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【题目】Arbor Day: Day of Trees

Nebraska was covered with few trees many years ago. The pioneers had trouble in getting enough to build houses. There was no shade from the sun or wind, and crops (庄稼) didn't grow well in the dry earth. So the idea for Arbor Day formed there.

Fortunately, among those moving into Nebraska in 1854 was J. Sterling Morton. He and his wife were nature lovers, and the home they built in Nebraska was quickly planted with trees and flowers. Morton was a reporter of Nebraska's first newspaper, then he became a member of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture (农业委员会).

On January 4, 1872, Morton first proposed (提议) a tree-planting holiday to be called "Arbor Day" at a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture. The date was set for April 10, 1872. It was estimated (估计) that more than one million trees were planted in Nebraska on the first Arbor Day.

In the years following the Arbor Day, his ideas spread to Kansas, Tennessee, Minnesota and Ohio. Today all 50 states have their own Day of Trees in keeping with local weather.

Hawaii celebrates it in November, while Alaska in May! More interesting, each state has a special "state tree". The "state tree" for Nebraska is cottonwood, for Alaska is Sitka Spruce.

Arbor Day is of American origin (起源) and the idea has spread widely to other lands where it is observed as the "Greening Week" of Japan, "The New Year's Days of Trees" in Israel, "The tree-loving Week" of Korea, and "The National Festival of Tree Planting" in India. Arbor Day in its various forms is now recognized in more than fifty countries. China spends "Tree-planting Day" on March 12.

We have known a lot about Arbor Day. So we should get into action and ask as many people as possible to gather and recycle paper. Then we can use what we earn from the waste paper to buy a special tree to plant in a park or other public places. It is an act of kindness, a labor of love and a duty as citizens. Anyone can do it.

【1】Where did Arbor Day start from?

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【2】When did Morton first suggest Arbor Day?

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【3】What is Alaska's state tree?

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【4】How many countries have recognized Arbor Day?

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【5】What is the last paragraph mainly about?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Nebraska. /Nebraska in the USA.

【2】On January 4, 1872.

【3】Sitka Spruce.

【4】More than/Over fifty countries.

【5】What we should do to celebrate Arbor Day. / What actions we should take for Arbor Day.

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文中主要介绍了植树节的由来以及世界上已超过50个国家认可植树节，最后作者呼吁每个人应该为植树节做点自己的贡献。

【1】根据文中第一段“Nebraska was covered with few trees many years ago. The pioneers had trouble in getting enough to build houses. There was no shade from the sun or wind, and crops (庄稼) didn't grow well in the dry earth. So the idea for Arbor Day formed there.”可知许多年前内布拉斯加州几乎没有树木。拓荒者们很难弄到足够的钱盖房子。太阳和风都没有遮荫，庄稼在干燥的土地上长得不好。所以植树节的想法就形成了。也就是说植树节的想法始于美国的内布拉斯加州。故填：Nebraska. /Nebraska in the USA.

【2】根据文中第三段“On January 4, 1872, Morton first proposed (提议) a tree planting holiday to be called "Arbor Day" at a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture.”可知1872年1月4日，莫顿在州农业委员会的一次会议上首次提议将植树节称为“植树节”。故填：On January 4, 1872.

【3】根据文中第五段“The "state tree"…for Alaska is Sitka Spruce.”可知阿拉斯加的“州树”是云杉。故填：Sitka Spruce.

【4】根据文中第六段“Arbor Day in its various forms is now recognized in more than fifty countries.”可知植树节以各种形式现在在50多个国家得到认可。故填：More than/Over fifty countries.

【5】根据文中最后一段“So we should get into action and ask as many people as possible to gather and recycle paper”可知所以我们应该采取行动，要求尽可能多的人收集和回收纸张。此句是本段的中心句，所以最后一段是呼吁人们为植树节采取行动。故填：What we should do to celebrate Arbor Day. / What actions we should take for Arbor Day.