Question

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor，a doctor named Gibbs. When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was1trees. His house sat on ten acres(英亩), and his life’s goal was to make it a2.
The good doctor had some interesting3concerning planting trees. He never 4his new trees. Once I asked why. “Watering plants will 5them.” He said, “If you water them, each younger generation will grow 6. So you have to make things7for them.”
He talked about how watering trees 8shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow 9roots in search of water. He’d planted an oak and, 10watering it every morning, he’d11it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s12.
Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I returned and walked by his 13and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re incredibly 14now.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two 15. I stand over them and pray for them. 16I pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my17.
Iknowmychildrenaregoingtoencounterhardship. Life is tough, whether we want it to be or not. Too many times we pray for18, but that’s a prayer seldom met. What we need to do is pray for 19that reach deep into the earth 20they won’t be swept apart when the rains fall and the winds blow.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      planting
   2. B.
      examining
   3. C.
      watching
   4. D.
      cutting
2. 2.
   1. A.
      hospital
   2. B.
      forest
   3. C.
      park
   4. D.
      garden
3. 3.
   1. A.
      instructions
   2. B.
      experiences
   3. C.
      theories
   4. D.
      experiments
4. 4.
   1. A.
      covered
   2. B.
      shook
   3. C.
      watered
   4. D.
      pulled
5. 5.
   1. A.
      strengthen
   2. B.
      enlarge
   3. C.
      drown
   4. D.
      spoil
6. 6.
   1. A.
      taller and taller
   2. B.
      faster and faster
   3. C.
      smaller and smaller
   4. D.
      weaker and weaker
7. 7.
   1. A.
      rough
   2. B.
      easy
   3. C.
      smooth
   4. D.
      pleasant
8. 8.
   1. A.
      set aside
   2. B.
      made for
   3. C.
      put away
   4. D.
      break down
9. 9.
   1. A.
      countless
   2. B.
      numerous
   3. C.
      deep
   4. D.
      limited
10. 10.
    1. A.
       thanks to
    2. B.
       along with
    3. C.
       apart from
    4. D.
       instead of
11. 11.
    1. A.
       protect
    2. B.
       fasten
    3. C.
       appreciate
    4. D.
       beat
12. 12.
    1. A.
       patience
    2. B.
       growth
    3. C.
       attention
    4. D.
       movement
13. 13.
    1. A.
       laboratory
    2. B.
       house
    3. C.
       office
    4. D.
       clinic
14. 14.
    1. A.
       dead
    2. B.
       broken
    3. C.
       weak
    4. D.
       strong
15. 15.
    1. A.
       trees
    2. B.
       sons
    3. C.
       works
    4. D.
       houses
16. 16.
    1. A.
       Mostly
    2. B.
       Occasionally
    3. C.
       Scarcely
    4. D.
       Loudly
17. 17.
    1. A.
       mind
    2. B.
       decision
    3. C.
       direction
    4. D.
       prayer
18. 18.
    1. A.
       gifts
    2. B.
       reunion
    3. C.
       ease
    4. D.
       freedom
19. 19.
    1. A.
       branches
    2. B.
       leaves
    3. C.
       tops
    4. D.
       roots
20. 20.
    1. A.
       so that
    2. B.
       even though
    3. C.
       now that
    4. D.
       in case

Answer 1

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全文大意:小树的成长不必过于呵护, 这样它才能根深蒂固, 经受风雨。一个人的一生也不可能一帆风顺，父母应该怎样教育孩子呢？
1.A。上下文暗示题，根据后一句可知。
2.B。句意是：这位医生一有空就植树，他的目的是要把这一带变成一片森林。
3.C。上下文暗示题由后文可知，医生有他自己的植树理论。
4.C。句意是：他从不给树浇水。
5.D。句意是：浇水的话，把树娇惯坏了。
6.D。句意是：越来越弱小。
7. A。句意是：使树木（的生长环境）艰难一些。
8.B。短语动词辨异。Make for 对...有利,促进。set aside不顾, 保留。put away把...收好。 break down瓦解。
9. C。句意是：不浇水的树才会扎根深处，吸取水分。
10.D。由前文可知，他不给新栽的树苗浇水。故用instead of。
11.D。取而代之的是天天用卷成长条的报纸击打它。
12.C。击打小树为了激活它的注意力。
13. B。句意是：经过他家门前的时候。
14.D。所有的都已茁壮成长。
15.B。从后文可知，此处指“我”的孩子们。
16.A。句意是：大多数时候，我都为他们的轻松愉快的生活而祈祷。
17.D。句意是：现在是改一改我的祷告词的时候了。
18. C。根据上文第51空可知，此处用ease。
19.D。句意是：我们要祝福他们有深入泥土的根。
20.A。连接词的考查。此处用so that引导目的状语从句。