高考英语二轮完形填空专题训练9WhenIwasachild,IhadanoldneighbournamedDr.Gibbs.Hedidn’tlooklikeanyotherdoctorI’veeverknown.Henever11__atusforplayinginhisyard.Irememberedhimasakindand_12_personWhenDr.Gibbsdidn’twork,heplantedtrees.Hishousecoveredanareaoftenacres,andhislife’sgoalwastomakeit_13_.Hehadsomeinteresting_14_concerningplanting.Hebelongedtothe“Nopains,nogains”__15ofplantgrowing.Heneverwateredhisnewtrees.OnceIasked_16__,hesaid,“Wateringplantswillspoilthem,andifyouwaterthem,eachsuccessivetree_17_willgrowweakerandweaker.Soyouhavetomakethings18__forthemandweedouttheweakones.”Soheneverwateredhistrees.Hewould_19__apine,andinsteadof_20__iteverymorning,hebeatitwitharolled-upnewspaper.I__21__himwhyhedidso,andhesaiditwastogetthetree’s_22__.Iplantedacoupleoftreesafew_23__ago.Icarriedwatertothemforasolidsummer,sprayedthemandprayedoverthem.Twoyearsofcarefultendinghas_24__intreesthatexpecttobe_25__tohandandfoot.Wheneveracoldwindblowsin,theytrembletheirbranches.Dr.Gibbspassedawaya_26__ofyearsafterIlefthome.Nowandthen,Iwalkedbyhishouseandlookedatthetrees.They’re_27__now,bigandhealthy.FunnythingsaboutDr.Gibbs’trees.Hardshipanddifficultyseemedtobenefitthem_28__comfortandeasenevercould.Lifeistough,whetherwewant29_tobeornot.Toomanytimesweprayforease,butthat’saprayerseldommet.Whatweneedtodoistoprayfor30_thatreachdeepintotheearth,sowhentherainsfallandthewindsblow,wewon’tbesweptaway.1．A.shoutedB.shotC.aimedD.pointed2．A.cruelB.greedyC.pleasantD.disciplined3．A.museumB.parkC.playgroundD.forest4．A.featuresB.theoriesC.charactersD.instructions5．A.classB.collegeC.schoolD.university6．A.whatB.whenC.howD.why7．A.imageB.productC.generationD.species8．A.cheapB.easyC.expensiveD.rough9．A.paintB.plantC.uprootD.establish10．A.starvingB.beatingC.wateringD.feeding11．A.askedB.toldC.informedD.demanded12．A.approvalB.attentionC.painD.communication13．A.weeksB.monthsC.yearsD.days14．A.resultedB.producedC.believedD.spent15．A.treatedB.tendedC.supportedD.attended16．A.numberB.coupleC.rowD.period17．A.tremblingB.dyingC.strongD.intelligent18．A.whileB.thoughC.asD.and19．A.themB.thatC.itD.this20．A.trunksB.rootsC.branchesD.LeavesNotlongbefore,mydaughter'sshoeswerescratchedwithaknife．Sheburstinto36．Itookthemtotheshoemakertogetthem37．Theyoungapprentice（学徒）glancedattheopeningandsaid,"38Icandoexceptreplacetheupper．"Hismasterlookedatthemandsaidtome,"Ifyou39me,Iwilladdmorescratchesonbothoftheshoes．"Iwas40andaskedwhy．Heexplained,"Asiftheopeningsweremade41forthesakeofspecialstyleandreuse．"TwodayslaterIfoundtherewereindeedmorescratcheson42shoe,butalltheopeningswerepatched（打补丁）bysoftredleatherwithedgessewedbythickthread,43moreuniqueandinterestingthanever．Icouldn'thelpbut44themaster'sskill．Anothertime,mywife'ssister'swhiteblousehadbeentorn,leavingalargeopeningontheback．Mywife45theblousecarefully,andthensaid,"Letmetakeit46_andmendit．"Seeingtheblouseagain,Iwasshocked:allthetornpartshadbeensewedupbythinand47threadandthey48alookoficecrystal（冰晶）hangingfromawinter'sbranch．49,shehadattachedasnowmanandacabinmadeofflowerycottonragsontotheshirt．I50withpraise,"It'sjustasbeautifulasapieceof51!""Iwasinspiredbythatcraftsman．Patchesaresupposedtobe52,butaskillfulcraftsmancanmakeittakeonakindofperfection,"repliedmywife．Herwordsinspiredmeevenmore:Perfectionis53toachieveineverything;Patchesareuna...
