Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白出的最佳选项。

It’s March 12^th. Li Li and Lin Tao are digging on a hill nor far from their school. In China, people across the country plant trees_________on this day.

The idea of planting trees was first put forward in 1911 by Sun Zhongshan, the great_______  in China’s history. He said more trees were needed as a_________against flood(洪水)and drought. In 1915, April 5^th was named as Tree Planting Day.Then, in 1979, the day_______to March 12^th, to  _______the date on which Sun Zhongshan died.

“Everyone has heard of the Great Wall of China,”says Li Li. “But have you heard of the Green Wall of China? That’s the biggest tree planting _______ of all. ”The Gobi Desert in the north of China was _______every year. So in 1978, a tree planting project was started to _______ Gobi spreading. The government and local farmers have been planting millions of trees to build a great green“wall” along the edge of the desert.

“Tree planting has become a tradition in China now,”says Lin Tao. “Almost everyone does it on March 12th. Many people also plant a tree on a  _______ day. My parents planted a tree when started school. And my cousin planted _10__ on his wedding (婚礼 day. We do it for the environment and for ourselves.”

1.A. silently B. wisely C. completely D. actively

2.A. artist B. engineer C. pioneer D. musician

3.A. protection B. position C. preparation D. direction

4..A. taken B. decided C. changed D. given

5.A. value B. remember C. express D. admire

6.A. research B. survey C. project D. success

7.A. growing B. appearing C. losing D. happening

8.A. keep B. have C. help D. stop

9.A. different B. special C. basic D. simple

10.A. one B. that C. it D. this

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.A

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了每年的3月12日是植树节，文中介绍植树节的来历，人们在那天会植树的习惯。

1.句意：在中国，今天全国人民都在积极植树。A. silently安静地；B. wisely明智地；C. completely完全地； D. actively积极地.根据上文It’s March 12th. Li Li and Lin Tao are digging on a hill nor far from their school.及In China, people across the country plant trees可知这里是说积极种树。根据题意，故选D。

2.句意：植树的想法最早是1911年由中国历史上的伟大先驱孙中山提出的。A. artist艺术家；B. engineer工程师；C. pioneer先锋；D. musician音乐家。根据上文The idea of planting trees was first put forward in 1911 by Sun Zhongshan,可知下文是说先驱。根据题意，故选C。

3.句意：他说需要更多的树木来抵御洪水和干旱。A. protection保护；B. position位置；C. preparation准备；D. direction方向。根据下文against flood(洪水)and drought.可知这里是说保护，和抵御洪水和干旱，这里用protection，根据题意，故选A。

4.句意：然后，在1979年，这一天改为3月12日，以纪念孙中山去世的日子。A. taken带去；B. decided决定；C. changed改变；D. given给。根据下文to March 12th, to ___5___the date on which Sun Zhongshan died.可知这里是变成3月12日。根据题意，故选C。

5.句意：然后，在1979年，这一天改为3月12日，以纪念孙中山去世的日子。A. value价值；B. remember 记住；C. express表达；D. admire钦佩。根据下文to ___5___the date on which Sun Zhongshan died.可知这里是目的记住孙中山去世的日子。故选B。

6.句意：这是最大的植树工程。A. research搜查；B. survey调查；C. project工程；D. success成功。根据上文“Everyone has heard of the Great Wall of China,”says Li Li. “But have you heard of the Green Wall of China?可知下文是说最大的植树工程。根据题意，故选C。

7.句意：中国北方的戈壁沙漠每年都在生长。A. growing成长；B. appearing出现；C. losing失去；D. happening发生。根据下文So in 1978, a tree planting project was started to ___8___ Gobi spreading.可知上文是说在增长。根据题意，故选A。

8.句意：1978年，一项植树工程开始阻止了戈壁的蔓延。A. keep保持；B. have有；C. help帮助；D. stop停止；根据下文The government and local farmers have been planting millions of trees to build a great green“wall” along the edge of the desert.可知这里是说说阻止戈壁沙漠增长。

根据题意，故选D。

9.句意：几乎每个人都是在3月12日植树。许多人在特殊的日子也种了一棵树。A. different不同的；B. special特殊的；C. basic基本的；D. simple简单的。根据下文My parents planted a tree when started school. And my cousin planted _10__ on his wedding (婚礼 day. We do it for the environment and for ourselves.”可知上文是说特殊日子。根据题意，故选B。

10.句意：我表哥在他的婚礼上种了一棵。我们这样做是为了环境和我们自己。A. one一个，同类事物中的一个；B. that那个；C. it它；D. this这个。根据上文My parents planted a tree when started school.可知下文是是说我的表哥也种了一棵。故选A。