二、完形填空。(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
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(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. While
(
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
