Question

    Julia Hill, an American woman, found out that a company wanted to cut down part of a forest in California. There were lots of redwood trees in the_______. One of the trees was 70 metres tall and about 1,000 years old.

Julia wasn’t _______ about this. She went to California and climbed up the tree. “If I sit in the tree,” she said, “the company can’t cut it down.” At the beginning, Julia planned to stay in the tree for two weeks. She_______ in a small tree-house and her friends were very helpful — they made _______ for her every day.  She used her _______ to talk to her family and to news reporters (记者). She stayed in the tree_______.

Many people helped her, but other people didn’t. They tried to_______ her. The company used a helicopter (直升机) to stay near her tree-house for a long time. The helicopter was very _______ and there was a lot of wind. Julia didn’t like it, but she stayed in the tree.

In the end, she was_______. The company told her that they wouldn’t cut down the redwood. Finally, after two years and eight days in the tree, Julia Hill climbed ________ and walked on the ground again. She and her friends were very happy.

1.A.city B.town C.forest D.country

2.A.excited B.happy C.wonderful D.careful

3.A.slept B.studied C.worked D.lived

4.A.food B.money C.friends D.music

5.A.tape B.board C.mobile phone D.camera

6.A.for a time B.every time C.now and then D.day and night

7.A.believe B.stop C.change D.excuse

8.A.noisy B.heavy C.high D.safe

9.A.rude B.angry C.hungry D.successful

10.A.up B.down C.in D.out

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位叫Julia Hill的美国女性为了阻止红杉树被砍伐，在树上建了一个树屋住了两年零八天，最终成功保护红杉树的故事。

1.句意：森林里有很多红杉树。

考查名词辨析。city城市；town城镇；forest森林；country国家。根据前一句中“…a company wanted to cut down part of a forest in California.”可知一家公司想砍伐加利福利亚的一个森林中的一部分，所以这里承接上文，提及森林，故选C。

2.句意：茱莉亚对此不高兴。

考查形容词辨析。excited激动的；happy高兴的；wonderful精彩的；careful小心的。根据下文茱莉亚的言行“She went to California and climbed up the tree…the company can’t cut it down.”和建树屋等可知，如果树被砍倒，茱莉亚会不开心，故选B。

3.句意：她住在小树屋里，她的朋友们非常乐于助人——每天给她准备食物。

考查动词辨析。slept睡觉；studied学习；worked工作；lived居住。根据前一句“At the beginning, Julia planned to stay in the tree for two weeks.”可知茱莉亚打算在树上待两周，那么树屋就是她居住的地方，故选D。

4.句意：她住在小树屋里，她的朋友们非常乐于助人——每天给她准备食物。

考查名词辨析。food食物；money钱；friends朋友；music音乐。根据上文“At the beginning, Julia planned to stay in the tree for two weeks.”可知茱莉亚打算在树上待两周，根据常识可以判断出，树屋空间狭小，不便于做饭等，所以她的朋友们都很乐意帮她准备食物，故选A。

5.句意：她用手机与家人和新闻记者通话。

考查名词（短语）辨析。tape磁带；board木板；mobile phone手机；camera相机。结合语境和空后talk to her family and to news reporters可知，茱莉亚在树上，只能用手机和他人联系，故选C。

6.句意：她日夜待在树上。

考查时间状语。for a time暂时；every time每次；now and then偶尔；day and night日以继夜。根据最后一段中“Finally, after two years and eight days in the tree, Julia Hill…walked on the ground again.”可知在树屋住了两年零八天后，茱莉亚才下来，可以在推断出在这之前，她日日夜夜都在树上待着，故选D。

7.句意：他们试图阻止她。

考查动词辨析。believe相信；stop阻止；change改变；excuse原谅。根据前一句“Many people helped her, but other people didn’t.”可知很多人帮助她，但也有人不支持，由此推断出，不支持她的人则会阻止她，故选B。

8.句意：直升机噪音很大，而且风也很大。

考查形容词辨析。noisy嘈杂的；heavy重的；high高的；safe安全的。根据常识可知，直升机的噪音很大，故选A。

9.句意：最终，她成功了。

考查形容词辨析。rude粗鲁的；angry生气的；hungry饥饿的；successful成功的。根据下一句“the company told her that they wouldn’t cut down the redwood.”可知红杉树不会被砍伐，所以说茱莉亚成功了，故选D。

10.句意：终于，在树上待了两年零八天之后，茱莉亚·希尔从树上爬了下来，又走到了地上。

考查副词辨析。up向上；down向下；in在里面；out在室外。根据空后walked on the ground again可知茱莉亚最终从树上下来了，故选B。