I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early ______ of gardening may not have come 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 even 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 seeds in the yard. But they failed to ______, I continued to plant 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 in 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 of 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 parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Green thumbs (手指), teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very ______. And now I could say it my affection for ______ that makes me a real gardener.【1】A. memory B. dream C. intention D. design【2】A. pleas 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. Rapidly C. Regularly D. Eventually【10】A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides【11】A. shouted B. laughed C. glanced D. jumped【12】A. convenient B. troublesome C. enjoyable D. dangerous【13】A. sadness B. annoyance C. delight D. relief【14】A. other thar B. more than C. rather than D. less than【15】A. dislike B. encouragement C. requirement D. suggestion【16】A. decided B. stopped C. continued D. struggled【17】A. turn B. respond C. devote 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
答案:【答案】【1】C【2】D【3】A【4】C【5】D【6】C【7】A【8】B【9】D【10】B【11】A【12】B【13】B【14】C【15】A【16】C【17】B【18】D【19】A【20】D【解析】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。【1】考查名词。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。故选C。【2】考查动词。pleas恳求;B. change改变;C. help帮助;D. annoy烦恼。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。【3】考查名词。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。故选A。【4】考查动词词组。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?故选C。【5】考查形容词。Equal平等的;similar相似的;C. superior上级的,优秀的;D. opposite相反的,相对的。句意:那时,我经常做一些父母反对的事情。故选D。【6】考查形容词。painful疼痛的;B. valuable有价值的;upsetting令人烦恼的;D. interesting有趣的。句意:他们认为园艺是令人烦恼的,但我想建一个公园。故选C。【7】考查动词词组。come up发生;break out爆发;hold on抓住;get through通过。句意:但是它们没有长出来。故选A。【8】考查介词。wild with joy疯狂和兴奋。句意:看到第一朵花的开放,我感到极度的兴奋。故选B。【9】考查副词。Luckily幸运地;Cheerfully兴奋地;Regularly逐渐地;Eventually最终。句意:最终,我被这神奇的土地打动了。故选D。【10】考查副词。Instead相反;However然而;Therefore因此;Besides另外。句意: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。【11】考查动词。固定搭配shouted at对某人大声喊。句意: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。故选A。【12】考查形容词。convenient方便的;troublesome麻烦;enjoyable高兴的;dangerous危险地。句意: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。故选B。【13】考查名词。sadness伤心;displeasure不高兴;delight 高兴;relief安心。句意: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。故选B。【14】考查词组。other than不同;more than更多;rather than而不是;less than不如。句意: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。故选C。【15】考查动词。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。故选A。【16】考查动词。decided决定;stopped停止;continued继续;struggled挣扎。continued“继续”与keep on 并列。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。故选C。【17】考查动词。turn转动;respond应答;devote致力于;lead领导。固定搭配respond to 做出反应。句意: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。故选B。【18】考查动词。defeat打败;satisfy使满意;respect 尊重;challenge挑战。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。【19】考查形容词。proud自豪的;comfortable舒适的;strange奇怪的;disappointed感到失望的。句意:我现在成为著名的园艺家,使我的父母感到骄傲。故选A。【20】考查名词。freedom自由;life生活;growth 生长;nature自然。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。故选D。.在做完形填空时一定要注意and/but/so/besides/however/furthermore/moreover/in addition/what’s more/though等词汇、固定结构的运用。它们连接了上下文,起着承上起下的作用。像but(但是)、however(然而),表示转折,这说明前后的内容相反或相对。把握住这一点,做起题来就会得心应手。本题第10小题,句意: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。