Question

       阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       Growing trees in the concrete jungle of Los Angels brings neighbors benefits beyond beauty．

       As the  1of TreePeople, a nonprofit organization he founded in 1973, Andy, now 54, has inspired hundreds of thousands of volunteers to  2plant more than two million trees throughout Southern California．

       TreePeople 3tools, blueprints, planting demonstrations, and tree-care supervisors free to all the participants,  4me．“You will need their support,” Andy said, referring to my neighbors．“5the community behind you, the trees you plant will die in five years．” So I started knocking on doors, hoping to share  6I’d learnt in TreePeople’s seminar（培训班） about the critical role of trees in removing smog from the  7, cooling our homes and preventing water runoff．

       Strange  8it may seem, some people are afraid of trees．“The roots destroy sidewalks,” one neighbor said, “  9will ruin my pipes．And I don’t want leaves．”  10told me．

       When I called Andy about the  11I was getting from my neighbors, he encouraged me to keep trying．So my son and my wife delivered cookies while I went door to door．It  12us half a year to sign permission forms from 16 neighbors for 21 trees．

       When the big day arrived, I was excited and  13．What if I threw a planting tree and  14else came? But as I set out shovels（铁铲）, my son and wife made cakes and doughnuts,  15started to gather．Friends brought friends．Neighbors came with cousins and grandchildren．A local middle school even  16with half the seventh grade．More than 300 people joined us．

       Then Andy led us in a  17: welcoming each tree into the world and  18it name．After the ceremony, as I shook hands with volunteers and my neighbors, I  19help but feel we’d accomplished  20great．After all, trees need people, and people need trees．

1.A．friend                      B．interviewer          C．president             D．volunteer

2.A．bravely                    B．actively               C．anxiously             D．generously

3.A．supports                  B．affords                C．shows                 D．provides

4.A．including                 B．considering          C．containing           D．reminding

5.A．For                         B．Without               C．With                   D．Except

6.A．what                       B．which                 C．that                     D．how

7.A．cloud                      B．wind                   C．sky                     D．air

8.A．while                       B．if                        C．however              D．as

9.A．You                         B．I                         C．They                   D．It

10.A．The other               B．Another               C．Other                  D．Others

11.A．resistance               B．acceptance          C．agreement           D．praise

12.A．spent                     B．paid                    C．took                    D．covered

13.A．moved                   B．disappointed         C．surprised             D．nervous

14.A．everybody              B．nobody                C．somebody           D．anybody

15.A．volunteers              B．journalists            C．friends                D．neighbors

16.A．made up                B．took up               C．showed up          D．cheered up

17.A．ceremony              B．march                 C．activity                D．celebration

18.A．calling                   B．leaving                C．making                D．giving

19.A．wouldn’t                B．shouldn’t             C．couldn’t              D．needn’t

20.A．anything                B．something            C．nothing               D．everything

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.B 

6.A

7.D

8.D

9.C

10.B 

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.A 

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.B