Question

    Everyone has hobbies. But some people are not content with normal ones such as _____ stamps or taking photographs. They're inspired by doing things that most people would never do.

My friend's uncle has a _____ hobby like that. He spends his retirement time travelling to see some of the oldest things_____ the earth. You may not believe, but it's true. That is his hobby.

Last year, he went to see the world's oldest _____. Or at least, that's what he thought. It's in California. It is called Methuselah with a history of 4，770 years. You might expect this to be a really big tree. But that's not the case at all. In fact, it's quite small. It's only 15 meters tall, and its trunk is not really that big either. It  _____ only a few centimeters a year.

Why does it live so long? You might assume_____ it would need perfect conditions to live so long, such as plenty of _____ and rich soil. But to your surprise, just the opposite is _____. There is no enough water, _____ the soil had almost no nutrients. In fact, this tree's difficult life makes it______. That's why it has lived so long.

Want to hear something funny? When my friend's uncle______ from his trip to see Methuselah last year, he read an article about the world's ______ tree in a newspaper. He was surprised ______ that a tree was recently discovered in Sweden that is 9，550 years old. It is said that tree is______ twice as old as Methuselah.

My friend's uncle doesn't give up. Next year, he's going to Sweden to see this tree. And he will continue his trip to see more old things. Just like he said “That's the way ______ work. You set your goals, and you do what it takes to achieve them.”

Word Bank .

inspire鼓舞   trunk 树干  nutrient营养物

1.A.finding B.collecting C.picking D.watching

2.A.strange B.new C.same D.famous

3.A.in B.at C.by D.on

4.A.tree B.flower C.forest D.river

5.A.cuts B.grows C.heats D.cleans

6.A.where B.why C.how D.that

7.A.sunshine B.air C.water D.rain

8.A.true B.wrong C.good D.same

9.A.but B.so C.and D.or

10.A.strong B.weak C.tall D.large

11.A.borrowed B.returned C.canceled D.forgot

12.A.old B.older C.oldest D.the oldest

13.A.hear B.to hear C.hearing D.heard

14.A.certainly B.nearly C.normally D.perfectly

15.A.travels B.choices C.hobbies D.difficulties

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.B

15.C

【解析】

二、【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者朋友的叔叔喜欢去看地球上最古老的事物，并讲述了他去看最古老的树时的所见所闻，同时告诉我们兴趣就是让我们拥有人生的目标并去努力实现它。

1.考查动词词义辨析。finding发现；collecting收集；picking挑选；watching看。结合语境和常识可知此处为收集邮票。故选B。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。strange奇怪的；new新的；same相同的；famous出名的。结合上段可知“我”朋友的叔叔的爱好跟一般人不一样，很奇怪。故选A。

3.考查介词固定搭配。in在……里；at在(某处); by在……旁边；on在……上。on Earth在地球上，固定短语。故选D。

4.考查名词词义辨析。tree树；flower花；forest森林；river河流。根据下文内容介绍可知是去看一棵古老的树。故选A。

5.考查动词词义辨析。cuts砍；grows生长；heats加热；cleans清理。结合语境可知它一年只生长几厘米，所以才会这么矮。故选B。

6.考查宾语从句引导词。where 表地点，在句中作状语；why 表原因，在句中作状语；how表方式，在句中作状语；that无意义，起连接作用。分析句子结构可知此处从句结构完整，缺宾语从句引导词。故选D。

7.考查名词词义辨析。sunshine阳光；air空气；water水；rain雨水。根据下文提到没有足够的水和肥沃的土壤可知此处应填water。故选C。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。true正确的；wrong错误的；good好的；same相同的。根据下文描述可知这棵树的生存环境并不好，跟人们认为的不同。故选A。

9.考查并列连词词义辨析。but但是，表转折；so因此，表因果；and和，并且，表并列或顺承；or或者，否则，表选择或条件。分析句意可知空前后表示顺承关系。故选C。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。strong强壮的；weak虚弱的；tall高的；large大的。根据“That's why it has lived so long.”可推知是恶劣的条件让树变得强壮。故选A。

11.考查动词词义辨析。borrowed借；returned归来；canceled取消；forgot忘记。结合语境可知他旅行回来。故选B。

12.考查形容词最高级。分析语境再结合空前“the world's”可知表示“最古老的树”，应用最高级形式，空前有“the world's”，所以形容词最高级前不用加the。故选C。

13.考查非谓语动词。分析语境再结合句子成分可知本题考查be surprised to do sth.应用动词不定式作宾语。故选B。

14.考查副词词义辨析。certainly确定地；nearly几乎，差不多；normally正常地；perfectly完全地。根据第三段第四句“It is called Methuselah with a history of 4，770 years.”以及第五段倒数第二句“...that is 9，550 years old.”可知这棵树的年龄几乎是玛土撒拉的2倍。故选B。

15.考查名词词义辨析。travels旅游；choices选择；hobbies业余爱好；difficulties困难。结合全文及最后一句“You set your goals, and you do what it takes to achieve them.”可知是业余爱好。故选C。