Question

I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early1of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to2my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with3at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to4!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something5to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found6, I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily(百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to7.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild8joy, I found the first rose bloom(開(kāi)花).One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.9, I was touched by this land of wonder.
10, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even11at me because he found it was12to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s13, I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds14flowers.
Regardless of their15,I kept on planting my garden and16to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they17to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to18my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very19. And now I could say it is my affection for20that makes me a real gardener.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      memory
   2. B.
      dream
   3. C.
      intention
   4. D.
      design
2. 2.
   1. A.
      please
   2. B.
      change
   3. C.
      help
   4. D.
      annoy
3. 3.
   1. A.
      doubt
   2. B.
      appreciation
   3. C.
      surprise
   4. D.
      excitement
4. 4.
   1. A.
      collect up
   2. B.
      care about
   3. C.
      clean up
   4. D.
      come in
5. 5.
   1. A.
      equal
   2. B.
      similar
   3. C.
      superior
   4. D.
      opposite
6. 6.
   1. A.
      painful
   2. B.
      valuable
   3. C.
      upsetting
   4. D.
      interesting
7. 7.
   1. A.
      come up
   2. B.
      break out
   3. C.
      hold on
   4. D.
      get through
8. 8.
   1. A.
      to
   2. B.
      with
   3. C.
      in
   4. D.
      by
9. 9.
   1. A.
      Luckily
   2. B.
      Cheerfully
   3. C.
      Regularly
   4. D.
      Eventually
10. 10.
    1. A.
       Instead
    2. B.
       However
    3. C.
       Therefore
    4. D.
       Besides
11. 11.
    1. A.
       shouted
    2. B.
       laughed
    3. C.
       glanced
    4. D.
       jumped
12. 12.
    1. A.
       convenient
    2. B.
       troublesome
    3. C.
       enjoyable
    4. D.
       dangerous
13. 13.
    1. A.
       sadness
    2. B.
       displeasure
    3. C.
       delight
    4. D.
       relief
14. 14.
    1. A.
       other than
    2. B.
       more than
    3. C.
       rather than
    4. D.
       less than
15. 15.
    1. A.
       dislike
    2. B.
       encouragement
    3. C.
       threat
    4. D.
       suggestion
16. 16.
    1. A.
       decided
    2. B.
       stopped
    3. C.
       continued
    4. D.
       struggled
17. 17.
    1. A.
       devote
    2. B.
       turn
    3. C.
       respond
    4. D.
       lead
18. 18.
    1. A.
       defeat
    2. B.
       satisfy
    3. C.
       respect
    4. D.
       challenge
19. 19.
    1. A.
       proud
    2. B.
       comfortable
    3. C.
       strange
    4. D.
       disappointed
20. 20.
    1. A.
       freedom
    2. B.
       life
    3. C.
       growth
    4. D.
       nature

Answer 1

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翻譯：
十二歲那年，我成為了一個(gè)園藝愛(ài)好者。不過(guò)關(guān)于搞園藝，我最初的意圖并非起源于我對(duì)大自然的熱愛(ài)，而是故意氣氣我父母。
當(dāng)時(shí)，我家有個(gè)大院子，院子里矗立著一株漂亮的楓樹(shù)。對(duì)于這大自然的杰作，我母親卻經(jīng)常用一種質(zhì)疑的眼光看著它。那些金燦燦的樹(shù)葉，在她看來(lái)就是成噸的垃圾。當(dāng)看到鄰居們忙于修葺院落和修剪花木時(shí)，我爸爸總是說(shuō)：“去打掃打掃其他的東西吧�！彼�老覺(jué)得那是在浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。
在那個(gè)時(shí)候，(由于叛逆，我都不會(huì)遂著父母之意，)他們做的任何事，我都會(huì)對(duì)著干。如果園藝活兒讓他們心煩意亂，那我就要給他們種出一個(gè)花園來(lái)！
于是，我在院子里種上了百合花種子，可惜未能吐芽。我繼續(xù)種上了向日葵種子和玫瑰花。讓我欣喜若狂的是，我發(fā)現(xiàn)玫瑰開(kāi)出了第一株花。接著，一朵接一朵，玫瑰花兒次第露頭了。最后，我自己也被這方小小的神奇的花圃深深打動(dòng)了……
然而，我父母對(duì)我的花圃毫無(wú)興致。我父親因?yàn)橄肟邕^(guò)我的花圃走到車(chē)道而費(fèi)盡周章，他甚至向我咆哮喝斥。而讓我母親不快的是，我在她的花瓶里插上真正的玫瑰，但在她眼里就跟雜草無(wú)異。
我不顧父母對(duì)我擺弄花草的嫌惡，堅(jiān)持經(jīng)營(yíng)著我小小的花圃，享受著園藝給我?guī)��?lái)的無(wú)上的快樂(lè)。這些小小的花木真的會(huì)成為你的好伙伴：它們呼吸、它們開(kāi)花、它們努力回應(yīng)著你給它們的關(guān)愛(ài)。
時(shí)光荏苒，從我蓄意挑戰(zhàn)我父母而修建我的第一座花圃至今，已經(jīng)過(guò)去了很多年�，F(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)是位知名的園藝專(zhuān)家，不僅教授園藝藝術(shù)，還主持了一個(gè)園藝節(jié)目，這讓我父母為之自豪。現(xiàn)在我終于可以說(shuō)，確實(shí)是因?yàn)槲覍?duì)大自然的愛(ài)才造就我成為了一個(gè)真正的園藝工作者。
1.作者坦誠(chéng)愛(ài)上園藝，最初的目的和意圖（intention）并非是因?yàn)闊釔?ài)大自然，而只是為了和父母對(duì)著干。D項(xiàng)的design，主要表示和創(chuàng)作有關(guān)的“設(shè)計(jì)”，也可表示創(chuàng)作文學(xué)作品的構(gòu)思或者提綱，在引申義中，可以表示貶義詞“企圖或圖謀”意。
2.從第三段第一句“At that age, I always did something opposite to whatever my parents did!”可知，這孩子小時(shí)候確很叛逆。她建花圃的最初目的當(dāng)然也是annoy父母，使父母生氣。
3.這道題可以使用排除法來(lái)鎖定標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案。作者的母親一直以來(lái)都是不喜歡園藝的。對(duì)于這棵楓樹(shù)，她自然不會(huì)喜歡。B項(xiàng)表“欣賞”；D項(xiàng)表“激動(dòng)”，明顯不符。C項(xiàng)的“驚奇”也和作者想表達(dá)的意圖沒(méi)有關(guān)系。
4.這個(gè)選項(xiàng)并不難，但是如果同學(xué)們沒(méi)看懂“Something else to clean up”，那選起來(lái)就有點(diǎn)麻煩了。這句話(huà)句意其實(shí)沒(méi)完，后面這句帶現(xiàn)在分詞的seeing the neighbor busy with gardening（看見(jiàn)鄰居們忙于做園藝活兒）才是關(guān)鍵。正是因?yàn)楦赣H不屑于園藝，所以看見(jiàn)別人忙園藝的時(shí)候，才冷嘲熱諷的說(shuō)應(yīng)該花時(shí)間去打掃一下其他的東西。
5.考慮到作者年輕時(shí)的叛逆?zhèn)�性，應(yīng)該可以直接選出opposite，作者喜好和父母對(duì)著干。
6.這一題的B項(xiàng)“貴重的”和D項(xiàng)“有趣的”無(wú)難度，容易排除。但學(xué)生們?nèi)菀走x成painful。園藝也只是一項(xiàng)家務(wù)活兒而已，而作者的父母也只是對(duì)其不屑和厭煩而已，故干脆選擇不為之。說(shuō)道“痛苦的”，詞義太過(guò)。相比而言，C項(xiàng)“心煩的”更適合。
7.come up“發(fā)芽；走上前來(lái)；出現(xiàn)”；break out“爆發(fā)”；hold on“繼續(xù)；不掛斷”；get through“度過(guò)，完成”。選A，百合花沒(méi)發(fā)芽。考查動(dòng)詞詞組的掌握。
8.wild with joy，“欣喜若狂；洋洋得意”之意。
9.此題容易選成cheerfully“高高興興地”。仔細(xì)斟酌句子，我們看到“one by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.”作者從開(kāi)始種植百合花的失敗，到第一朵玫瑰花開(kāi)花，再到花朵次第出現(xiàn)，最后自己都被神奇的小花圃所打動(dòng)，強(qiáng)調(diào)的是個(gè)心態(tài)轉(zhuǎn)變的過(guò)程。而整篇文章，作者也想書(shū)寫(xiě)自己由最開(kāi)始的叛逆行為，到真正變?yōu)閷?duì)大自然和園藝藝術(shù)的熱愛(ài)的一個(gè)過(guò)程。所以，cheerfully在這里顯得膚淺。
10.簡(jiǎn)單題，however，表達(dá)不管作者的努力，父母還是無(wú)動(dòng)于衷。表轉(zhuǎn)折。
11. “……because he found it was troublesome to move around my garden to the driveway.”當(dāng)父親去往車(chē)道的路都被我的花圃遮擋，每次去取車(chē)都要大費(fèi)周章的時(shí)候，誰(shuí)都會(huì)暴跳如雷、大聲咆哮的。Jump at表示“把握、接受(機(jī)會(huì))；欣然接受；匆匆做出(結(jié)論等)”的意思。
12D項(xiàng)dangerous太過(guò)了。跨過(guò)花圃去車(chē)道就要人命了？呵呵。
13.這句話(huà)仍然是在講作者媽媽對(duì)她種花成功的不屑和不滿(mǎn)。從“I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds rather than flowers”明顯可以看出媽媽的這種情緒。A項(xiàng)sadness有點(diǎn)莫名其妙，明顯和作者大意相去甚遠(yuǎn)。媽媽悲傷個(gè)啥？
14.媽媽覺(jué)得插在花瓶里真實(shí)的玫瑰，與其說(shuō)是花，不如就是說(shuō)是雜草。rather than是最合適的。Other than“不同于；除了…以外”；more than和less than都是數(shù)量上的比較。
15.regardless of是“不管；不顧”的意思，不管父母多不喜歡，作者還是堅(jiān)持我的種花行為。看懂即可選出dislike“憎惡；不喜歡”。
16.作者不顧反對(duì)，堅(jiān)持種花，繼續(xù)享受種花樂(lè)趣。A項(xiàng)的decided to enjoy…“決定享受樂(lè)趣”不好，作者其實(shí)在之前已經(jīng)享受到了種花的樂(lè)趣。
17.在培育花木的過(guò)程中，作者因?yàn)橐呀?jīng)對(duì)大自然、對(duì)花木有了深厚的感情。所以她用親切的筆觸、用擬人的手法寫(xiě)道：“they breathe, they bloom, they respond to care and love.”，所以respond to“回應(yīng)(作者的關(guān)愛(ài))”是最適當(dāng)?shù)�。devote to…“把…奉獻(xiàn)給…”；turn to…“求助于；轉(zhuǎn)向于”；lead to..“導(dǎo)致；通向…”
18.對(duì)作者當(dāng)年開(kāi)始養(yǎng)花的最初目的的詮釋。Challenge“挑戰(zhàn)父母的耐心，對(duì)著干”。
19.作者在變化，作者的父母也在改變。作者在園藝上做出了一番成就，當(dāng)然會(huì)讓她的父母為之驕傲。
20.主題重現(xiàn)，也和第一段首尾呼應(yīng)。第一段“My early intention of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature.”，而最后一句，作者不無(wú)感嘆地說(shuō)：“And now I could say it is my affection for nature that makes me a real gardener.”。真正讓作者堅(jiān)持下來(lái)，變成一個(gè)真正的園林工作者的原因，是因?yàn)閷?duì)大自然的熱愛(ài)。