Question

I became a gardener when  I was twelve. My early  1    of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to 2    my parents.

At that time，we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple  tree stood. But my mother often looked with 3    at this work of natural art. Those golden  leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her. "They are just something to 4    ！ " Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.

At that age,I always did something 5   to whatever my parents  did!If gardening was something they found 6   ，I would plant a garden！

I planted some lily(百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to 7    . I continued to plant some sunflower seeds and roses. Wild 8    joy,I found the first rose bloom(開(kāi)花).One by one,the flowers bloomed their heads off9   .1 was touched by this land of wonder.

10    ，my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even 11    at me because he found it was 12    to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother' s 13    ，I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes,were simply weeds ―14 flowers.

Regardless of their 15    ，I kept on planting my garden and 16    to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions：they breathe, they bloom,they 17    to care and love.

It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to 18    my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Green Thumbs，teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very 19    . And now I could say it is my affection for 20    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. 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. 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

Answer 1

本文介紹了作者小時(shí)候出于反叛心理，在院子里種花，結(jié)果最終喜歡了園藝，后來(lái)作者在這方面做出了成績(jī)，成為一名真正的園藝師，使當(dāng)初持反對(duì)意見(jiàn)的父母為之倍感自豪。

1. C作者早期從事園藝的意圖并非是對(duì)大自然的熱愛(ài)。C選項(xiàng)為"意圖、打算"之意，符合語(yǔ)境。

2. D根據(jù)下文可知，作者從事園藝只是給父母添煩惱。D選項(xiàng)是"惹惱、使生氣、使煩惱"之意，符合文意。

3. A根據(jù)下文可知，作者的母親以懷疑的眼光看

待大自然的杰作。由此可知，A選項(xiàng)符合文意。

4. C作者的母親認(rèn)為樹(shù)葉只是等著被清掃的垃圾。在四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，C表示"清理，打掃"，符合文意。

5. D作者小時(shí)候有一種反叛的心理，總是與父母爭(zhēng)鋒相對(duì)。A表示"相等的，相當(dāng)?shù)�，均等�?;B 表示"相似的，類似的";C表示"較高的，上級(jí)的"; D表示"相反的，對(duì)立的，對(duì)面的"。由此可知，D 選項(xiàng)符合文意。

6. C由于作者有反叛心理，作者想到如果園藝是父母感到煩惱的事，就種植一個(gè)花園。在選項(xiàng)中， C選項(xiàng)表示"令人煩惱"之意，符合語(yǔ)境。

7. A作者在院子里種了百合花種子，但是沒(méi)有發(fā)芽。A表示"發(fā)芽，(問(wèn)題等)被提出";B表示"爆發(fā)，發(fā)生";C表示"不掛斷，等一會(huì)";D表示"接通,完成"o

8. B作者高興地發(fā)現(xiàn)第一束玫瑰花開(kāi)花了。with joy為常用短語(yǔ)，表示"高興地"之意，符合語(yǔ)境。因此，正確答案為B選項(xiàng)。

9. D朵朵鮮花竟相綻放，最終，作者被眼前的景象所感動(dòng)。由此可知，D選項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境。

10. B然而，作者的父母對(duì)作者的花園不感興趣�？瞻滋幈硎镜氖且环N轉(zhuǎn)折的語(yǔ)氣，B選項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境。

11. A作者的父親甚至對(duì)作者大聲叫嚷。由此可知，A選項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境。

12. B作者的父親覺(jué)得花擋住了車道，令他煩惱不已。B選項(xiàng)有"令人煩惱"之意，符合文意。

13. B作者把自己的真玫瑰花放進(jìn)母親的花瓶里，使她感覺(jué)不愉快。toone'sdispleasure為常用短語(yǔ)，而且意思符合語(yǔ)境，表"令某人不快的是"。

14. C在作者母親的眼里，那些只是雜草而不是鮮花。C選項(xiàng)是"而不是"之意，符合文意。

15. A盡管作者的父母不喜歡作者的所作所為，但是作者一直堅(jiān)持自己的做法。由此可知，A選項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境。

16. C作者繼續(xù)享受園藝的快樂(lè)。在四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中， C選項(xiàng)是"繼續(xù)"之意，符合文意。

17. C植物成為作者的好伙伴，它們呼吸，它們開(kāi)花，它們對(duì)作者的呵護(hù)和愛(ài)有回應(yīng)。respond to 為常用短語(yǔ)，是"對(duì)……作出反應(yīng)，響應(yīng)"之意。

18. D根據(jù)上文，由于具有反叛心理，作者種植花園是出于挑戰(zhàn)父母。A表示"戰(zhàn)勝，擊敗";B表示"使?jié)M意，使高興，使?jié)M足";C表示"尊敬，敬重，尊重";D表示"向……挑戰(zhàn)"。由此可知，D 選項(xiàng)與文意相符。

19. A現(xiàn)在作者已經(jīng)成為一名著名的園藝師，使其父母為之自豪。在四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，A選項(xiàng)的詞義符合文意。

20.D作者認(rèn)為是自己對(duì)大自然的鐘愛(ài)使自己最終成為一名真正的園藝師。由此可知，D選項(xiàng)符合文意。