Question

Trees are one of the oldest plants on the earth. Just like us, trees change a lot    they grow. At one to three years old, young trees learn to      themselves. For example, many tree grow thorns (刺)to tell animals        near. Most young trees have large and deep green leaves to    enough sunlight and turn it into their food and energy. When trees are four years old, they are  strong enough to    the challenge(挑战)in life. At the age of fifteen, they become young adults and grow more     . They will have their own flowers and fruit. After the trees are twenty to twenty-five years old, they are called real adults because they reach their    . Adults trees give us oxygen and natural beauty. If we    them very well, they will live healthily for many years. As time goes on, trees begin older and older and even   . At this time, they still have their important places in nature and uses for people.    many ways, the life of trees is like our own life experience.

1.A. before         B. when    C. after      D. since

2.A. protect         B. provide         C. prevent    D. pollute

3.A. to go          B. to leave          C. not to go   D. not to leave

4.A. enjoy          B. keep   C. stay      D. catch

5.A. get            B. receive           C. face   D. welcome

6.A. fast            B. faster            C. slow   D. slowly

7.A. weights         B. heights          C. styles   D. sizes

8.A. look for       B. look after        C. look out D. look at

9.A. die             B. hurt            C. waste    D. throw

10.A. On            B. In              C. For D. At

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文告诉人们树的生长过程和人的生长过程和生活经历差不多，在每个不同的阶段都有不同的表现和作用。

1.B考查连词与语境理解。A. Before在……之前； B. When当……时候；C. After在……之后； D. Since自从，句意：就像我们一样，数目在生长时会改变很多。根据句子的意思，可知答案为B，表示当……时候，故选B

2.A考查动词与语境理解。A. Protect保护；B. provide 提供；C. prevent 阻止；D. Pollute污染，句意：小树学着保护自己。根据下文内容此空是保护的意思，故选A

3.C考查不定式与语境理解。句意：许多树长刺来告诉动物不要走近。根据题干分析，此题是考查tell sb （not）to do sth，根据文章意思，故选C。

4.D考查动词与语境理解。A. Enjoy享受，喜欢；B. Keep保持；C. Stay呆，停留；D. Catch抓住，句意：大多数小树有大而深绿的叶子来获取阳光来把它变成食物和能量。根据意思可知，大多数的植物能够抓到更多的阳光，故选D。

5.C考查动词与语境理解。A. get 获得；B. receive 收到；C. Face面对；D. Welcome欢迎，句意：当树木四岁的时候，他们足够大能面对挑战。根据文章的意思可知答案为C，表示为面对的意思。

6.D考查副词与语境理解。A. Fast快地； B. Faster更快的；C. Slow慢的； D. Slowly慢地，句意：在十五岁的时候，它们成为年轻的成年人然后长的更慢了。根据题干分析此空修饰动词grow，根据句意是长得慢，故选D。

7.D考查名词与语境理解。A. Weights重量；B. Heights高度；C. Styles风格；D. Sizes大小，句意：它们成为真正的成年人因为它们到达了它们的高度。根据句意应该是长到一定的高度，故选D。

8.B考查动词词组与语境理解。A. look for 寻找；B. look after照顾；C. look out小心；D. look at看，句意：如果我们好好照顾它们，它们会健康地生长很多年。根据上下文的需要可知答案为B，表示照顾的意思。

9.A考查动词与语境理解。A. Die死；B. hurt 伤害；C. Waste浪费；D. Throw扔。句意：随着时光流逝数木变得越来越老甚至死亡。根据句意此题是表示数木死亡，故选A。

10.B考查介词与语境理解。句意：在某些方面树木的生活和我们的生活经历有些相似。

in many ways表示在某些方面，为固定词组搭配，故选B。

考点：考查日常生活类短文