三、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.

All his life George loved  31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so 32 about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.

George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no   33   for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow    34 children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas   35   he finished high school. All this time he had to work to   36   his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.

In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a   37  of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George   38   . He had other   39  . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.

In those days, many   40   in the south grew only cotton. This was   41   to the soil(土壤). After a while the   42   would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the   43  . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.

George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was   44 “The Wizard(能手) of Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the    45   of 79.

31. A. animals B. plants C. buildings D. photos

32. A. much B. many C. little D. few

33. A. house B. farm C. hospital D. school

34. A. brown B. yellow C. black D. white

35. A. when B. until C. for D. since

36. A. cost B. spend C. pay D. take

37. A. love B. hate C. question D. surprise

38. A. accepted B. refused C. understood D. cared

39. A. situations B. suggestions C. plays D. plans

40. A. farmers B. scientists C. doctors D. inventors

41. A. helpful B. harmful C. careful D. wonderful

42. A. pumpkin B. peanut C. cotton D. potato

43. A. soil B. water C. air D. weather

44. A. seen B. look C. found D. called

45. A. time B. year C. age D. season