When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor，a doctor named 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 will   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 two   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. strengthen        B. enlarge       C. drown        D. spoil

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

When it comes to eating smart for your heart, stop thinking about short-term solutions and simplify your life with a straightforward approach that will serve you well for years to come.
Smart eating goes beyond analyzing every bite of food you lift  36  your mouth. “In the past we used to believe that  37  amounts of individual nutrients were the 38 to good health,” Linda Van Horn, professor of the American Heart Association's Nutrition Committee. "But now we have a 39 understanding of healthy eating and the kinds of food necessary to  40  not only heart disease but disease  41  general," she adds.
Scientists now  42 on the broader picture of the balance of food eaten  43  several days or a week  44 than on the number of milligrams of this or that  45  at each meal.
Fruits, vegetables and whole grains, for example, provide nutrients and plant-based compounds 46 to good health. “The more we learn, the more  47  we are by the wealth of essential substances they  48 ," Van Horn continues, "and how they  49  with each other to keep us healthy."
You'll automatically be  50  the right heart-healthy track if vegetables, fruits and whole grains make 51  three quarters of the food on your dinner plate. 52  in the remaining one quarter with lean meat or chicken, fish or eggs.
The foods you choose to eat as well as those you choose to  53  clearly contribute to your well-being. Without a  54 , each of the small decisions you make in this can make a big 55  on your health in the years to come.
【小题1】 A between         B through           C inside                D to
【小题2】A serious          B splendid          C specific          D separate
【小题3】A key              B point             C lead              D center
【小题4】A strict           B different         C typical               D natural
【小题5】A rescue           B prevent              C forbid                D offend
【小题6】A in               B upon              C for               D by
【小题7】A turn             B put               C focus             D carry
【小题8】A over         B along             C with              D beyond
【小题9】A other            B better                C rather                D sooner
【小题10】A conveyed        B consumed          C entered               D exhausted
【小题11】A vital          B initial               C valid             D efficient
【小题12】A disturbed       B depressed         C amazed               D amused
【小题13】A preserve            B contain              C attain                D maintain
【小题14】A interfere           B interact            C occupy            D rest
【小题15】A at              B of                    C on                   D within
【小题16】A out             B into              C off              D up
【小题17】A Engage          B Fill              C Involve               D Pack
【小题18】A delete          B escape                C avoid             D spoil
【小题19】A notion          B hesitation            C reason                D doubt
【小题20】A outcome     B function          C impact                D commitment

When it comes to eating smart for your heart, stop thinking about short-term solutions and simplify your life with a straightforward approach that will serve you well for years to come.

Smart eating goes beyond analyzing every bite of food you lift  36  your mouth. “In the past we used to believe that  37  amounts of individual nutrients were the 38 to good health,” Linda Van Horn, professor of the American Heart Association's Nutrition Committee. "But now we have a 39 understanding of healthy eating and the kinds of food necessary to  40  not only heart disease but disease  41  general," she adds.

Scientists now  42 on the broader picture of the balance of food eaten  43  several days or a week  44 than on the number of milligrams of this or that  45  at each meal.

Fruits, vegetables and whole grains, for example, provide nutrients and plant-based compounds 46 to good health. “The more we learn, the more  47  we are by the wealth of essential substances they  48 ," Van Horn continues, "and how they  49  with each other to keep us healthy."

You'll automatically be  50  the right heart-healthy track if vegetables, fruits and whole grains make 51  three quarters of the food on your dinner plate. 52  in the remaining one quarter with lean meat or chicken, fish or eggs.

The foods you choose to eat as well as those you choose to  53  clearly contribute to your well-being. Without a  54 , each of the small decisions you make in this can make a big 55  on your health in the years to come.

1. A between         B through           C inside                D to

2.A serious          B splendid          C specific          D separate

3.A key              B point             C lead              D center

4.A strict           B different         C typical               D natural

5.A rescue           B prevent              C forbid                D offend

6.A in               B upon              C for               D by

7.A turn             B put               C focus             D carry

8.A over         B along             C with              D beyond

9.A other            B better                C rather                D sooner

10.A conveyed        B consumed          C entered               D exhausted

11.A vital          B initial               C valid             D efficient

12.A disturbed       B depressed         C amazed               D amused

13.A preserve            B contain              C attain                D maintain

14.A interfere           B interact            C occupy            D rest

15.A at              B of                    C on                   D within

16.A out             B into              C off              D up

17.A Engage          B Fill              C Involve               D Pack

18.A delete          B escape                C avoid             D spoil

19.A notion          B hesitation            C reason                D doubt

20.A outcome     B function          C impact                D commitment

It’s helpful to put children in a situation ____ they can see themselves differently.

A. that　　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. which　　　　　 D. Where

答案:D