 28 it so that you ， and your chil?dren ,and  your children's children can enjoy it." Henry was 29 with the apple tree and  went back home. The next morning,he began to 30 where he should plant  it. "If I plant it on the hill ， ，， he said to himself, "the wind might catch it and 31 down the fruit  ； if I plant it close to the road, people who pass by  will pick some of them ； hut if I plant  it..." 32 he planted the tree in the corner behind  his house, where no one else could 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 33 ， " You have cheated me.This  is the third year and it brings me 34 but leaves." When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he  laughed and said ，" You have planted the tree in such a  cold corner without 35 or warmth. How, then, could you expect flowers and  fruit?" 26.A. simple B. famous C • important D. friendly 21. A. pear B. grape C. apple D. banana 28. A.sell B.wash Chide D. plant 29. A. tired B. patient C. pleased D.  popular 30. A. learn B. won d er C. realize D. understand 31. A. put B.cut C. push D. shake 32. A. Finally B • Firstly C. Luckily D.  Certainly 33 .A. happily B. angrily C.kindly D. carelessly 34. A. nothing B. something C. everything D.  anything 35. A.air B. earth C. water D.  sunlight

Answer 1

 26.B Mike是位杰出的园艺师，说明他种树的技巧和种出

来的树都很"著名"（famous)。

27. C根据下文可知Mike送给兄弟的是"苹果"（apple)树。

28. D Mike先是赠送苹果树给Henry ，然后告诉他把苹果树带 回家去"种"（plant)。

29. C Mike把自己最好的苹果树送给Henry, Henry肯定对 Mike所给的苹果树感到非常满意，表示"对……感到满意", 用短语be  pleased with。

30. B Henry自言自语，想把苹果树种在山上，但担心苹果会被  风刮掉，想把它种在路边，但又担心路人会偷摘果子，由此可 知所填词意思为"想知道;琢磨"，用wcmder。

31. D大风会吹动苹果树，苹果就会随风掉落下来。表示"使 ......掉落下来"，用shake sth. down0

32. A关于在哪里种苹果树，Henry假设了几种情况：种在山 上，种在路边……但又否定了。最终确定了把苹果树种在房 屋后面的角落里，所填词意思为"最后;最终"，用finally。

33. B Mike许诺给Henry最好的苹果树，但Henry种了苹果树  后却没有结果子，由此可知Henry会"生气地"(angrily)质问 Mike。

34. A苹果树没有结果子，由此可知Henry质问Mike的内容为 "你欺骗了我。这是第三年丫 ，除了树叶外，什么也没有", 表示"什么也没有"，用nothing。

35. D Henry把苹果树种在了阴暗、寒冷的角落里,这个角落应 该没有"阳光"(sunlight)和温暖，而不是没有"空气""泥土" 或"水"。