二、完形填空。(共 15 小题;每小题 1分,满分 15 分)(2025·江苏宿迁泗阳县期末)
阅读下面短文,从短文后每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When my daughter was in primary school, she brought home four small twigs( 嫩枝) one
day. The teacher gave these twigs to the students to ___1___. None of them looked very strong,
but with ___2___ for the future, I planted them ___3___ our backyard. Over the years, because of
an accident with the lawnmower(割草机) and poor soil, ___4___ of them died. Only one
was left and grew very slowly. It was crooked( 弯曲的) and never got very tall. In the end, it
looked more like a fat bush than a ___5___. A few years ago, I noticed that it was starting to
___6___.The lower branches(树枝) were becoming bare(光秃秃的). Only the ___7___ of the tree
was still green. I did my best to ___8___ it by feeding it a lot of fertilizer(肥料), but it didn’t
work.
One morning, I went into the yard and looked at it again. I was wondering if ___9___
would be better to just cut it down. It would make mowing the lawn easier. ___10___ I walked
over to take a closer look at it, however, I noticed something moving in the leaves. It was a
robin(知更鸟) ___11___ building a nest in the topmost branches. I smiled when I ___12___ it. I
thought maybe this old tree was still ___13___. It might not be healthy or pretty, but it was
still giving a bird a ___14___. This tree made me know that our lives all have purposes.
It doesn’t matter if we are young and strong or ___15___ and sick. Until the end of our
lives, we have things to do, love to give, and joy to share. We can help to make this world
a better and more beautiful place.
(
A
)1. A. plant B. sell C. raise D. get
(
A
)2. A. hope B. fear C. trouble D. surprise
(
B
)3. A. near B. in C. out D. behind
(
C
)4. A. one B. two C. three D. four
(
A
)5. A. tree B. grass C. vegetable D. flower
(
C
)6. A. leave B. stay C. die D. shake
(
D
)7. A. middle B. side C. foot D. top
(
B
)8. A. paint B. save C. complete D. describe
(
A
)9. A. it B. this C. that D. these
(
C
)10. A. Until B. Before C. As D. Since
(
D
)11. A. easily B. possibly C. politely D. patiently
(
A
)12. A. looked at B. looked for C. looked after D. looked through
(
B
)13. A. correct B. useful C. active D. interesting
(
C
)14. A. block B. factory C. home D. room
(
B
)15. A. new B. old C. big D. narrow
