一、完形填空
Two seeds (种子) lay side by side in the soil.
The first seed said, “I want to
1
! I want to send my roots (根) deep into the
2
,
and stretch (伸展) my sprouts (芽) through the soil
3 me. I want to feel the
4 of the
sun on my face and the fresh dew (露水) on my flowers in the
5! I will make friends with
other
6, and we can grow together.”
So she grew. However, she saw that the other seed did
7. She was curious and asked,
“Don’t you want to come
8 and see?”
The other seed said, “I am
9. If I send my roots into the ground below, I don’t know
10
will happen in the dark. If I push my way through the hard soil, I might
11 my
sprouts. And if I begin to bloom (开花), a naughty child might ______
12 ______ me out of the ground.
No, it’s so dangerous. It is much better for me to
13.”
The first seed didn’t know what to say. The second seed still sat there
14.
A hen was walking nearby and looking for food. She found the
15 seed and ate it.
Like this seed, if we do not take risks to grow, life may swallow us.
(
) 1. A. grow B. hide C. live D. leave
(
) 2. A. air B. soil C. water D. sky
(
) 3. A. below B. under C. above D. around
(
) 4. A. strength B. power C. warmth D. sound
(
) 5. A. night B. evening C. afternoon D. morning
(
) 6. A. animals B. roots C. people D. plants
(
) 7. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
(
) 8. A. in B. out C. past D. around
(
) 9. A. afraid B. excited C. happy D. angry
(
) 10. A. how B. what C. when D. where
(
) 11. A. break B. keep C. hurt D. catch
(
) 12. A. take B. pull C. bury D. step
(
) 13. A. wait B. cry C. come D. leave
(
) 14. A. slowly B. safely C. silently D. happily
(
) 15. A. first B. second C. two D. dangerous
