34． A． watered 　　 　　　 B． raised　　　　　　　　　 C． loved 　　　　　　　　　 D． sheltered

33． A． exciting 　　　　　　 B． dull　　 　　　　　　 C． interesting　　　　　　 D． terrible

32． A． valuing 　　 　　　 B． making　　　　　　　　 C． enjoying 　　　　　　　 D． saving

Passage 1

(湖北省武汉市十一中2009届高三5月模拟)

Growing roots

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr．Gibbs．He didn’t look like any doctor I’d 　31　 　known．When Dr．Gibbs wasn’t 　32　 lives, he was planting trees．

The good doctor had some 　33 　theories on planting trees． He believed in “No pains, no gains”．He never　 34　 his new trees, which was　 35　 many people．Once I asked why．He __36　 that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you water them, each following tree generation will 　37　 weaker and weaker．So you have to make things 　38　 　for them．He talked about how watering trees　 39　 shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in　 40　 of water． I came to understand that he meant deep roots were to be___41　 ．I planted a couple of trees a few years back and I took good care of them．Two years of __42__　 has resulted in trees that expect to be waited on hand and foot．Whenever a cold wind blows, they　 43　 and tremble their branches． Funny things about those trees of Dr．Gibbs’．The lack of water seemed to　 44　 them in ways comfort and ease never could．

I used to 　45　 for my sons that their lives will be easy． But 　46　 　I’ve been thinking that it’s time to 　47　 my prayer．I know my children are going to meet 　_48　 , and I’m praying they will be strong． The prayer for comfort is seldom met．What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, __49_ when the winds blow, we won’t be　 50　 away．

31． A． even　　　　　　　　　 B． ever 　　 　　　　　　　 C． never　　　　　　　　　　 D． hardly

35. A. anxiously　　 B. happily　　　　　　 C. sadly　　　　　　　　 D. carefully

答案　 16.B　 17.D　 18.D　 19.D　 20.A　 21.C　 22.D　 23.C　 24.A　 25.B　 26.B　 27.D　 28.B　 29.C　 30.A　 31.D　 32.D　 33.A　 34.C　 35.B

34. A. blow　　　　　 B. hit　　　　　　　　　　 C. pull　　　　　　　　　 D. strike

33. A. dreaming　　 B. guessing　　　　　　 C. inventing　　　　　 D. expecting

32. A. destroyed　　 B. threw　　　　　　　　 C. repaired　　　　　　 D. seized

31. A. brighter　　　　　　　 B. bigger　　　　　　　 C. closer　　　　　　　　 D. smaller

30. A. any more　　 B. still more　　　　　 C. no more　　　　　　 D. once more