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 $\underline{7}$ 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】
这是一篇讲述耐心种植向日葵的完形填空，解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇含义及逻辑关系逐一分析选项：
1. 定位空格后“plant it in the soil carefully”，可知奶奶让认真栽种种子，对应选项；
2. 根据“Amy was very curious about the seed”，判断她对种植这件事的感受；
3. 结合后文“She still watered the soil three times a day”，确定日常动作；
4. 由“only bare soil greeted her”，推断Amy的情绪；
5. 依据“Amy complained to Mr Green”，明确格林先生听到的内容；
6. 分析前后句逻辑关系，确定连接词；
7. 分析宾语从句的引导词用法；
8. 结合“muddy mess”和“heavy rain”，判断事件性质；
9. 根据格林先生查看土壤后给出建议，确定动作；
10. 呼应前文“Nature works on its own clock”，明确植物生长所需条件；
11. 由Amy后续不再反复检查种子，判断她的行为；
12. 结合Amy看到嫩芽后的兴奋，确定她要做的事；
13. 分析固定搭配；
14. 结合向日葵的生长过程，确定最终状态；
15. 呼应开头“understand its secret”，明确结尾的核心内容。
【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Amy认真栽种种子，carefully符合语境。
2. 选D。根据“Amy was very curious about what would happen to the seed”，可知Amy对种植种子这件事感到有趣，interesting符合语境。
3. 选B。根据后文“She still watered the soil three times a day”，可知Amy每天给种子浇水，watered符合语境。
4. 选D。根据“But after four days, only bare soil greeted her”，可知四天没看到种子发芽，Amy感到难过，sad符合语境。
5. 选A。根据“Amy complained to Mr Green”，可知格林先生听到Amy抱怨的话语后进行劝说，words符合语境。
6. 选C。前文解释植物生长需要时间，因此得出Amy需要耐心的结论，so表因果关系，符合逻辑。
7. 选C。此处用what引导宾语从句，指代格林先生所说的内容，符合语法结构。
8. 选A。根据“the soil turned into a muddy mess”和“a heavy rain poured down”，可知大雨是不好的事情，Unluckily符合语境。
9. 选B。根据格林先生查看土壤后给出建议，可知他仔细检查土壤，checked符合语境。
10. 选A。根据“Nature works on its own clock”和“you need to be patient”，可知植物生长需要时间，time符合语境。
11. 选B。根据“She didn't check the seed again and again any longer”，可知Amy接受了格林先生的建议，advice符合语境。
12. 选D。根据“a green shoot pushed through the soil”和“Amy was too excited”，可知Amy要把好消息告诉格林先生，tell符合语境。
13. 选B。with patience是固定搭配，意为“耐心地”，修饰动作watched and waited，符合语境。
14. 选C。根据“golden petals came out”和“a bright sunflower”，可知种子长成了向日葵，became符合语境。
15. 选C。根据开头“you'll understand its secret”，可知Amy最终明白了种子的秘密，secret符合语境。
【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】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文通过种植向日葵的故事传达了耐心的重要性，解题时需结合上下文语境分析逻辑关系，注重词汇在具体语境中的运用，是一篇兼具教育意义和考查价值的完形填空。
【难度系数】
0.6