六、完形填空。(2025·江苏扬州期末)
One day, a little boy asked his father, "What does the word 'great' mean? Who are great people and how do they become great?" The father asked the boy to bring two young 1 home. Then he told him to plant one of them inside the house and the other outside the house. The boy did as his father 2.
The father asked his son, "My boy, which of the two trees do you think will be 3?" The boy answered, "The one inside the house will be safer 4 it will grow bigger. But the tree outside the house is not safe at all. No one will be there to 5 it. And animals may eat it."
The father smiled and said, "Let's wait and 6. We will know the answer one day." Then the boy left for study and after four 7 he came back. He said to his father, "Look! 8 happens to this young tree inside the house and it is safe." When the boy went outside, he was very 9 to see a very big tree. The boy couldn't believe his eyes. He couldn't 10 how the young tree outside was able to grow much bigger than the one inside the house.
"The tree outside the house 11 many difficulties!" the father told his son 12 the tree outside was bigger. "The tree inside was safe. It didn't face weather changes, and it didn't get enough 13, so it didn't become big."
Here is the 14 to the question about being great: To become a great person, one must 15 many times, experience many difficulties and try to solve (解决) them. Only after that is he or she able to become great.
()1. A. dogs
B. flowers
C. trees
D. cats
()2. A. allowed
B. thought
C. showed
D. said
()3. A. prettier
B. bigger
C. smaller
D. greener
()4. A. but
B. or
C. so
D. because
()5. A. look after
B. pay for
C. look at
D. wait for
()6. A. jump
B. call
C. see
D. sing
()7. A. hours
B. weeks
C. days
D. years
()8. A. Nothing
B. Anything
C. Everything
D. Something
()9. A. excited
B. bored
C. pleased
D. surprised
()10. A. decide
B. understand
C. remember
D. choose
()11. A. faced
B. missed
C. kept
D. cost
()12. A. how
B. why
C. when
D. where
()13. A. sunlight
B. water
C. food
D. care
()14. A. example
B. reason
C. meaning
D. answer
()15. A. join
B. manage
C. fail
D. prepare

七、信息还原。
阅读短文，从短文后所给的 A—G 七个选项中选出五个能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Some students say English is difficult and gives them a headache. 1 I'm good at it. I'm very glad to tell you something about how I study English.
2 When I began to learn English, it was fresh for me. I was so interested in it that I worked really hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a good mark (分数). How happy I was! 3 Our English teacher often taught us English songs and the songs sounded nice. English is so interesting.
Second, English is a foreign language (语言), so I learn it in the following ways: listening to the teacher carefully, reading aloud and building up a good vocabulary. Then practise again and again. And I also have a good habit: asking for help whenever I have a question. 4 How happy I am when I understand!
Besides, I often read English articles, jokes and easy novels. They help me understand the meaning of some words well. 5 And I also write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.
A. Every morning, I read English passages aloud.
B. But English is quite easy for me.
C. After that, I learned English harder and harder.
D. My teacher always helps me when I have questions.
E. First, an interest in English is the most important thing.
F. I must make it clear by asking my English teacher or classmates for help.
G. So doing more English reading is another important way to learn English well.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.