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Dear Headteacher Jones，
Recently I took a trip with my family to a local botanical garden (植物园), Natural Springs. It was amazing how drawn we were to the breathtaking varieties of plants and flowers. Although I realize that we cannot turn our school into such a garden, we can surely add more beauty to its surroundings.
I know that purchasing plants for landscaping is expensive, so I suggest that we try my plan. Many homes and apartments in our neighborhood have a lot of landscaping. I have learned that many of these plants must be divided and transplanted each year, otherwise they will become overgrown. During the spring, people could swap plants from their own gardens; they could also bring some plants to donate to our school. It would be a wonderful opportunity for community members to visit our school and get some different plants here to improve the look of their own yards.
I have talked to many students who would like to form a garden club and care for the plants. Mrs. Meer, chair of the biology department, has agreed to supervise (监督) us. The club members would take turns to care for the plants both before and after school. All who attend and visit our school will most likely appreciate the benefits of my project. If you agree to allow us to put my plan into action, I can guarantee that you will be pleased.
Please let me know when we can discuss this further.
Sincerely，
Terri Olsen
语篇解读：本文是应用文。作者通过此信旨在说服校长举办植物交换活动，以此引进更多的植物来美化校园。
1．The author's suggestion is to ________.
A．do a plant swap B．buy some plants
C．give a donation D．join a garden club
解析：选A 细节理解题。由第二段中的“During the spring, people could swap plants from their own gardens”可知A项说法正确。
2．As for the author's suggestion, Mrs. Meer might feel ________.
A．doubtful B．cautious
C．positive D．curious
解析：选C 推理判断题。由第三段中的“Mrs. Meer, chair of the biology department, has agreed to supervise (监督) us.”可知，Mrs. Meer对作者的建议是持积极态度的，故选C项。
3．Why did Terri Olsen write this letter?
A．To ask students to care for the plants.
B．To try to make the school more beautiful.
C．To advise students to visit Natural Springs.
D．To draw the headteacher's attention to nature.
解析：选B 写作意图题。由第一段中的“we cannot turn our school into such a garden, we can surely add more beauty to its surroundings”以及下文的相关信息可知，作者通过此信旨在说服校长同意自己的建议，即通过举办植物交换活动给自己的学校引进更多植物来美化校园，故选B项。
