Question

为未来种植

Jim Flinn and his family have been taking part in Earth Day celebrations to plant trees for as long as he can remember. Each spring, the Flinn family puts down a few more roots.This year, Jim decided to _____ some of his classmates to join in.

“Did you know that each day, one mature tree _____ enough oxygen for four people to breathe？” Jim asked his friends. Before anyone could respond, he continued, “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 have always _____ me to be good to the earth，” he explained to his classmates. “They say that we should respect our planet and make sure that it's _____．”

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

“First，make a big hole，” _____ Jim. “Make sure the roots will fit into the hole. Pour a little water into the hole and put your tree _____. Second, cover the roots and fill the hole with dirt. And ______ use your feet to pack it in well around the new tree.”

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

______ five hours of hard work, twenty trees were planted on the site.

Seeing the new trees standing upright neatly, Jim's______ decided to join the event again next time.

1.A.invite B.allow C.force D.take

2.A.grows B.keeps C.gives D.produces

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

4.A.nothing B.someone C.everyone D.nobody

5.A.believed B.encouraged C.agreed D.warned

6.A.healthy B.poor C.weak D.dangerous

7.A.office B.bank C.kitchen D.field

8.A.noticed B.controlled C.explained D.repeated

9.A.inside B.outside C.above D.below

10.A.then B.once C.still D.never

11.A.how B.that C.if D.where

12.A.spring B.summer C.fall D.winter

13.A.need B.must C.should D.can

14.A.When B.Before C.After D.Until

15.A.neighbors B.relatives C.teachers D.friends

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.D

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了吉姆和吉姆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，植树对地球和人类都有益处。

1.考查动词词义辨析。invite邀请；allow允许；force强迫；take拿。由前文可知吉姆经常参加地球日庆典来植树，根据语境可知此处指邀请同学也参加这个活动，invite sb. to do sth.邀请某人做某事，故选A。

2.考查动词词义辨析。grows生长；keeps保持；gives 给；produces产生，生产。根据语境可知此处是指产生氧气。故选D。

3.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”可知二氧化碳是有害气体。故选B。

4.考查不定代词词义辨析。nothing什么也没有；someone一些人，某些人；everyone每个人；nobody 没有人。根据句意可知此处指对地球有益，那么对所有人都有益。故选C。

5.考查动词词义辨析。believed相信；encouraged鼓励；agreed同意；warned警告。根据上下文语境可知此处是指我的父母总是鼓励我善待地球。故选B。

6.考查形容词词义辨析。healthy健康的；poor贫困的；weak虚弱的；dangerous危险的。根据句意及上下文语境可知此处是指我们应该尊重我们的地球，并确保它是健康的。故选A。

7.考查名词词义辨析。office办公室；bank银行；kitchen厨房；field田野。由语境可知他们去种树，所以肯定是去田野，故选D。

8.考查动词词义辨析。noticed注意到；controlled控制；explained解释；repeated重复。此处指吉姆向同学们解释怎样种树，故选C。

9.考查介词词义辨析。inside里面；outside外面；above上面；below下面。此处介绍了种树的步骤，肯定是将树放入洞里，故选A。

10.考查副词词义辨析。then然后；once曾经；still仍旧；never从不。由句意可知此处表示顺序，意为“然后”，故选A。

11.考查宾语从句引导词。分析句子结构可知此处句子成分完整，应用连接词that。故选B。

12.考查名词词义辨析。spring春天；summer夏天；fall秋天；winter冬天。植树是春天做的事情，故选A。

13.考查情态动词词义辨析。need需要；must必须；should应该；can能够。此处表示“能够”，故选D。

14.考查连词词义辨析。When当……时；Before在……之前；After在……之后；Until直到。此处指“在……之后”，故选C。

15.考查名词词义辨析。neighbors邻居；relatives 亲戚；teachers老师；friends朋友。根据第一段最后一句 “This year, Jim decided to__1__ some of his classmates to join in.”可知，此处是指他的朋友。故选D。