Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they give him wood and other useful things, they give him cool places, and they help to stop drought and flood.
Unluckily, in many parts of the world, man has not found that the third of these points is the most important. Man wants to make money from trees, so he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And also, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear.
This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even worse: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil-make the rain in-and also bind the soil, thus stopping it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing is left but useless desert.
40.The most important points of trees to man is ________.
A. they help him to make money
B. they give him cool
C. they give him wood and other things
D. they help him to stop drought and floods
41.In many places forests slowly disappear because ________ .
A. many trees have been cut down by man
B. new trees are not well looked after
C. man has not paid enough attention to planting trees
D. all the above
42.Land becomes desert after all trees are cut down because ________ .
A. roots of trees break up the soil
B. there are too many rainfalls
C. strong winds bring a lot of sand
D. there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil.
43.Which title best fits the passage?
A. Trees and Man
B. The Function of Tree Wood
C. How do People do with Trees?
D. The Usage of Tree Roots
D
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Mr.and Mrs. Gordon were sitting on the sand， reading their magazines． Mr. Gordon was too stingy（吝啬）to rent a chair． Their twelve－year－old daughter，Sandra， was playing at the water's edge． Suddenly a huge wave
lifted Sandra up and carried her out to sea． Fortunatelｙ，
a lifeguard was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away．
He ran along the beach and dived into the sea． He swam quickly to where
the girl， with her head only just above the water， was shouting for help． She was very frightened． When the lifeguard reached her, she struggled（挣扎） with him， as drowning people often do． However， he was a skilful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach． By the time he reached it， Mr. and Mrs. Gordon had realized what had happened． They had run down to the water's edge． Neither of them could swim． They just stood in the shallow water， and worried about their daughter． Had the lifeguard reached her in time？ Fortunately， he had． “That was quick work，young man，”Mr. Gordon said． He turned to his wife， “Give the lifeguard a dollar．” “A dollar！” Sandra cried． “Dad，how can you give him a dollar！ He saved my life． I was half dead．” “Quite right， girl” Mr. Gordon said， pleased by his daughter's awareness（知道） of the value of money． He turned to his wife again and said， “She's right． She was only half dead． Give him fifty cents． ”
36． What happened to Sandra？
A． She ran into the sea．
B． Her life was saved by a lifeguard．
C． She was drowned．
D． She died．
37． What did Mr. and Mrs. Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave？
A． They shouted to the lifeguard．
B． They dived into the water．
C． Perhaps they were reading magazines．
D． They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra．
38． Why was Sandra angry with her father？
A． He did not give the lifeguard any money．
B． He did not swim out to save her．
C． He did not show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness．
D． He gave the lifeguard too much money．
39． Why was Mr. Gordon pleased with her daughter？
A． She was safe again．
B． She was polite to the lifeguard．
C． He thought she did not want him to give the life-guard too much money．
D． She gave the lifeguard fifty cents．
Once upon a time there were two brothers who lived near each other. One day, they had a ___16___ because of some small things. And neither was willing to ___17___ each other.
One morning, there was a knock at door of the elder brother. He 18 it and found a man standing beside the door. “I’m a carpenter(木匠). I’m 19__ a few days’ work. Perhaps you would have a few small jobs I could help with.”
“Yes,” said the elder brother. “I do have a job for you. ___20___ at that farm across the small river. It is my younger brother’s. We had a quarrel, so I won’t like to see his __21___ anymore. I want you to build me a 8-foot ___22___.”
The man said, “I think I understand the situation. Don’t worry. I’ll be able to do a job that makes you __23__.” So the elder brother was very glad and left for the town nearby.
In the evening, the carpenter had just ___24___ his job when the elder brother returned. But he was __25___ to find, instead of a fence, before him, stood a __26____, which went from one side of the river ___27__ the other! On the other __28____ of bridge, was his younger brother.
“Do you know the name of the bridge?” The carpenter asked.
“No,” the elder brother was __29___.
“OK, I can tell you. Its name is understanding and __30___,” the carpenter smiled.
Suddenly they began to understand ___31___. Surely, between two brothers there should be a bridge rather than a _32____. Standing on the bridge, they _33___ each other’s hands with ____34__ in their eyes.
“Could you stay another few days? I’ve a lot of other work for you,” said the elder brother. “I’d love to ___35___ on,” the carpenter said. “But I have many more bridges to build.”
( )16. A. meeting B. question C. decision D. quarrel
( )17. A. forgive B. like C. speak D. think
( )18. A. got B. opened C. shut D. left
( )19. A. looking for B. looking at
C. looking on D. looking up
( )20. A. See B. Watch C. Observe D. Look
( )21. A. river B. face C. farm D. eyes
( )22. A. wall B. fence C. road D. bridge
( )23. A. excited B. pleased C. moved D. surprised
( )24. A. begun B. done C. finished D. continued
( )25. A. surprised B. happy C. anxious D. sad
( )26. A. house B. bridge C. fence D. river
( )27. A. to B. between C. across D. till
( )28. A. end B. side C. field D. stage
( )29. A. disappointed B. puzzled C. amazed D. worried
( )30. A. love B. hate C. joy D. anger
( )31. A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
( )32. A. river B. fence C. farm D. wall
( )33. A. brought B. took C. held D. clapped
( )34. A. smiles B. tears C. anger D. sadness
( )35. A. leave B. get C. stay D. work
The teacher is much kinder to Tom , _____, certainly, makes the others very angry.
A. who B. which C. that D. what
Our English teacher put particular _____ on the importance of reading English aloud.
A. stress B. weight C. attention D. pressure
Miss Li’s opinion about the modern education is not similar to ____ of the other teachers’.
A. it B. that C. one D. what
