occupied

protected

surrounded

replaced

考查动词词义辨析。句意：它被四大片蔬菜地环绕着。A. occupied 占据；B. protected 保护；C. surrounded 环绕；D. replaced 取代。根据下文 “by four huge vegetable gardens.” 可知，房子被蔬菜地环绕。故选C。

beautiful

crowded

noisy

common

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在春天和夏天，它是如此美丽，有一些五颜六色的花。A. beautiful 美丽的；B. crowded 拥挤的；C. noisy 吵闹的；D. common 普通的。根据下文 “there with some colorful flowers.” 可知，那里有一些五颜六色的花，所以它是如此美丽。故选A。

depended on

looked after

took control of

keep an eye on

考查动词短语辨析。句意：她给它们浇水，和它们说话，照顾它们。A. depended on 依靠；B. looked after 照顾；C. took control of 控制；D. keep an eye on 留意。根据上文 “She watered them, talked to them and” 可知，她给它们浇水，和它们说话，这里需要一个能体现她对植物细心呵护的表达，所以用looked after “照顾”。故选B。

pile

examine

plant

carry

考查动词词义辨析。句意：冬天她会把它们全部搬进屋里，放在靠近窗户的架子上，以获得一些光线。A. pile 堆积；B. examine 检查；C. plant 种植；D. carry 搬运。根据下文 “them all inside” 可知，这里描述的是祖母在冬天将植物搬进屋内的行为。故选D。

corner

windows

ceiling

cupboards

考查名词词义辨析。句意：冬天她会把它们全部搬进屋里，放在靠近窗户的架子上，以获得一些光线。A. corner 角落；B. windows 窗户；C. ceiling 天花板；D. cupboards 橱柜。根据下文 “to get some light.” 可知，这里描述的是植物需要阳光，所以应该是放在窗户附近。故选B。

busiest

safest

finest

coldest

考查形容词最高级辨析。句意：即使在最寒冷的月份，她也用大量的爱让它们继续生长。A. busiest 最忙的；B. safest 最安全的；C. finest 最好的；D. coldest 最冷的。根据上文 “And in the winter she would                  them all inside and set them on shelves near the                  to get some light. There with a lot of love she kept them growing even during the” 可知，这里描述的是冬天的情况，最寒冷的月份。故选D。

inspired

excited

confused

disappointed

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：作为一个男孩，我对她付出的所有努力感到困惑。A. inspired 受到鼓舞的；B. excited 兴奋的；C. confused 困惑的；D. disappointed 失望的。根据上文 “As a boy I was” 和下文 “by all the hard work she put into them.”、“I couldn’t understand why she put so much                  into looking after those potted plants.” 可知，这里描述的是作者小时候对祖母照顾植物的行为感到不解、困惑。故选C。

collected

thanked

watched

labeled

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢她种的蔬菜，因为它们在整个冬天里帮助我们养活家人。A. collected 收集；B. thanked 感谢；C. watched 观察；D. labeled 标记。根据下文 “the vegetables she grew, as they helped to                  the family all winter long.” 可知，奶奶种的蔬菜帮助一家人度过了整个冬天，所以作者感谢奶奶种的蔬菜。故选B。

feed

amuse

reconnect

calm

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢她种的蔬菜，因为它们在整个冬天里帮助我们养活家人。A. feed 喂养；B. amuse 娱乐；C. reconnect 重新连接；D. calm 使平静。根据下文 “the family all winter long.” 可知，这里描述的是蔬菜对家庭的作用，在整个冬天里帮助养活家人。故选A。

effort

value

wisdom

curiosity

考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，我不明白她为什么会在照顾那些盆栽植物上花费如此多的努力。A. effort 努力；B. value 价值；C. wisdom 智慧；D. curiosity 好奇心。根据上文 “She watered them, talked to them and                  them.” 和下文 “into looking after those potted plants.” 可知，这里描述的是祖母花费如此多的努力对植物的照顾。故选A。

often

rarely

sometimes

only

考查副词词义辨析。句意：它们不给我们食物，也很少开花。A. often 经常；B. rarely 很少；C. sometimes 有时；D. only 只有。根据上文 “However, I couldn’t understand why she put so much                  into looking after those potted plants. They didn’t offer us food and they” 和下文 “had flowers.” 可知，这里描述的是奶奶种的植物很少开花。故选B。

solved

uncovered

stressed

remained

考查动词词义辨析。句意：很长一段时间，这对我来说都仍然是个谜。A. solved 解决；B. uncovered 揭露；C. stressed 强调；D. remained 仍然是。根据下文 “a mystery (奥秘) to me for a long time.” 可知，这里描述的是这个谜团一直存在，很长一段时间，这对作者来说都仍然是个谜。故选D。

parent

expert

teacher

gardener

考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在作为一位父亲，我终于明白了为什么祖母有那些盆栽植物。A. parent 父亲 (或母亲)；B. expert 专家；C. teacher 教师；D. gardener 园艺师。根据上文 “As a boy” 和下文 “that’s what I always say to my son.” 可知，这里描述的是作者现在作为父亲的身份。故选A。

funny

strange

same

extra

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这就是我家里挂满了日出和森林的照片的同一个原因。A. funny 有趣的；B. strange 奇怪的；C. same 相同的；D. extra 额外的。根据上文 “Now as a(n)                 , I can finally understand why Grandma had those potted plants” 和下文 “reason I have so many pictures of sunrises and forests hanging in my house. They tell me that light, love, and growth still                  during the dark winter. They make me know that spring will come again and that’s what I always say to my son.” 可知，祖母有那些盆栽植物和作者家里挂满了日出和森林的照片的原因是相同的，是因为它们告诉人们，即使在黑暗的冬天，光明、爱和成长仍然存在，春天会再来。故选C。

change

exist

combine

matter

考查动词词义辨析。句意：它们告诉我，即使在黑暗的冬天，光明、爱和成长仍然存在。A. change 改变；B. exist 存在；C. combine 结合；D. matter 重要。根据上文 “They tell me that light, love, and growth still” 可知，这里描述的是这些元素的存在，即光明、爱和成长的存在。故选B。

pass

prefer

view

keep

考查动词词义辨析。句意：今天我对奶奶的盆栽有了新的看法。A. pass 通过；B. prefer 更喜欢；C. view 看待，看；D. keep 保持。根据下文 “Grandma’s potted plants in a new light. Every bit of her                  for them is worth it.” 可知，这里描述的是作者对盆栽植物的新看法，作者认为奶奶对它们的每一点关怀都是值得的。故选C。

care

respect

talent

search

考查名词词义辨析。句意：她对它们的每一点关怀都是值得的。A. care 关怀；B. respect 尊重；C. talent 才能；D. search 搜索。根据上文 “She watered them, talked to them and                  them.”、“Every bit of her” 和下文 “for them” 可知，这里描述的是祖母对植物的关怀。故选A。

predictor

competitor

manager

reminder

考查名词词义辨析。句意：但我最大的光明和爱的提醒是祖母本人。A. predictor 预测者；B. competitor 竞争者；C. manager 经理；D. reminder 提醒者。根据下文 “of light and love is Grandma herself.” 和 “She is light to my soul                  in the darkest times. And her love will live                  though she passed away years ago.” 可知，这里描述的是祖母作为爱的提醒。故选D。

thus

just

even

also

考查副词词义辨析。句意：她是我的灵魂之光，即使在最黑暗的时刻也是如此。A. thus 因此；B. just 仅仅；C. even 即使；D. also 也。根据上文 “She is light to my soul” 和下文 “in the darkest times.” 可知，这里强调的是即使在困难时期，祖母对于作者来说依然是灵魂之光。故选C。

gradually

formally

extremely

permanently

考查副词词义辨析。句意：虽然她几年前去世了，但她的爱将永远活在心中。A. gradually 逐渐地；B. formally 正式地；C. extremely 极其；D. permanently 永远地。根据上文 “And her love will live” 可知，这里描述的是祖母的爱将永远存在。故选D。