Ⅰ.完形填空
(2023·八省八校联考)
My family moved into our home nine years ago.We live on a corner, and the entire side of the yard is enclosed by a 1.A built rock wall.However, the front of the house is another 2.B because instead of a wall along the sidewalk, the rocks appear to be just 3.C up onto the dirt.
We did the best we could and called this area our “rock garden”．Whenever we had leftover flowers or plants，I would 4.C them out front, just to bring some 5.B to the area.
Last summer I reached the end of the rock garden and found a tiny little plant that I could not immediately 6.B ; we didn't plant it.We decided to let it 7.A growing until we could 8.D what it was.
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the 9.D plant, it appeared to be a sunflower.It was skinny.I decided to 10.C it along and weed around it.As I pulled rocks to get to the weeds，I noticed something 11.A .The sunflower had not started where I saw it 12.A .It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to 13.D the sun.
That's when I realized that we should stand tall like the sunflower and the environment will begin to 14.D us.We will find a way to go under or around our big 15.C in order to reach our desires.
语篇导读：本文讲述了作者发现一棵向日葵突破一块压住它的石头顽强生长，并由此产生感悟。
1．A.professionally B．randomly
C．simply D．terribly
解析：考查语境推断。此处与下文的“instead of a wall along the sidewalk, the rocks appear to be just __3__ up onto the dirt”形成对比，作者是说院子的整个侧面被一堵由专业人员建造的石墙包围着。professionally意为“专业地”，符合语境。randomly意为“随意地”；simply意为“简单地”；terribly意为“糟糕地”。故选A。
2．A.wall B．story
C．side D．yard
解析：考查语境推断。根据上文的“the entire side of the yard is enclosed by a __1__ built rock wall”和空后的“instead of a wall along the sidewalk”可知，然而房子的前面又是另一回事。another story意为“另一回事”， story符合语境。wall意为“墙”；side意为“边”；yard意为“院子”。故选B。
3．A.built B．used
C．thrown D．made
解析：考查语境推断。根据语境可知，此处与前文的石墙形成对比，故这里这些石头应是随意摆放的，就像只是被扔到泥土上一样。throw意为“扔”，符合语境。build意为“建立”；use意为“使用”；make意为“制作”。故选C。
4．A.select B．cut
C．stick D．pick
解析：考查语境推断。根据空后的“them out front, just to bring some __5__ to the area”以及下文的“we didn 't plant it.”可知，作者会把剩下的花或植物随手种在门外，只是为了给这个区域带来一些色彩。stick意为“(随便)摆放，放置；刺，扎，戳”，符合语境。select意为“选择”；cut意为“切开”；pick意为“挑选”。故选C。
5．A.dirt B．color
C．flowers D．plants
解析：考查语境推断。根据语境可知，作者是想给这个都是石头的区域增添一些属于植物的色彩。color意为“颜色，色彩”，符合语境。dirt意为“尘土”；flower意为“花朵”；plant意为“植物”。故选B。
6．A.clarify B．identify
C．account D．observe
解析：考查语境推断。根据空后的“we didn't plant it”可知， 这株植物不是作者种的，所以此处是说作者发现了一小株不能马上辨认出来的植物。identify意为“认出”，符合语境。clarify意为“澄清”；account意为“解释”；observe意为“观察”。故选B。
7．A.continue B．avoid
C．escape D．start
解析：考查语境推断。根据空后的“growing until we could __8__ what it was”和下文这株植物长大了可知，此处是说让它继续生长。continue意为“继续”，符合语境。avoid意为“避免”；escape意为“逃避”；start意为“开始”。故选A。
8．A.take down B．come across
C．refer to D．figure out
解析：考查语境推断。根据空后的“what it was”和前文作者说不认识这株植物可知，此处是说作者决定让它继续生长，直到能弄清楚它是什么植物。figure out意为“弄清楚”，符合语境。take down意为“放下；记下”；come across意为“偶遇”；refer to意为“涉及；参考”。故选D。
9．A.charming B．wonderful
C．ugly D．mysterious
解析：考查语境推断。根据上文的“a tiny little plant that I could not immediately __6__;_we didn't plant it.”可知，作者不认识这株植物，所以此处称它为神秘的植物。mysterious意为“神秘的”，符合语境。charming意为“迷人的”；wonderful意为“精彩的”；ugly意为“丑陋的”。故选D。
10．A.dream B．wait
C．baby D．explore
解析：考查语境推断。根据下文的“weed around it”可知，作者决定一直照料它。baby意为“百般呵护”，符合语境。dream意为“梦到”；wait意为“等待”；explore意为“探索”。故选C。
11．A.unusual B．important
C．common D．disturbing
解析：考查语境推断。根据下文的“The sunflower had not started where I saw it __12__.It actually had begun under a big rock...”可知，作者原以为它就是从看到它的地方长出来的，但是实际上它是从石头下长出来的，所以作者在此处说她发现了不寻常的事情。unusual意为“不寻常的”，符合语境。important意为“重要的”；common意为“常见的”；disturbing意为“令人不安的”。故选A。
12．A.begin B．stop
C．shoot D．expand
解析：考查复现推断。根据空前的“The sunflower had not started”和空后的“It actually had begun”可知，此处是说向日葵并不是从作者看到的地方开始生长的。begin为原词复现，同时与start构成同义复现。begin意为“开始存在”，符合语境。stop意为“停止”；shoot意为“发射”；expand意为“扩大”。故选A。
13．A.shade B．stand
C．steal D．reach
解析：语境&常识推断。根据“grown under and around it to __13__ the sun”及常识可知，向日葵实际上是从这块大石头下面开始生长，并围绕着这块石头长出来，以接触到阳光。reach意为“够到”，在此处引申为“接触”，符合语境。shade意为“遮挡”；stand意为“忍受”；steal意为“偷”。故选D。
14．A.shelter B．choose
C．warn D．support
解析：考查语境推断。根据空前的“we should stand tall like the sunflower and the environment will begin to”可知，我们应该像向日葵一样顽强，环境才会开始支持我们，此处“支持”指获得良好的生存环境，就像向日葵接触到了阳光一样。support意为“支持”，符合语境。shelter意为“庇护”；choose 意为“选择”；warn意为“警告”。故选D。
15．A.failures B．advantages
C．problems D．situations
解析：考查语境推断。根据空前的“We will find a way to go under or around our big”可知，生活中遇到的问题就像向日葵上压着的大石头，此处是说我们也可以找到方法去克服或者绕过我们遇到的问题。problem意为“问题”，符合语境。failure意为“失败的事”；advantage意为“优势”；situation意为“情况”。故选C。
