Question

If you travel by air across the center of Africa or South America, you fly over forests for thousands of kilometres．These great forests are the seas of trees．They are full of thousands and thousands of different kinds of plants and animals．However, the world's forests are getting smaller all the time．We are cutting down the trees because we need wood, and we need more farmland as well．Some people say that there will not be any forests like these left in 20 to 30 years．What will happen if they disappear? If we cut down our forests, a lot of plants and animals will disappear from the world, in a lot of places the new farmland will soon look like the old deserts, for example, crops will not grow there．What's worse, it will not rain very often, and the weather will get very hot．Perhaps the climate of the world will change, which will be dangerous for everyone in the world．That is why we must take care of our forests．

1.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word "deserts" in this passage?

A. Farmland．

B. Sands．

C. Green fields．

D. Villages．

2.The passage mainly tells us about ________．

A. the importance of taking care of our forests

B. why a lot of animals disappear

C. where the forests are

D. the reasons for forming the deserts

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Only Africa and South America are the oceans of trees．

B. Different plants can't be found in the same forest．

C. Forests are usually several square kilometres large．

D. Forests are homes to different kinds of animals．

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

【解析】试题短文以非洲或南美洲数千公里的森林为例，谈论了水土流失和森林保护问题，指出森林是各种动物的家园，强调了保护森林的重要性。

1.题意：下面哪一个与文中划线词“deserts”最接近？考查词义理解题。A. Farmland农田；B. Sands沙地；C. Green fields绿洲；D. Villages村庄。根据下文的举例for example, crops will not grow there，可知Sands符合文意，故选B。

2.题意：这篇文章主要告诉我们关于 。考查文意理解题。A. the importance of taking care of our forests保护我们森林的重要性；B. why a lot of animals disappear为什么很多动物消失了；C. where the forests are森林在哪里；D. the reasons for forming the deserts沙漠成因。根据最后一句的总结That is why we must take care of our forests.，可知短文意在说明保护森林的重要性，故选A。

3.题意：根据文章，下列哪一项是正确的？考查细节理解题。A. Only Africa and South America are the oceans of trees．只有非洲和南美洲是树木的海洋；根据These great forests are the seas of trees.，可知说法错误。B. Different plants can't be found in the same forest．在同一个森林里找不到不同的植物；根据They are full of thousands and thousands of different kinds of plants and animals.，可知说法错误。C. Forests are usually several square kilometres large．森林通常是几平方公里大；根据you fly over forests for thousands of kilometres.可知说法错误。D. Forests are homes to different kinds of animals.森林是各种动物的家园。；根据If we cut down our forests, a lot of plants and animals will disappear from the world .，可知说法正确。综合以上分析，故选D。