George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隸). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved  31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so  32  about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no   33  for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow   34  children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas   35  he finished high school. All this time he had to work to   36  his own expense(費(fèi)用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a   37  of plants. He began to study agriculture(農(nóng)業(yè)). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George   38  . He had other   39  . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many   40  in the south grew only cotton. This was   41  to the soil(土壤). After a while the   42   would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the 43  . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was   44  “The Wizard(能手) of  Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the   45  of 79.
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A．a(chǎn)nimalsB．plantsC．buildingsD．photos
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A．muchB．manyC．littleD．few
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A．houseB．farmC．hospitalD．school
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A．brownB．yellowC．blackD．white
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A．whenB．untilC．forD．since
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A．costB．spendC．payD．take
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A．loveB．hateC．questionD．surprise
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)cceptedB．refusedC．understoodD．cared
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A．situationsB．suggestionsC．playsD．plans
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A．farmersB．scientistsC．doctorsD．inventors
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A．helpfulB．harmfulC．carefulD．wonderful
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A．pumpkinB．peanutC．cottonD．potato
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A．soilB．waterC．a(chǎn)irD．weather
小題14:
A．seenB．lookC．foundD．called
小題15:
A．timeB．yearC．a(chǎn)geD．season

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【主旨大意】本篇短文講述了一個(gè)奴隸孤兒George自強(qiáng)不息的奮斗經(jīng)歷。他不僅自學(xué)成才，而且矢志為改善黑人同胞的生活努力。
小題1:B 根據(jù)后文可知George很喜歡植物，故選B。
小題1:A George對(duì)植物知道很多，many后面要跟可數(shù)名詞。
小題1:D句意是：George想盡可能多的學(xué)習(xí)，住的地方?jīng)]有黑人孩子的學(xué)校。
小題1:C結(jié)合上句可知他找到一所接受黑人孩子的學(xué)校。
小題1:B他在這兩個(gè)地方學(xué)習(xí)，直到高中畢業(yè)。Until，直到。
小題1:C 句意是：一直以來(lái)他必須自己工作（掙錢(qián)）支付學(xué)習(xí)的費(fèi)用。cost, spend, take都是“花費(fèi)”的意思，不符合句意。只有pay, 是“支付”的意思。
小題1:A 開(kāi)始他學(xué)的藝術(shù)，但他仍然喜愛(ài)之物。通過(guò)上下文可知，他一直很喜愛(ài)植物。
小題1:根據(jù)前后文可知，他拒絕了愛(ài)迪生的邀請(qǐng)，故選B，refuse，拒絕。
小題1:D從下文看出，他拒絕愛(ài)迪生，是因?yàn)樗凶约旱挠?jì)劃。
小題1:A句意是：在當(dāng)時(shí)，南方的農(nóng)民只種植棉花。
小題1:B 從下文看出，只種植棉花對(duì)土壤是有害的。故選B，harmful，有傷害的。
小題1:C 結(jié)合上下文可知，長(zhǎng)時(shí)間只種植棉花，對(duì)土壤不利，棉花的生長(zhǎng)也不好。
小題1:A 與上文對(duì)應(yīng)，種植這些植物對(duì)土壤是有利的。
小題1:D 句意：他發(fā)明了很多東西，因此被稱(chēng)為塔斯基吉的能手。be called 被稱(chēng)為。
小題1:C 固定用法 at the age of 在……歲時(shí)。
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