二、完形填空 学校的园艺课程
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[2024 德阳中考改编]Students go to school to get education. They learn different 1 like English, Math, art and so on. They learn them in the classroom. These days, a new subject becomes 2 in many schools. That is school gardening (园艺). Students learn it 3 the classroom. It is not only an interesting subject, but also a great way to learn about 4.
In the gardening class, students can go out and get 5 air. More importantly, they can learn 6. When some young students have food, they always ask, “Where does the rice come from?” In this class, they can get the 7. And they can learn to do things with their own hands. They can also learn some teamwork skills and 8 plants.
Keeping a school garden is 9, but teachers are trying to make it work. Some schools can have gardens inside, but other schools are small, 10 teachers turn to gardens and parks near the school.
A school garden doesn't have to be very big. Students can have a lot of 11 in it. At first, teachers 12 what vegetables to grow. Then they grow them with students. Carrots and tomatoes are their 13 because it is nice for them to get a carrot or a tomato, wash it and eat it right in the garden. Some vegetables are 14 to grow, but others need hard work. This can teach students hard work pays off.
Gardening is as 15 as any other subject.
Students should learn it at school.
1. A. sports B. languages
C. hobbies D. subjects
2. A. popular B. strange
C. bright D. beautiful
3. A. opposite B. inside
C. outside D. behind
4. A. weather B. nature
C. traditions D. scenes
5. A. thin B. dirty
C. warm D. fresh
6. A. a lot B. a bit
C. a few D. a little
7. A. question B. answer
C. trouble D. problem
8. A. run after B. look for
C. care for D. worry about
9. A. patient B. active
C. difficult D. cheap
10. A. but B. or
C. if D. so
11. A. fun B. love
C. anger D. hope
12. A. develop B. decide
C. borrow D. recycle
13. A. fans B. signs
C. goals D. favorites
14. A. easy B. ready
C. colorful D. bad
15. A. relaxing B. comfortable
C. humorous D. important

二、完形填空
【解题导语】本文主要介绍了学校园艺课程的流行和重要性。
1 D 设空后列举的“English, Math, art”是学生在学校学习的科目。sport“运动”;language“语言”;hobby“爱好”;subject“科目”。
2 A 根据上下文可知,此处表示一门新的课程在很多学校变得很流行。
3 C 根据下文中的“In the gardening class, students can go out and get 5 air”可知,学生们在教室外面学习园艺课程。
4 B 根据上文中的“That is school gardening(园艺). Students learn it 3 the classroom”可知,园艺课程有助于学生们了解大自然。
5 D 根据设空前的“go out”及常识可知,在园艺课上,学生们可以出去呼吸新鲜空气。thin“稀薄的”;dirty“脏的”;warm“暖和的”;fresh“新鲜的”。
6 A 根据下文中的“they can get the 7”“they can learn to do things”及“They can also learn”可知,此处是说,更重要的是,他们可以学到很多东西。
7 B 根据设空前的“they always ask, ‘Where does the rice come from?’”可知,在园艺课上,他们可以得到(这个问题的)答案。question“问题”;answer“答案”;trouble“困难”;problem“问题”。
8 C 根据文意及备选项可知,在园艺课上,学生们可以照料植物。run after“追赶”;look for“寻找”;care for“照顾,照料”;worry about“担心”。
9 C 根据设空后的“but teachers are trying to make it work”可知,维护一个校园园圃很困难,故 difficult“困难的”符合语境。
10 D 根据上下文可知,此处表示因果,前为因后为果。
11 A 根据语境可知,此处表示学生们在学校园圃中可以得到很多乐趣。
12 B 根据设空后的“Then they grow them with students”可知,首先,老师们决定要种植什么蔬菜。develop“形成”;decide“决定”;borrow“借入”;recycle“回收”。
13 D 根据设空后的“because it is nice for them to get a carrot or a tomato, wash it and eat it right in the garden”可知,胡萝卜和西红柿是他们最喜欢(种植)的(蔬菜)。
14 A 根据设空后的“but others need hard work”可知,此处描述的是种植蔬菜的难易程度,but 表转折,故设空处表示“有些蔬菜很容易种植”。
15 D 结合文意可知,此处是说,园艺和其他任何学科一样重要。relaxing“令人放松的”;comfortable“舒服的”;humorous“幽默的”;important“重要的”。