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完形填空 　　When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr．Gibbs．When Dr．Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was 　　1　　 trees．His house sat on ten acres(英亩), and his life's goal was to make it a 　　2　　． 　　The good doctor had some interesting 　　3　　 concerning planting trees．He never 　　4　　 his new trees．Once I asked why．“Watering plants 　　5　　 them．"He said,"If you water them, each younger generation will grow 　　6　　．So you have to make things 　　7　　 for them．” 　　He talked about how watering trees 　　8　　 shallow roots, and how trees that weren't watered had to grow 　　9　　 roots in search of water．He'd planted an oak and, 　　10　　 watering it every morning, he'd 　　11　　 it with a rolled-up newspaper．I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's 　　12　　． 　　Dr．Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home．Every now and again, I returned and walked by his 　　13　　 and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some twenty-five years ago．They're incredibly 　　14　　 now． 　　Every night before I go to bed, I check on my 　　15　　．I stand over them and pray for them．　　16　　 I pray that their lives will be easy．But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my 　　17　　． 　　I know my children are going to encounter hardship．Life is tough, whether we want it to be or not．Too many times we pray for 　　18　　, but that's a prayer seldom met．What we need to do is pray for 　　19　　 that reach deep into the earth 　　20　　 they won't be swept apart when the rains fall and the winds blow． (1) [　　] A． planting B． examining C． watching D． cutting (2) [　　] A． hospital B． forest C． park D． garden (3) [　　] A． instructions B． experiences C． theories D． experiments (4) [　　] A． covered B． shook C． watered D． pulled (5) [　　] A． strengthened B． enlarged C． drowned D． spoiled (6) [　　] A． taller and taller B． faster and faster C． smaller and smaller D． weaker and weaker (7) [　　] A． rough B． easy C． smooth D． pleasant (8) [　　] A． set aside B． made for C． put away D． break down (9) [　　] A． countless B． numerous C． deep D． limited (10) [　　] A． thanks to B． along with C． apart from D． instead of (11) [　　] A． protect B． fasten C． appreciate D． beat (12) [　　] A． patience B． growth C． attention D． movement (13) [　　] A． laboratory B． house C． office D． clinic (14) [　　] A． dead B． broken C． weak D． strong (15) [　　] A． trees B． sons C． works D． houses (16) [　　] A． Mostly B． Occasionally C． Scarcely D． Loudly (17) [　　] A． mind B． decision C． direction D． prayer (18) [　　] A． gifts B． reunion C． ease D． freedom (19) [　　] A． branches B． leaves C． tops D． roots (20) [　　] A． so that B． even though C． now that D． in case

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．B;3．C;4．C;5．D;6．D;7．A;8．B;9．C;10．D;11．D;12．C;13．B;14．D;15．B;16．A;17．D;18．C;19．D;20．A;
解析：

(1)	根据后一句可知。
(2)	这位医生一有空就植树，他的目的是要把这一带变成一片森林。
(3)	由后文可知，医生有他自己的植树理论。
(4)	他从不给树浇水。
(5)	浇水的话，把树娇惯坏了。
(6)	越来越弱小。
(7)	使树木(的生长环境)艰难一些。
(8)	短语动词辨异。Make for 对…有利，促进。set aside不顾，保留。put away把…收好。break down瓦解。
(9)	不浇水的树才会扎根深处，吸取水分。
(10)	由前文可知，他不给新栽的树苗浇水。故用instead of。
(11)	取而代之的是天天用卷成长条的报纸击打它。
(12)	击打小树为了激活它的注意力。
(13)	经过他家门前的时候。
(14)	所有的都已茁壮成长。
(15)	从后文可知，此处指“我”的孩子们。
(16)	大多数时候，我都为他们的轻松愉快的生活而祈祷。
(17)	现在是改一改我的祷告词的时候了。
(18)	根据上文第51空可知，此处用ease。
(19)	我们要祝福他们有深入泥土的根。
(20)	连接词的考查。此处用so that引导目的状语从句。 　　全文大意：小树的成长不必过于呵护，这样它才能根深蒂固，经受风雨。一个人的一生也不可能一帆风顺，父母应该怎样教育孩子呢？