Question

Look carefully at the back of a California state quarter．A man with a walking stick is pictured there．A bird called a California condor(大秃鹫)is flying overhead. Who is this man，and why is he so important that he is featured(处于显著地位)on the back of a coin?

The man on this quarter is John Muir．Even as a child, Muir loved watching nature. As a young man，he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness．He walked more than a thousand miles across the country，through fields and woods．John Muir liked writing about the places he visited，describing their beauty.

Muir also wrote about problems．In order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, rnany trees were being cut down．This made Muir unhappy and worried，because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that lived in them．Muir believed that nature should be conserved(保护)instead of being changed by human beings．He wrote articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forests．Soon，others began to listen．

Muir wrote letters to important people，such as President Theodore Roosevelt．The president admired Muir’s love for nature．When Roosevelt came to visit Muir in California. Muir convinced(说服)the president to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservation．Later，President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established(建立)five national parks．National parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. This means that people cannot build homes or businesses there. One of these parks is Yosemite National Park，the area that is featured on the back of the California quarter．

Though it has been almost one hundred years since John Muir died，people continue his work today．His work as a conservationist helped us to see the beauty of our natural world．John Muir made us understand the importance of protecting our earth and our resources---then，now，and for the future．

1.What did John Muir spend much of his life doing when he was a young man?

A．Watching natural views．

B．Writing about the places he visited．

C．Exploring the beauty of the wilderness．

D．Creating farmland for sheep and cattle．

2.Why did President Theodore Roosevelt visit John Muir?

A．Because Roosevelt loved watching nature．

B．Because Roosevelt received letters from John Muir．

C．Because Roosevelt admired John Muir’s love for nature.

D．Because Roosevelt was sad about the problems with farmland．

3.What happened after President Roosevelt went camping with John Muir?

A．Many trees were cut down．

B．Five national parks were established．

C．More homes and businesses were built.

D．More farmland was used for sheep and cattle.

4.Why is John Muir featured on the back of a California state quarter?

A．Because he walked over a thousand miles across the country．

B．Because he helped people understand the importance of protecting the natural world.

C．Because he wrote articles to spread the word about conserving forests．

D．Because he once wrote several letters to President Theodore Roosevelt．

5.What is the writer’s purpose of writing this article?

A．To advise readers to become active conservationists.

B．To make us interested in the story about a great man．

C．To tell us something about an important person in history．

D．To give information about how to conserve the environment．

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要在讲述约翰·缪尔的故事，讲述他的形象为什么能够被刻印在加拿大硬币上。约翰·缪尔年轻的时候走遍了全国的每一寸土地去领略大自然的山山水水的美好，然后将其所见和感受记录下来。不仅如此，他还记录下来有关生态破坏的问题，给报社写信写文章反映相关问题。还写信给重要的人物。罗斯福亲拜访他之后，划出了148公顷的土地用于扩展国家森林并且建立了5个国家森林公园。尽管约翰·缪尔已经离世100年了，但是人们仍然坚持他的环保工作。他作为一名自然保护主义者帮助人们看到大自然的美丽，使我们认识到保护我们地球和资源的重要性。

1.C细节理解题。根据短文第二段第三句话，“As a young man，he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness．（作为一个年轻人，他花费了大部分时间来探索大自然的美好）”。由此选C。

2.C细节理解题。本题是在询问罗斯福总统为什么来拜访约翰·缪尔。根据短文第四段，约翰·缪尔曾经给许多重要的人物写过信，罗斯福总统因为约翰·缪尔的这份对大自然的热爱之心所感动和钦佩，所以才来拜访他。由此选C。

3.B细节理解题。根据短文第四段“Later，President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established(建立)five national parks．National parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. This means that people cannot build homes or businesses there.（谈话过后，罗斯福总统规划出了148公顷的土地用于扩展国家森林并且建立了5个国家森林公园。国家公园是用来禁止开发的土地，因此人们不能在那里定居或者做生意。）”，根据句意，选B。

4.B推理判断题。本题是在询问为什么形象会被刻在加拿大纪念硬币上。根据短文最后一段得知，尽管已经距今去世100年了，人们仍然坚持他的环保工作。他作为一名自然保护主义者帮助人们看到大自然的美丽，使我们认识到保护我们地球和资源的重要性。由此选B。

5.C推理判断题。根据本文的第一段话以及全文阅读可知，这篇文章是围绕着为什么约翰·缪尔会被印刻在加拿大纪念币上，为什么这个人这么重要而展开的。由此，选C。

考点：人物传记类短文阅读