人教高中英语30分语言运用限时满分练(五).docx

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30分语言运用限时满分练(五)
(限时25分钟)
Ⅰ.完形填空(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early 　1　of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to annoy my parents.  
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked at this work of natural art with 　2　. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “Something else to 　3　!” Seeing the neighbours busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.  
At that age, I always did something 　4　 to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found 　5　, I would plant a garden! 
I planted some lily seeds in the yard. But they failed to 　6　. I continued to plant sunflower and rose seeds. Wild with joy, I found the first rose bloom. One by one, the flowers began to bloom. 　7　, I was touched by this land of wonder. However, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even shouted at me because he found it was 　8　 to move my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s 　9　, I put my real roses in her vase which, in her eyes, were simply weeds rather than flowers.  
Regardless of their 　10　, I kept on planting my garden and 　11　 to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they 　12　 to care and love.  
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my