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本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，第I卷第1页至第7页，第II卷第7页至第8页。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。 第I卷（选择题，共100分） 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because poliomyelitis(小儿麻痹症) made his leg lame and his teeth uneven. He seldom played with his classmates; and when the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always lowered his head without a word. One spring, the boy’s father asked for some saplings from the neighbor. He told his children to plant a sapling each person. The father said, “Whose sapling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite gift.” The boy also wanted to get his father’s gift. But seeing his brothers and sisters carrying water to water the trees happily, anyhow, he hit upon an idea; he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never attended to it. A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was surprised to find it not only didn’t wilt, but also grew some fresh leaves, and compared with the trees of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener and more vital. His father kept his promise, bought the little boy his favorite gift and said to him, “Judging from the tree you planted, you will become an outstanding botanist when you grow up.” Since then, the little boy slowly became optimistic. One day, the little boy lay on the bed but couldn’t sleep. Looking at the bright moonlight outside the window, he suddenly recalled what the biology teacher once said—plants generally grow at night. Why not go to see the tree? When he came to the courtyard on tiptoe, he found his father was splashing something under his tree with a ladle(勺子). He returned to his room, tears running down his face. Decades passed. The little boy didn’t become a botanist, but he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt. 21. Why didn’t the boy an