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I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early   36  of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to   37  my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with  38  at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to   39  !”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something   40   to whatever my parents did!If gardening were something they found  41  , I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily(百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to   42 . I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild  43 joy, I found the first rose bloom(开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. 44  , I was touched by this land of wonder.
  45 , my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even   46  at me because he found it was  47  to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s   48  , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds 49  flowers.
Regardless of their   50  , I kept on planting my garden and  51 to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they   52  to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to  53  my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very   54  . And now I could say it is my affection for  55   that makes me a real gardener.
小题1:
A.memoryB. dreamC. intention D. design
小题2:
A.pleaseB. changeC. helpD. annoy
小题3:
A.doubt B. appreciationC. surpriseD. excitement
小题4:
A.collect upB. care aboutC. clean upD. come in
小题5:
A.equal B.similarC. superiorD. opposite
小题6:
A.painful B. valuableC. upsettingD. interesting
小题7:
A.come up B.break outC. hold onD. get through
小题8:
A.toB. withC. inD. by
小题9:
A.Luckily B.CheerfullyC. RegularlyD. Eventually
小题10:
A.Instead B. HoweverC. ThereforeD. Besides
小题11:
A. shoutedB. laughedC. glancedD. jumped
小题12:
A.convenientB. troublesomeC. enjoyableD. dangerous
小题13:
A.sadness B. displeasureC. delight D. relief
小题14:
A.other thanB. more thanC. rather thanD. less than
小题15:
A.dislike B. encouragementC. threatD. suggestion
小题16:
A.decided B. stoppedC. continuedD. struggled
小题17:
A.devoteB. turn C. respond D. lead
小题18:
A.defeatB. satisfyC. respectD. challenge
小题19:
A.proud B. comfortableC. strangeD. disappointed
小题20:
A.freedom B. lifeC. growthD. nature

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:D

试题分析:文章记叙了作者小时候很喜欢在花园里种一些花草,而他的父母却很不喜欢他这样做,但这并没有阻止他喜欢园艺这个工作,长大后作者成为了著名的园艺家,这使他的父母很骄傲。
小题1:memory记忆,dream梦想,intention意图,design设计,计划,句意是我早期对园艺的意图来源于我对自然的热爱。
小题2:句意是这可能令我的父母很烦恼。由下文可知他的方父母不喜欢园艺。故选D。
小题3:doubt怀疑,appreciation欣赏,surprise惊奇,excitement兴奋。句意是但是我的妈妈常用怀疑的目光看待这项自然艺术的工作。
小题4:collect up收集,care about照顾,clean up打扫,come in进来,句意是还有别的东西需要打扫吗?
小题5:opposite相对,句意是那时,我经常做一些父母反对的事情。
小题6:upsetting令人烦恼的,句意是他们认为园艺是令人烦恼的,但我想建一个公园。
小题7:come up发生, break out爆发,hold on抓住,get through通过,句意是但是它们没有长出来。
小题8:wild with joy疯狂和兴奋,句意是看到第一朵花的开放,我感到极度的兴奋。
小题9:Luckily幸运地,Cheerfully兴奋地,Regularly逐渐地,Eventually最终,句意是最终,我被这神奇的土地打动了。
小题10:他的父母对这件事没有兴趣,与作者的态度截然相反故用转折副词however。
小题11:固定搭配shouted at对某人大声喊。句意是父亲甚至大声吵我因为他认为把我的花园移到马路边很麻烦。
小题12:convenient方便的,troublesome麻烦,enjoyable高兴的,dangerous危险地,句意同上。
小题13:sadness伤心,displeasure不高兴,delight 高兴,relief安心,句意是
令妈妈不高兴的是我把鲜花插在了她的花瓶里,她认为它们是杂草而不是花。
小题14:other than不同,more than更多,rather than而不是,less than不如,句意同上。
小题15:dislike不喜欢,由上文可知他的父母不喜欢他种花。不管他们的不喜欢,我继续整理我的花园,继续享受种花带来的乐趣。
小题16:continued继续与keep on 并列,句意同上。
小题17:固定搭配respond to 做出反应,句意是植物可成为很好的伙伴,它们呼吸,它们开放,它们反射出关心和爱。
小题18:challenge挑战,我做第一个花园是为了挑战父母,这件事已过去很多年了。
小题19:proud骄傲,自豪,句意是我现在成为著名的园艺家,使我的父母感到骄傲。
小题20:nature自然,句意是现在我可以说是因为我对自然的喜爱才使我成为了园艺家。
点评:这是一篇记叙文,内容容易理解,设空大部分是单词或词组的辨析。做着这样的题首先通读全文了解大意,然后结合上下文的意思选择选项,做完后再仔细阅读一遍全文,看文章是否通顺,语意是否连贯。
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A.familiar withB.fond ofC.used toD.tired of
小题7:
A.served B.explainedC.shoutedD.complained
小题8:
A.changed B.broadcast C.paid D.drunk
小题9:
A.So B.And C.BecauseD.But
小题10:
A.nobodyB.anybody C.somebody D.everybody
小题11:
A.until B.after C.sinceD.when
小题12:
A.waiter B.singer C.patronD.owner
小题13:
A.sitting B.waiting C.depending D.playing
小题14:
A.went upB.went onC.went off D.went away
小题15:
A.advantages B.characterC.principleD.abilities
小题16:
A.uniqueB.surprising C.famousD.great
小题17:
A.recognizedB.wasted C.improved D.impressed
小题18:
A.imagine B.possess C.expectD.develop
小题19:
A.decision B.answer C.question D.solution
小题20:
A.even B.rather C.prettyD.fairly

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

Some say every day miracles are predestined (注定的)---- All that’s necessary is readiness, the right circumstance for the appointed meeting. And it can happen anywhere.  
In 1999, 11-year-old Kevin Stephan was a bat boy for his younger brother's Little League team in Lancaster, New York. It was an early evening in late July. Kevin was standing on the grass away from the plate, where another youngster was warming up for the next game. Swinging his bat back and forth, and giving it all the power an elementary school kid could give, the boy brought the bat back hard and hit Kevin in the chest. His heart stopped.  
When Kevin fell to the ground, the mother of one of the players rushed out of the stands to his aid. Penny Brown hadn't planned to be there that day, but at the last minute,she had changed  her shift (轮班) at the hospital, and she was given the night off. Penny bent over the senseless boy, his face already starting to turn blue, and giving CPR, breathing into his mouth and giving chest compressions (按压). And he came to life.
After his recovery, he became a volunteer junior firefighter, learning some of the emergency first-aid techniques that had saved his life. He studied hard in school and was saving money for college by working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant in his spare time.
Kevin, now 17, was working in the kitchen when he heard people screaming, customers in confusion, employees rushing toward a table. He hurried into the main room and saw a woman there, her face turning blue, her hands at her throat. She was choking .
Quickly Kevin stepped behind her, wrapped his arms around her and clasped his hands. Then, using skills he'd first learned in Scouts, the food that was trapped in the woman's throat was freed. The color began to return to her face.
“The food was stuck. I couldn't breathe,” she said. She thought she was dying. “I was very frightened.”
Who was the woman?
Penny Brown.
小题1:Kevin Stephan fell to the ground and fainted probably because ________.
A.he stood close to the boy who was swinging his bat
B.he suffered from heart attack all of a sudden
C.he was too excited when watching the game
D.he swung the bat too hard to keep his balance
小题2:Which of the following statements is True of Kevin Stephan?
A.He was hit on the face by a boy and almost lost his life.
B.He was a volunteer junior firefighter, teaching the players first-aid skills.
C.He worked part-time in a local restaurant to save money for college.
D.He saved Penny Brown though he didn’t really know how to deal with food choke
小题3:Why did Penny Brown change her shift and was given the night off that night?
A.She was there to give her son directions.
B.She volunteered to give medical services.
C.She was a little worried about her son’s safety.
D.She came to watch her son’s game and cheered him .

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