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完形填空[2015 '甘肃省民乐县第一中学一诊] 

  With his leg lame and his teeth uneven,the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He 1       played with his classmates; and when asked to answer questions,he always '2      his head without a word.

  One spring,his father brought home some saplings (树苗) .3       of his children would plant a sapling and he promised,"Whoever4       his sapling best shall get a favourite gift."The boy certainly wanted to get his father's gift. 5       seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees,he 6       an idea：he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So after watering it once or twice,he never7      it.

A few days later,when the little boy went to see his tree again,he was 8        to find it not only didn't die,but also grew some fresh 9       . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters,his appeared greener.   His father kept his 10       ,bought the little boy one of his favourite gifts and said from the tree he planted,he would surely become an outstanding 11        when he grew up.

 From then on,the little boy slowly became 12        and confident. One night* he suddenly 13        his biology teacher once said that plants 14        grow at night. Why not go to see his tree? When he came to the courtyard,he found his father was working near his tree with a ladle (长柄勺) .All of a sudden,he 15       ：His fa?ther had been secretly16      his small tree!He returned to hisroom,tears17       in his eyes.

Decades passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist.18      ,he was elec?ted President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

19       is the best nourishment (营养) of life;20       it is just a bucket of water,it can make the tree of life grow well.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20. A. so long as   B. if only   C. now that   D. even though

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文讲述了一个认为自己天生不幸的小男孩，经过一次种树苗的经历，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。文章旨在告诉读者，爱是滋润孩子心灵的最好的养料。

1. B根据文章第一句话可知，小男孩认为自己不幸运，因此很少和同学玩。故选seldom,

2. C lower one's head低下头。小男孩自卑，与之相符的是低头逃避回答问题。

and sisters..."可知父亲让每个孩子种一棵树苗。故选D。

3.选D.

4. C父亲承诺树苗种得最好的人可以获得礼物，故选C项。

5. D小男孩也想得到父亲的礼物，但是当看到兄弟姐妹都在i 细心呵护小树时，他便失去了信心，选择了放弃，故选D项，i 表示转折。

6. C 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）。

7. B    attend to照料，护理；appeal to吸弓I; adapt to使适应； turn to求助于，依靠，转而从事于。

8. A小树的成长和小男孩的心理预期相反，所以他感到惊讶，i 故选surprised, frightened害怕的；amused愉悦的，感到有 趣的；disappointed失望的。 |

9. B   由"A few days later..."和"…his appeared greener."可知

答案。 ；

10. A keep one's word "信守诺言"，和前文父亲的promise相 .\ 呼应。 |

11. D 根据文章倒数第二段中"The little boy didn't become a I botanist."可推断，父亲这里是说小男孩会成为植物学家。

12. C第一段中说小男孩很少与同学交往和不愿回答问题，表| 明他悲观、不开朗、不自信。种树这件事是他第一次有好运i 气，第一次获得成功，无疑对他起到积极的作用，此前精神 、 低落的状态逐渐改变。另外结合confident—词，可知应选 optimistic。 ；

13. B   recall回忆，想起。请参照下一题解析。

14. A 根据"."his biology teacher once said ..."和后句"Why ： not go to see his tree?"可知，小男孩"回想起"生物老师说过 、 植物一般在晚间生长（此为常识），故选generally.

15. B看到眼前的景象，小男孩立刻明白了 （恍然大悟），是父i 亲在暗中帮助他给小树浇水，故选understood 。 remember ； 记得；wonder想知道；admit承认。 i

16. C请参照上一题解析。cut切，砍伐；decorate装饰，装修；i water浇水；provide提供，供应。 ；

17. A well此处是动词，意为"流出，涌出"。小男孩被父亲的i 爱所感动，所以热泪盈睚。故选A。 i

18. D表示转折关系，故选D。 |

19. A小男孩和小树的共同点是都得到了关爱，故选A。

20. D   even though即使；so long as只要；if only要是......就好

了；now that既然。