Ⅰ.完形填空
It was a mid April—a time when the planet Earth turns under the hot rays of the Sun. There was a large desert in Africa with no trace of__1__except a little rose. There was not a bird or a tree in sight. But the rose__2__the cruelty of the Sun. The Sun was very__3__to have seen the rose's ability to __4__such unfavorable conditions.
The Sun said, “Rose! I am the supreme power in this universe. I have the__5__to give and take life. Thousands of living things__6__every day, as they are not able to stand my heat. But, you have been weathering even my hottest rays__7__any complaint. May I know the source that gave you this great __8__？”
“Oh, mighty Sun，” the rose said __9__， “I don't know much about this desert. But it appears__10__and there seems to be no one else in the whole world my eye could reach. I began to feel__11__for the loneliness of this desert and __12__to help it as much as I could. And in this process, I never__13__anything that causes pain to me. My whole__14__has been to be a good friend to this desert and get rid of its loneliness.”
Touched by the rose, the Sun offered a(n)__15__—millions of other roses filled the desert with their sweet smells and thus turned the entire stretch into a great oasis (绿洲) of life.
这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了在非洲的这个大沙漠里除了一株玫瑰，没有其他生命的迹象。眼前没有一只鸟或一棵树。但这株玫瑰经受得住太阳的残酷。太阳被这株玫瑰对沙漠的关心所感动，太阳给了小玫瑰一项奖励，让沙漠长出了数百万株玫瑰，将沙漠变成了生命的绿洲。
1．A.history B．human
C．life D．death
答案：C
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：在非洲的这个大沙漠里除了一株玫瑰，没有其他生命的迹象。A.history历史；B.human人类；C.life生活，生命；D.death死亡。 由“There was not a bird or a tree in sight”可知，这里除了一株玫瑰花之外，沙漠里没有其他的生命，故选C。
2．A.stood B．avoided
C．conquered D．disliked
答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：但这株小玫瑰经受住了太阳的残酷晒烤。A.stood站立，忍受；B.avoided避免；C.conquered征服；D.disliked不喜欢。由“ But...the cruelty”可知，这株小玫瑰却能经受住太阳的残酷晒烤。故选A。
3．A.pleased B．surprised C．disappointed D．frightened
答案：B
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这株玫瑰在如此艰苦的环境中生存下来的能力让太阳感觉很吃惊。A.pleased高兴的；B.surprised惊讶的；C.disappointed失望的；D.frightened恐惧的。沙漠中只有这一株玫瑰且能够忍受住太阳的高温，所以太阳对它的生存能力感到惊讶。故选B。
4．A.change B．follow
C．improve D．survive
答案：D
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：这株玫瑰在如此艰苦的环境中生存下来的能力让太阳感觉很吃惊。A.change改变；B.follow跟随；C.improve提高；D.survive幸存 。由“There was a large desert in Africa with no trace of __1__ except a little rose.”可知在非洲的这个大沙漠里除了一株玫瑰， 没有其他生命的迹象，此处指这株玫瑰花在如此艰苦的环境中生存了下来。故选D。
5．A.power B．chance C．duty D．right
答案：A
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意： 一天下午，太阳对这株小玫瑰说： “玫瑰花！ 我是这个宇宙中最强大的力量。我拥有索取和给予生命的力量。”A.power力量；B.chance机会；C.duty职责；D.right权利。由“supreme power”可知，本句属于原词再现。故选A。
6．A.grow B．die
C．stop D．live
答案：B
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：每天都有成千上万的生命忍受不了我的炙热而死掉。A.grow生长；B.die死；C.stop停止；D.live活着。 由“as they are not able to stand my heat” 可知，成千上万的生命忍受不了太阳的炙热而死掉了。故选B。
7.A.with B．over
C．through D．without
答案：D
解析：考查介词词义辨析。句意： 但是，你经受得住我的热辐射而且毫无怨言。A.with和；B.over在期间；C.through通过；D.without没有。由语境可知，此处指玫瑰毫无怨言地经受住了太阳的炙热。故选D。
8．A.failure B．force
C．strength D．success
答案：C
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想知道是什么给了你这么大的力量。A.failure失败；B.force武力；C.strength力量；D.success成功。由上文中只有玫瑰花经受住了太阳的晒烤可知，太阳想知道什么给了这株玫瑰这么大的力量，此处指玫瑰经受得住如此残酷的环境的力量。故选C。
9．A.gently B．proudly
C．fluently D．rudely
答案：A
解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意：“哦， 强大的太阳，”小玫瑰轻轻地说，“我对这片沙漠不太了解。”A.gently轻轻地；B.proudly自豪地；C.fluently流畅地；D.rudely粗鲁地。根据 “I don't know much about this desert. But it appears 10 and there seems to be no one else in the whole world my eye could reach.” 可知，这株玫瑰说话很平静。故选A。
10．A.small B．far
C．thick D．large
答案：D
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是这个沙漠看上去很大，在目光所及之处看不到其他的生命。A.small小的；B.far远的；C.thick厚的；D.large大的。由 “ there seems to be no one else in the whole world my eye could reach”可知，这个沙漠很大。故选D。
11．A.sorry B．lucky
C．happy D．angry
答案：A
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我开始为沙漠的孤独而感到难过并决定尽自己最大的努力去帮助它。A.sorry难过的；B.lucky幸运的；C.happy快乐的；D.angry生气的。由 “There was not a bird or a tree in sight”可知，这株玫瑰看到沙漠中少有生命的迹象，所以认为这个沙漠一定很孤独，并为沙漠的孤独而感到难过。故选A。
12．A.refused B．decided
C．agreed D．accepted
答案：B
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：我开始为沙漠的孤独而感到难过并决定尽自己最大的努力去帮助它。A.refused拒绝；B.decided决定；C.agreed同意；D.accepted接受。由“as much as I could”可知，这株玫瑰决定尽自己最大的努力去帮助它。故选B。
13．A.experienced B．collected
C．solved D．forgot
答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这个过程中，我从未经历过任何对我造成痛苦的事情。A.experienced经历；B.collected收集；C.solved解决；D.forgot忘记。由 “causes pain to me” 可知，这里应该是对玫瑰造成痛苦的事情的经历， 所以这里用 experience 表示经历过。故选A。
14．A.courage B．bravery
C．kindness D．concern
答案：D
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意： 我一直关心的事情是成为这个沙漠的好朋友，并帮助它摆脱孤独。A.courage勇气；B.bravery勇敢；C.kindness善良；D.concern关注。玫瑰为沙漠感到难过，并决定尽自己最大的努力去帮助沙漠。所以玫瑰一直关心的事情是成为这个沙漠的好朋友。故选D。
15．A.expense B．salary
C．praise D．reward
答案：D
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：太阳被这株小玫瑰对沙漠的关心所感动，太阳给了小玫瑰一项奖励，让沙漠长出了数百万株玫瑰，将沙漠变成了生命的绿洲。A.expense花费；B.salary薪水；C.praise赞扬；D.reward奖励。由 “millions of other roses that filled the desert with their sweet smells and thus turned the entire stretch into a great oasis(绿洲) of life” 可知，太阳给了一项奖励，就是让沙漠长出了数百万株玫瑰，将沙漠变成了生命的绿洲。故选D。
