When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor，a doctor named Gibbs. When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was 1 trees. His house sat on ten acres(英亩), and his life’s goal was to make it a 2 .
The good doctor had some interesting 3 concerning planting trees. He never 4 his new trees. Once I asked why. “Watering plants will 5 them.” He said, “If you water them, each younger generation will grow 6 . So you have to make things 7 for them.”
He talked about how watering trees 8 shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow 9 roots in search of water. He’d planted an oak and, 10 watering it every morning, he’d 11 it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s 12 .
Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I returned and walked by his 13 and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re incredibly 14 now.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two 15 . I stand over them and pray for them. 16 I pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my 17.
I know my children are going to encounter hardship. Life is tough, whether we want it to be or not. Too many times we pray for 18 , but that’s a prayer seldom met. What we need to do is pray for 19 that reach deep into the earth 20 they won’t be swept apart when the rains fall and the winds blow.
【小题1】A．plantingB．examiningC．watchingD．cutting【小题2】A．hospitalB．forest C．parkD．garden【小题3】A．instructionsB．experiencesC．theoriesD．experiments【小题4】A．coveredB．shookC．wateredD．pulled【小题5】A．strengthenB．enlargeC．drownD．spoil【小题6】A．taller and tallerB．faster and faster C．smaller and smallerD．weaker and weaker【小题7】A．roughB．easyC．smoothD．pleasant【小题8】A．set asideB．made forC．put awayD．break down【小题9】A．countlessB．numerousC．deepD．limited【小题10】A．thanks toB．along withC．apart fromD．instead of【小题11】A．protectB．fastenC．appreciateD．beat【小题12】A．patienceB．growthC．attentionD．movement【小题13】A．laboratoryB．houseC．officeD．clinic【小题14】A．deadB．brokenC．weakD．strong【小题15】A．treesB．sonsC．worksD．houses【小题16】A．MostlyB．Occasionally C．ScarcelyD．Loudly【小题17】A．mindB．decisionC．directionD．prayer【小题18】A．giftsB．reunionC．easeD．freedom【小题19】A．branchesB．leavesC．topsD．roots【小题20】A．so thatB．even thoughC．now thatD．in caseA
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解析：全文大意:小树的成长不必过于呵护, 这样它才能根深蒂固, 经受风雨。一个人的一生也不可能一帆风顺，父母应该怎样教育孩子呢？
【小题1】A。上下文暗示题，根据后一句可知。
【小题1】B。句意是：这位医生一有空就植树，他的目的是要把这一带变成一片森林。
【小题1】C。上下文暗示题由后文可知，医生有他自己的植树理论。
【小题1】C。句意是：他从不给树浇水。
【小题1】D。句意是：浇水的话，把树娇惯坏了。
【小题1】D。句意是：越来越弱小。
【小题1】 A。句意是：使树木（的生长环境）艰难一些。
【小题1】B。短语动词辨异。Make for 对...有利,促进。set aside不顾, 保留。put away把...收好。 break down瓦解。
【小题1】 C。句意是：不浇水的树才会扎根深处，吸取水分。
【小题1】D。由前文可知，他不给新栽的树苗浇水。故用instead of。
【小题1】D。取而代之的是天天用卷成长条的报纸击打它。
【小题1】C。击打小树为了激活它的注意力。
【小题1】 B。句意是：经过他家门前的时候。
【小题1】D。所有的都已茁壮成长。
【小题1】B。从后文可知，此处指“我”的孩子们。
【小题1】A。句意是：大多数时候，我都为他们的轻松愉快的生活而祈祷。
【小题1】D。句意是：现在是改一改我的祷告词的时候了。
【小题1】 C。根据上文第51空可知，此处用ease。
【小题1】D。句意是：我们要祝福他们有深入泥土的根。
【小题1】A。连接词的考查。此处用so that引导目的状语从句。