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(2022· 山东潍坊四中高三模拟)A 22yearold aircraft maintenance engineer living in Dubai, Zachariah was visiting the southwest India state of Kerala for a family wedding when a lockdown was declared. Store shelves were emptying, and hence Zachariah and his father 1 vegetables on their family's plot of land.
Using YouTube videos and techniques Zachariah's grandfather had 2 to his father 3 a guide, they began a garden that finally helped 4 20 neighbouring households during the pandemic (流行病)．
The tropical (热带的)climate of Kerala, he said, 5 plenty of rain and sun, making farming handsoff 6 it's time to harvest. That free style of farming is in line with Zachariah's growing 7 in sustainable agriculture, a movement that promotes working with nature instead of forcing the land to obey man's 8 ．
What he didn't realise was that a 9 had been planted, one that would eventually lead him to 10 his career in engineering and consider one in farming. Soon after returning to Dubai, he's decided to 11 careers, from serving the skies to 12 the soil. “It's a big change for me. But this is what makes me 13 — helping others and being in nature.”
The time they've spent together has also helped bring Zachariah and his father 14 . “We started bonding and I think that's why I 15 gardening，” Zachariah said.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了飞机维修工程师Zachariah在流行病期间和父亲一起种植蔬菜，养活了20户邻居。这件事让Zachariah感到很开心，不仅帮助了别人还融入了自然，所以对可持续发展农业产生兴趣，并决定转行。
1. A. planted B. gathered
C. consumed D. delivered
A 根据上文的“Store shelves were emptying”可知，Zachariah和他父亲买不到东西，买不到蔬菜，所以就在自家的地里种植蔬菜。故选A。
2. A. taken over B. passed down
C. handed in D. worked out
B 根据上文“techniques”“Zachariah's grandfather”以及下文“a guide”等关键词，可知Zachariah应是借鉴YouTube上的相关视频以及祖父传给他父亲的技术，和他父亲开辟了一个菜园种菜。故选B。
3. A. under B. with
C. as D. without
C 根据上文“videos and techniques” 可知，视频和技术是提供指导作用的，作为向导的。故选C。
4. A. stimulate B. motivate
C. clean D. feed
D 根据上文“they began a garden”可知，Zachariah和父亲开辟了一个菜园种菜，说明设空处应是指种出来的菜可以养活20户邻居。故选D。
5. A. stores B. provides
C. shifts D. requires
B 根据上文“The tropical (热带的)climate of Kerala”及下文“plenty of rain and sun”可知，Kerala的气候是热带气候，雨水和阳光是很充足的，说明这种气候应是可以提供足够的雨水和阳光。故选B。
6. A. for B. while
C. until D. though
C 根据上文“plenty of rain and sun”及“making farming handsoff”可知，Kerala的气候提供了优良的生长条件，让农民不用操心太多。说明应该是直到该收获的时候农民才需要干预一下。故选C。
7. A. interest B. influence
C. patience D. doubt
A 根据下文倒数第二段“ Soon after returning to Dubai, he's decided to 11 careers, from serving the skies to 12 the soil.”和“But this is what makes me 13 — helping others and being in nature.”可知，这种自由耕作的可持续发展农业应是让Zachariah产生兴趣，才会有下文讲到的他转行的决定以及收获到的快乐。故选A。
8. A. passion B. habit
C. purpose D. will
根据上文“instead of”可知，“forcing the land to obey man's 8 ”与“promotes working with nature”构成转折关系。由此可知，设空处应是指“违背人类的意愿”。故选D。
9. A. vegetable B. tree
C. seed D. flower
C 根据下文“one that would eventually lead him to 10 his career in engineering and consider one in farming.”可知，下文是对设空处的解释，说明设空处应是指“会让Zachariah最终重新思考他在工程领域的职业生涯，并考虑在农业领域发展的种子(想法)”已经在他心中种下，生根发芽。故选C。
10. A. rethink B. restore
C. broaden D. treasure
A 根据下文“consider one in farming”及“Soon after returning to Dubai, he's decided to 11 careers, from serving the skies to 12 the soil.”可知，Zachariah回到迪拜后不久就决定转变职业，由此可推出设空处应是指重新考虑职业生涯。故选A。
11. A. improve B. choose
C. distinguish D. switch
D 根据上文“one that would eventually lead him to 10 his career in engineering and consider one in farming”可知，Zachariah重新考虑了他的职业，说明设空处应是指转变、改变职业。故选D。
12. A. working B. loosening
C. researching D. watering
A 根据上文“one that would eventually lead him to 10 his career in engineering and consider one in farming”可知，Zachariah考虑在农业领域发展，所以应是指从为天空服务转为在田间工作。故选A。
13. A. healthy B. wealthy
C. happy D. confident
C 根据上文“It's a big change for me.”以及“But”可知，设空处与上文构成转折关系，说明虽然这对于Zachariah来说是个很大的转变，但却是让他开心的。故选C。
14. A. richer B. closer
C. busier D. stronger
B 根据上文“The time they've spent together”，以及下文“We started bonding”，可知Zachariah和父亲开始建立感情，他们之间的关系应是更好了，更亲密了。故选B。
15. A. figured out B. put off
C. ran across D. got into
D 根据上文倒数第二段“But this is what makes me 13 — helping others and being in nature.”以及下文“We started bonding”可知，Zachariah通过与父亲种菜让自己开心，同时还拉近了与父亲的关系。说明他应是喜欢园艺(种植农作物)的，他爱上了园艺。故选D。
