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Eleven countries are building a great wall of trees across Africa. It is called the Great Green Wall. The aim is to bring life to the dry lands and help to fight the bad environment.

The wall is 8, 000 kilometers long and 15 kilometers wide. It covers from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east, on the south of the Sahara Desert (撒哈拉沙漠). So far, Senegal has made the best progress by planting about 11,000,000 trees.

Many years ago, there were few trees in that area and the winds used to be very strong. It was harmful to the fields. Also, there was little rain, so few plants could grow and many people went hungry. Since the tree planting project started, the trees have provided food for the local people and increased the wetness (湿度) of the air. Little by little, there appeared green fields for people to grow plant.

The project which began in 2007 is supposed to cost a total of 8, 000, 000, 000 dollars. Many countries are trying their best to help to continue the planting. So we will be able to see the whole green wall across Africa in the near future!

1.Why are the countries building the wall of trees?

They want to bring life to the dry lands and help to _______________.

2.Where is the great wall of trees?

It's ____________________ of the Sahara desert.

3.Why couldn't many plants grow in that area many years ago?

Because there were few trees, strong winds and ________________.

4.When did the project begin?

It began _____________.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

It mainly talks about _____________________________in Africa

Answer

1.fight/ stop/ prevent the bad environment

2.(from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east,) on the south/ south

3.(there was) little rain

4.in 2007.

5.the great Green Wall/ the tree planting project/ planting trees/ tree planting/ building a great green wall of trees/ the project of planting trees/ the project of the Great Green Wall/ bringing life to the dry lands/ environmental protection/ protecting the environment/ ...

【解析】本文简述了非洲一些国家正在建设的树木屏障的位置、规模、作用等等。

1.句意：为什么这些国家建造树木墙？他们想把生命带到旱地并帮助对抗/组织恶劣环境。原文“The aim is to bring life to the dry lands and help to fight the bad environment.

”（目的是为旱地带来生命，并有助于对抗恶劣的环境。），故填fight/ stop/ prevent the bad environment

2.句意：树木墙在哪里？它在撒哈拉沙漠的南边。原文“It covers from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east, on the south of the Sahara Desert”（它的覆盖范围从西部的塞内加尔到东部的吉布提，位于撒哈拉沙漠的南部），故填 (from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east,) on the south/ south

3.句意：多年前为什么很多植物不能在那个地区生长？因为树木、强风很少，雨水也很少。原文“There was little rain, so few plants could grow”（这里几乎没有下雨，所以很少有植物可以生长），这也是原因，故填(there was) little rain

4.句意：项目什么时候开始的？原文“The project which began in 2007”（2007年开始的项目），故填in 2007.

5.句意：这篇文章主要讲的是什么？本文提到了伟大的绿墙/植树工程/种植树木/植树/建设绿树成荫的大树/植树工程/大绿墙工程/为旱地带来生机/环保/保护环境/，这些都可以接受为文章的主题，故可以填the great Green Wall/ the tree planting project/ planting trees/ tree planting/ building a great green wall of trees/ the project of planting trees/ the project of the Great Green Wall/ bringing life to the dry lands/ environmental protection/ protecting the environment/ ...