Question

    Jadav Payeng is a forestry worker from Jorhat, India. Over the past 38 years, he has planted trees on a sandbar(沙洲) of the Brahmaputra River and has _______ it into a forest.

One day in 1979, 16-year-old Payeng was walking _______ the bank of the Brahmaputra River. He saw many snakes on the sandbars. These snakes died in a few days’ time _______ the heat and the absence(缺乏) of trees. Payeng felt very _______ when he saw this. He decided to plant some trees. Single-handedly, he started planting bamboo trees, as only bamboo trees could survive(存活) in the sandbars.

To water the trees was a difficult _______ for one man. With his hard work and great effort, day by day the _______ bamboo trees grew into a forest. His tree planting has changed the soil. Now the sandbar is a thick forest and _______ to thousands of plants and animals. A large group of around 100 elephants visit the forest every year and _______ there for a few months.

Payeng is now in _______ fifties. He has planted close to 1,400 acres(英亩) of forests and is ________ as the Forest Man of India. In 2015, he was honored with Padma Shri, one of the top awards in India.

1.A.divided B.turned C.cut

2.A.across B.through C.along

3.A.according to B.because of C.as for

4.A.sad B.lonely C.alone

5.A.condition B.journey C.task

6.A.young B.tall C.wild

7.A.way B.guide C.home

8.A.sit B.lie C.stay

9.A.her B.his C.he

10.A.known B.served C.invited

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了Jadav Payeng的事迹。他花了三十八年的时间在沙洲上种树，种出了一片森林，还提到了他开始种树的原因以及他独自种树的难处与他的努力。

1.句意：他在雅鲁藏布江的一个沙洲上种树，并把它变成了一片森林。

考查动词。divided分割、分成；turned变成；cut割破、划破。根据上文“he has planted trees on a sandbar(沙洲) of the Brahmaputra River”可推断，此处指的是将它变成了一片森林。B选项符合句意，故选B。

2.句意：1979年的一天，16岁的Payeng正沿着雅鲁藏布江河岸散步。

考查介词。across跨过；through通过；along沿着。根据空格后的“the bank of the Brahmaputra River”可推断，Payeng是沿着雅鲁藏布江河岸散步。C选项符合句意，故选C。

3.句意：因为天气炎热，又没有树木，这些蛇在几天后就死了。

考查复合介词。according to根据；because of因为；as for至于。结合语境可知，“the heat and the absence(缺乏) of trees” 是“These snakes died in a few days’ time”的原因。B选项符合句意，故选B。

4.句意：当他看到这个（景象）时，Payeng感到非常难过。

考查形容词。sad悲伤的；lonely孤单的；alone孤单的。结合上下文“These snakes died in a few days’ time because of the heat and the absence(缺乏) of trees”和“He decided to plant some trees”可知，此处指的是看到这个场景，Payeng感到伤心。A选项符合句意，故选A。

5.句意：给树浇水对一个人来说是一项艰巨的任务。

考查名词。condition条件；journey旅程；task任务。结合语境可知，本句句意为“给树浇水对一个人来说是一项艰巨的任务”。C选项符合句意，故选C。

6.句意：在他的辛勤劳动和巨大努力下，幼小的竹子树一天天长成了森林。

考查形容词。young年幼的；tall高的；wild野生的、天然的。根据day by day可推断，此处指的是幼小的竹子树长成了森林。A选项符合句意，故选A。

7.句意：现在这个沙洲是一片茂密的森林，是成千上万种植物和动物的家园。

考查名词。way方法；guide向导；home家园。结合语境可知，本句句意为“现在这个沙洲是一片茂密的森林，是成千上万种植物和动物的家园”。be home to固定搭配，是……的家园，C选项符合句意，故选C。

8.句意：每年大约有100头大象成群结队来到森林，并在那里呆上几个月。

考查动词。sit坐；lie躺下；stay停留。根据上文“A large group of around 100 elephants visit the forest every year”可推断，此处指的是在这里待几个月。C选项符合句意，故选C。

9.句意：Payeng现在五十多岁了。

考查代词。her她的；his他的；he他。“in one’s +数词复数”为固定搭配，意为“在某人……多岁的时候”，根据上文提示，Payeng为男性，故应用his，故选B。

10.句意：他种植了近1400英亩的森林，被称为印度的森林人。

考查动词。known知道；served服务；invited邀请。结合语境可知，本句句意为“他种植了近1400英亩的森林，被称为印度的森林人”。be known as为固定搭配，意为“被称为、以……闻名”，符合句意，故选A。