Question

	We all give names to our pets. But would you give a name to your family’s car? Many American adults enjoy doing this and there’s even a fun “holiday” called “National Name Your Car Day”. The most popular names for cars are “Bob” and “Betsy”.
	How big can this bookshelf be? In fact, it’s a building. One of its walls just looks like a bookshelf. The building is in Zhejiang. It’s about 20 meters high. Each of the “books” is about 2 meters high. There are many plants on another side of the building. A soccer field is on the top of the building.
	Peeling a banana is pretty easy. But a Japanese company produces a new kind of banana called “Mongee”. It looks just like any other bananas, but its peel is edible. It tastes like lettuce. The banana trees are grown in a cold place at first. But then they are moved to a warmer place while they are still growing.
	Most trees grow in forests. But this one has grown all by itself. It’s the loneliest tree on Earth. The nearest tree is over 200 kilometers away. The loneliest tree is on Campbell Island. The island is not a good place for plants to grow. It has high wind and little sunshine. It’s surprising that the tree was able to grow there.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.Which country is NOT mooned in the text?

A.Japan. B.China. C.The UK. D.The US.

2.Many American adults enjoy a fun “holiday” to ________.

A.plant trees B.name cars C.keep pets D.visit friends

3.The building in Zhejiang is unusual because ________.

A.it looks like a soccer field B.many plants grow on one of its walls

C.it is about two meters high D.one of its walls is like a bookshelf

4.The underlined words “is edible” probably mean “________”.

A.can be eaten B.tastes like carrot

C.looks colorful D.may be changeable

5.From the last paragraph, we can learn ________.

A.the loneliest tree grows in forests

B.plants can grow well on the island

C.there is a lot of sunshine on the island

D.the tree has grown lonely in a bad condition

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.D

【解析】

这篇短文给我们讲述了四个有趣的常识：第一段是关于很多美国人都喜欢给自己的汽车取个名字；第二段介绍了一个巨大的书架；第三段介绍了日本生产的一种新的香蕉；最后一段讲述的是最“孤独”的树。

1.推理判断题。根据文中“Many American adults enjoy doing this…”、“The building is in Zhejiang”、“But a Japanese company produces a new kind of banana…”，可知文中提到的国家有the US，China，Japan，故排除A、B、D，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文中“Many American adults enjoy doing this and there’s even a fun ‘holiday’ called ‘National Name Your Car Day’”可知美国成年人喜欢给自己的汽车取名字，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据文中“How big can this bookshelf be? In fact, it’s a building. One of its walls just looks like a bookshelf”可知，浙江的这栋建筑不寻常的原因是它的一面墙像书架。故选D。

4.词义猜测题。下句“It tastes like lettuce”描述了香蕉皮的味道，推测画线词意为“可食用”，A项符合题意。故选A。

5.推理判断题。根据文中“The loneliest tree is on Campbell Island. The island is not a good place for plants to grow. It has high wind and little sunshine”，可知这棵树所生长的岛屿风大、阳光少，环境恶劣，不适宜植物生存。由文中“The nearest tree is over 200 kilometers away”，可知离这棵树最近的树也在200公里之外，因此这棵树是独自在这岛屿上生长的。故D项“这棵树在恶劣的环境下独自生长着”符合题意。故选D。