Question

完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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（瘸的）and his teeth uneven, the boy almost 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 favorite gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get his father’s gift. _________ seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, an idea _________ him: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never _________ it.

Several days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, 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 little boy one of his favorite gifts and said from the tree he planted, he would surely become an outstanding _________ when he grew up.

From then on, the little boy slowly became _________ and confident. One night, he suddenly _________ his biology teacher once said that plants _________ 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! Instantly he _________ : his father had been secretly _________ his small tree! He returned to his room, with tears _________ in his eyes.

Decades passed. The little 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. 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. occurred to 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. voluntarily

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

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

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