Question

[素材选自One Story A Day Book 2]

为未来种树

Jim Flinn and his family have been taking part in Earth Day celebrations to plant trees for as long as he can remember.

This year, Jim decided to invite some of his classmates to ____ the family planting trees on Earth Day.

“Did you know that each day, one mature ____ produces enough oxygen for four people to breathe？” Jim asked his friends. Before anyone could respond, he ____, “But that's not all. Trees also remove the ____ carbon dioxide that pollutes our air.”

According to Jim, what is good for the earth is good for ____. “My parents always encourage me to be good to the earth，” he explained to his ____.

When the trees ____, the Flinns made sure they had lots of water. Then, with shovels and pails, they headed out to the field and started digging.

“First，make a big ____,” explained Jim, who knew what he was doing after years of practice. “Make sure the roots will fit into the hole. Put a little water in the bottom of the hole and put your tree ____. Then, cover the ____ and fill the hole with dirt. And use your feet to pack it in well around the ____ tree.”

You could tell that this young boy took pride in what he ____ his family did each spring. “We don't have to plant hundreds of trees，” said Jim's father. “Even if you can only ____ one tree each year, it will add up in the end.”

____ they worked hard for five hours, twenty trees were planted on the site.

Seeing the new trees standing upright straight, Jim's friends ____ to join the event again next time. They think the Earth Day is really meaningful for everyone.

Word Bank

mature 成熟的  carbon dioxide 二氧化碳

shovel 铁铲 pail 桶 root 根

1.A.join B.spend C.bring D.take

2.A.animal B.human C.tree D.flower

3.A.continued B.stopped C.talked D.promised

4.A.useful B.harmful C.helpful D.painful

5.A.something B.someone C.everyone D.nobody

6.A.students B.neighbors C.teachers D.classmates

7.A.went B.arrived C.cut D.found

8.A.well B.concert C.hole D.research

9.A.inside B.outside C.above D.below

10.A.tools B.leaves C.knives D.roots

11.A.new B.old C.large D.ugly

12.A.and B.but C.as D.for

13.A.clear B.plant C.cover D.burn

14.A.Until B.As C.After D.Before

15.A.refused B.invited C.decided D.received

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.C

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了吉姆和他的家人每年都在地球日这一天参加植树活动。今年吉姆邀请了他的一些同学参加，他们认为植树节对每一个人都有意义。

1.考查动词词义辨析。join参加，加入；spend花费；bring带来，引起；take拿走，根据句意可知此处指加入植树活动，故选A。

2.考查名词词义辨析。animal动物；human人类；tree树木；flower花。分析句意可知此处指一棵成熟的树每天能够产生足够4人呼吸的氧气，且下文“Trees also remove the...”也有提示。故选C。

3.考查动词词义辨析。continued继续；stopped停止；talked交谈；promised承诺。根据下一句 “But that's not all...” 可知他继续说。故选A。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。useful有用的；harmful有害的；helpful有帮助的；painful疼痛的。由句中“pollutes our air”可知此处表示有害的二氧化碳气体。故选B。

5.考查代词词义辨析。something某事，某物；someone一些人，某些人；everyone所有人；nobody 没有人。根据句意可知此处指对地球有益，就是对所有人都有益。故选C。

6.考查名词词义辨析。students学生；neighbors邻居；teachers老师；classmates同学。根据上文“Jim decided to invite some of his classmates...”可知，此处是指向他的同学们解释。故选D。

7.考查动词词义辨析。went去；arrived 到来；cut切；found发现。根据下文中的 “...the Flinns made sure they had lots of water...and started digging.”并结合常识可知，此处指“当树到了时”。故选B。

8.考查名词词义辨析。well；concert音乐会； hole洞； research调查。根据下文中 “Make sure the roots will fit into the hole.”可知此处表示先挖个坑。故选C。

9.考查副词词义辨析。inside在里面；outside在外面；above在上面；below在下面。根据句意可知此处是指挖个坑，把树放在里面。故选A。

10.考查名词词义辨析。tools工具；leaves叶子；knives刀子；roots根。根据上文中的 “Make sure the roots will fit into the hole.” 可知是要将树根在坑中埋起来。故选D。

11.考查形容词词义辨析。new新的；old旧的，老的；large大的；ugly丑陋的。根据上下文可知这是一棵新种的树。故选A。

12.考查连词词义辨析。根据句意可知此处表并列。故选A。

13.考查动词词义辨析。clear清除；plant种植；cover覆盖；burn燃烧。根据前一句中的 “We don't have to plant hundreds of trees.”可知此处表示的是种树，故选B。

14.考查连词词义辨析。Until直到；As随着；After在……之后；Before在……之前。分析句意可知，此处指辛苦工作了五个小时之后，After符合句意。故选C。

15.考查动词词义辨析。refused拒绝；invited邀请；decided决定；received收到。分析句意可知此处指他的朋友决定再次参加这个活动。decide to do sth.决定做某事，符合句意。故选C。