Question

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The pine tree is a special kind of tree.    1.  This is because many people put pine trees in their homes at Christmas time. They decorate the tree with colored lights, and put Christmas presents under the tree.

Pine trees are different from other trees because most other trees lose their leaves in winter.   2. So pine trees are also called evergreens.

3.  They have hard, thin leaves called needles. Pine trees also have pine cones. Pine cones look like hard berries. If you walk in a forest, you will see many pine cones on the ground.    4.   When the seeds fall to the ground, a new tree starts to grow.

5.  The wood is used to make furniture and boats. Many kinds of birds build their nests in pine trees. The seeds of pine trees are food for small animals such as squirrels and mice and for bigger animals such as rabbits and black bears. The needles are good food for large animals such as deer and moose when they cannot find anything to eat in the winter.

If you walk in a forest of pine trees, the air has a wonderful smell. In winter, the white snow on the dark green trees looks very beautiful.

A. Pine trees stay green all year long, even in winter.

B. Pine trees do not have soft leaves like the maple tree.

C. Some people call the pine tree a Christmas tree.

D. Pine trees are very beautiful all year round.

E. Pine trees are valuable for many reasons.

F. Inside the pine cones are seeds.

G. The seeds inside the pine cones are the favorite food for some animals.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.F

5.E

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要介绍了松树的特征。

1.C根据文意松树有时也叫圣诞树，这是因为很多人在圣诞节的时候，在他们的家里种上一棵松树，并且装饰它，所以答案是C。

2.A根据文意松树不同于其他种类的树木，即使是在冬天也不落叶，一年四季长青，所以答案是A。

3.B 本段下文讲述了松树叶子的特征，所以答案是B。

4.F由文意可知松树是结子的，那便是松树的种子，所以答案是E。

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考点：植物类阅读。