Question

A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame. He ____ played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always ____ his head without a word.

One ____ the boy's father asked for some saplings (树苗) from the neighbor. He wanted the ____ to plant a sapling each person in front of the house. The father said, “Whose sapling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite ____.” Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, however, the boy had an idea. He hoped that the tree he planted would ____ soon. So, after watering it once or twice，he never ____ it.

A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was ____ to find that it didn't wilt (枯萎) but grew some fresh leaves. ____ the trees of his brothers and sisters, his tree was even greener. His father kept his ____， bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted, he would become an outstanding ____ when he grew up.

Since then, the little boy slowly became ____. One night, he lay on the bed but could not sleep. Then he got up and came to the ____. To his surprise, his ____ was splashing something onto his tree.____， he understood—his father had been ____ fertilizing his small tree!

He returned to his room，____ running down.

____ passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist, but he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

Love is the ____ nourishment (营养) of life. ____ it is just a drop of clear water, it can still help the tree of life thrive (茁壮成长)．

1.A. bravely B．seldom C．freely D．always

2.A. raised B．nodded C．lowered D．knocked

3.A. spring B．moment C．winter D．week

4.A. neighbors B．friends C．children D．boys

5.A. sapling B．tree C．gift D．toy

6.A. die B．grow C．break D．survive

7.A. led to B．attended to C．belonged to D．objected to

8.A. pleased B．upset C．worried D．surprised

9.A. Compared with B．Similar to C．Connected to D．Popular with

10.A. request B．schedule C．promise D．secret

11.A. president B．botanist C．artist D．researcher

12.A. smart B．desperate C．optimistic D．practical

13.A. field B．courtyard C．park D．farm

14.A. brother B．sister C．father D．neighbor

15.A. All of a sudden B．For a moment C．In time D．From then on

16.A. busily B．quietly C．cautiously D．secretly

17.A. water B．tears C．sweat D．rain

18.A. Hours B．Months C．Decades D．Centuries

19.A. last B．only C．least D．best

20.A. Even if B．Now that C．If only D．What if

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了美国总统罗斯福小时候的故事，爸爸通过种树这件事，用爱帮助他重试信心，最后成就伟大事业。

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考点：考查故事类完型填空