阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He
_____ played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always
____ his head without a word.
One spring, his father brought home some saplings (树苗).
____ of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, “Whoever
____ his sapling best shall get a gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.
____ seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he
____ an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never
____ it.
Several days later, he was
____ to find it not only didn’t die, but also grew so many fresh
____ Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his
____, bought the boy a gift and said he would become an outstanding
____ after growing up.
From then on, the boy slowly became
____ and confident. One evening, he suddenly
____ his biology teacher once said that plants
____ grow at night. Why not go to see the tree?
When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Instantly he
____: Father had been secretly
____ his tree! He returned to his room, tears
____ in his eyes.
Decades passed. The boy didn’t become a botanist.
____, he became the U.S. President. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.
____ is the best nourishment (滋养品) of life.
____ it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!
21. A.ever | B.still | C.seldom | D.often |
22. A.held | B.lowered | C.raised | D.covered |
23. 24. A.likes | B.protects | C.watches | D.grows |
25. 26. A.cared for | B.got rid of | C.put forward | D.hit upon |
27. A.attended to | B.appealed to | C.adapted to | D.turned to |
28. A.frightened | B.surprised | C.disappointed | D.amused |
29. A.leaves | B.roots | C.branches | D.seeds |
30. A.balance | B.word | C.agreement | D.opinion |
31. A.teacher | B.gardener | C.botanist | D.president |
32. A.satisfied | B.certain | C.independent | D.optimistic |
33. A.recalled | B.believed | C.repeated | D.knew |
34. A.hardly | B.generally | C.recently | D.probably |
35. A.remembered | B.wondered | C.understood | D.admitted |
36. A.cutting | B.watering | C.decorating | D.fertilizing |
37. A.crying | B.falling | C.dropping | D.welling |
38. A.Instead | B.Besides | C.Moreover | D.Therefore |
39. A.Father | B.Water | C.Disability | D.Love |
40. A.Even though | B.If only | C.Now that | D.So long as |