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【题目】完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My wife and I moved into our home nine years ago. We 1 a lot of time and 2 in the yard to get it looking the way it does today. We live on a corner, and the entire side of the yard is surrounded by a professionally built rock wall.

We did the best to cultivate(耕作) it and called this area our rock garden. 3 we found flowers and plants, Denise or I would plant them, just to bring some 4 to the area.

Last summer I found a tiny plant that I could not immediately 5 . I was sure that we didn’t plant it. We decided to let it 6 to grow until we could 7 what it was.

Weeks passed, and as I made my way back to the 8 plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I 9 to nurture(培养) it and weed around it. As I picked up rocks from the area to get to the 10 , I noticed something 11 . The sunflower had not started to grow from where I first saw the stalks(茎)appear. 12 , it had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to 13 the sun.

That’s when I realized that if a tiny sunflower wouldn’t let a big rock stand in its way when growing up, then we have the 14 to do the same. 15 we believe in ourselves, like that tiny sunflower, we can 16 the nourishment(营养)and grow. We need to believe in 17 , knowing that we have the ability to 18 our desires. If you stand all like the tiny sunflower and are 19 of who and what you are, then the environment will begin to 20 you. You will find a way to go under or around your obstacles(障碍)in order to reach your goals.

1.A.took B. spent C. cost D. paid

2.A.strength B. energy C. power D. force

3.A.However B. When C. Whenever D. Whatever

4.A.weed B. color C. water D. soil

5.A.classify B. accept C. clarify D. identify

6.A.remain B. prevent C. continue D. leave

7.A.figure out B. hold out C. stand out D. try out

8.A.endangered B. convenient C. mysterious D. green

9.A.refused B. decided C. adapted D. remembered

10.A.seeds B. talks C. rocks D. weeds

11.A.unusual B. common C. fantastic D. unnatural

12.A.Finally B. Basically C. Actually D. Suddenly

13.A.enlarge B. expand C. reach D. spread

14.A.chance B. choice C. benefit D. ability

15.A.What if B.As far as C. Only if D.As long as

16.A.inspire B. get C. lose D. refuse

17.A.ourselves B. yourselves C. themselves D. myself

18.A.keep B. adjust C. achieve D. make

19.A.ashamed B. pride C. proud D. ambitious

20.A.ensure B. support C. satisfy D. protect

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【6】C

【7】A

【8】C

【9】B

【10】 D

【11】A

【12】C

【13】C

【14】D

【15】D

【16】B

【17】A

【18】C

【19】C

【20】B

【解析】

【文章大意】我们在成长的道路上总会遇到各种各样的阻碍，但只要我们能像这朵小小的向日葵一样，永远向着太阳顽强地生长，就能跨越生命中的种种障碍。

【1】第二段中的＂We did the best to cultivate(耕作) it＂说明作者夫妇二人在这所院子中付出了时间和精力。spend＂花费＂，其主语通常为人，符合语境。

【2】我们付出了很多的时间和精力(energy)使得我们的院子看上去像现在这个样子。

【3】依据下文作者的讲述可知，不管什么时候(Whenever)作者夫妇发现花和植物，都会精心呵护。

【4】根据上文中的＂to get it looking the way it does today＂可知，作者保留这些花花草草是为了给院子增添色彩。

【5】根据该段中的＂let it to grow until we could what it was＂可知，作者不确定这是一棵什么植物。identify＂确认，认出＂，符合语境。

【6】 根据下文内容可知，作者让这棵小植物继续(continue)在院中生长。

【7】我们决定让它继续生长，直到我们能弄明白这是棵什么植物。figure out＂弄明白＂；hold out＂递出东西＂；stand out＂显眼＂；try out＂试用，试验＂。

【8】根据上文内容可知，作者不知道这到底是一棵什么植物，因此对于作者来说，这是一棵＂神秘的＂小植物。mysterious＂神秘的＂，符合语境。

【9】根据下文内容可知，此处表示作者决定培育这棵小植物。

【10】根据该空所在句前的＂weed around it＂可知，作者要除掉这棵植物周边的杂草。

【11】 根据空后的＂The sunflower had not started to grow from where I first saw＂可知，作者注意到了一些不寻常的事。unusual＂特别的，不寻常的＂，符合语境。

【12】实际上，它从一个大岩石下面开始生长，绕过岩石，以获取阳光。

【13】植物的生长是需要阳光的， 因此它绕过岩石是为了获取阳光。

【14】上文提到向日葵克服困难获取阳光，故此处表示人类也有克服困难的能力(ability)。下文中的＂we have the ability to____＂也是提示。

【15】根据该句中的＂we can the nourishment(营养) and grow＂可知，此处表示＂只要＂我们相信自己。故选As long as。

【16】向日葵克服困难以汲取生长所需要的营养，此处表示我们能够像向日葵一样得到营养并且成长。

【17】 根据该句中的＂knowing that we have the ability＂可知，我们要相信我们自己。

【18】我们需要相信我们自己，知道我们有能力实现(achieve)我们的愿望。

【19】联系上文和＂If you stand all like the tiny sunflower＂可知，此处表示＂为你是谁和你干什么感到自豪＂，故选proud。

【20】根据下文中的＂You will find a way to go under or around your obstacles(障碍)＂可知，环境就会支持(support)你。