Question

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Have you ever planted a few trees on Tree Planting Day? Each year, millions of people, both _____, plant a lot of trees. But this may not be the best way to make your home a ______place.

Last week we visited a park in Hebei. We were ______to find most of the trees had been burned. The workers told us that the trees ______soon after they were planted because they weren’t watered well enough. _______workers burned them and cleaned the place for _______ trees to be planted this year. ______ a card found in one of the dead trees, a student wrote,“ I hope this tree will grow up with me to ______the backbone (栋梁) of our country.” The workers said that the survival(存活) of the trees was really more important than _______trees were planted.

Some people in Beijing now have a new idea that they can donate (捐赠) some money and let professionals (专业人士) plant and ______the trees.

1.A. students and teachers B. old and young C. boys and girls  D. mother and father

2.A. smaller               B. colder      C. nicer           D. larger

3.A. pleased               B. happy        C. interesting     D. surprised

4.A. died                  B. grew           C. bought          D. planted

5.A. Though               B. When           C. Because         D. So

6.A. few                   B. old        C. new             D. dead

7.A. Over                  B. From         C. On             D. About

8.A. need                 B. hold          C. plant         D. be

9.A. how many              B. when           C. how soon      D. why

10.A. take out             B. take down    C. take up        D. take care of

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：作者叙述了自己在去河北的一个公园参观时的情况，惊讶的发现很多树被烧毁了，工人告诉作者，由于没有灌溉好，这些树在种下不久后就死了。现在，有个北京人有这样一个新的想法，就是他们可以捐一些钱，让专业人员去负责养护树木。

1.B考查名词辨析及语境理解。句意：每年，成千上万的人，男女老少，种植许多树木。A. students and teachers 师生；B. old and young老年人青年人。C. boys and girls 男女生；D. mother and father爸爸妈妈。此处指不同年龄段的人。答案为B。

2.C考查比较级及语境理解。句意：但是这可能不是使你的家园变的更好的办法。A. smaller更小；B. colder更冷；C. nicer更好；D. larger 更大。植树的目的是为了保护环境，建设一个更加美好的家园，答案为C。

3.D考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：我们很惊讶的发现大部分的树被烧死了。A. pleased 高兴的；B. happy 愉快的；C. interesting有趣的；D. surprised 吃惊的。be surprised to表示“惊讶于……”，符合语境。答案为D

4.A考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：工人们告诉我们，因为浇水不够，树木被种植后不久就死了。 A. died 死；B. grew 成长；C. bought买；D. planted 种植。由后文中的the dead trees可知此处应填died。答案为A

5.D考查连词辨析及语境理解。句意：所以工人们把树烧掉，给今年要种植的新树腾出地方。

A. Though尽管；B. When何时；C. Because因为；D. So 因此。因为种植的树死去了，所以工人们要把它们烧毁。前后两句之间是因果关系，所以用so来连接。

6.C考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：所以工人们把树烧掉，给今年要种植的新树腾出地方。

A. few 极少； B. old老的；C. new新的；D. dead 死亡的。前文中的cleaned the place是提示。工人们做好清理工作，是为了种植“新”的树，因此应该填new。

7.C考查介词辨析及语境理解。句意：在一棵死的树木上发现了一张卡片。A. Over 在……上面； B. From从；C. On在……上面；D. About 有关，大约。字写在卡片上，应该用介词on。

8.D考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：我希望这棵陪我一起长大的树能成为祖国的顶梁柱。A. need 需要；B. hold 举行；C. plant种植；D. be 是。to be the backbone of our country意为“成为国家栋梁”。

9.A考查疑问词辨析及语境理解。句意：工人说树木的存活率要比种值许多的树木更重要。A. how many多少；B. when 何时；C. how soon 多久；D. why为什么。how many表示数量的多少，与前文的the survival形成对比。此处指“树木的存活比植树数目的多少更重要”。

10.D考查动词词组辨析及语境理解。句意：让专业人员去负责养护树木。A. take out 拿出来； B. take down 拿下；C. take up从事； D. take care of照顾。take care of 意为“照顾，照料”，符合语境。

考点：环保类短文阅读。