阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41─60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you would let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.”

Mr Williams  36 his little boy by the hand, and said   37  to him, “Come, my son. I want to show you  38  in the garden.”

Harry walked into the garden with his   39  , who led him along until they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be  40  about their roots.

“See how beautifully these peas are   41, my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good   42 . Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.”

Mr. Williams then  43 Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines.

After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you   44 Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”

“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such  45 looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as  46 as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!”

“  47  are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”

“Because they have been left to grow as they  48 . I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them  49 ”

“ Yes. A garden will soon be overrun with weeds  50  it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams  51 , “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be  52  cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your  53  may have good seeds(种子) and   54 plentifully. Now which would you  55 , to stay at home or go to school?”

“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.

完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出可以填入空白的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

“Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you  36  let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.”

Mr. Williams took his little boy   37   the hand, and said kindly to him, “Come, my son. I want to  38   you something in the garden.”

    Harry walked into the garden with his father, who led him along   39  they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be  40   about their roots.

“See how beautifully these peas are   41  , my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good   42  . Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.”

     Mr. Williams then   43  Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines.

     After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you   44   Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”

“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such   45  looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as   46  as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!” “   47   are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”

“Because they have been left to grow as they   48  .  I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them   49  ”

“Yes. A garden will soon be overrun（超过） with weeds   50   it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams   51  , “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be   52   cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your  53   may have good seeds and   54  plentifully. Now which would you   55  , to stay at home or go to school?”

“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.

A. could   B. should   C. might    D. would

A. in B. with     C. by   D. of

A. offer  B. show     C. give     D. remind

A. when   B. where    C. before   D. until

A. made   B. changed C. seen     D. planted

A. growing    B. moving   C. shaking  D. dancing

A. result  B. harvest C. match    D. present

A. forced B. ordered C. followed     D. led

A. think of  B. look at C. hear of      D. deal with