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 (樹苗). 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 (滋養(yǎng)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．a(chǎn)ttended to C．a(chǎn)dapted to D．turned to

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

6.A. word B．balance C．a(chǎn)greement 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．a(chǎn)dmitted

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

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】

試題分析：本文講述的是美國總統(tǒng)富蘭克林.羅斯福小時(shí)候受到父親的鼓勵和幫助而變得自信，后來成為美國總統(tǒng)的故事。旨在告訴讀者：愛是滋潤孩子心靈的最好的養(yǎng)料。

1. 考查動詞詞義辨析。A拿住，握��；保留，保存；B提高；C降低，低下；D覆蓋；當(dāng)他被詢問問題的時(shí)候，他總是一句話也不說，只是低著頭。說明小男孩很自卑，低頭回避問題。故C正確。

2.D 考查上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)第三段Compared with those of his brothers and sisters可知他們家有很多孩子，父親讓每個(gè)人都種一棵樹。Each of表示每個(gè)人。故D正確。

3.C 考查固定搭配。hit upon an idea “突然有了一個(gè)想法”。care for喜歡；get rid of除去；put forward(公開)提出(建議等)。他突然有了一個(gè)想法，希望自己的樹很快死掉，所以在澆了一兩次水以后，他就再也不去照顧它了。故C正確。

4. 考查動詞短語辨析。A呼吁，吸引，迎合；B照顧；C調(diào)整，適應(yīng)；D轉(zhuǎn)向，求助；希望自己的樹很快死掉，所以在澆了一兩次水以后，他就再也不去照顧它了。根據(jù)句意說明B正確。

5. 考查名詞詞義辨析。A根部；B樹葉；C紙條；D種子；幾天以后，他很驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)他種的樹并沒有死掉，反而長出了很多新鮮的樹葉。使用fresh修飾leaves是合理的搭配。故B正確。

6. 考查固定搭配。A話，諾言；B平衡；C協(xié)議；D觀點(diǎn)；Keep one’s word信守諾言；根據(jù)第二段“Whoever grows his sapling best shall get a gift.”可知父親允諾，誰的樹長得好就會得到禮物。故A正確。

7. 考查名詞詞義辨析。A老師；B園藝家；C總統(tǒng)；D植物學(xué)家；根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中“The little boy didn't become a botanist.”可知，父親說小男孩會成為植物學(xué)家。

8. 考查動詞詞義辨析。A認(rèn)為；B回憶；C重復(fù)；D知道；小男孩回想起來生物老師說過植物一般在晚間生長。故B正確。

9. 考查動詞詞義辨析。A記得；B理解，明白；C想知道；D承認(rèn)；看到眼前的景象，小男孩立刻明白了(恍然大悟), 是父親在暗中幫助他給樹澆水，故選understood。故B正確。

10. 考查動詞詞義辨析。A涌出；B摔倒；C落下；D哭泣；父愛深深地打動了小男孩，他感動得眼里涌出了眼淚。故A正確。

11. 考查副詞詞義辨析。A因此；B而且；C更加；D代替，而不是；幾十年以后，這個(gè)小男孩并沒有成為植物學(xué)家，而是成為美國總統(tǒng)，他就是富蘭克林.羅斯福。

12. 考查名詞詞義辨析。A愛；B水；C殘疾；D父親；愛是最好的滋補(bǔ)品，即使是一桶水，它也可以讓生命之樹生長得更好。故A正確。

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