五、完形填空。（2026·江苏扬州·期末）
One spring morning, 8-year-old Amy received a small box from her grandma. Inside was only a seed(种子). “Plant it 1, and you'll understand its secret,” Grandma said with a smile.
Amy was very curious about what would happen to the seed. She thought planting it must be 2. She decided to plant it in the soil carefully at once. Every day she 3 it three times, singing to it like Grandma taught her. But after four days, only bare(光秃秃的) soil greeted her. She felt a little 4.
“Maybe something is wrong with the seed,” Amy complained to Mr Green, her elderly neighbour. Mr Green was good at growing plants. Hearing her 5, he said, “Nature works on its own clock. I have spent a long time growing these plants. And you have just spent several days on the seed. 6 you need to be patient.”
Amy didn't believe 7 he said. She still watered the soil three times a day. She even used plant food which she bought from the shop. Another three days passed, and the soil turned into a muddy mess. 8, a heavy rain poured down that weekend. Amy rushed out of the house and saw Mr Green covering the soil with a piece of cloth.
“I've killed the seed, haven't I?” she said unhappily, pointing at the flooded soil.
Mr Green 9 the soil carefully and said, “You've paid too much attention. Be patient! Plants need 10 to grow.”
This time, Amy took his 11. She didn't check the seed again and again any longer. She simply made sure that it got enough sunlight. Five days passed quietly. Then one morning, a green shoot(嫩芽) pushed through the soil.
Amy was too excited. She ran quickly to 12 Mr Green about it. He said to her, “Let it grow! Still be patient!”
Through summer, Amy watched and waited 13 patience. The plant grew taller and taller day by day. Finally golden petals(花瓣) came out and it 14 a bright sunflower. It turned its face to follow the sun.
When Grandma visited Amy in August, she smiled at the tall sunflower and said, “Aha, Amy! You've known the 15 at last.” Amy nodded her head.
No matter what we do, we need patience as well as love.
()1. A. carefully B. happily C. carelessly D. quietly
()2. A. boring B. clear C. terrible D. interesting
()3. A. touched B. watered C. smelt D. sent
()4. A. warm B. lazy C. glad D. sad
()5. A. words B. wish C. story D. lie
()6. A. Or B. But C. So D. Yet
()7. A. how B. when C. what D. where
()8. A. Unluckily B. Patiently C. Luckily D. Impolitely
()9. A. bought B. checked C. painted D. collected
()10. A. time B. water C. food D. heat
()11. A. test B. advice C. present D. box
()12. A. teach B. help C. treat D. tell
()13. A. at B. with C. from D. without
()14. A. offered B. received C. became D. protected
()15. A. road B. rose C. secret D. shop

1. A 【点拨】根据“She decided to plant it in the soil carefully at once.”可知，此处指奶奶让埃米认真栽种种子。故选A。
2. D 【点拨】根据“Amy was very curious about what would happen to the seed.”可知，埃米对种子充满好奇，认为栽种这件事是有趣的。故选D。
3. B 【点拨】根据后文“She still watered the soil three times a day.”可知，此处指埃米每天给种子浇水。故选B。
4. D 【点拨】根据“But after four days, only bare(光秃秃的) soil greeted her.”可知，四天都没看到种子发芽，埃米因此感到难过。故选D。
5. A 【点拨】根据“Amy complained to Mr Green, her elderly neighbour.”可知，格林先生听了埃米抱怨的话语后进行劝说。故选A。
6. C 【点拨】前文解释植物生长需要时间，因此得出埃米要耐心的结论。故选C。
7. C 【点拨】根据“Amy didn't believe 7 he said.”可知，此处用what引导宾语从句，指代格林先生所说的内容。故选C。
8. A 【点拨】根据“the soil turned into a muddy mess”以及“a heavy rain poured down”可知，土壤已经变泥泞，又下大雨是不好的事情。故选A。
9. B 【点拨】根据埃米指出被淹的土壤，格林先生查看土壤状况后给出建议，可知此处指仔细检查土壤。故选B。
10. A 【点拨】根据“Nature works on its own clock.”以及“you need to be patient”可知，植物生长需要遵循自然规律，花费时间，不能急于求成。故选A。
11. B 【点拨】根据“She didn't check the seed again and again any longer.”可知，埃米接受了格林先生的建议，按照他的话去做。故选B。
12. D 【点拨】根据“a green shoot(嫩芽) pushed through the soil”以及“Amy was too excited.”可知，埃米看到嫩芽后，想要把这个好消息告知格林先生。故选D。
13. B 【点拨】根据“Still be patient!”以及语境可知，此处用with patience表示“耐心地”，修饰动作watch和wait。故选B。
14. C 【点拨】根据“golden petals(花瓣) came out”以及“a bright sunflower”可知，花苞开放后最终长成了向日葵。become长成，变成。故选C。
15. C 【点拨】根据文章开头“Plant it carefully, and you'll understand its secret”可知，奶奶提到种子的秘密，结尾埃米种出向日葵，明白了这个秘密。故选C。

【分析】
首先通读全文，把握文章主旨：本文通过8岁女孩艾米种植奶奶给的种子，最终长成向日葵的经历，传递“做任何事都需要耐心”的道理。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇含义及固定搭配逐一分析空格：1. 由后文“carefully”对应奶奶的要求，选carefully；2. 艾米对种子好奇，认为种植这件事有趣，选interesting；3. 后文提到“watered”，此处指每天浇水，选watered；4. 四天没发芽，艾米感到难过，选sad；5. 格林先生听艾米抱怨的话语，选words；6. 前文说明植物生长需时间，因此得出要耐心的结论，选so；7. 宾语从句中引导词指代格林先生说的内容，用what；8. 大雨导致土壤变泥泞，是不好的事，选unluckily；9. 格林先生查看土壤状况，选checked；10. 结合前文“Nature works on its own clock”，植物生长需要时间，选time；11. 艾米接受格林先生的建议，选advice；12. 艾米看到嫩芽后告知格林先生，选tell；13. “with patience”是固定搭配，表“耐心地”，选with；14. 向日葵长成，选became；15. 对应开头提到的种子的秘密，选secret。
【解析】
1. 选A。根据后文“She decided to plant it in the soil carefully at once.”可知，奶奶让艾米认真栽种种子，故选A。
2. 选D。根据“Amy was very curious about what would happen to the seed.”可知，艾米对种子充满好奇，认为栽种这件事是有趣的，故选D。
3. 选B。根据后文“She still watered the soil three times a day.”可知，此处指艾米每天给种子浇水，故选B。
4. 选D。根据“But after four days, only bare soil greeted her.”可知，四天未看到种子发芽，艾米因此感到难过，故选D。
5. 选A。根据“Amy complained to Mr Green, her elderly neighbour.”可知，格林先生听了艾米抱怨的话语后进行劝说，故选A。
6. 选C。前文解释植物生长需要时间，因此得出艾米要耐心的结论，故选C。
7. 选C。此处用what引导宾语从句，指代格林先生所说的内容，故选C。
8. 选A。根据“the soil turned into a muddy mess”及“a heavy rain poured down”可知，土壤已变泥泞，又下大雨是不好的事情，故选A。
9. 选B。根据埃米指出被淹的土壤，格林先生查看土壤状况后给出建议，可知此处指仔细检查土壤，故选B。
10. 选A。根据“Nature works on its own clock”及“you need to be patient”可知，植物生长需遵循自然规律，花费时间，不能急于求成，故选A。
11. 选B。根据“She didn't check the seed again and again any longer.”可知，艾米接受了格林先生的建议，按照他的话去做，故选B。
12. 选D。根据“a green shoot pushed through the soil”及“Amy was too excited.”可知，艾米看到嫩芽后，想要把好消息告知格林先生，故选D。
13. 选B。“with patience”是固定搭配，表“耐心地”，修饰动作watch和wait，故选B。
14. 选C。根据“golden petals came out”及“a bright sunflower”可知，花苞开放后最终长成了向日葵，故选C。
15. 选C。根据文章开头“Plant it carefully, and you'll understand its secret”可知，奶奶提到种子的秘密，结尾艾米种出向日葵，明白了这个秘密，故选C。
【答案】
1.A 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.A 11.B 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.C
【知识点】
完形填空、语境理解、词汇辨析
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文完形填空，通过艾米种植向日葵的故事传递“做事需耐心”的核心道理，考查学生对上下文语境的把握、词汇含义的辨析及固定搭配的运用，贴近学生生活实际，易于理解。
【难度系数】
0.7