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. 小题1: A．animals B．plants C．buildings D．photos 小题2: A．much B．many C．little D．few 小题3: A．house B．farm C．hospital D．school 小题4: A．brown B．yellow C．black D．white 小题5: A．when B．until C．for D．since 小题6: A．cost B．spend C．pay D．take 小题7: A．love B．hate C．question D．surprise 小题8: A．accepted B．refused C．understood D．cared 小题9: A．situations B．suggestions C．plays D．plans 小题10: A．farmers B．scientists C．doctors D．inventors 小题11: A．helpful B．harmful C．careful D．wonderful 小题12: A．pumpkin B．peanut C．cotton D．potato 小题13: A．soil B．water C．air D．weather 小题14: A．seen B．look C．found D．called 小题15: A．time B．year C．age D．season