Question

【題目】

Luke's father is a farmer. Instead of cows, pigs, and horses, there is corn, beans, strawberries and tomatoes around his house.

Luke doesn't mind that there are no _______. In fact, he likes living a fruit-and-vegetable farm much better. He feels it's magical that his vegetable to _______ something in the place where there used to be nothing.

"I’m planting _______ today, son. " Luke's father said. "They grow best in hot summer heat, _______ I need to plant them early in spring. That way there will be tall, healthy tomato vines(藤)once August arrives."

"How do you _______ they grow tall and healthy?" Luke asked.

"The vines grow strong when you give them care and attention and have a little bit of hope," his father laughed.

"Can I help?" Luke begged.

"Of course!" said his father

So when Luke was _______, he helped his father and Luke learned that a tomato plant does need much _______. He spent one whole day in the early June sun, hitting wooden sticks into the ground by young tomato plant. After the tomato vines had grown a little taller, Luke _______ the tomato vines to the sticks so that they would not fall over.

"The tomatoes _______ need a lot of attention!", Luke said one late afternoon.

"Most ________things do require a lot of attention, Luke," replied his father with a smile.

"What do you mean?" asked Luke.

"Well," his father said." We should pay close attention to things that make our lives better."

"That is ________ you pay attention to Mom?" asked Luke.

"Yes," replied his father, "I pay close attention to you and Mom because you both make my ________better."

The rest of Luke's work that day went ________ a lot quicker. Taking care of the tomato plants, Luke ________ he was taking care of his mom and dad. With a little bit of ________ magic and a lot of attention, Luke was certain these would be the most beautiful tomatoes he had ever seen once August arrived.

【1】A.gardensB.poolsC.animalsD.hills

【2】A.digB.buildC.createD.throw

【3】A.beansB.carrotsC.potatoesD.tomatoes

【4】A.soB.butC.asD.or

【5】A.make sureB.worry aboutC.turn downD.talk about

【6】A.strongB.proudC.freeD.lucky

【7】A.sunshineB.careC.waterD.warmth

【8】A.tiedB.pushedC.liftedD.added

【9】A.hardlyB.latelyC.lastlyD.certainly

【10】A.strangeB.deliciousC.valuableD.popular

【11】A.whenB.howC.whereD.why

【12】A.workB.lifeC.decisionD.feeling

【13】A.byB.offC.overD.around

【14】A.mindedB.imaginedC.regrettedD.questioned

【15】A.farmB.familyC.vegetableD.nature

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】A

【6】C

【7】B

【8】A

【9】D

【10】C

【11】D

【12】B

【13】A

【14】B

【15】B

【解析】

本文主要敘述盧克一家住在果蔬農(nóng)場(chǎng)，他和父親種了西紅柿，盧克聽(tīng)了父親的話相信要用對(duì)家人一般的愛(ài)來(lái)照顧西紅柿，并相信等成熟時(shí)，自己種的西紅柿一定是最漂亮的。

【1】

句意：盧克并不介意沒(méi)有動(dòng)物。

gardens花園；pools池塘；animals動(dòng)物；hills小山。根據(jù)前文“Instead of cows, pigs, and horses, there is corn, beans, strawberries and tomatoes around his house.”可知，農(nóng)場(chǎng)沒(méi)有動(dòng)物只有蔬果，但是盧克并不介意沒(méi)有動(dòng)物，他更喜歡蔬果。故選C。

【2】

句意：他覺(jué)得他的蔬菜能在這個(gè)曾經(jīng)一無(wú)所有的地方創(chuàng)造出一些東西，這真是神奇。

dig挖；build建立；create創(chuàng)造；throw扔。分析句子可知，此處表示“在這個(gè)曾經(jīng)一無(wú)所有的地方創(chuàng)造出一些東西，這真是神奇”，蔬果的成長(zhǎng)在此處意譯為“創(chuàng)造”。故選C。

【3】

句意：“兒子，我今天在種西紅柿�！北R克的父親說(shuō)。

beans豆子；carrots胡蘿卜；potatoes土豆；tomatoes西紅柿。根據(jù)后文“That way there will be tall, healthy tomato vines(藤)once August arrives.”可知，種的是西紅柿。故選D。

【4】

句意：它們?cè)谘谉岬南募旧�長(zhǎng)得最好，所以我需要在早春種植它們。

so所以；but但是；as因?yàn)椋?/span>or或者。分析句子可知，前后兩句構(gòu)成因果關(guān)系，此處強(qiáng)調(diào)“所以”。故選A。

【5】

句意：你如何確保它們長(zhǎng)得又高又健康？

make sure確保；worry about擔(dān)心；turn down拒絕；talk about談?wù)摗８鶕?jù)后文回答“The vines grow strong when you give them care and attention and have a little bit of hope”可知，父親說(shuō)如果你給予它們照料和關(guān)注，再給它們一點(diǎn)希望，它們就會(huì)茁壯成長(zhǎng)，所以此處應(yīng)表示盧克問(wèn)父親如何確保西紅柿長(zhǎng)得又高又健康。故選A。

【6】

句意：所以當(dāng)盧克空閑的時(shí)候，他幫助他的父親，盧克了解到西紅柿植物確實(shí)需要很多照顧。

strong強(qiáng)壯的；proud驕傲的；free空閑的；lucky幸運(yùn)的。分析上下文可知，盧克應(yīng)該是在空閑的時(shí)間來(lái)幫助父親照顧西紅柿，其他三項(xiàng)不符合語(yǔ)境。故選C。

【7】

句意：所以當(dāng)盧克空閑的時(shí)候，他幫助他的父親，盧克了解到西紅柿植物確實(shí)需要很多照顧。

sunshine陽(yáng)光；care關(guān)心，照顧；water水；warmth溫暖。根據(jù)前文“The vines grow strong when you give them care and attention and have a little bit of hope”可知，西紅柿需要很多照顧。故選B。

【8】

句意：當(dāng)番茄藤長(zhǎng)得更高一點(diǎn)時(shí)，盧克把番茄藤綁在樹(shù)枝上，這樣它們就不會(huì)倒了。

tied綁，系；pushed推；lifted舉起；added添加。分析句子可知，此處表示“盧克把番茄藤綁在樹(shù)枝上，這樣它們就不會(huì)倒了”，構(gòu)成“tie sth to sth”短語(yǔ)。故選A。

【9】

句意：這些西紅柿確實(shí)需要特別注意！

hardly幾乎不；lately最新；lastly最后；certainly當(dāng)然。根據(jù)前文“Luke learned that a tomato plant does need much ___7___”可知，盧克學(xué)習(xí)到西紅柿確實(shí)需要很多照顧，所以此處“當(dāng)然，確定”符合語(yǔ)意。故選D。

【10】

句意：最珍貴的東西確實(shí)需要很多關(guān)注，盧克。

strange奇怪的；delicious美味的；valuable珍貴的；popular受歡迎的。根據(jù)后文“We should pay close attention to things that make our lives better.”和“That is ___11___ you pay attention to Mom?”可知，這里盧克把西紅柿跟母親聯(lián)系到一起，母親應(yīng)是“珍貴的”，其他三項(xiàng)不符合語(yǔ)意。故選C。

【11】

句意：這就是你關(guān)注媽媽的原因嗎？

when何時(shí)；how如何，怎樣；where哪里；why為什么。根據(jù)后文“"I pay close attention to you and Mom because you both make my ___12___better.”可知，是在說(shuō)明原因，所以前句在詢問(wèn)原因。故選D。

【12】

句意：我很關(guān)心你和媽媽，因?yàn)槟銈冏屛业纳�活更美好�?/span>

work工作；life生活；decision決定；feeling感覺(jué)。根據(jù)前文“We should pay close attention to things that make our lives better.”可知，此處應(yīng)表示“讓生活更美好”。故選B。

【13】

句意：盧克那天剩下的工作完成得很快。

by在旁邊；off離開(kāi)；over結(jié)束；around在四周。分析句子可知，此處表示“盧克那天剩下的工作完成得很快”的含義，此處構(gòu)成“go by”短語(yǔ)，翻譯為“經(jīng)過(guò)，時(shí)間流逝”。故選A。

【14】

句意：照顧西紅柿的時(shí)候，盧克想象自己是在照顧爸爸媽媽。

minded介意；imagined想象；regretted后悔；questioned質(zhì)疑。分析句子可知，盧克照顧西紅柿像照顧父母一樣用心，所以此處表示“盧克想象自己是在照顧爸爸媽媽”，其他三項(xiàng)語(yǔ)意不通。故選B。

【15】

句意：帶著一點(diǎn)家庭魔力和極大的關(guān)注，盧克確信一旦8月到來(lái)，這些西紅柿將是他見(jiàn)過(guò)的最漂亮的。

farm農(nóng)場(chǎng)；family家庭；vegetable蔬菜；nature自然。根據(jù)前句“Luke ___14___ he was taking care of his mom and dad.”可知，盧克照顧西紅柿?xí)r，想象自己在照顧父母，所以此處強(qiáng)調(diào)“帶著一點(diǎn)家庭的魔力”。故選B。