(2020·河南省南阳一中高三第三次月考)“What's all this tree-planting for?” I was asked when I began writing about __1__ a piece of land I had bought in Somerset. The truth is, I just love trees. And I am not __2__ “As I get older, all I really __3__ is to plant trees,” Prince Charles says in a BBC documentary in which he is __4__ in the wood he planted on the day Prince George was born.
There are __5__ and wonderful trees in our cities and villages. They were planted, or selfsown, years, even centuries ago. We take them for granted, __6__ the creatures living among them, remain in ignorance of the __7__ trees are doing us (cleaning the air, for instance) and cut them down for new __8__. Yet we keep a feeling of __9__ for them. This may account for the __10__ the government faced in 2010 when it sought to sell off publicly owned woods, and for the wide support that the Woodland Trust (a treeprotecting charity) __11__.
Trees need __12__, which is why I, a cityresident, bought my Somerset woodland in 1999. At that time, climate change was already well proved, __13__ my hopes of planting longlived oaks and pines gradually developed into anxiety about their __14__. Tree diseases new to the UK, wind, drought and flood were all __15__ against them.
But I did not __16__ things to move so fast. The woodland is still good, the new trees are growing like mad, but the creatures are __17__. The rabbits have disappeared and the owl has moved. The bees and butterflies are __18__ there but in smaller numbers. How can this happen on land __19__ pesticides (杀虫剂)? Surely, it indicates we need to give nature the chance to restore its own __20__. Meanwhile, I love my wood, and so do many of its visitors. And treeplanting has done wonders for restoring my balance town and country.
篇章导读:本文是一篇议论文。文章介绍了树木给人带来的好处以及自然界的平衡需要维系。
1.A.replacing B.restoring
C.recycling D.returning
答案:B replace “替代”;restore “恢复”;recycle “回收利用”;return “归还”。根据文章倒数第三句中的“restore”并结合选项和句意可知,此处指作者恢复(restore)在萨默塞特购买的那片土地。故选B。
2.A.rich B.weak
C.alone D.social
答案:C 根据下文引用了Prince Charles的话——“随着年龄的增长,我所渴望的就是种树”,可见他与作者有相同的观点,因而作者说自己not alone。故选C。
3.A.apply for B.wait for
C.make for D.long for
答案:D apply for “申请”;wait for “等待”;make for “有助于”;long for “渴望”。结合语境及选项意思可知,此处表示唯一渴望的就是种树。故选D。
4.A.filmed B.tracked
C.reflected D.discovered
答案:A film “拍摄”;track “追踪”;reflect “反射”;discover “发现”。根据 documentary(纪录片)可知,此处指BBC纪录片的拍摄。故选A。
5.A.holy B.young
C.mature D.mysterious
答案:C holy “神圣的”;young “年轻的”;mature “成熟的”;mysterious “神秘的”。根据下文提到这些树生长在几年以前甚至几个世纪前,因而推测出这些树是成熟的(mature)。故选C。
6.A.raise B.watch
C.ignore D.abuse
答案:C raise “上升”;watch “看”;ignore “忽略”;abuse “滥用”。分析句子结构,此处动词并列使用,意思相近,再结合句意“我们认为这些树是理所当然的……生活在其中的其他生物,忽视了树给我们带来的净化空气等好处……”可知,这里选择ignore。故选C。
7.A.honor B.good
C.credit D.justice
答案:B honor “荣誉”;good “好处”;credit “信用”;justice “正义”。根据“clean the air” (净化空气)的举例可知,这里是表述树木的好处。故选B。
8.A.use B.spirit
C.life D.hope
答案:A 结合语境可知,人们忽视树木的好处,为了新的用途(use)而砍树。故选A。
9.A.trust B.sadness
C.betrayal D.affection
答案:D trust “信任”;sadness “悲伤”;betrayal “背叛”;affection “喜爱”。根据yet表示转折,上文写我们忽视了树木给我们带来的好处,砍伐它们,然而我们内心对树木还是有喜爱之情的。故选D。
10.A.approval B.opposition
C.option D.dilemma
答案:B approval “支持”;opposition “反对”;option “选择”;dilemma “困境”。上文提到对树木的喜爱,这里应该是反对政府卖树。故选B。
11.A.wins B.rejects
C.requires D.withdraws
答案:A win “赢”;reject “拒绝”;require “要求”;withdraw “撤退”。因为获得了wide support所以Woodland Trust (树木保护组织)赢了。故选A。
12.A.space B.time
C.company D.nutrition
答案:A space “空间”;time “时间”;company “公司”;nutrition “营养”。作者在1999年买下萨默塞特林地是因为树木生长需要空间(space)。故选A。
13.A.since B.for
C.yet D.so
答案:D since “自从”;for “因为”;yet “但是”;so “因此”。句意:气候变化已经得到了很好的证明,所以我种植长寿的橡树和松树的希望逐渐变成了焦虑。前后表示因果关系。故选D。
14.A.benefits B.chances
C.location D.appearance
答案:B benefit “益处”;chance “机会”;location “位置”;appearance “外表”。由于气候的变化以及下一句提到的各种灾害,作者想种一些寿命长的橡树、松树的愿望逐渐变成了对它们是否有生长机会的忧虑。故选B。
15.A.piling up B.speeding up
C.keeping up D.mixing up
答案:A pile up “堆积”;speed up “加速”;keep up “保持”;mix up “混合”。狂风、干旱、洪水共同聚集来阻碍树木生长。故选A。
16.A.wish B.intend
C.allow D.expect
答案:D expect “期待;预料”。根据下文内容可知,林地发展之快是作者意料之外的事。故选D。
17.A.in place B.in order
C.in decline D.in question
答案:C in place “适当的”;in order “整齐”;in decline “下降”;in question “考虑中的”。上文提到树木在疯长,由but转折可知生物的数量应该在减少(in decline)。故选C。
18.A.even B.still
C.ever D.once
答案:B 根据but转折可知,蜜蜂和蝴蝶只有很少的数量,但仍然有。故选B。
19.A.short of B.sick of
C.free of D.full of
答案:C short of “缺乏”;sick of “厌恶”;free of “无……的”;full of “充满”。句意:这怎么可能发生在没有杀虫剂的土地上呢?故选C。
20.A.glory B.function
C.impact D.balance
答案:D glory “荣誉”;function “功能”;impact “影响”;balance “平衡”。根据最后一句提到restoring my balance可知,我们要给自然机会去维持自身的平衡。故选D。