Plant a Tree in Your Community
在你的社区栽棵树吧
Almost everyone loves trees, but did you know that trees can help people heal faster?
几乎所有人都爱树，但是你知道树可以帮助人类更快的恢复健康吗？
It’s true. According to the ISA (International Society of Arboriculture), hospital patients have been shown to recover faster when offered a view with trees. And while trees certainly benefit any landscapes—whether lining residential streets, dotting urban areas, or in full glory in the forest—they are actually important to our daily well－being.
这是真的。根据国际树木协会研究，医院提供带有树木的环境里病人能康复得更快。并且树木的确有益任何地貌环境----无论是成排的居住区街道，星罗棋布的城市地带，还是在树木繁茂的森林里----题目的确对我们的日常健康十分重要。
Trees improve the quality of the air around us by absorbing dust and other particulates (微粒), and release clean oxygen for you to breathe. If the health of people and the environment aren’t high on your list of concerns, perhaps your wallet is: Trees make economic sense. A home surrounded by trees costs less to cool and heat. Neighborhoods with trees are often several degrees cooler than those in similar climates that don’t have trees. In winter, trees can keep your house warmer by blocking high winds. Also, less water is needed in tree－shaded areas where the sun isn’t constantly boating down on the earth below.
树木改善了我们周围的空气质量，通过吸收空气中的尘埃和其它微粒，释放新鲜的氧气供人们呼吸。如果人类的健康和环境并不在你的最高关注排行榜上，也许你最关注的是你的钱包：树木也有经济效益。一所被树木环绕的房子能减少制冷热的成本。带有树木的居民区在相同气候下往往比那些没有树木的居民区凉爽好几度。冬天，树木通过阻挡狂风来保持房屋室温，此外，树需要的水更少----绿树掩映的区域让太阳不能一直停留地表。
Besides, trees can enhance privacy, block unpleasant views, and improve the value of your home. Unfortunately, these days, mass construction projects tend to wipe out all the trees in an area before creating new neighborhoods and buildings. That’s why it’s more important than ever to plant a tree in your community.
此外，树木可以增强隐私，阻挡不愉快的风景，提高房屋的价值。不幸的是，近年来，大规模的建设项目往往会铲除这个区域所有树木，以便建设新的居民区和建筑群。这就是为什么在你的社区植树变得尤为重要。
Check out the NADF (National Arbor Day Foundation) online to find out more about planting a tree in your area or how to volunteer in an urban center. The Arbor Day Foundation can tell you how to plant a tree in someone’s name as a gift, donate a tree in someone’s honor, or memorialize a loved one by planting a tree.
查看国家植树节基金会网能找到更多有关在你的社区栽棵树或者如何在市中心当志愿者的信息。植树节基金会能告诉你如何以某人的名义种棵树作为礼物，以某人的荣誉捐赠一棵树，或者为了纪念挚爱载一棵树。
5．According to the ISA, a sick person in hospital can get well sooner if he or she ______.
A. has a glance at some trees B. can enjoy a view of trees
C. receives treatment in time D. is surrounded by flowers
6．Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Trees benefit any landscape as well as human beings.
B. Trees take in dust and dioxide and release clean oxygen.
C. The health and the environment aren’t on people’s list of concerns.
D. People in tree－shaded areas can reduce their cost on house holding.
7．It is more necessary than ever to plant trees mainly because they ______.
A. improve the quality of the air B. make economic profits
C. are destroyed for mass construction D. are used to insure privacy
8．______ is most probably mentioned following the last paragraph.
A. The website of the NADF
B. How to plant a tree
C. Importance of planting trees
D. How to be a volunteer
[答案]
树的好处难以一一列举，尽管如此，大规模的建设却将它们毫不留情地铲除。参加植树活动吧，为自己，为别人，也为我们赖以生存的地球增添一片绿荫。
5．B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“...hospital patients have shown to recover faster when offered a view with trees”可判断B项正确。A项中的glance表示“瞥了一眼”，与原文不符；后两项在文章中没有信息支持。
6．C。细节理解题。第三段前半部分中的“If the health of people and the environment aren’t high on your list of concerns”是说“假如你不太关心人们的健康和环境”，这只是假设，因此C项不正确。
7．C。细节理解题。结合倒数第二段的中间部分和最后部分可知C项正确。其余三项叙述的都是树的某种用途。
8．A。文章结构题。根据最后一段的开头部分可知文章接下去要叙述的是NADF网站。B、D两项只是网站涉及的部分内容；C项在本段中没有信息支持