限时训练(四)详解

限时训练（四）

班别______ 姓名_________ 考号_________

2013-5-13

（总分71分，及格43分，时间50分钟）

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

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, “something else 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 were 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 sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ___8___ joy, I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. __9___, I 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. Greenthumbs, 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

e 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

翻译：

十二岁那年，我成为了一个园艺爱好者。不过关于搞园艺，我最初的意图并非起源于我对大自然的热爱，而是故意气气我父母。

当时，我家有个大院子，院子里矗立着一株漂亮的枫树。对于这大自然的杰作，我母亲却经常用一种质疑的眼光看着它。那些金灿灿的树叶，在她看来就是成吨的垃圾。当看到邻居们忙于修葺院落和修剪花木时，我爸爸总是说：“去打扫打扫其他的东西吧。”他老觉得那是在浪费时间。

在那个时候，(由于叛逆，我都不会遂着父母之意，)他们做的任何事，我都会对着干。如果园艺活儿让他们心烦意乱，那我就要给他们种出一个花园来！

于是，我在院子里种上了百合花种子，可惜未能吐芽。我继续种上了向日葵种子和玫瑰花。让我欣喜若狂的是，我发现玫瑰开出了第一株花。接着，一朵接一朵，玫瑰花儿次第露头了。最后，我自己也被这方小小的神奇的花圃深深打动了……

然而，我父母对我的花圃毫无兴致。我父亲因为想跨过我的花圃走到车道而费尽周章，他甚至向我咆哮喝斥。而让我母亲不快的是，我在她的花瓶里插上真正的玫瑰，但在她眼里就跟杂草无异。

我不顾父母对我摆弄花草的嫌恶，坚持经营着我小小的花圃，享受着园艺给我带来的无上的快乐。这些小小的花木真的会成为你的好伙伴：它们呼吸、它们开花、它们努力回应着你给它们的关爱。

时光荏苒，从我蓄意挑战我父母而修建我的第一座花圃至今，已经过去了很多年。现在我已经是位知名的园艺专家，不仅教授园艺艺术，还主持了一个园艺节目，这让我父母为之自豪。现在我终于可以说，确实是因为我对大自然的爱才造就我成为了一个真正的园艺工作者。

1．C. 作者坦诚爱上园艺，最初的目的和意图（intention）并非是因为热爱大自然，而只是为了和父母对着干。D项的design，主要表示和创作有关的“设计”，也可表示创作文学作品的构思或者提纲，在引申义中，可以表示贬义词“企图或图谋”意。

2. D. 从第三段第一句“At that age, I always did something opposite to whatever my parents

did!”可知，这孩子小时候确很叛逆。她建花圃的最初目的当然也是annoy父母，使父母生气。

3. A. 这道题可以使用排除法来锁定标准答案。作者的母亲一直以来都是不喜欢园艺的。对

于这棵枫树，她自然不会喜欢。B项表“欣赏”；D项表“激动”，明显不符。C项

的“惊奇”也和作者想表达的意图没有关系。

4. C. 这个选项并不难，但是如果同学们没看懂“Something else to clean up”，那选起来就

有点麻烦了。这句话句意其实没完，后面这句带现在分词的seeing the neighbor busy with gardening（看见邻居们忙于做园艺活儿）才是关键。正是因为父亲不屑于园艺，所以看见别人忙园艺的时候，才冷嘲热讽的说应该花时间去打扫一下其他的东西。