B
新素养价值导向 One day, a little girl asked her mother, “What does the word ‘great’ mean? Who are great people and 1 do they become great?”
The mother asked her daughter to bring two plants and then told her to plant one of them inside the house and 2 outside the house. The girl did as her mother said.
The mother asked her daughter, “Which one of the two plants do you think will be safer and bigger?” The girl replied, “The plant inside the house will be safer, so it will grow bigger, 3 the plant outside the house is not safe at all. No one will be there to 4 it. It may be eaten by animals.”
The mother smiled and said, “Let’s wait 5. We will know the answer.”
Then the girl left for study and after five years she came back to her house. She said to her mother, “Look! 6 happens to this plant inside the house and it is safe.”
When the girl went outside, she was very 7 to see such a big tree. The girl couldn’t believe her eyes. She couldn’t understand how the plant outside was able to grow a lot bigger than the plant inside the house.
“The plant outside the house faced four 8 and many difficulties.” The mother 9 to her daughter why the plant outside was bigger. “The plant inside was safe, but it didn’t face weather changes or get enough sunlight. So it didn’t become big.”
Here is the answer 10 the question about being great. To become a great person, one must have experienced many difficulties and overcome those difficulties. After that, he or she is able to become great.
()1. A. when B. how C. what D. where
()2. A. other B. another C. the other D. others
()3. A. while B. or C. if D. once
()4. A. look like B. look for C. look through D. look after
()5. A. exactly B. patiently C. actively D. wisely
()6. A. Nothing B. Something C. Everything D. Anything
()7. A. tired B. surprised C. worried D. pleased
()8. A. chances B. weeks C. choices D. seasons
()9. A. explained B. belonged C. turned D. smiled
()10. A. for B. of C. to D. up

B
1. B
2. C 【解析】根据空前的“The mother asked her daughter to bring two plants and then told her to plant one of them inside the house”可知,此处指另外一棵植物,为两者中的另一个,应用the other。
3. A 4. D 5. B 6. A
7. B 【解析】根据后句“The girl couldn't believe her eyes.”可知,女孩猜到了屋内的植物情形,但没猜到屋外的,因此是惊讶的(surprised)。
8. D 【解析】根据下文中“The plant inside was safe, but it didn't face weather changes or get enough sunlight.”和常识可知,植物生长过程中会经历四季(seasons)变化。
9. A 10. C

【分析】这是一篇记叙文完形填空，主题围绕“伟大的人需经历困难”展开。解题思路为：先通读全文把握主旨大意，再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配及逻辑关系，逐个分析选项，选出符合文意的答案。
【解析】1. 考查疑问词辨析。根据前文“Who are great people”，此处询问“他们如何变得伟大”，表方式用how，故选B。2. 考查代词辨析。前文提到“two plants”，两者中的另一个用the other，故选C。3. 考查连词辨析。此处对比屋内植物（安全）和屋外植物（不安全），表对比用while，故选A。4. 考查动词短语辨析。look like看起来像；look for寻找；look through浏览；look after照顾。根据语境，屋外没人照顾植物，故选D。5. 考查副词辨析。exactly确切地；patiently耐心地；actively积极地；wisely明智地。妈妈让女儿耐心等待结果，故选B。6. 考查不定代词辨析。屋内植物安全，没发生什么，用nothing，故选A。7. 考查形容词辨析。根据后句“The girl couldn’t believe her eyes”，女孩看到屋外大树很惊讶，故选B。8. 考查名词辨析。根据下文“weather changes”，植物生长经历四季，故选D。9. 考查动词辨析。妈妈向女儿解释屋外植物更大的原因，explained符合，故选A。10. 考查固定搭配。the answer to the question是固定搭配，意为“问题的答案”，故选C。
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.C
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】本文通过生活化的故事传递“经历困难才能成长”的道理，考查学生对语境的理解和词汇运用能力，是初中英语常见题型，注重基础与逻辑的结合。
【难度系数】0.5