【正文】 l”不情愿地“；C. certainly”當(dāng)然“；D. fortunately”幸運(yùn)的是“。男孩當(dāng)然想得到他父親的禮物。故選C。 （5）考查連詞。句意：然而,看到他的兄弟姐妹們正在澆樹,他突然有了一個(gè)想法:他希望自己種的樹很快就會死掉。A. And”并且“；B. If”如果“；C. Before”在……之前“；D. Yet”然而“。小男孩也想得到父親的禮物,但是當(dāng)看到兄弟姐妹都在細(xì)心呵護(hù)小樹時(shí),便失去了信心,選擇了放棄,故選D。 （6）考查動(dòng)詞短語。句意：然而,看到他的兄弟姐妹們正在澆樹,他突然有了一個(gè)想法:他希望自己種的樹很快就會死掉。A. occurred to”發(fā)生“；B. objected to”反對“；C. hit upon”偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)“；D. approved of”贊成“。hit upon an idea 突然有了一個(gè)想法。故選C。 （7）考查動(dòng)詞。句意：所以澆了一兩次水之后,他就再也沒去管它了。A. appealed”呼吁“；B. turned”轉(zhuǎn)彎“；C. adapted”適應(yīng)“；D. attended”參加“。由于失去信心男孩再也沒去照顧小數(shù)。attend to固定短語，”照料,護(hù)理“，故選D。 （8）考查形容詞。句意：幾天后,小男孩又去看他的樹,他驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)它不但沒有死,而且還長出了一些新鮮的葉子。A. astonished”驚訝的“；B. amused”有趣的“；C. glad”高興的“；D. embarrassed”尷尬的“。小樹的成長和小男孩的心理預(yù)期相反,所以他感到驚訝,故選A。 （9）考查形容詞。句意：幾天后,小男孩又去看他的樹,他驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)它不但沒有死,而且還長出了一些新鮮的葉子。A. strange”奇怪的“；B. fresh”新鮮的“；C. rare”稀有的“；D. irregular”不規(guī)律的“。根據(jù)”A few days later和his appeared greener“可知樹長出了新鮮的葉子。故選B。 （10）考查動(dòng)詞。句意：他的父親信守諾言,給小男孩買了一件他最喜歡的禮物,并說從他種的樹來看,他長大后一定會成為一名出色的植物學(xué)家。A. kept”保持“；B. broke”打破“；C. supported”支持“；D. expected”期望“。keep one39。s word 信守諾言,和前文父親的promise相呼應(yīng)。故選A。 （11）考查名詞。句意：他的父親信守諾言,給小男孩買了一件他最喜歡的禮物,并說從他種的樹來看,他長大后一定會成為一名出色的植物學(xué)家。A. teacher”老師“；B. gardener”園丁“；C. president”主席“；D. botanist”植物學(xué)家“。根據(jù)下文The little boy didn39。t bee a botanist.可知,父親說小男孩會成為植物學(xué)家。故選D。 （12）考查形容詞。句意：從那時(shí)起,小男孩慢慢變得樂觀和自信。A. innocent”無辜的“；B. creative“創(chuàng)造性的”；C. optimistic“樂觀的”；D. risky“危險(xiǎn)的”。第一段中小男孩不與同學(xué)交往和不回答問題,表明他悲觀、不開朗、不自信。 種樹事件是他第一次有好運(yùn)氣,第一次成功,無疑對他起到積極的作用,此前精神低落的狀態(tài)逐漸改變。故選C。 （13）考查動(dòng)詞。句意：一天晚上,他突然想起他的生物老師曾經(jīng)說過,植物一般是在晚上生長的。A. missed“錯(cuò)過”；B. recalled“回想起”；C. admitted“承認(rèn)”；D. recognized“辨認(rèn)”。根據(jù)“his biology teacher once said that plant”可知是回想起。故選B。 （14）考查名詞。句意：當(dāng)他來到院子里時(shí),他發(fā)現(xiàn)父親正在他的樹旁用勺子干活。A. courtyard“庭院”；B. field“領(lǐng)域”；C. ground“地面”；D. workroom“工作室”。根據(jù)上文男孩想起老師的話,于是去庭院里看樹。故選A。 （15）考查動(dòng)詞。句意：突然,他明白了:他的父親一直在偷偷地給他的小樹澆水!A. remembered“記住”；B. understood“明白”；C. wondered“好奇”；D. admitted“承認(rèn)”?？吹窖矍暗木跋?小男孩立刻明白了(恍然大悟), 是父親在暗中幫助他給樹澆水,故選B。 （16）考查副詞。句意：突然,他明白了:他的父親一直在偷偷地給他的小樹澆水!A. smartly“聰明地”；B. miserably“貧困地”；C. secretly“秘密地”；D. cautiously“好奇地”。根據(jù)上文男孩看到父親晚上在自己的樹旁邊澆水,可知父親一直偷偷地給他小樹澆水。故選C。 （17）考查動(dòng)詞。句意：他回到自己的房間,眼里噙滿了淚水。A. welling“涌出”；B. falling“落下”；C. dropping“掉落”；D. wiping“擦”。well此處是動(dòng)詞,意為(液體如泉般) 充盈,涌出。小男孩被父親的愛所感動(dòng),所以熱淚盈眶。故選A。 （18）考查副詞。句意：相反,他被選為美國總統(tǒng)。他的名字叫富蘭克林羅斯福。A. Therefor“因此”；B. Besides“此外”；C. Moreover“而且”；D. Instead“代替”。表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,故選D。 （19）考查名詞。句意：愛是生命最好的養(yǎng)料。即使它只是一桶水,它可以使生命之樹生長良好。A. Love“愛”；B. Warmth“溫暖”；C. Disability“殘疾”；D. Father“父親”。小男孩和小樹的共同點(diǎn)是都得到了關(guān)愛,故選A。 （20）考查副詞。句意：愛是生命最好的養(yǎng)料。即使它只是一桶水,它可以使生命之樹生長良好。A. right“正確地”；B. still“仍然”；C. rather“寧可”；D. just“僅僅”。根據(jù)上下文可知表示只是一桶水,它可以使生命之樹生長良好。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及副詞，動(dòng)詞，名詞，形容詞，連詞，固定短語等多個(gè)知識點(diǎn)的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在理解細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析推理，從而選出正確答案。5．完形填空 The sandwich man Michael rises every morning at 4:00, in good and bad weather, and walks into his sandwich shop. By 5:50, he39。s making the rounds of the shelters on Centre Streets. He 1 out 200 sandwiches to the homeless, before beginning his workday. It started 20 years ago when Michael came across a homeless man named John. He began to help him 2 effort then. Day after day, he brought John some food and, when it was really 3 , a resting place in his car while he worked. Once he asked John if he wanted to get cleaned up. It was a(n) 4 offer, because Michael thought John would refuse. 5 , John said, Are you going to wash me? Michael knew that he was looking at a 6 of his promise. It was at the moment that Michael 7 to help the homeless. Michael began his work. He received no sponsorship, saying, I39。m not getting media 8 . I just want to do some good in my way. There are days when it39。s snowing, and I have a hard time leaving my warm bed and the 9 of my family to go downtown with sandwiches. But I39。ve 10 . Michael makes 200 sandwiches every day for the past 20 years. I don39。t simply 11 the sandwiches on a table for the homeless to pick up. I shake their hands and 12 them a good day, says Michael. Once Mayor (市長) Koch came to make the rounds with him. They 13 the media, and it seemed like it was just the two of them. But of all Michael39。s 14 , working side by side with the Mayor was not as important as working next to someone else… A man had 15 from the sandwich takers, and Michael thought about him from time to time. He hoped the man had moved on to a more 16 environment. One day, the man came back, greeting Michael and 17 sandwiches of his own to hand out. He said Michael39。s daily food, warm handshakes and wishes had given him the 18 he badly needed. After achieving some success, he decided to do the same thing as Michael. The moment needed no 19 . The two men worked silently, side by side, handing out their sandwiches. It was another day on Centre Streets, but a day with just a little more 20 .1. A. picksB. setsC. givesD. finds2. A. withB. aroundC. fromD. over3. A. sunnyB. warmC. cloudyD. cold4. A. sillyB. emptyC. crazyD. free5. A. FortunatelyB. DisappointedlyC. SurprisinglyD. Thankfully6. A. testB. giftC. trickD. view7. A. demandedB. agreedC. pretendedD. determined8. A. benefitB. attentionC. sympathyD. information9. A. fortB. wealthC. valueD. honor10. A. sufferedB. hesitatedC. managedD. wondered11. A. checkB. layC. matchD. cover12. A. witnessB. predictC. followD. wish13. A. ignoredB. blamedC. confirmedD. handled14. A. situationsB. memoriesC. schedulesD. professions15. A. escapedB. volunteeredC. disappearedD. survived16. A. petitiveB. plexC. familiarD. stable17. A. carryingB. seekingC. occupyingD. treating18. A. responsibilityB. permissionC. encouragementD. achievement19. A. purposeB. dialogueC. reliefD. doubt20. A. luckB. funC. prideD. hope【答案】 （1）C；（2）A；