Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后小题的空格里入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在相应位置上。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

A rain forest gets huge amounts of rain. That’s why it’s called a rain forest! More than 100 inches of rain fall there each year. In contrast, Los Angeles, California, gets only about 15 inches of rain per year.

Rain Forest Plants and Animals

A rain forest has hundreds of kinds of trees and flowers. Under your feet is a carpet of leaves.Moisture (水气) is dripping everywhere. Hardly any light reaches the ground because tall trees form a canopy (树冠), or upper layer, high above. It hides the sky and provides shade.

A rain forest is noisy! Bird squawk. Thousands of insects buzz and hum. Monkeys chatter in the trees. Beetles grow as big as your hand. Some frogs grow as big as a milk carton!

Why Are Rain Forest in Trouble?

Rain forests are very important to life on Earth. They recycle. Tree roots use dead plants as food. Rain turns into clouds that make more rain. Trees take in carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) and gives off the air we breathe.

Yet rain forests are in trouble. People cut down trees to get wood and land to farm. Most trees are not replaced. Many scientists think this may be a cause of global warming. Loggers also may leave rubbish behind. This is a kind of pollution.

The balance of life in a rain forest is complicated (复杂的). Plants and animals depend on one another. If one dies out, others do, too.

The Children’s Rain Forest

Children in a Swedish school were studying rain forests. They learned that rain forests were in trouble. The class stated a project to save a rain forest in Costa Rica. The class bought about 15 acres of land. They paid 525 per acre. The students hoped that the land they bought would be protected and not destroyed.

The students became so interested in rain forests that they decided to get a closer look at areal river. They saw alligators (短吻鳄) crocodiles. A guide took Myers and his students into the rain forest. “The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest. They broke small branches on the trees and threw them at as.” One of the students said. “It was a great learning experience for all of us,” said Myers. This was the start of the children’s Rain Forest. This project works to save rain forest all over the world.

Tide: Rain Forest

Introduction	·Because of a great deal of rain, the rain forest gets its【1】. ·Compared with the rain fall in Los Angeles, the rain fall in the rain forest gets over【2】 times the amount of rain per year.
Wildlife in rain forests	·With tall trees hiding the sky, the forest is very 【3】 and wet. ·Many animals like birds, insects and monkeys make a lot of noise. ·Beetles and frogs are much 【4】 than the ones we usually see.
Rain forests in 【5】	Rain forests are of great【6】 to life on Earth by recycling. ·People cut down trees to get wood and land to farm. ·Scientists believe it may cause global warming. ·The rubbish which is left behind also 【7】 rain forests. ·Plants and animals have a close 【8】 . One dies out and others do, too.
The Children’s Rain Forest	·Children in a Swedish school started a project by 【9】 15 acres of land. ·The monkeys in the rain forest were 【10】 about their arrival. ·This project works to save rain forest around the world.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】name

【2】6

【3】dark

【4】bigger

【5】trouble

【6】importance

【7】pollutes

【8】relationship

【9】buying

【10】unhappy

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要叙述了雨林名字的来历，雨林中动植物的生存现状，雨林处于困境的原因以及孩子们对雨林的保护。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中A rain forest gets huge amounts of rain. That’s why it’s called a rain forest!雨林得到大量的雨水。那就是它被叫做雨林的原因可知“雨林得到了它的名字”，故答案为name。

【2】推理判断题。根据文中More than 100 inches of rain fall there each year. In contrast, Los Angeles, California, gets only about 15 inches of rain per year.每年雨林的雨量超过100英寸。然而洛杉矶每年的雨量仅仅有大约15英寸可知，雨林的降雨量是洛杉矶的6倍多，故答案为6。

【3】细节理解题。根据文中Hardly any light reaches the ground because tall trees form a canopy (树冠), or upper layer, high above.几乎没有光能到达地面可知，雨林是黑暗的，故答案为dark。

【4】细节理解题。根据文中Beetles grow as big as your hand. Some frogs grow as big as a milk carton!甲虫长得跟你的手一般大。一些青蛙长得和牛奶盒一样大可知，甲虫和青蛙比平常我们见到的大，空前有much，故应用比较级，故答案为bigger。

【5】细节理解题。根据文中Why Are Rain Forest in Trouble?为什么雨林处于困境当中，故答案为trouble。

【6】细节理解题。根据文中Rain forests are very important to life on Earth.雨林对地球上的生物非常重要可知，空处的词在形容词great之后，应为名词importance重要性，故答案为importance。

【7】细节理解题。根据文中Loggers also may leave rubbish behind. This is a kind of pollution.可知，被丢下的垃圾也可能污染雨林，句子是一般现在时，主语是the rubbish第三人称单数，所以行为动词“污染”后应加s，故答案为pollutes。

【8】细节理解题。根据文中The balance of life in a rain forest is complicated (复杂的). Plants and animals depend on one another. If one dies out, others do, too.可知动物和植物有紧密的关系，故答案为relationship。

【9】细节理解题。根据文中The class stated a project to save a rain forest in Costa Rica. The class bought about 15 acres of land.学生们通过买15英亩的地来挽救雨林可知，空处的动词是“买”，by是介词，后面的动词用doing形式，故答案为buying。

【10】细节理解题。根据文中The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest.猴子们不高兴我们在他们的森林中，故答案为unhappy。