A little boy almost thought of himself as

题目内容：

A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame．He 36 played with his classmates．When the teacher asked him to answer questions，he always 37 his head without a word．

One 38 the boy’father asked for some saplings(树苗)from the neighbor．He wanted the 39 t0．plant a sapling each person in front of the house。The father said，“Wh6se sapling grows best， 1 will buy him or her a favorite40．" Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees，however，the boy had an idea．tie，hoped that the tree he planted would 41 soon．S0． after watering it once or twice，he never 42 it．

A few days later，when the little boy went、to see his tree again，he was 43 to find that it didn’t fade but grew some fresh leaves．44 the trees of his brothers and sisters，his tree was even greener．His father kept his45， bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted，he would become an outstanding 46 when he grew up．

Since then，the little boy slowly became 47 .One night，he lay on the bed but eouldn’t sleep Then he got up and came to the 48.T0 his surprise，his 49 was splashing something onto his tree． 50，he understood——his father had been 51 fertilizing his small tree!

He returned to his room，52 running down 53 passed．The little boy didn’t become a botanist，but he was elected President of the United States．His name was Franklin Rooseveh．

Love is the 54nourishment(营养)of life．55 it is just a drop of clear water，it can still help the tree of life thrive(茁壮成长)．

小题1:

A．bravely

B．seldom

C．freely

D．always小题2:

A．raised

B．nodded

C．lowered

D．knocked小题3:

A．spring

B．moment

C．winter

D．week小题4:

A．neighbors

B．friends

C．children

D．boys小题5:

A．sapling

B．tree

C．gift

D．toy小题6:

A．die

B．grow

C．break

D．survive小题7:

A．1ed to

B．attended to

C．belonged to

D．objected to小题8:

A．pleased

B．upset

C．worried

D．surprised小题9:

A．Compared with

B．Similar to

C．Connected to

D．Popular with小题10:

A．request

B．schedule

C．promise

D．secret小题11:

A．president

B．botanist

C．artist

D．researcher小题12:

A．smart

B．desperate

C．optimistic．

D．practical小题13:

A．field

B．courtyard

C．park

D．farm小题14:

A．brother

B．sister

C．father

D．neighbor小题15:

A．All of a sudden

B．For a moment

C．In time

D．From then on小题16:

A．busily

B．quietly

C．cautiously

D．secretly小题17:

A．water

B．tears

C．sweat

D．rain小题18:

A．Hours

B．Months

C．Decades

D．Centuries小题19:

A．1ast

B．only

C．1east

D．best小题20:

A．Even if

B．Now that

C．If only

D．What if

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:A

小题4:C

小题5:C

小题6:A

小题7:B

小题8:D

小题9:A

小题10:C

小题11:B

小题12:C

小题13:B

小题14:C

小题15:A

小题16:D

小题17:B

小题18:C

小题19:D

小题20:A

答案解析：

文章介绍了美国总统罗斯福小时候的故事，爸爸通过种树这件事，用爱帮助他重试信心，最后成就伟大事业。

小题1:考查A．bravely 勇敢地 B．seldom 很少C．freely 自由地D．always总是，从前面的内容，可知他很少和同学玩。选B

小题2:考查动词：A．raised抬起，筹集B．nodded点头C。lowered低下D。knocked敲，老师问他问题的时候他总是低下头。选C

小题3:考查名词：从后面的爸爸向邻居要了些树苗可知是春天：选A．spring

小题4:考查名词：A．neighbors邻居B．friends 朋友C．children 孩子D．boys男孩，从爸爸的话可知是要孩子们种树。选C

小题5:考查名词：A．sapling树苗B．tree树C．gift礼物，D．toy玩具，树种的好的人会有礼物。选C

小题6:考查动词：A．die 死了B．grow成长C．break打破D．survive幸存，从男孩的举动看，他希望自己的小树死了。选A

小题7:考查词组：A．1ed to导致B．attended to照料C．belonged to属于D．objected to反对，在浇了一两次水以后，他再也不照顾小树了。选B

小题8:考查形容词：A．pleased高兴的B．upset难过的，C．worried担心D．surprised惊讶，男孩惊讶的发现小树长得很好。选D

小题9:考查词组：A．Compared with和…相比B．Similar to相似C．Connected to连接D．Popular with受欢迎，和其他兄弟姐妹的相比，他的小树更绿。选A

小题10:考查名词：A．request要求B．schedule 时间表C．promise许诺D．secret秘密，爸爸信守诺言。选C

小题11:考查农场：A．president总统B．botanist 植物学家C．artist 艺术家D．researcher研究者，从他种的树可以看出他会成为杰出的植物学家。选B

小题12:考查形容词：A．smart聪明的，B．desperate渴望的，C．optimistic乐观的，D．practical实用的，自从那时起，男孩变得乐观了，选C

小题13:考查名词：A．field田野B．courtyard 院子C．park公园D．farm农场，他睡不着，来到院子里。选B

小题14:考查名词：从下文的his father had been 51 fertilizing his small tree!

可知选C

小题15:考查词组：A．All of a sudden突然B. For a moment 有一会C．In time及时D．From then on从那时起，突然，他明白了爸爸一直在给他的树施肥。选A

小题16:考查副词：A．busily 忙碌的B．quietly悄悄地C．cautiously 好奇地D．secretly秘密地，爸爸这么做只能悄悄的。选D

小题17:考查名词：他回到房间，眼泪流下来。选B

小题18:考查名词：A．Hours小时B．Months 几个月C．Decades几十年D．Centuries几个世纪，从后面的but he was elected President of the United States 可知过去了几十年。选C

小题19:考查形容词：A．1ast最后的B．only唯一的，C．1east 最少的D．best最好的，爱是生活中最好的营养。选D

小题20:考查连词：A．Even if即使B．Now that既然C．If only但愿D．What if倘若，即使是一滴干净的水，也能帮助树茁壮成长。选A

点评：文章设空合理，考查全面，要求考生在上下文的语境中灵活运用语义，故事类短文的特点是通俗易懂，考查主要以动词，形容词，代词为主，也有考查固定词组和固定句型，做题时灵活运用所学知识，结合上下文进行判断。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。