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Without plants, people could not live. We eat plants. We take in oxygen(氧) that plants make. And we need plants for another reason: we need them because they are beautiful.

Imagine a world with no plants. Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colors and their lovely shapes. Imagine, when the wind blows, we are not able to hear the leaves of the trees or watch the branches swing (摇摆) from side to side.

Everywhere people need beautiful plants. That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers. That is why people always like houses with rooms for some grass and a garden.

Do you talk to your plants? Do you give them love and take good care of them? Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, writers of a book called The Secret of Plants, tell of an experiment in which two seeds were planted in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and hopeful ideas. After six months, the beloved plant was bigger. Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker stem(茎) and more leaves.

41. In the experiment, the two plants were ______.

　 A. treated in two different ways　　　　　 B. of different kinds

　 C. both given love and taken good care of　 D. grown in the same place

42. At the end of six months ______.

　 A. the two plants were of the same size　　　

B. one plant had longer roots than the other

　 C. one plant had longer roots; the other plant had a thicker stem

D. one plant had a thicker stem; the other plant had more leaves

43. Tompkins and Bird believe that plants ______.

　 A. can talk to each other　　　　　　　　 B. can take care of each other　　　　

C. should be grown in different places　　 D. need love and care

第二节 完形填空(30分)

One cold day in the early spring of the year, my father, who was a farmer, was ploughing (耕地). I, eleven years old then, was 　21　 　the horse. I didn’t do the 　22　 　well as it was rather cold. I thought the task was a little 　23　 　for me.

“Dad,” I said, “ 　24　 　must I stay in the field?” “An hour,” he answered. An hour 　25　 　a long time and I said, “I 　26　 　if I can go home now. My 　27　 　aches.”

“I’m very sorry,” said my father, “but can’t you 　28　 　till it’s time for dinner?” “I think not-my headache is getting 　29　 .”

“Well,” he said, taking me 　30　 　the horse and suspecting (怀疑) that my disease was rather in my heart than my head, “ you may go home. I don’t want you to work 　31　 　you are sick. Go straight home, and tell your mother that I say you must take a large bowl of rhubarb (大黄). Tell her that I think it will 　32　 　you a lot of good!”

There was no choice. I went home, of course, and I had to offer the 　33　 　to my mother. I told her that I thought my head was better, 　34　 　not to take the terrible 　35　 . But it was of no use and it was too late. She understood my case (情况) as 　36　 　as my father did. She knew well enough that my disease was 　37　 . So she prepared a large bowl of rhubarb and I had to swallow all of it. Dear me! How 　38　 　it was! I am sure I would rather ride the horse all day than be treated 　39　 　that way. Since then I’ve never told another 　40　 .

Honesty is the best policy.

20. It was the training _____ he had as a young man _____ made him such a good engineer.

　 A. what; what　　 B. which; that　　 C. that; which　　　 D. that; what

19. More natural resources should be made use of _____ the _____ need of energy.

　 A. meeting; increasing　　　　　　 B. to meet; increased

　 C. meeting; increased　　　　　　　 D. to meet; increasing

18. - Will you go to Jim’s wedding?

　 - Of course. I will if _____.

　 A. inviting　　 　B. invited　　　　 C. was invited　　 D. I will be invited

17. We _____ my uncle who was working in Sichuan when the earthquake happened.

　 A. were concerned about　　　　　 B. are concerned in

　 C. are concerning over　　　　　　 D. concerned

16. You are doing it in a wrong way. It _____ in this way.

　 A. used to do　　 B. is used to doing　 C. used to be done　 D. is used to do

15. The air force of that country is _____ the command of General Hall.

　 A. at　　　　　 B. with　　　　　 C. under　　　　　 D. in

14. The water of the lake is so _____ that it looks like glass.

　 A. calm　　　　 B. rapid　　　　　 C. silent　　　　　 D. quiet