Question

【题目】I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early_____of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to _______my parents.

At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with _____at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to ______!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.

At that age, I always did something______to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found_______, I would plant a garden!

I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to ______.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ______ joy, I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. _____, I was touched by this land of wonder.

______, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even______at me because he found it was ______to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s _____ , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds_______flowers.

Regardless of their ______,I kept on planting my garden and ______to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they_______to care and love.

It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ______my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very____ . And now I could say it is my affection for______that makes me a real gardener.

【1】A. memory B. dream C. intention D. design

【2】A. please B. change C. help D. annoy

【3】A.doubt B. appreciation C. surprise D. excitement

【4】A.collect up B. care about C. clean up D. come in

【5】A.equal B. similar C. superior D. opposite

【6】A.painful B. valuable C. upsetting D. interesting

【7】A.come up B. break out C. hold on D. get through

【8】A.to B. with C. in D. by

【9】A.Luckily B. Cheerfully C. Regularly D. Eventually

【10】A.Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides

【11】A.shouted B. laughed C. glanced D. jumped

【12】A.convenient B. troublesome C. enjoyable D. dangerous

【13】A.sadness B. displeasure C. delight D. relief

【14】A.other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than

【15】A.dislike B. encouragement C. threat D. suggestion

【16】A.decided B. stopped C. continued D. struggled

【17】A.devote B. turn C. respond D. lead

【18】A.defeat B. satisfy C. respect D. challenge

【19】A.proud B. comfortable C. strange D. disappointed

【20】A.freedom B. life C. growth D. nature

Answer 1

【答案】【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【6】C

【7】A

【8】B

【9】D

【10】B

【11】A

【12】B

【13】B

【14】C

【15】A

【16】C

【17】C

【18】D

【19】A

【20】D

【解析】

文章讲述作者由最开始的叛逆行为，到真正变为对大自然和园艺艺术的热爱的一个过程。

【1】 作者坦诚爱上园艺，最初的目的和意图（intention）并非是因为热爱大自然，而只是为了和父母对着干。D项的design，主要表示和创作有关的“设计”，也可表示创作文学作品的构思或者提纲，在引申义中，可以表示贬义词“企图或图谋”意。

【2】 从第三段第一句“At that age, I always did something opposite to whatever my parents did!”可知，这孩子小时候确很叛逆。她建花圃的最初目的当然也是annoy父母，使父母生气。

【3】这道题可以使用排除法来锁定标准答案。作者的母亲一直以来都是不喜欢园艺的。对于这棵枫树，她自然不会喜欢。B项表“欣赏”；D项表“激动”，明显不符。C项的“惊奇”也和作者想表达的意图没有关系。

【4】 “Something else to clean up”，其他要清理的东西。这句话句意其实没完，后面这句带现在分词的seeing the neighbor busy with gardening（看见邻居们忙于做园艺活儿）才是关键。正是因为父亲不屑于园艺，所以看见别人忙园艺的时候，才冷嘲热讽的说应该花时间去打扫一下其他的东西。

【5】根据上文，对照思考，考虑到作者年轻时的叛逆个性，应该可以直接选出opposite，作者喜好和父母对着干。

【6】 这一题的B项“贵重的”和D项“有趣的”无难度，容易排除。但学生们容易选成painful。园艺也只是一项家务活儿而已，而作者的父母也只是对其不屑和厌烦而已，故干脆选择不为之。说道“痛苦的”，词义太过。相比而言，C项“心烦的”更适合。

【7】come up“发芽；走上前来；出现”；break out“爆发”；hold on“继续；不挂断”；get through“度过，完成”。选A，百合花没发芽。考查动词词组的掌握。

【8】 wild with joy，“欣喜若狂；洋洋得意”之意。

【9】 此题容易选成cheerfully“高高兴兴地”。从“one by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.”我们看到作者从开始种植百合花的失败，到第一朵玫瑰花开花，再到花朵次第出现，最后自己都被神奇的小花圃所打动，强调的是个心态转变的过程。所以，cheerfully在这里显得肤浅。

【10】 however，表达不管作者的努力，父母还是无动于衷。表转折。

【11】 “……because he found it was troublesome to move around my garden to the driveway.”当父亲去往车道的路都被我的花圃遮挡，每次去取车都要大费周章的时候，谁都会暴跳如雷、大声咆哮的。Jump at表示“把握、接受(机会)；欣然接受；匆匆做出(结论等)”的意思。

【12】 根据上文，D项dangerous太过了。跨过花圃去车道就要人命了？。

【13】 这句话仍然是在讲作者妈妈对她种花成功的不屑和不满。从“I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds rather than flowers”明显可以看出妈妈的这种情绪。A项sadness有点莫名其妙，明显和作者大意相去甚远。妈妈悲伤个啥？

【14】 妈妈觉得插在花瓶里真实的玫瑰，与其说是花，不如就是说是杂草。rather than是最合适的。Other than“不同于；除了…以外”；more than和less than都是数量上的比较。

【15】 regardless of是“不管；不顾”的意思，不管父母多不喜欢，作者还是坚持我的种花行为。看懂即可选出dislike“憎恶；不喜欢”。

【16】 作者不顾反对，坚持种花，继续享受种花乐趣。A项的decided to enjoy…“决定享受乐趣”不好，作者其实在之前已经享受到了种花的乐趣。

【17】 在培育花木的过程中，作者因为已经对大自然、对花木有了深厚的感情。所以她用亲切的笔触、用拟人的手法写道：“they breathe, they bloom, they respond to care and love.”，所以respond to“回应(作者的关爱)”是最适当的。devote to…“把…奉献给…”；turn to…“求助于；转向于”；lead to..“导致；通向…”

【18】 根据上文，此题是对作者当年开始养花的最初目的的诠释。Challenge“挑战父母的耐心，对着干”。

【19】 作者在变化，作者的父母也在改变。作者在园艺上做出了一番成就，当然会让她的父母为之骄傲。

【20】 主题重现，也和第一段首尾呼应。第一段“My early intention of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature.”，而最后一句，作者不无感叹地说：“And nw I could say it is my affection for nature that makes me a real gardener.”。真正让作者坚持下来，变成一个真正的园林工作者的原因，是因为对大自然的热爱。