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sat on ten acres(英亩)，and his life’s 37 was to make it a forest. The good doctor came from“No pains，no gains”school of gardening.He had some interesting 38 about plant management.He 39 watered his new trees.Once I asked why，he said that watering plants spoiled(宠坏)them，and that if you 40 them，they would grow 41 . So you had to make things 42 for them and got rid of the Weal(trees early on. He talked about how watering trees made for 43 roots，and how trees that weren't watered had to grow deep roots in 44 of water. so he never watered his trees. He planted an oak(橡树)and， 45 watering it every morning，he would 46 it with a rolled-up newspaper.I asked him 47 he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention. Dr. Gibbs 48 a couple of years after I left home.But the trees he planted are 49 now. I planted some trees a few years ago， 50 water to them for a wh01e summer, and prayed over them.Two years of careful care has 5l in trees that grow weaker and weaker. Whenever a cold wind blows，they 52 . So I’m 53 my view to life，because life is hard. Too many times we pray for comfortable life. In fact，what we need to do is to pray for 54 that reach deep into the Eternal(永恒), so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won’t be 55 . 36.A.starting B.seeing C.saving D.spending 37.A.goal B.courage C.time D.money 38.A.activities B.theories C.services D.records 39.A.always B.sometimes C.never D.Often 40.A.watched B.spoiled C.heated D.watered 41.A.taller B.weaker C.deeper D.faster 42.A.rough B.sharp C.easy D.soft 43.A.deep B.high C.shallowD.low 44.A.honor B.terms C.face D.search 45.A.instead of B.because of C.as a result of D.due to 46.A.treat B.destroy C cover D.beat 47.A.how B.why C.when D.where 48.A.passed by B.passed away C.got around D.died out 49.A.straight B.alone C.strong D.dying 50.A.carried B.contained C.prevented D.moved 51.A.stayed B.finished C.experienced D.resulted 52.A.sing B.die C.trembleD.vary 53.A.losing B.changing C.keeping D.exploring 55.A.roots B.fortunes C.waters D.materials 55.A.punished B.troubled C.panicked D.damaged 第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41─60各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 “Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you would let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.” Mr Williams 36 his little boy by the hand, and said 37 to him, “Come, my son. I want to show you 38 in the garden.” Harry walked into the garden with his 39 , who led him along until they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be 40 about their roots. “See how beautifully these peas are 41, my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good 42 . Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.” Mr. Williams then 43 Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines. After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you 44 Mr. Parker’s pea vines?” “Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such 45 looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as 46 as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!” “ 47 are they so much worse than ours, Harry?” “Because they have been left to grow as they 48 . I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them 49 ” (责任编辑：admin) |