1 . 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 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 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 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 parent. 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．Inetead

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Besides

11.

A．shouted

B．laughed

C．glanced

D．jumped

12.

A．convenient

B．troublesome

C．enjoyed

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

2 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（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。
Two excited kids begged their father for his permission to see a film. Having read some_______ about the movie on the Internet, he firmly _______ their request with the reason that movie presents immorality (不道德) as being _______. “But dad, those scenes are merely a few minutes of the _______ film, in which good _______ evil eventually. In addition, there are other _______ themes like courage and determination making up for its _______!”
But the father didn’t _______, and the two teenagers were cast down. Then they heard the sounds of their father preparing something in the _______. One of the teenagers said, “Dad must be feeling ________, and now he’s trying to ________ us with some tasty food.” Soon their father appeared with a plate of warm cakes and said, “Before you eat, I want to tell you something: I love you both so much.”
The teenagers smiled and ________ with each other knowing glances. Dad was softening. Looking at the mouth-watering cake, the two boys were getting ________ about the father’s long speech. “But I want to be ________with you. I added one ingredient (配料) that is not ________ found in cakes.”
“To make it more delicious? Oh, come on, Dad! Please just tell us what it is.”
“OK, if you ________, that ________ ingredient is dog waste.”
Both teens ________ stopped chewing the cake, spit it out and dropped the ________ cake back on the plate.
“DAD! Why did you do that?”
“That is the same reason why I won’t allow you to watch that movie. You won’t ________ a little dog waste in your cake, so why should you put up with a little immorality in your movies?”1.

A．parts

B．chapters

C．adaptations

D．reviews

2.

A．repeated

B．rejected

C．made

D．agreed to

3.

A．unbelievable

B．acceptable

C．personal

D．favorable

4.

A．popular

B．original

C．exciting

D．total

5.

A．threatens

B．attacks

C．affects

D．defeats

6.

A．inspiring

B．general

C．interesting

D．powerful

7.

A．education

B．meaning

C．disadvantage

D．success

8.

A．give out

B．give in

C．give away

D．give off

9.

A．house

B．bedroom

C．garden

D．kitchen

10.

A．sad

B．upset

C．regretful

D．guilty

11.

A．persuade

B．comfort

C．join

D．supply

12.

A．screamed

B．provided

C．exchanged

D．talked

13.

A．impatient

B．unhappy

C．sorry

D．cruel

14.

A．honest

B．satisfied

C．strict

D．patient

15.

A．surprisingly

B．easily

C．usually

D．daily

16.

A．like

B．permit

C．refuse

D．insist

17.

A．common

B．secret

C．terrible

D．wonderful

18.

A．unwillingly

B．helplessly

C．gratefully

D．instantly

19.

A．remaining

B．whole

C．strange

D．warm

20.

A．expect

B．add

C．tolerate

D．overcome