Question

At the age of 16, Julia Butterfly Hill quit school and worked at a restaurant. For many years, she was only interested in making money and material things. Then one day she had a serious car accident, which changed her life. Hill said: “I realized I wanted to find a more powerful purpose for being here on this planet.”

As soon as she recovered, Hill traveled to California. There she saw ancient redwood trees, which are the largest trees in the whole world. The wood from redwood trunks is very hard. So the Pacific Lumber Company cut down many of the huge redwoods to use for construction. There are not many forests of these trees left. Many environmental activists want to protect the remaining trees. The redwoods are very important to the environment.

In 1997 Hill learned a group called Earth First was working to protect a particular group of trees. They decided to send someone up into a redwood tree, hoping this would stop the company from cutting the trees down. Julia Butterfly Hill volunteered.

Hill lived in the tree for over two years without ever coming down. Her home was a 6-by-8-foot tree house, 180 feet up. It is always cold and wet in a redwood tree. There were even very serious winter storms while Hill was in the tree. The wind and cold almost knocked Hill out of the tree. But she did not fall — she survived.

Finally, after years of arguing, the company decided to protect Luna, the tree Hill lived in. They signed an agreement to never cut down this huge redwood tree or the trees around it. When Hill put her feet on the earth again, she began to cry. But from that moment on Hill hasn’t stopped working to protect the environment.

1.Julia Butterfly Hill traveled to California _____.

A. to find a new job

B. to build a tree house

C. with the hope of joining Earth First

D. in expectation of doing something meaningful

2.The redwood trees were cut down mainly _____.

A. because they might fall over at any time

B. because they had great economic value

C. to protect other trees in the forest

D. to make space for constructions

3.Julia Butterfly Hill’s living conditions in the tree were _____.

A. comfortable         B. cool        C. tough              D. satisfying

4.What can we learn about Julia Butterfly Hill from the text?

A. She has a sense of social responsibility.

B. She failed to protect the redwood tree.

C. She built a new house in the forest.

D. She is a self-centered woman

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了Julia Butterfly Hill作为志愿者住在树房子里保护红木的故事，告诉我们她是一个有社会责任感的人。

1.D细节推理题。根据第三段 In 1997 Hill learned a group called Earth First was working to protect a particular group of trees. They decided to send someone up into a redwood tree, hoping this would stop the company from cutting the trees down. Julia Butterfly Hill volunteered. 可知Julia Butterfly Hill去加利福尼亚是去保护红木，做有意义的事。故选D.

2.B细节推理题。根据第二段The wood from redwood trunks is very hard. So the Pacific Lumber Company cut down many of the huge redwoods to use for construction.可知红木被用于建筑，有很高的经济价值，故选B.

3.C推理判断题。根据第四段It is always cold and wet in a redwood tree. There were even very serious winter storms while Hill was in the tree. The wind and cold almost knocked Hill out of the tree.可知在树房子里生活非常艰苦，又湿又冷又有风雨，故选C.

4.A推理判断题。根据第三段Butterfly Hill volunteered. 第四段But she did not fall — she survived.及最后一句But from that moment on Hill hasn’t stopped working to protect the environment.可知Butterfly Hill是一个有社会责任感的人，故选A.

考点：考查人物故事类短文阅读。

【名师点睛】

做好细节理解题的几点建议：

细节理解题属直接解答性问题，是阅读理解题中最简单的一种，多数属中低难度的题。但高考所占的比例大，应特别引起注意。事实和细节题的命题特点是：对文章或某一段落中的一些特定细节或文章重要事实的理解，一般包括直接理解题和语义转化题。直接理解题能在原文直接找到答案，而语义转化题则需要将题目信息与原文信息加工或整理后才能得出结论。

做细节理解题具体方法与步骤如下：

①略读材料，大概了解原文，掌握中心或主旨；

②按文章的体裁，作者写作的组织模式及有关的信息词。如for example, first, second…等预测应该到何处寻找自己所需要的事实；

③将自己精力放在寻找你所需要的细节上。快速通篇跳读，全文扫视，找到细节出处，待找到含细节句子时，放慢速度，仔细核对比较内容，直至找到答案。比如文章第1小题根据第三段 In 1997 Hill learned a group called Earth First was working to protect a particular group of trees. They decided to send someone up into a redwood tree, hoping this would stop the company from cutting the trees down. Julia Butterfly Hill volunteered. 可知Julia Butterfly Hill去加利福尼亚是去保护红木，做有意义的事。故选D. 第2小题根据第二段The wood from redwood trunks is very hard. So the Pacific Lumber Company cut down many of the huge redwoods to use for construction.可知红木被用于建筑，有很高的经济价值，故选B.