Question

The Hollies are a British rock group. They once sang. "All I need is the air that I breathe." The _______ could have been referring to air plants. There are more than 650 types of air plants. All of them can grow _______ soil.

Air plants get all the water and what else they need through their leaves. They use their roots only for _______ themselves to rocks, trees and the ground.

Air plants are easy to grow. They are perfect for _______ who don't have much time to care for their houseplants. However, there are still a few rules to _______ when growing air plants. One of the most important things is - air! Fresh and clean air keeps your plants happy. _______ they are called "air plants", they still need water, fertilizer(肥料)and light to live. Air plants need a little water two to three times a week. They need nutrients _______ -that is to say, they should be fertilized once in several days. _______ sunlight is very necessary, too. Although air plants love warm weather, most of them need protection from full sun. If taken good care of, they will live for over ten years.

Air plants can clean air and they are usually _______ simple art at home, for they can grow almost everywhere, except in soil or in water. They are often placed in glass containers and ________ up in the rooms. Each air plant will flower once in its lifetime. Its flowering can last from some days to many months.

1.A.story B.song C.report

2.A.in B.under C.without

3.A.fixing B.sending C.blowing

4.A.them B.those C.that

5.A.compare B.choose C.follow

6.A.While B.Until C.When

7.A.daily B.weekly C.yearly

8.A.Enough B.Little C.Hot

9.A.made of B.divided into C.made into

10.A.hung B.hanged C.hanging

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.A

【解析】

文章介绍的是空气植物，它们没有土也能长的好，适合没有太多时间照料室内植物的人种植。

1.

句意：这首歌可能指的是空气植物。

story故事；song歌曲；report报告；根据句意理解及前句They once sang. “All I need is the air that I breathe.”可知，这里表达的是“歌曲”，故选B。

2.

句意：它们都可以无土生长。

in在……里面；under在……下方；without没有；根据句意理解及后文for they can grow almost everywhere, except in soil or in water.可知，这里表达的是“没有土壤”，故选C。

3.

句意：它们的根只是用来固定在岩石、树木和地面上。

fixing固定；sending发送；blowing吹；根据句意理解及后句themselves to rocks, trees and the ground可知，这里表达的是“固定”，故选A。

4.

句意：它们非常适合那些没有太多时间照顾室内植物的人。

them他们；those那些；that那个；根据句意理解及后句who don’t have much time to care for their houseplants.可知，这里是一个定语从句，空格缺的是先行词，所以能够做先行词的是those，故选B。

5.

句意：然而，在种植空中植物时，仍有一些规则要遵循。

compare比较；choose选择；follow遵循；根据句意理解及前句there are still a few rules可知，这里说的是“遵循规则”，故选C。

6.

句意：虽然它们被称为“空气植物”，但它们仍然需要水、肥料和光来生存。

While虽然；Until直到；When当……时；根据句意理解及句子结构分析可知，they are called “air plants”与they still need water, fertilizer(肥料)and light to live两句之间是让步关系，所以这里应该表达的是“虽然”，引导的是让步状语从句，故选A。

7.

句意：它们每周都需要养分。

daily每日；weekly每周；yearly每年；根据句意理解及后句they should be fertilized once in several days可知，这里表达的是“每周”，故选B。

8.

句意：充足的阳光也是非常必要的。

Enough足够的；Little少量，几乎没有；Hot热的；根据句意理解及前文they still need water, fertilizer(肥料)and light to live.以及后句Although air plants love warm weather可知，这里表达的是“充足的阳光”，故选A。

9.

句意：空气植物可以净化空气，在家里通常被做成简单的艺术品。

made of由……制成；divided into把……分成；made into制成……；根据句意理解及空格后simple art at home可知，这里表达的是“制成简单的艺术品”，故选C。

10.

句意：它们通常被放在玻璃容器里，挂在房间里。

hung悬挂，过去式或过去分词；hanged绞死，过去式或过去分词；hanging悬挂，现在分词或动名词；根据句意理解及前句They are often placed in glass containers可知，这里说的是空气植物挂在房间里，所以主语与动词之间是被动关系，所以这里应该用过去分词，故选A。