Question

    My father told me that there used to be a forest near our town. But the farmer who owned the forest _________ trees every year until one year, there were no trees left.

One day, our teacher took us out and we had a _______ in the field where the forest used to be. While eating and drinking, we _______ about the beautiful forest we once had. One of my classmates comes from a tribe (部落) that lived in the west of our country. He told us what he thought about the change. “It makes me really _________ to learn that a forest has disappeared. My people have taught me to _________think seven generations (七代人) in the future. That’s to say, when we do something to the land, we should never _______it. We must care about nature and leave it good enough for later generations.

When we heard what he said, we kept _______first. "Let’s plant some trees!" said our teacher after a moment. “It will be a good _______!” So that’s what we did. For the rest of the spring, we worked hard and we planted thousands of trees.

That was five years ago. Today, when I stand in that field which was once empty, I see _______ about as tall as I am. It’s great to see how we’ve ________the field. It taught us the power of thinking about the future.

1.A.cut up B.cut down C.looked for D.looked after

2.A.picnic B.test C.wish D.lesson

3.A.planned B.feared C.knew D.talked

4.A.tired B.excited C.sad D.hopeful

5.A.sometimes B.always C.seldom D.never

6.A.protect B.hurt C.study D.sell

7.A.thankful B.happy C.silent D.shy

8.A.start B.mistake C.mess D.warning

9.A.trees B.leaves C.grass D.flowers

10.A.broken B.bought C.wasted D.changed

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.A

10.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者居住的城镇附近原本有一片森林，但是被砍伐了。于是在老师的呼吁下，同学们一起在那里播种、栽树、几年后，森林又恢复了原貌。

1.

句意：但是拥有这片森林的农民每年都要砍树，直到有一年，树都不剩了。

cut up切碎；cut down砍倒；looked for寻找；looked after照顾。根据下文“there were no trees left”可知，农民每年都要砍树。故选B。

2.

句意：有一天，老师带我们出去，我们在森林曾经所在的田野里野餐。

picnic野餐；test测试；wish愿望；lesson课堂。根据下文“While eating and drinking”可知，老师带我们野餐。故选A。

3.

句意：我们边吃边喝，一边谈论着曾经拥有的美丽森林。

planned计划；feared害怕；knew知道；talked谈论。根据下文“He told us what he thought about the change”可知，我们在一起讨论曾经美丽的森林。故选D。

4.

句意：知道森林消失的消息让我非常难过。

tired劳累的；excited兴奋的；sad悲伤的；hopeful有希望的。根据下文“We must care about nature and leave it good enough for later generations”可知，这位同学从小就知道保护自然的重要性，因此当他知道森林消失非常伤心。故选C。

5.

句意：我的族人教导我要永远为未来的七代人着想。

sometimes有时；always总是，一直；seldom很少；never从不。根据下文“We must care about nature and leave it good enough for later generations”可知，我的族人教导我要一直为未来的七代人着想。故选B。

6.

句意：也就是说，当我们对土地做了什么，我们永远不应该伤害它。

protect保护；hurt伤害；study学习；sell售卖。根据下文“We must care about nature and leave it good enough for later generations”可知，我们永远不能伤害土地。故选B。

7.

句意：我们听到他的话后，首先保持了沉默。

thankful欣慰的；happy高兴的；silent沉默的；shy害羞的。根据下文“‘Let’s plant some trees!’ said our teacher after a moment”可知，我们听完同学的话，陷入了沉默。故选C。

8.

句意：这将是一个好的开始！

start开始；mistake错误；mess混乱；warning警告。根据上文“Let’s plant some trees!”可知，老师提议我们一起种树，这对森林来说将是一个新的开始。故选A。

9.

句意：今天，当我站在那片曾经是空旷的土地上，我看到了一些和我一样高的树。

trees树；leaves树叶；grass草；flowers花。根据上文“we worked hard and we planted thousands of trees”可知，我看到了一些和我一样高的树。故选A。

10.

句意：很高兴看到我们改变了这片田地。

broken打破；bought买；wasted浪费；changed改变。根据上文“when I stand in that field which was once empty, I see trees about as tall as I am”可知，这片田地过去是光秃秃的，但现在长满了树，所以我们改变了这片田地。故选D。